X-Men: The Official Movie Game (Xbox 360)

To begin, I'd just like to say that this is a review I wrote for the Official UK Xbox 360 magazine a few years ago (reader reviews), and I have since reproduced it on Love Film website, and I am now reproducing it on here for anyone who may be interested :) Pros: 3 distinctly different gaming styles Easy enough so you can enjoy the game without becoming frustrated. Difficult enough to offer somewhat of a challenge. Easy to get in to and enjoy, even if you dont like some of the game styles (I've never liked Prince of Persia, but loved Nightcrawlers levels). A much more real X-Men experience. An X-Men game which finally makes the mutant powers the focus of the ...  Read the complete review

There is a consistency about games that attempt to cash in on a movie success and that is in the fact that the vast majority are not very good and this X-men game is no different. This is a straight forward beat them up game which has little original to offer and to be honest the missions all have a very similar feel to them. You get to play as either Wolverine, Nightcrawler or Iceman and the original actors provide the voice for these characters however that is not the case with some of the other characters that feature. I found the missions rather disjointed and in some cases once you select a character you are stuck with that character for a whole series of ...  Read the complete review