Activision's Last Stand
See, that's the name of the X-Men movie, but the game... Well, it's just official.
Published: May 16, 2006
Video games and comics have fanbases that often bleed together. Combine that with the fact that a lot of writers in both industries started out as fans and made the leap to the editorial side, and it's not hard to see why there's such high hopes for licensed video game movies. And, for the most part, we've been pretty lucky. Comic book-based games have had a far, far more solid track record than, say, video game movies, and we're counting our blessings there.
One of the reasons why the X-Men movies have done so well is due to the fact that Bryan Singer, the director of the first two movies, is a fan of the comics too, and it shows. Ubernerds might just pick apart the little bits of the movies, but they do hold up rather well as a translation. Singer, however, is handling the Superman remake, leaving Rush Hour director Brett Ratner to handle the third mutie pic.
Why all this info? Well, we're nerds for one, but more importantly, the next X-Men video game (which hits today) serves as something of a thematic bridge between the last Singer flick and the new Ratner one, giving you a reason behind Nightcrawler, one of the first movie's main characters, going AWOL in the third movie. The game will explain why this happens, and with support from comic writer Chris Claremont and movie writer Zak Penn, we're hoping it's a convincing story.
"In X-Men: The Official Game, players will experience the events leading up to the 'X-Men: The Last Stand' feature film," parroted Will Kassoy, Activsion's VP of global brand management. "Co-written by Zak Penn, the screenwriter of the film, and legendary comic book writer Chris Claremont, and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore and Alan Cumming, the game truly enables players to become a part of the X-Men movie universe ."
Since you get to play as Wolvie, Iceman and Nightcrawler, the game will, if nothing else, let us goof around with plenty of cool mutant powers. We're hoping that Dave Mirra developers Z-Axis can rock something truly compelling too, but then we won't be able to tell you that for a few more days while we plug through the review version. Once we do, we'll make sure to deliver a verdict.
One of the reasons why the X-Men movies have done so well is due to the fact that Bryan Singer, the director of the first two movies, is a fan of the comics too, and it shows. Ubernerds might just pick apart the little bits of the movies, but they do hold up rather well as a translation. Singer, however, is handling the Superman remake, leaving Rush Hour director Brett Ratner to handle the third mutie pic.
Why all this info? Well, we're nerds for one, but more importantly, the next X-Men video game (which hits today) serves as something of a thematic bridge between the last Singer flick and the new Ratner one, giving you a reason behind Nightcrawler, one of the first movie's main characters, going AWOL in the third movie. The game will explain why this happens, and with support from comic writer Chris Claremont and movie writer Zak Penn, we're hoping it's a convincing story.
"In X-Men: The Official Game, players will experience the events leading up to the 'X-Men: The Last Stand' feature film," parroted Will Kassoy, Activsion's VP of global brand management. "Co-written by Zak Penn, the screenwriter of the film, and legendary comic book writer Chris Claremont, and featuring the voice talent of Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore and Alan Cumming, the game truly enables players to become a part of the X-Men movie universe ."
Since you get to play as Wolvie, Iceman and Nightcrawler, the game will, if nothing else, let us goof around with plenty of cool mutant powers. We're hoping that Dave Mirra developers Z-Axis can rock something truly compelling too, but then we won't be able to tell you that for a few more days while we plug through the review version. Once we do, we'll make sure to deliver a verdict.
