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The game is Hot!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 20
Date: April 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is hot as hell. The graphics are really tight,The controls are just the same.I've followed Wolverine's storyline for 13 years, and this storyline is brilliant, and accurate to the comic book series, thanks of course to Larry Hama, who contributed to the game and has been a Wolverine writer for years. The excitement is intense and will keep you addicted for hours at a time. You use stealth and jump out of the shadows at enemies and gut them with your claws. You can use over a dozen spectacular looking combos to finish off a few enemies at a time, each combo more brilliant looking than the last one. On one of them, you can throw two enemies up in the air and impale them on yourclaw like a shikobob. The battles with the big bosses are simply awesome. You get to throw down with Sabretooth (twice), The Juggernaut, Wendigo (one of the coolest battles), Lady Deathstrike, and Magneto. Mark Hamill does his coolest performance since Star Wars as the voice of Logan, and Patrick Stewart is sharp as ever as Professor X. It's his trademark character, he probably thinks he is Professor X. This is Tenchu - Wrath of heaven, Syphon Filter, and Metal gear solid 2 stirred into one game and I can honestly say that I think it will be the biggest game of the year, a good rival to Grand theft auto Vice city. I hope that this isn't the last Wolverine solo adventure game, He is the coolest superhero ever, even cooler than Spiderman, Superman, Batman and The Hulk. Anybody who gets into this will definitely be addicted to it, take my word for it. I have plenty more great things to say but then this review would be too long for anyone to read through. Wolverine rules!

Loads of promise but doesn't deliver

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When you first pop in and play X2: Wolverine's Revenge, you might think that this game would be much, much better than it is were it not for the fact that it was on a tight schedule to be released alongside the new X-Men film, and you might be right. Wolverine's Revenge has a lot going for it, including a taut storyline courtesy of long time Wolverine scribe Larry Hama, nice graphics and cut scenes, a nice array of bosses (including Magneto, Sabretooth, Juggernaut, Wendigo, and Lady Deathstrike) and acceptable voice acting from Mark Hamil as Wolvie (sorry folks, no Hugh Jackman here) and Patrick Stewart reprising his film role as Professor X. All those good qualities aside though, there are quite a few cons as well. The controls are clunky, the camera is frustrating, and Wolverine's jobs mainly consist of slicing up a few generic thugs, finding keys, opening doors, and fighting the bosses. If the game would have had a bit more time and though put into it, this would be the best X-Men game on a next generation system to date. However, Wolverine's Revenge isn't all bad, and it is definitely worth playing if your a fan of the comic or just anything X-Men.

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is probably the worst video game, let alone playstation game, I have ever played. Let me explain:
the storyline is diabolical and incredibly predictable, "you find out you have a virus in you, you must find an antidote, fight a couple of pathetic bosses while searching, get the antidote, live happily ever after, fin. That's the plot, pathetic isn't it. Then there is the sound; ITS ANNOYING!! it's a couple similar and lame tunes attempting to add some suspense to the very, very little that is already there and may I add, it is incredibly repetitive. Now for the actual gameplay; you simply run around with an awful camera that moves all over the place and half the time you can hardly tell where you are going, the controls are just the D-pad and mash the square button (no skill or strategy required) or if you are feeling sneaky you can do something called a stealth kill where you sneak up on people, kill them, and retrieve their dog-tags...hmmm...doesn't that sound faintly familiar...Metal Gear Solid...ahem...anyway, the stealth kill is the only thing that gives you any challenge and I must admit it was pretty cool watching him jump off briges and land on someone for a stealth kill, then that got boring and tedious. The actual environment is unbelievably bland and plain. No scenery, no nothing, just a few buildings and inside maybe a few shelves and MAYBE some beds with people sleeping in them. The only reason this game got 1 star, becuase I would have given it 0 stars if possible, is becuase of Wolverine's decent,yet very limited, moves he can pull off, like tossing two people up and skewering them on his claws, but the awe-effect wears off rapidly and soon the moves become plain old boring. For instance, their are 6 acts (chapters) with about 4 scenes(levels) in each, and to unlock new moves you have to collect a certain number of dog-tags, and listen to this, after Act 2 Scene 2 I had already unlocked every single move!! Which means for the next 20+ levels I had to use the same move over and over again! Overall, the game felt like it had been rushed in the making and the final product, unfortunately, was not good, not good at all. SO PLEASE, RENT THIS GAME BEFORE PURCHASE, at least I rented it first, phew! If you are looking for a game based upon a recent movie, I would recommend Enter the Matrix, it makes Wolverines Revenge look like a bad version of Pong, thats all I am going to say. Choose wisely, and good luck to those who purchase this game (you'll need all the luck you can get).

This game is cool,kind of like the movie X-Men 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 19
Date: April 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The story starts at the Institute for Gifted Youngsters. Wolverine(or Logan)is sleeping and he starts seeing images of the moment when he was created. The next morning,he tells Professor Xavier and Xavier tells him he has a time bomb that will release a deadly contagious virus in 48 hours. Now Wolverine has to go back to Canada and start his quest to find his creators and the antidote to the virus. Beast and Professor Xavier help Wolverine as he finds clues to his creators and the antidote. In this game you fight old and new enemies like Magneto,Sabertooth,Wendigo,and Juggernaut as you go deeper and deeper into Wolverine's past.This game is avaliable in all three consoles Playstation 2,Gamecube,and Xbox. Also in this game Wolverines claws are the size of a samuarai's sword. I give this game 5 stars for graphics,storyline,gameplay,action,fun,and characters.

A descent game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I don't understand all the negative reviews of this game in magazines and internet articles. I find the game to have an interesting story, while not babbling on for hours (ie you get to play more than watch, unlike Metal Gear Solid 2). The voice acting is really good for Wolverine and Professor X, with some of the characters who only have a couple lines being so-so at times.

I enjoy the fighting system. The combos look cool, which is their purpose. Boss fights are probably the worst part of this game though. All the bosses I can think of have something special you have to do to be able to trigger a combo on them, and several of them you don't think of -- you just kind of stumble onto them. Also, near the end of the game it gets REALLY hard.

The camera does suck, just like it does in any 3rd person game where the camera isn't attached to the ceiling or to some rail. But it's no worse than any other game I've played which uses the same type of camera.

The game looks a little lighter on the graphics for the most part than other current PS2 games: the polygon counts are lower and the little touches aren't there. But the game's "Instinct" mode looks really cool: being able to see foot-prints and the smells of the enemies comes off really well. The animations in the games are really good though. They have a convincing weight to them and they always seem to blend into each other perfectly.

The game, like the spiderman games, has lots of unlockables. The most entertaining of which (for me) was the costumes, which seemed to be pretty easy to obtain, unlike some of the spiderman games.

In short, I found this game to be really fun, occasionally frustrating (boss fights), and looking good enough to great depending on what element you're looking at. And the sounds is good, although the music gets repeditive sometimes.

Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a big fan of X-men, and especially Wolverine. I saw this game at the movie rental store. I played it for hours. The story line is great. The fighting sequences were awesome. There are a wide variety of attacks that you can execute on your enemies. You can punch, kick, slide tackle, low kick, and of course slice em' up with your adamantium coated claws. You can use your heightened senses to track enemies. When Wolverine retracts his claws, his automatic healing factor kicks in. It takes quite a while to completely heal. There are also health pick ups through out the game. The Boss levels are really challenging. This is definetly one of my favorite games for the Playstation 2. I hope this review is helpful.

A game for developed tastes

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Whether or not a gamer is going to enjoy Wolverine's Revenge is going to depend on what they want out of this game. One one hand, we have some great abilties to take advantage of, such as stealth mode and animal keen sensory mode. You also get to hear MArk Hamil (our own Luke Skywalker) doing the voice of Logan, as well as Patrick Stewart playing his part as Xavier. The storyline is basic, which isn't a bad thing, and there are alot of nice features (such as getting to change Logan's costume from 'Weapon X' to 'Movieverse' to 'Comic and Ultimate Comicverse') However, I will say that you have to be a true lover of Wolverine to feel like playing this piece was worth your time and effort.
The controls are complicated, though not as bad as they are for the PC version of this game. Also, the game doesn't always remain true to the character of Wolverine. There's far more sneaking around than there is actual fighting, and you learn quickly that, Healing factor or not, it's pretty easy to die. I played it all the way through, because I have been a close follower of Wolverine since I was a child, and couldn't pass up an opportunity to theorically "be" him for a while, but if a gamer is playing this for the sake of Game quality, they may find themselves disappointed.
~Lacy Cotton
www.wrathoftherunt.com

Another disappointment...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As a rather big fan of comics, especially X series... This is just another in a long line of disappointments. I have never found a Marvel game worth the $ you shell out for it. If you really must have this, wait a few months or find it used. I gave this 2 stars because the graphics are pretty nice, but thats where that ends. If you are a hardcore fan, then maybe this is for you but if not, just wait or go get something else.

Im so glad they have cheats for this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was able to breeze by this game easily once I found out that
there was cheats for Invulnerability and Level Selecting. So many Levels of the game kept me from having fun, so I was able to beat the game rather quickly, so many bosses were difficult to fight and figure out how to defeat. I will be able to return the game before my 7 days are up and return it for a full-refund/or exchange with a game of equal value. Not a fan of this game at all, had so much potential but alas its not all that great of a game and yes Im a fan of all X-men/Wolverine related stuff but not a fan of lying.

X2: Wolverine's Revenge doesn't deliver the goods, bub

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So first off, I'm a huge Wolverine fan, I even have a web site dedicated to him, so you can imagine my excitement over this game. I have to admit, when I first played it I enjoyed it. The reason being is because I thought the strike moves were pretty cool and there was a pretty interesting story. However, after about an hour of playing this game, it became very repetive and frustrating. First of all, there are glitches. I got stuck in walls, stuck inside of a ladder, and more. The stike moves becamse boring and tiresome. Also, there isn't much strategy to this game, just a lot of button mashing. The graphics really aren't that bad, but they aren't great either, they are medicore. Also, the enemy A.I. is pretty stupid. They aren't very smart and that doesn't make the game challenging in the respect. However, in some levels it's too challenging to the point to where I was about to break my controller. My advice to consumers is to rent this game before you even consider buying it. I unfortanetly bought this game in hopes it would be an awesome Wolverine game, unfortunately, X2: Wolverine's Revenge is a sorry excuse for a video game.

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