Video: Wolverine is one angry, awesome dude

by Richard Mitchell { Mar 10th 2009 at 3:00PM }

Apart from being a bit on the short side, Wolverine is pretty much the ideal male hero. He's fast, strong, mean [Get a room! - Ed] ... and he has an adamantium skeleton complete with kick-ass adamantium claws. Judging by the latest trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, if the game is even half as good as it looks -- which seems to be the case, incidentally -- we're in for a treat. There is no stealth here. There is only running, jumping and killing. Even better, it appears that the running and jumping are there purely to facilitate the killing.

Oh, and Wolverine deflects a rocket with his claws. With. His. Claws. That is all.

Tags: activision, marvel, raven, raven-software, wolverine, x-men-origins, x-men-origins-wolverine

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Jordan @ Mar 10th 2009 3:07PM

Wow i hope this is a good game. it could be sooo much fun if its done right.

Watership @ Mar 10th 2009 3:09PM

Okay. That trailer was awesome. And it made it look like it was 60 frames per second. NOW, if the game comes out and it's NOT 60 frames per second I'm not going to buy it. The dirty cheap vertical slices shit has to stop.

snlacks @ Mar 10th 2009 4:29PM

1. How does a flash trailer make a game look 60fps?
2. Nobody cares that you are one of the .001% of the population that can tell the difference or the 1% that cares.
3. The only way any one is going to be able to see how many fps are flipping by is what it says in the press kits...

NoughtSoClever @ Mar 10th 2009 5:45PM

I bet he took a screenshot of the flash, blew it up, and started counting pixels too.

Mayne @ Mar 10th 2009 3:14PM

Epic.

Definitely considering making this my next buy on 360...

gkwie @ Mar 10th 2009 3:18PM

O_o hope it turns out good and join Riddick & spiderman 2 game in the 'not crappy' movie based games :D

syrik zero @ Mar 11th 2009 5:22AM

Spider-Man 2 was the best

j.howlett @ Mar 10th 2009 3:17PM

i think i popped a claw

BlaqueBeird @ Mar 10th 2009 5:08PM

SNIKT!

nakedatthecomp @ Mar 10th 2009 3:26PM

mint! i hope it's ridiculously gory

Sion @ Mar 10th 2009 3:33PM

It is, From what I saw at the Con It starts off with Login Stabbing someone in the Stomach. There was a Guy with his guts all over the play and The intro ends with him stabbing someone in the Head and Ripping someone in tw0. Now the rest of the game was nothing but a Gore Fest. It is really awesome. Its a must buy for even people who hate Wolverine.

nakedatthecomp @ Mar 10th 2009 3:46PM

Really? That's surprising... I figured a game based off a popular comic book character would have tried to have a "family" rating or something close to it so all the little kiddies could buy it too. Hopefully a demo comes out in the future!

WiredKnight @ Mar 10th 2009 3:49PM

@sion.

Dude. Learn how to capitalize correctly.

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 3:54PM

comic books are anything but family oriented, please see everything The Punisher has ever been in

Pvt. Joker @ Mar 10th 2009 4:29PM

sorry.

http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/image_cover/Archie_meets_Punisher.jpg

Dirty @ Mar 10th 2009 4:40PM

I think the dark knight taught everyone that the darker you go the more interested people will be. Love it or hate it the dark knight has helped push comic based franchises toward the much more interesting side of things and away from family friendly.... IMO.

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 4:43PM

hahaha, well played Pvt Joker

Vegeta (DAT ASS!!!) @ Mar 10th 2009 4:50PM

@ The Dark Wayne

Hell even your average DC/Marvel comic book has a shit-ton of gore.

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 7:59PM

that's true too, i just read Dark Avengers two, and near the end, Sentry ripped a lady's head off. Literally, it was on the page not just alluded too, you saw the headless body, and the head in his hand.

Sion @ Mar 10th 2009 3:28PM

This game was my Favorite at Comic Con.
The Game will also Include the Classic Yellow and Blue Costume. I really want this game.

WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Mar 10th 2009 3:29PM

So wait,

After Pitch Black, this could be the second movie franchise to pull a "mediocre movie becomes awesome game" stunt?

Nice.

Rhamsey @ Mar 10th 2009 3:31PM

wow, i cant wait to actually use wolverine to his full potential for once.

NoughtSoClever @ Mar 10th 2009 5:48PM

hah! I bet you are sincere, but that sounds like something out of magazine ad.

Devin @ Mar 10th 2009 3:31PM

Looks pretty decent. Will want to see more gameplay and future reviews.

ObiBen @ Mar 10th 2009 3:39PM

Thank god no stealth sequences. I'm also very glad that they are making this a Mature title.

Deck @ Mar 10th 2009 3:46PM

Wow yeah, that looks sick!

Well hopefully as you say Richard, that it is half as good as it looks. In that case, I probably will be buying this game.

Is it just me, or is Licensed games doing better this year already? Riddick and Wanted come to mind right away.

Grendel Pr1me @ Mar 10th 2009 3:46PM

*Head... imploding... Potential for... a good game based on a movie based on a comic... too much.*

But seriously, I may give this the Riddick treatment, where I look forward to, and enjoy the game more than the movie.

And Richard, judging from your over amorous posting, I don't think there is any danger of Wolverine ever deflecting your rocket of love with his claws. I'm not judging.

Batzarro @ Mar 10th 2009 3:48PM

I've come to accept WOlverine could probably be thrown into the freaking sun and still regenerate, dubious memories and all.

But why the hell did he seem to deflect a rocket back to that guy?

Lord Negatron @ Mar 10th 2009 3:57PM

Thats a bit arcadey lol, but oh well it is a "game". You'd think that it would explode if anything.

WiredKnight @ Mar 10th 2009 3:52PM

Hm. Does he spend the whole game with his shirt off?

Robert Maynard @ Mar 11th 2009 7:26AM

"Does it hurt? When you put a shirt on?"
"Every time."

Pvt. Joker @ Mar 10th 2009 3:53PM

This might even be better than X2:wolverines Revenge...

BigKountry @ Mar 10th 2009 3:54PM

Wolverine just needs a hug.

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 3:55PM

If the part where he tackles the guys and slices the bridge is actual gameplay, like the environments are really that interactive, and not some shitty QTE, this could be the best comic game ever

WIld Bill @ Mar 10th 2009 4:28PM

I bet a million dollars it'll be QTE

coffins outside the door @ Mar 10th 2009 6:24PM

"While GoW has relied on QTE button presses, Wolverine tries to make these sequences feel more like gameplay. For example, when Wolverine fights a helicopter, players won't have to wait for random buttons to appear on the screen. Rather, they use the same attack buttons to claw away at the windshield. Players have to dodge with the same button as the one in regular combat. Cinematic sequences have their buttons mapped to mirror regular gameplay sequences. It certainly feels a lot more natural than God of War."

Danshini @ Mar 10th 2009 3:58PM

Yea that trailer looks awesome, i wasn't taking much notice of this game, but now its on my radar. Stuff like the graphics and animations look very good, lets just hope game play is as awesome.

The best bit is its released only a couple of days before my birthday.

Magic Whiskey @ Mar 10th 2009 4:24PM

This makes up for Hugh Jackman's musical suite during the Oscars. Mostly.

Kyle @ Mar 10th 2009 4:33PM

I hope that this (and the movie) turn out to be really, REALLY, good.

Also, is it just me or is the frame rate on Joystiq videos terrible? I had to go finish watching this over at Game Trailers and it ran smoothly over there.

Kirat @ Mar 10th 2009 4:37PM

I'm surprised that no one corrected you on assuming Wolverine has an adamantium skeleton.
The adamantium was attached to his already existing skeletal structure, making it an exo-skeleton.
Before the procedure, Logan had claws of bone, which is revealed in a comic-book saga that involves Magneto seperating the bone and metal.

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 4:44PM

i was always worried when X-men 2 came out that people would think that wolverine wasn't a mutant at all, and that stryker gave him his claws and healing powers

Jason @ Mar 10th 2009 4:55PM

Actually Kiat, adding to his existing skeleton still makes it an endoskeleton, and exoskeleton would be like a beetles shell, in that it would cover the soft tissues.

Brendan H @ Mar 10th 2009 6:19PM

@Kirat: I hated that they retroactively gave Logan bone claws in the comics. Before that storyline, it was repeatedly said that the claws were mechanical, and that they were added as part of the procedure that grafted adamantium to his bones. I even remember an issue where Logan was trying to go through an airport metal detector and put his forearm in the x-ray machine to show the security personnel that he had metal grafted to his bones. The art (by Marc Silvestri, I believe) showed mechanized components surrounding the claws retracted in Logan's arm. I think there were other instances of the internals of the claws being shown as mechanical as well.
End of nerd rant.

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 7:57PM

that seems infinitely more ridiculous than bone claws

Freeze @ Mar 10th 2009 4:44PM

I am really getting tired of the slow-mo thing to make it look epic. I mean, The Watchmen used the whole slow-mo thing so much that if felt like I was walking in slow-mo feeling like a cheesy epic FAIL.

Vegeta (DAT ASS!!!) @ Mar 10th 2009 4:48PM

"The Watchmen"

*glares*

The Dark Wayne @ Mar 10th 2009 5:40PM

they really didn't use it that much. It was in the prison fight, when ozymandias fought his assassin, and i cant really think of anything else

Vegeta (DAT ASS!!!) @ Mar 10th 2009 9:25PM

Exactly. I'm tired of people going, HURR DUUUUR SLO-MO!!!. It was barely used.

Robert Maynard @ Mar 11th 2009 8:09AM

Well, actually.. from what I remember... *spoilers*

Opening scenes

Credits

Introduction of the funeral scene

Sally's flashback: the group photo scene took place in slow-mo, complete with slow-talking characters. :P

Intermittent shots during Jon's funeral flashback: Comedian fighting the Viet Cong with a flamethrower, Dr. Manhattan exploding Viet Cong soldiers.

Intermittent shots during Dan's funeral flashback: rioters throw molotov at Archie, Comedian jumps from Archie, Comedian shoots rioters.

Dan throws Comedians badge into grave

A very small portion of Moloch's flashback were shot in slow-motion

Rorschach walks down a street while being propositioned.

Dan and Laurie fight thugs in the alleyway during interview

Much of Jon's flashbacks on Mars are in slow-motion - he and Jane at the fair, her buying him a beer, having sex, the accident, exploding criminals, falling in love with Laurie, Jane's jealousy.

The assassination attempt against Adrian.

Rorschach flaming the cops, running from bullets.

Rorschach remembering his mum pulling tricks, savaging the bullies, dogs fighting over leg bone.

Laurie crashes through ceiling; turns from explosion, creating a sort of cool effect with her hair whipping around.

Laurie and Dan having sex.

Laurie and Dan fighting convicts in the prison.

Parts of Laurie's flashbacks on Mars.

Umm.. I think that's it. The fights at the end were the opposite - there wasn't any gore, so the shots instead emphasised Ozymandias's speed.
Don't get me wrong though, I loved the slow-mo. It doesn't simply focus the gore, in many ways it felt like another way of venerating the comic, by lengthening the amount of time your eyeballs spent on shots, as if meditating on them. It lent the flashback scenes the dream-like quality they needed to stand out in memory. The only, ONLY times I thought it was gratuitous was the badge in the grave, and Laurie's hair whip in the burning building. But having said that, it's ridiculous to say it was "barely used".

*This may not be the exact continuity of the scenes, I used the book as a reference.

Vegeta (DAT ASS!!!) @ Mar 10th 2009 4:49PM

"Wolverine deflects a rocket with his claws. With. His. Claws. That is all."

Whatever man. Batman once deflected a bullet with his bare hands. Much more impressive.

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