X-Men: The Official Game
Based on the 2006 X-Men film trilogy, this GBA action game lets players control Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Iceman across 15 missions. Features combo-based combat, unique mutant abilities, and storyline bridging X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.
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Story
During a session in the Xavier institute's Danger Room , Logan / Wolverine battles Victor Creed / Sabretooth , and ultimately ends up losing the session, though he had been saved by the timely arrival of Iceman , who was there so that Cyclops could train him, but Cyclops is too crippled with grief to do so due to Jean Grey 's apparent death. [ N 1 ] After Logan trains Iceman in the Danger Room, Professor X warns Logan against setting the Danger Room on "Danger Level 10" again, before asking the X-Men to return to Alkali Lake to retrieve irreplaceable parts to Cerebro . Nightcrawler infiltrates the remnants of William Stryker 's base with his teleportation ability, since the weapons systems were somehow operational. Once inside, the X-Men discover a group of agents called Hydra looting the base.
Nightcrawler and Colossus go to find the Cerebro parts while Logan and Storm investigate Hydra's presence. Logan and Storm discover that Stryker had been building giant robots called Sentinels as another plan to eradicate mutants . Storm is abducted by Lady Deathstrike and Logan pursues her, eventually rescuing Storm. Nightcrawler is plagued by visions of Jason Stryker, who reminds Kurt he left him to die.
Nightcrawler retrieves the Cerebro parts, battling a Sentinel in the process. A massive Sentinel, Master Mold , is activated and rises from Alkali Lake. The X-Men and Lady Deathstrike escape; Logan attaches himself to Deathstrike's helicopter to follow her while the other X-Men return to the institute. Iceman stops Pyro from triggering a meltdown at a nuclear power plant while Storm and Nightcrawler stop Multiple Man from blowing up a bridge.
[ N 2 ] Meanwhile, Logan follows Deathstrike and her Hydra agents to Japan . Logan learns that Deathstrike and Hydra are working for Silver Samurai . After battling though legions of Hydra forces and "killing" Deathstrike again, Logan confronts Silver Samurai. Samurai reveals that Hydra helped Stryker build the Sentinels, not realizing he planned to turn them against mutants.
Silver Samurai himself is a mutant, and Master Mold's activation was a mistake. After defeating Silver Samurai, Logan learns that Hydra has a device in Hong Kong that can stop Master Mold, where Master Mold is currently heading. Logan informs Professor Xavier, who contacts Magneto - fearing the X-Men cannot stop the Sentinels alone. Magneto and Sabretooth travel to Hong Kong to help the X-Men.
Xavier also reveals that Jason Stryker is still alive; his psyche now fractured into two halves: a good half who has been appearing to Nightcrawler and an evil half that is controlling Master Mold. He states that another of his students had a similar problem (referring to Jean Grey/Phoenix). The X-Jet is shot down by Sentinels upon its arrival in Hong Kong . Iceman battles Sentinels and recovers Hydra's device.
Magneto arrives and uses the device to incapacitate Master Mold, which crashes to the ground, but his helmet is knocked off of his head and Magneto is subdued by Jason's telepathic powers. Nightcrawler disables Master Mold's control center, guided by Jason's good half, who helps point the way through the maze of the Mold's body. Nightcrawler then disables Master Mold's neural net, changed by Jason to look like a demonic realm. Meanwhile, Iceman destroys the core of Master Mold and Logan - in another of Jason's hallucinations - fights several feral clones of himself, emerging victorious.
Nightcrawler attempts to save Jason as Master Mold begins to collapse, but Sabretooth abducts Jason and attempts to make his escape. Logan tracks Sabretooth's scent and confronts him while Kurt escapes with Jason. The two have a vicious battle, ending with Logan throwing Sabretooth from a great height to be impaled below. Jason dies, thanking Nightcrawler for saving him.
Magneto leaves, vowing that his next encounter with the X-Men will be as an enemy. Back at Xavier's mansion, Nightcrawler tells Xavier he does not want to be an X-Man, for their lives are too violent and he is a peaceful man. Xavier tells him he is always welcome in the Mansion, and Nightcrawler leaves. [ N 3 ] Meanwhile, Cyclops goes to Jean Grey's house and sees her, apparently still alive, with her power spiraling out of control, resulting in her shutting the door on him.
The game ends with Cyclops begging to be let inside.
Gameplay Systems
Players control the actions of several X-Men-related characters, most notably Logan, Nightcrawler and Iceman, as they uncover a plot to eradicate mutants. Sometimes, another X-Man will help the player's character battle. The Nintendo DS game features Magneto as a playable character, while the Game Boy Advance version features Colossus as a playable character as well as the ability to switch between three characters. Consoles Logan 's levels involve fighting hordes of soldiers, armed with weapons.
He can retract his claws, but any time a button is pressed, they are extracted. Logan heals minor wounds, reflected as yellow on his Life Gauge, but when his minor wound damage empties, all wounds are considered major, taking off his actual life bar. Logan can only heal major damage if he is not engaged in combat at the time. Logan can't target lock like his allies; he can only block, which can fend off weak attacks only until it is built up.
Wolverine, after he has attacked for a time, builds up a Fury Bar, which, when activated, increases his healing rate and his strength. It also changes his attacks' appearances. Nightcrawler 's levels involve mostly platforming missions, running along pipes in the ceiling and teleporting. Nightcrawler can teleport to any area within his visual range.
Like Logan, Nightcrawler heals by holding down a button, only Nightcrawler constantly takes life gauge damage, and when he heals, it is called "Shadowmeld" or "Shadow Aura", a nod to his ability to camouflage in the comics. Nightcrawler can teleport behind and combo-attack several foes during a brawl. Iceman 's levels most closely resemble flight-sim games similar to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron as he continuously rides on his trademark ice slide. Iceman creates an icy path in front of him, flying through the air while shooting his ice beam and ice projectiles.
Iceman's attacks are an Ice Beam, which cools off fires and damages foes; Frost Shield, which will cancel any damage he takes while it is "up"; and Hailstorm, which is his main attack, hurling several balls of ice at targets. Iceman will heal automatically as long as he does not incur damage for an amount of time. The player must keep up a quick speed when sliding, as slowing down too much will knock Iceman off the slide.
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About X-Men: The Official Game
X-Men: The Official Game is a classic video game released for the Game Boy Advance on January 1, 2006. This title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.
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