Developer: Raven Software
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 360, PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii, DS, PC

So during my time off from work I decided it was time to relax a bit. My move took a lot of my time and I figured I just needed some game time before classes start again so I decided to finish Wolverine Origins.

Previously I spoke of playing the demo and compared the intro in the demo to the opening of the movie Wolverine. I stand by what I said, the intro in the game is better than the entire Wolverine movie. It truly is an uncaged Wolverine as you see him gut soldiers, amputate limbs, and crush skulls. Simply a great way to bring you into the game.

The combat in the game was OK. I didn’t find myself button mashing through it but instead tried to use some of the combos provided. That brings me to one of my gripes with the game, the enemies. As you play through the game you are being thrown between current day missions where Wolverine is trying to track down Stryker and Sabretooth and the past set in Africa. Doing this helps them provide a varied amount of enemies but the over using of the bosses drove me insane! My issue with the bosses were not that they used them a lot it was the fact that there wasn’t any variance in the combat. When you are in the jungle fighting this large rock monster, you must roll out of their way and then launch onto their back and cut them. Rinse and repeat. When you are placed in the present day you are fighting these huge monsters that are modified soldiers. You rinse and repeat the same method you used to defeat the rock monsters. This got very old, very fast.

Overall, I think the game was a lot of fun despite my issue with some of the larger enemies and my apparent dislike for the 360 controller. The story loosely follows the movie but keeps up the pace by transitioning you from his past mission in Africa and the present day. Seeing how the enemies can become extremely annoying to fight and how some of the transitions in scenes can be a bit jarring I couldn’t help but wish the game was over so I could stop playing it. Therefore I would definitely say rent it. Being as I was late to the party with this game, my advice probably doesn’t matter now.