Abstract: X-Men Destiny a button mashing, fairly linear action game, but you do get to choose your powers and your allegiance so two play throughs are required if you want all the achievements and to see all the cut scenes and such. In the beginning you choose f...
Abstract: Comic book videogames have enjoyed varying degrees of quality over the years, but their stock has rarely been higher than now. Batman: Arkham Asylum and the upcoming Batman: Arkham City are critically acclaimed, while Spider-Man has been holding up M...
While the game was billed as an “action-RPG”, calling it that would be a gross overstatement. Sure, it satisfies a few terms of similarity, but even with an upgrade system thrown in and some hidden collectibles, this is very much a straightforward acti...
Abstract: On the surface, X-Men: Destiny sounds like a cruel joke. Imagine if someone told you, “we’re going to give you this massive action-fighter and include every mutant you’ve ever heard of (and maybe a few you haven’t) from the X-Men universe, but we’re no...
Abstract: The X-Men series has enjoyed a boon in the last several years. The big screen outings have been mostly successful, and many more video games have been added to the X-Men lineup. Silicon Knights decided to jump into the mutant pool and see what superher...
Abstract: I’m a huge X-Men fan. I know my Starjammers from my Alpha Flight. I can give you a lecture on Garokk the Petrified Man or an insightful debate on the Age of Apocalypse series. Naturally when I first heard about X-Men: Destiny, I was pretty excited. The...
Abstract: Published October 7th 2011. Written by Gloria Preston. Back in my youth I used to read a lot of comics, and one of my favourites was the X-Men. Over the years I have always been on the lookout for a game that combined my love of comics and gaming. Thir...
The clunky combat, lacklustre roleplaying and frame-rate wobbles means it's almost a blessing that X-Men: Destiny's campaign only lasts five hours. Solid voice-acting and smatterings of fan-service can't redeem this mutant mess. ...