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X2: Wolverine's Revenge

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X2: Wolverine's Revenge
62
7.7 User Score:

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Based on 21 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Activision

Developer: Warthog - GenePool Software

Genre(s): Third-Person Action

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: April 15, 2003

Summary

Decades ago, a secret orgainzation brainwashed you and implanted a virtually unbreakable adamantium skeleton into your body. Now, as Wolverine - the X-Men's most dangerous weapon - you've discovered you were also implanted with a deadly virus that will kill you within the next 48 hours unless the antidote is found. Your future at risk, you must return to confront your past in an adventure that will take you back to the place you dread most of all - Alkali Lake. Time is running out. [Activision]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

GameShark

If you like to look at other people who wear tight, tight and revealing (Did I say tight yet?) uniforms, then this game is for you because it is tightly revealing!

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80

Maxim Online

While most of Revenge’s game play involves turning bad guys into kebab, the game’s strict homage to the comic gives it more depth.

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80

Cheat Code Central

If I had a chance to play this during the years I was a complete Wolverine fanatic I would have passed out from pleasure overload. No kidding... This is the one of the finest comic book games to date.

74

Nintendo Power

WR works as a button-masher and at a deeper level, too, if you take the time to understand how the Strike moves work. [June 2003, p.135]

70

Cincinnati Enquirer

Controlling Wolverine during combat can prove difficult, especially when there are multiple enemies onscreen simultaneously.

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70

Electric Playground

Fans of Wolverine will love the story, which delves heavily into the character's history with references to Department H and Weapon X aplenty.

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67

GameZone

Not even close to matching the experience of the X-Men movies, the comic book, or even the classic X-Men game released for the Genesis.

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66

Gamer's Pulse

The solid storyline and terrific voice acting hold up the considerably difficult gameplay. The often repetitive and overly simplistic combat system is spelled by some decent stealth elements and a few slick features.

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66

IGN

Succeeds with a story and style that fits Wolvie perfectly. But the gameplay has far too many holes and the sound and graphics are nothing special.

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65

Nintendophiles

Just be warned that it can get very frustrating.

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65

Armchair Empire

Manages to be an average action game but a great translation of Wolverine in his first starring game on this generation of consoles. For that alone it’s probably worth a look.

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65

GameCube Europe

Suffers from little mistakes, bad camera, sloppy AI, dated graphics.

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63

Game Over Online

A disappointment. Though the gameplay is okay, it's nothing special, and despite the awesome license this game possesses, it’s sure to grate on anyone after a few hours.

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62

GameSpy

It's not so much that the enemies are hard to kill, or that the simplistic level design inflicts any brain-bending puzzles, but more that the inherent trial-and-error style progression through the levels gets tedious to the point of removing all the fun from playing.

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58

Game Informer

Where X2 really makes its rushed development cycle known is the camera, collision, and enemy AI. [June 2003, p.109]

58

GameSpot

The fundamentals of Wolverine's Revenge are solid, but just about everything seems to fall apart in the execution.

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58

Nintendojo

The boss battles are downright silly.

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50

Play Magazine

There are some good ideas here, but the lack of detail, soft collision (Wolvie sinks ankle-high into any raised surface), murky control and low poly counts make Logan a dull boy. [June 2003, p.58]

42

Entertainment Weekly

The pacing is sluggish, the gameplay irritating, and ultimately it feels like Wolverine is exacting revenge on the wrong person: the player. [2 May 2003, p.79]

40

G4 TV

Constant camera-fixing is still a big problem, however. Add to that the uninspired gameplay, and it's just not enough that the game looks good.

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33

Game Revolution

There's no way I could recommend buying this wallet draining mutant. While the heart of the character is here, the brain is not.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ryan M. gave it an 8:
This game isn't all too bad on the surface. The gameplay is fun, and it ties right along with the comics. It also has a great way in showing how the character grows, and changes, but you can't look past the bad camera angles and the lagging.

[Anonymous] gave it an 8:
I bought it when it first came out but got stuck. Just recently I tried again & got further. I don't know why everyone thinks WR is so bad?

Devon N. gave it a 7:
If your a fan of the series this is a must get. Otherwise, think about it. Fun gameplay, despite the quirky camera angles, and the repetitiveness of it, it's good.

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