X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Uncaged Edition

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Uncaged Edition) is the release for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and differs greatly from the version for Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP and NDS which is just called X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The game follows the story of the movie of the same name detailing the background of Logan aka Wolverine before he joined the X-Men. Starting on the last mission of the elite military force known as Team X, the player witnesses Kayla's death, escapes from Weapon Factory X with his new reinforced skeleton and ultimately helps Wolverine to have his revenge on Victor Creed aka Sabretooth. In between dozens of enemies including a few boss fight require extensive use of the famous steel blades. Wolverine makes use of several different combos and finishers while slashing through his enemies converting his normal light and hard attacks into serious damage. Often it's even possible to incorporate the environment into the cause of death of an enemy by throwing him onto a spike or something similarly hurtful. The player has also access to four Fury Attacks. These attacks are very powerful but require rage in order to be executed. Rage on the other hand is collected simply by killing enemies. In addition the game makes use of Quick Time Events to unfold scripted cinematic sequences.

By killing enemies Logan gains experience points (including a multiplier if he defeats them in rapid succession) as well as by finding dog tags hidden on dead soldiers around the levels. Once he has gained enough experience Wolverine advances a level, gaining not only more health but also skill points. These can then be used to learn new combos or increase the strength of already known ones. Besides the dog tags, Wolverine's old suits from the comics are hidden in the levels. Finding all of them unlocks bonus challenges and allows the player to use the corresponding suit in the normal game.

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Alternate Titles

• "Люди Икс: Начало - Росомаха" -- Russian spelling
• "X-Men Orígenes: Lobezno (Uncaged Edition)" -- Spanish title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: UnrealEngine3
• Anaglyph 3-D Support (3-D Glasses)
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Inspiration: Comics
• Inspiration: Movies
• Marvel licensees
• Middleware: Scaleform GFx SDK
• Physics Engine: PhysX
• X-Men licensees

User Reviews

A limb-ripping good time!

PlayStation 3

Big John WV (27244)

Critic Reviews

PGNx Media	Windows	May 01, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Vandal Online	PlayStation 3	May 01, 2009	8 out of 10	80
IGN	PlayStation 3	Apr 30, 2009	7.8 out of 10	78
GameFocus	PlayStation 3	May 27, 2009	7.8 out of 10	78
GamingXP	PlayStation 3	Jun 13, 2009	77 out of 100	77
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox 360	Apr 30, 2009	15 out of 20	75
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	May 01, 2009	74 out of 100	74
DarkZero	PlayStation 3	May 12, 2009	7 out of 10	70
InsideGamer	PlayStation 3	May 01, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Eurogamer.pt	PlayStation 3	May 04, 2009	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2011 – #10 Top Superhero PC Game
• Spike TV
  • 2009 - Best Cast
  • 2009 - Best Performance by a Human Male (for Hugh Jackman's role as the main character Wolverine)

Related Web Sites

• X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Uncaged Edition (official website)
• Wikipedia: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game) (article in the open encyclopedia about the game)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine Official Video Game Site (official game website)