Gaming News - March 2006
Santa Monica, CA (March 27, 2006) - Activision today announced
that it has tapped film, comic book, and musical talent to contribute to its
upcoming title, X-Men: The Official Game.
From Activision:
Co-written by Zak Penn, co-screenwriter for the feature film, and legendary
comic book writer, Chris Claremont, the game will immerse players in an original
storyline that serves as a prelude to the upcoming movie. X-Men: The Official
Game will feature a dynamic musical score created by leading sound company Womb
Music, and Chance Thomas, renowned composer of King Kong, Lord of the Rings and
Unreal videogames.
For the first time ever, X-Men: The Official Game will allow players to
command the superpowers of three popular characters from the X-Men movie
universe and immerse themselves in the roles of Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and
Iceman as they traverse unique environments that showcase each character’s Super
Hero abilities in an epic struggle to preserve mutant-kind.
X-Men: The Official Game is being developed by Z-Axis for the PlayStation 2,
Xbox, and Xbox 360. The Nintendo GameCube version is being developed by Hypnos
Entertainment; the Nintendo DS version by Amaze Entertainment; the Game Boy
Advance version by Wayforward Technologies and Beenox Studios is developing the
PC version.
The PC and console games are rated "T" (Teen - with violence) by the ESRB and
the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS titles are rated "E-10+" for (Everyone 10
and older - with fantasy violence). X-Men: The Official Game will debut at
retail outlets nationwide on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
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