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Title: X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on April 24, 2006, 12:21:59 PM
Count on hearing Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart.

HUGH JACKMAN, PATRICK STEWART, ALAN CUMMING AND SHAWN ASHMORE LEND THEIR  VOICES TO ACTIVISION'S X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME INSPIRED BY THE FILM SERIES  BASED ON MARVEL'S LEGENDARY SUPER HERO FRANCHISE    


Santa Monica, CA - April 24, 2006 - Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Alan  Cumming and Shawn Ashmore will reprise their X-Men film roles and lend their  voices to Marvel's world famous mutants - Logan/Wolverine, Professor Charles  Xavier, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler and Bobby Drake/Iceman - in Activision  Inc.'s X-Men: The Official Game.   The game catapults players into an  original storyline that serves as a prelude to Twentieth Century Fox and  Marvel Studio's upcoming film, 'X-Men: The Last Stand,' and allows them to  command the distinct powers of Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Iceman as they  face off against formidable enemies, battle through massive environments and  embark on an epic quest to save mutant-kind.      


   


"Having these actors renew their movie characters in X-Men: The Official  Game immerses gamers in the X-Men movie universe," said Will Kassoy, vice  president of global brand management, Activision Publishing.    "Players  will experience epic battles and uncover the events behind Nightcrawler's  mysterious disappearance and the roles the X-Men and Brotherhood play in the  upcoming film."    


   


Co-written by Zak Penn, one of the film's screenwriters, and legendary comic  book writer Chris Claremont, X-Men: The Official Game enables players to  assume the roles of Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Iceman as they wield and  upgrade their signature powers and maneuver through unique environments  designed to showcase their Super Hero abilities.  Assisted by other Marvel  X-Men mutants, players use an advanced control scheme to master and evolve  the characters as they unleash Wolverine's combat rage, experience  Nightcrawler's acrobatics and teleportation powers, and tear through the air  on Iceman's ice slide.    


   


X-Men: The Official Game is being developed by Z-Axis for the PlayStation*2  computer entertainment system and the Xbox* and Xbox* 360 video game systems  from Microsoft.  The NintendoR GameCube* version is being developed by  Hypnos Entertainment; the Nintendo DS* version by Amaze Entertainment; the  Game BoyR Advance version by Wayforward Technologies and Beenox Studios is  developing the PC version.    


   


The PC and console games are rated "T" (Teen - with violence) by the ESRB  and the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS titles are rated "E-10+" for  (Everyone 10 and older - with fantasy violence).  X-Men: The Official Game  will debut at retail outlets nationwide on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.

Title: RE: X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: Infernal Monkey on April 25, 2006, 10:07:03 PM
This is the coolest news I've heard all year, I don't even need to bother with E3 now! Deg agrees with me on this.
Title: RE: X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: Mario on April 25, 2006, 10:08:00 PM
Wow! E3 has come early, nice to see all these awesome tidbits trickling in.
Title: RE: X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: wandering on April 25, 2006, 11:43:29 PM
What, no Ian Mckellen?
Title: RE: X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: ShyGuy on April 26, 2006, 12:27:33 AM
Meh, am I the only one who doesn't really care about voiceovers? There nice, but whoop-de-doo. Give me all text Zelda!
Title: RE: X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: Mario on April 26, 2006, 12:35:02 AM
They are the future of gaming! Oh how we've advanced, back in the day it was just annoying beeps and blips, now we get professional hollywood voice talent!
Title: RE:X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: Kairon on April 26, 2006, 12:51:32 AM
I have absolutely no trust in voice-overs unless either Blizzard or Disney are running the show. *shrug*

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Title: RE:X-Men to Have All-Star Voice Talent
Post by: vudu on April 26, 2006, 09:22:45 AM
Quote

Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Meh, am I the only one who doesn't really care about voiceovers? There nice, but whoop-de-doo. Give me all text Zelda!
>Link enters room.
>Octorok appears.
>Octorok attacks.
>Link uses shield to block.
>Link attacks.
>Octorok is beaten.
>Another Octorok appears.

...

You get the point.