However, they are so well-hidden that players have to use Wolverine's heightened senses to identify them.
The game's environments and character models are also quite detailed. Whether fighting Gambit on a skyscraper or facing off against elemental mutants in Africa, there are individual and detailed enemies that can interact with the environment. When thrown or hit, players can launch enemies into environmental hazards and impale them or throw them off cliffs. RELATED: Is Marvel's Wolverine a Period Piece? Players can also lunge at enemies from a large distance and start combo strings or intimidate enemies. Another fun mechanic that exists solely for entertainment is a button dedicated to extending or retracting his claws. The game's upgrade system also helps Wolverine gain more powerful attacks, growing even more skilled with parries and grapple attacks. Whether doing a corkscrew attack or a spin, players can slice and dice through enemies and cut off limbs in the process. The gameplay is also a major highlight as its mature rating ensures that no punches are pulled. As a result, players can take a large amount of damage before being killed, and those that survive are rewarded with watching Wolverine slowly rebuild muscle and skin. However, the developers added a mechanic that allows him to heal in real-time. Gunshot wounds leave bullet holes, explosions expose his skeleton and damage slowly destroys his white tank top. Players will quickly notice that, as Wolverine takes damage, his body reacts realistically. The soldier is killed in a splash of blood, but Wolverine gets back up, ready to fight. From the beginning, the game lets fans know this isn't like any previous Wolverine game by having him skydive without a parachute into a militia soldier.
The story follows Logan's journey in Africa while a part of Team X, intercutting this with the film's modern-day narrative in which he's on a revenge mission against his brother, Sabertooth. RELATED: The Wolverine Trailer Hides a Hulk Easter Egg - Is the Green Goliath in the Game? In fact, Insomniac Games' upcoming Wolverine title could learn from how this game brought the iconic hero to life. X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Uncaged Edition was a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game that took the base story of the film and expanded it using Wolverine's long history. Though the game never got a follow-up or remaster, it has been hailed as the best Wolverine video game yet due to its immersive gameplay, variety and graphics. Sadly, the film's lack of faith in the source material, poorly-done effects and overall lackluster story left much to be desired. However, while the film didn't meet fan expectations, its video game tie-in picked up the slack in a huge way. The first of these entries was X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In 2009, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was still finding its legs while Fox's X-Men universe was branching off into spinoffs and prequels.