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Neoseeker's X-Men Origins "Uncaged Edition" review

May 11, 2009 in Reviews comments 11

Following up on our X-Men Origins preview from last month, Neoseeker's Lydia Sung gives her opinion on how the "Uncaged Edition" of the game fared in the end.

In short: pretty good! The game is by no means perfect, but manages to not suck despite its flaws anyway.

Have a read, wontcha.

Turns out, the full game doesn't absolutely tank. Don't get me wrong, this isn't going to be the best title you ever shove into your disc drive, but X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition does rattle our expectations, especially after the last Wolverine-based video game left such a bad taste in our mouths.

With the Origins game, Activision and Raven Software have stated their goal of truly capturing Wolverine's unique character and abilities -- powerful rage attacks, animal instincts, regeneration. They made good on that promise, and the end result is an exceptionally visceral experience devoid of pesky details like character development and engaging storyline. After a gruesome cinematic introduction, Logan is dumped from a helicopter into the jungles of Africa, and you, the player, are allowed to take over right from the start, surrounded by a small band of guerilla fighters. Whether you start mashing buttons or follow the tips popping up at the bottom of the screen, you'll quickly get into the swing of butchering your opponents. Within seconds, the ground will be littered with decapitated bodies and severed limbs, while blood flies with every slash or stab; you'll be seeing a lot of that in X-Men Origins.
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    Twin_Master May 12, 09
    These games look extremely woeful, especially on PSP.
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      RabidChinaGirl May 12, 09
      Choose your version carefully. Uncaged (PC, PS3, 360) version has been getting good reviews. PSP, DS each have another version that hasn't. Dunno about the Wii/PS2 version.
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        CAROUSELAMBRATIMES3 May 12, 09
        Yeh, with very rare exception, the handheld version of a game is generally not as good as the console version.
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          kik36 May 12, 09
          quote CAROUSELAMBRATIMES3
          Yeh, with very rare exception, the handheld version of a game is generally not as good as the console version.
          In this case it was developed by three different companies, for the different platform groups so there are some EXTREME differences. I think the Wii and DS got the shit end of the bargain on this deal.
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          RabidChinaGirl May 12, 09
          At the preview event, Activision said the PS2 and Wii versions were developed by one company. I seem to recall someone there saying that four studios worked on this game for them... so I assumed the DS and PSP versions had separate developers.

          Raven Software does good work, at least. Fun game, can't give a super high score because it lacks a lot of things, but it's definitely worth your time. Favorite move has to be where Wolvie rips the guy's arm off and beats him with it.

          The various versions do seem drastically different. I believe on the Wii version, you start out in the Canadian wilderness, not Africa. Think PSP version has a press review average of 5.x out of 10.
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          CAROUSELAMBRATIMES3 May 13, 09
          yeh, generally spaking again, handheld version tends to be a bit "lighter", like a "pick-up-and-play" sort of thing, added to that it's a movie game.

          Gotta say it does look quite cool from the videos though crazy lava monster jumps out
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        GrEyCrEsT May 16, 09
        quote RabidChinaGirl
        Choose your version carefully. Uncaged (PC, PS3, 360) version has been getting good reviews.


        • PC i don't think it's best to play there yet it still got a good review. I would just choose it on PS3 or 360 then...
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    Taker4ever May 12, 09
    They're actually very good, especially if you're a God Of War fan.

    Not saying it comes even close to the hack n' slash perfection of the GoW series, but it's certainly a half-decent attempt.
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    kik36 May 12, 09
    I'm diggin' the game. It's about time Wolverine slices and dices.
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    Mazda May 12, 09
    I think ths game is good, it shows wolverine as he should be and being rated 18 allows for this and i think it was a bold step for the designers as it would alienate younger fans of the film to make a true to wolverine game.
    The regen works well, combat is simple but good fun and the story is close enough to the film without being a spoiler
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    Gamesta100 May 13, 09
    Only the Uncaged Edition is gory.The PSP only has I think 3 bosses and you fight robots instead of humans.

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