X-Men: The Official Movie Game details - media
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A new fact sheet has been issued for X-Men: The Official Movie Game (working
title), further outlining the gameplay for the game based on the upcoming
X-Men 3 movie. The game is
due for release in May 2006 around the time the movie is due in theaters and
will be released for all current gen consoles, the PC and the Xbox 360 which
will get some graphical upgrades including improved character models.
Co-written by Zak Penn, the screenwriter of movies X2: X-Men United and
X-Men: The Last Stand, and legendary comic book writer Chris Claremont, X-Men:
The Official Movie Game (working title) immerses players in an original
storyline that provides the back-story for the upcoming X-Men: The Last Stand
feature film. For the first time ever, the game enables players to truly command
the powers of popular characters from the X-Men movie universe by allowing
players to assume the roles of Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Iceman as they wield
and upgrade their signature powers and maneuver through unique environments
designed to showcase their Super Hero abilities. Assisted by other X-Men
characters, players will use an advanced control scheme to master and control
the characters like never before as they unleash Wolverine's combat rage,
experience Nightcrawler's acrobatics and teleportation powers, and glide through
the air on Iceman's ice slide.
KEY FEATURES:
- Become three legendary heroes - Players will immerse themselves in
the signature powers of their favorite X-Men heroes - hack and slash with
Wolverine's brute strength to decimate foes; as Nightcrawler, players will
scale walls, spin and BAMF through environments to stay one step ahead of
enemies; and experience incredible speed on Iceman's ice slide while shooting
ice beams and creating hailstorms to freeze the opposition. For even more
power, players can utilize fury and adrenaline modes to launch devastating
attacks.
- Experience events leading up to the X-Men: The Last Stand feature film
and play beyond - Players will experience epic Super Hero action as the
game explains Nightcrawler's mysterious absence from the movie, and in-game
events foreshadow the roles of the X-Men and Brotherhood in the film. The
game's climactic ending sets the stage for the movie with intersecting
characters and storylines intersecting.
- Become a part of the X-Men movie universe - Embark on a
globe-spanning conflict that delivers every element of the X-men universe-from
costumes and enemies to the voice of Patrick Stewart. Explore Alkali Lake, the
Statue of Liberty, Dark Cerebro and more.
- Battle fierce enemies, join forces with X-Men comrades - Face off
against villains from both the movie and beyond as favorite X-Men allies join
forces with the player in gameplay that includes melee fighting, stealth-style
action and time-based missions.
- Experience gameplay environments specifically designed to showcase each
character's Super Hero abilities - Uniquely engineered environments
empower players to use different gameplay strategies as they harness their
Super Hero powers and defeat enemies. Players will have ultimate control over
their heroes as they improve their superpowers over time through the Mutant
Evolution System.
- Game console features and exclusives - Experience the X-Men universe in
amazing HD on the Xbox 360 version of the game. The Game Boy Advance and the
Nintendo DSTM versions also offer exclusive X-Men characters to play, and for
the first time, use the Nintendo DS touch screen to control the X-Men.
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