X2: Wolverine’s Revenge

About X2: Wolverine’s Revenge

Similar to Spider-Man with stealth system inspired by Metal Gear Solid, Wolverine's Revenge is an action game played from a third-person perspective spread across six acts. Playing as Wolverine, the player can retract or extend his adamantium claws, punch, kick, and slide tackle to fight various armored soldiers and mutant creatures. The player can earn points by performing Strikes, where Wolverine stylishly attacks his surrounding enemies, and can also earn a "Bowling bonus" by stunning an enemy with claws retracted or a kick, picking them up and throwing them into another enemy. Strike moves can also be used to finish off stunned enemies.

The player can also use Wolverine's heightened senses by pressing and holding a specific button. At this moment, the screen (except for Wolverine and the enemies) turns into an orange tint and allows the player to see foot prints of an enemy, his position (indicated by a pulsating red arrow above him), his green scent trails, lasers, a ghost of Wolverine about to take him down, and invisible mines, indicated by large spinning circles on the ground, as well as illuminating dark areas. Using the senses also puts the player into a stealth mode where Wolverine can sneak up behind an unsuspecting enemy and instantly kill them, rewarding them with dog tags, which when a certain amount is collected, grants the player access to more damaging Strikes. He can also hug walls to kill any enemies lurking around corners. The player can also earn tags by performing Triple Strikes.

Another mechanic is Wolverine's feral rage. Whenever he damages an enemy or he himself gets damaged by an enemy, his rage meter gradually fills up. When full, or if the player double taps the claw extension button when any red of the meter is showing, Wolverine enters a temporary rage, where he moves faster and kills enemies quicker for a limited amount of time. The player can also trigger Wolverine's healing ability by retracting his claws, at the cost of being able to destroy destructible objects or slash open fences.

In 1968, a younger Logan is betrayed and kidnapped by members of the Canadian Secret Service and sent to the Weapon X facility, where the indestructible metal Adamantium is grafted to his entire skeleton and claws. He is also fitted with equipment to make him a subservient assassin. Breaking through his reprogramming, Logan vows revenge on his captors, turning on the security guards and fighting his way into the facility. Inside, he encounters failed subjects of the Weapon X programming, including his nemesis Sabretooth, whom he defeats. Entering the main laboratory, Logan allows Abraham Cornelius and Carol Hines to escape before confronting The Professor, who informs him that all Weapon X subjects were implanted with a dormant killer virus known as the Shiva Strain, but due to Logan's enhanced regeneration, it is unknown when the virus would take effect.

In present day, Logan - now the X-Man Wolverine - recounts his tale to Beast in the X-Mansion's lab. A physical examination concludes that the Shiva strain will take effect in two days, bypassing Logan's healing factor and killing him. Professor Charles Xavier sends Logan on a mission to return to the Weapon X facility and find an antidote, hiring a private cargo plane and maintaining psychic contact via Cerebro. The plane is shot down, to the apparent delight of the pilot, who is killed in the crash. Surviving the attack, Logan infiltrates a Weapon X outpost and encounters the Wendigo in a cave before discreetly boarding a truck bound for the facility. When ambushed inside, Logan is rescued by a guard who turns on his comrades, leaving his motivations unclear. Logan accesses the main terminal and finds that all records have been transferred to the Void, a mutant detention center. Outside, he is ambushed but victorious in a battle with Sabretooth, who has half of the formula of the antidote. Logan passes the formula to Xavier via their psychic link and spares Sabretooth.

At the Void, Logan is greeted by fellow X-Man Colossus, who is working as a security guard and allows Logan to sneak in and confront Hines and Cornelius. They provide Logan with the complete formula for the antidote, but an energy shield severs Logan's connection to Xavier. Meanwhile, Sabretooth also infiltrates the Void and releases the three most high-risk prisoners - Omega Red, Juggernaut and Magneto. Logan and Colossus team up to defeat Juggernaut and disable the energy shield. Xavier and Beast begin synthesizing the antidote while Logan tracks Magneto. May Deuce, a cyborg mutant hunter is dispatched from the Void to hunt Wolverine and the escaped prisoners, with lethal force authorized. Magneto heads to a smelting factory to use an electromagnet to disable the inhibitor collar on his neck that dampens his powers. Logan is able to track him down, but forced to face advanced mutant hunters with equipment designed to counteract his abilities. Magneto offers his respect to Logan, who still holds a grudge from their last encounter, when Magneto forcibly removed the adamantium from Logan's skeleton.