Over and above that is the way that the game powers you up and equips you with powers and skills that allow you to handle practically any combat situation, and handle it with style. It makes killing joyously simple to the point where you end up devising more interesting ways of carrying out the job to amuse yourself.

That's Wolverine, that's what it's all about. Sure, you can rip that to shreds, but that's kind of the point. There are two things that stand out for me with this game: firstly, and perhaps rather bizarrely, it's the way that the easy mode is the default difficulty setting. Marvel's most infamous mutant is essentially an almost unstoppable killing machine, and Raven's notion of inserting that creation into a God of War-esque game is a stroke of brilliance. Sure, it's short-lived and repetitive, but it captures the essence of the character perfectly and builds a memorable gameplay experience around that. The more I play Wolverine, the more I like it, to the point where I think perhaps the 5/10 score was harsh. If you don't have a large enough buffer for this behind-the-scenes streaming, the game tells you, but crucially doesn't stop you playing. Forget the concept of a mandatory installation, Raven has instead opted for a stealth approach which sees the game gradually fill up to around 1GB of your hard disk space as you play. X-Men Origins: Wolverine does much to endear itself to me right from the off.

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