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Most of the movie to game adaptations are not as half as good as you expect them to be. Luckily, Wolverine is a different. In the whole game, you will be cutting, slashing, mutilating enemies with your razor sharp indestructible claws. The game is full of gore and blood and you will see an arm, leg, head or bodies flying around. But nevertheless, all this violence makes it a fun game to play.

The game lets you take control of the Wolverine mutant as he travels to the jungles of Africa, Cybernautics Labs, Alkali Lake, Casino etc. The game has a pretty decent storyline which is based on the movie. As you pass through these locations, you will face a variety if enemies like Ghost soldiers, Bots, Wendingoes, Soldiers, Shifter and not to mention, the enemy bosses. You will also be solving some puzzles to travel from one location to another. The environment are wild but you won’t have any difficult in finding the way as your special vision can guide you.

The only weapon you will have in the game is your indestructible claws which can do a lot of damage in many ways. You have a lot of options when it comes to killing the enemies. The left mouse button will let you do light attacks while the right mouse button performs heavy attacks. You can also perform a lot of combo moves by these button combinations. Then Combo moves can be very effective while fighting a group of enemies. You also have an option of lunging at the enemies. Just target an enemy and if the view is clear and the distance is right, you can lunge at him and kill him. This method is quite effective and satisfying . Of course during some missions, you will have a jump at the flying helicopters and will kill the pilot in some bloody awesome fashion. You can also grab enemies and throw them off. You can even use the environment to your advantage. Just grab an enemy and throw him down the mountain or smash him in the nearby objects like wall spikes. One of the game strong points in the number of ways in which you can kill the enemy. Perform some cool combo move and you can see a small cut scene showing the head, arm, legs flying in all directions. The finishing moves are good and you can see the Wolverine ripping an enemy in half and chopping him

For most of the game, you will involved in hacking and slashing. In some of the missions, you might have to use stealth to move from one location to another. As you kill more enemies and gain more experience, you level will increase and this will unlock more combo moves for you to perform, increase your health and will give you points which you can use to increase your skills. You will also unlock four different fury attacks which can be used if you have a decent ‘Rage’ meter. Each attack can also be upgraded as one gains more levels. You will also find a few mutagens hidden in the game which will give you some special abilities like reduced damage, more damage from claws. You will also find a few health boosts and dog tags throughout the game which will earn you more experience. You will also be solving some puzzles as you move from one place to another but most of them are not quite tough. Your special vision can highlight the things which can be used.

Your hack and slash technique will easily work against most enemies but for some especially bosses, you will have to think which move is the best. In the earlier boss fights, you will basically have to lunge at him and try to kill. Some prototypes will catch you halfway and you will have to lunge at them from behind. While for some monstrous bosses, you will have to attack there arms, legs to bring them down. One of the biggest advantages in the game is that Wolverine’s health regenerates very quickly. In fact, for the whole game you will never die. If some monster smashes you to ground, you will be alive, you can take gunshots, laser shots easily. The only way you can get killed if you fall into the river while jumping between places. This makes the game quite easy.

The boss fights provides for some interesting game play. You will be fighting a huge robotic sentinel and this fight is great as the ending portion takes place in the sky. You will also fight some Marvel characters like the Blob and that will be interesting. The enemies AI is good but that won’t be the matter in the game as you cannot get killed and you can take on as many enemies as you want. The external environment in the game looks nice especially the African forest. The interiors may look a bit dull. One of the highlights of the graphics is that you can see real time damage on Wolverine’s body. You can also see him healing automatically after the fights. Take enough damage and you can actually see the skeleton which will then slowly get healed by muscles and skin. The character animations are nice. The sound of the game is pretty decent. Hugh Jackman has lended his voice for the Wolverine and that is the good part.

The game has five chapters which can be completed in 15-20 hours as you cannot die. There is no multiplayer and the game offers little replay value. You can play the game in different Wolverine costumes which you can unlock in the game but that doesn’t offer anything new. There are a few bonus missions that can also be played. The combat may seem a bit repetitive but it is the plus point of the game including the mini boss and boss fights. Overall, it is still one of the best movie to game transition which you will see.

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