X-Men: The Official Game review

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It's not even like X-Men is total garbage, either. You can have some fun slamming the ragdoll soldiers around, watching them crumble and collapse over fences and computer terminals, but after the thousandth guy bites it, you'll be ready to move along.

If you're so inclined, you can collect hidden tokens in each level to unlock training missions and secret costumes, though spending more than the absolute minimum time required in each level is not recommended. This is a frustrating, derivative movie tie-in that will likely bore even the biggest fans.

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GenreAction
DescriptionAn overhead tap-a-thon featuring four playable heroes, witty banter and some dirty, ugly graphics. A different kind of boring from the console version.
Platform"DS","PS2","Xbox","Xbox 360","PC","GameCube"
US censor rating"Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+"
UK censor rating"Rating Pending","Rating Pending","Rating Pending","Rating Pending","Rating Pending","Rating Pending"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE. 

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