X-Men Origins: Wolverine TV Campaign Too Good
So I was watching the telly last night, when this ad comes on. I didn’t really take notice for a few seconds, until after the cage is broken. I thought to myself, cool. But then, I suspiciously thought to myself, “I bet it’s an ad for the Army.” I may have been wrong twice.
As the ad reveals at the end, it’s a 60-spot for the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine game. If the game looks half as good as this ad, I am very excited to play this. Even if it were an ad for the Army, I’d still be excited to play this.
But then I go to the website, and I see that there is a video about making this “tv campaign.” It is a film crew, wire work and real people. Is this how they made the game? I don’t think so. Which leads me to ask, if they were filming this ad with live actors, then shall I assume that no, the game is not going to look this good?
That is a damn shame. Still, I have to admit Wolverine the game looks pretty good. Even for a film-to-video-game transfer.
I am not really into X-Men. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the movies enough, and I read a comic or two, but the whole mutant thing just never really captured my imagination. I have yet to see the third X-Men film, and I am rather ambivalent towards …Wolverine, the latest film in the franchise. However, as the writer for this site, I am trying to keep an open mind as it pertains to the game.
I am not usually big into games based on movies, and vice versa, but if the ad says anything about the game’s plot, that being an escape leading to ultimate revenge, then I guess I might try to sit down and play it. The ad has me excited for this game being all POV, but if you look at the screenshots below, I don’t think it will be POV-style. Too bad. That would have been killer…to see the fear in the face of your enemy as you slice through their soft fleshy body. Mmm, fleshy.
Not bad...
...lame.
Ok, I take it all back. The ad makes this game look good. I just wish the game itself did that.
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May 10th, 2009 at 11:03 am
A tv commercial review? How low have we sunk?
May 15th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Ha! Ryan Reynolds is so sexy. I can’t wait to play this game.
May 15th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I have to admit that Ryan Reynolds does have a certain sexiness, and he seems to get sexier the more money he makes — could there be a connection?
Unfortunately, Reynolds is not involved in the game. Steven Blum is voicing Wade.
And Dig Dug, of course, I review game ads. Why wouldn’t I?