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Games like X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009 PlayStation

A brutal hack-and-slash game where you tear through soldiers and monsters as Wolverine using claws and a regenerating healing factor. The story loosely follows the film and favors pace and visceral violence.

What defines X-Men Origins: Wolverine:

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for X-Men Origins: Wolverine are Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Front Mission Evolved and The Matrix: Path of Neo. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes X-Men Origins: Wolverine special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Front Mission Evolved

Sci-fi setting

A third-person shooter set in the Front Mission universe where you pilot huge customizable combat mechs called Wanzers. The campaign follows conspiracy and crumbling alliances, with online multiplayer as well.

The Matrix: Path of Neo

Focus on a single character

A third-person action game that lets you relive the Matrix trilogy as Neo, with kung-fu brawling, guns and bullet-time. You unlock new fighting abilities and play through famous film scenes with some twists.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Lavish presentation

As Darth Vader's secret apprentice you wield the Force on an outrageous scale, hurling stormtroopers and tearing down starships in a cinematic hack-and-slash story set between Episodes III and IV.

Headhunter

Dark, serious atmosphere

As bounty hunter Jack Wade, you track down criminals in a near-future world, mixing third-person gunplay, stealth sections and motorbike racing. It has an action-thriller feel built around a conspiracy plot.

Ninja Blade

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast-paced ninja hack-and-slash from From Software in which an elite ninja battles mutated monsters across a ruined Tokyo. Huge boss fights and cinematic quick-time events define the over-the-top experience.

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

Dark, serious atmosphere

A third-person shooter set in the Final Fantasy VII universe, where you play Vincent Valentine fighting the mysterious Deepground organization with guns and magic. Its blend of shooting, light RPG elements and cinematic presentation is unusual for the franchise.

Hulk

Realistic visuals

An action game tied to the 2003 film where you alternate between the sneaky Bruce Banner and the smashing Hulk. The contrast between stealth sections and brute-force brawls against The Leader and his forces defines the experience.

Bionic Commando

Action-packed real-time combat

As the bionically enhanced Nathan Spencer you swing with a grapple arm through ruined cityscapes and fight through a conspiracy in third-person action. The traversal is the core hook, while the story is secondary.

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