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X-Men: The Official Game

(2006, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated T, Play it on: Windows)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 11.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Mutants have never been so boring -- tweens OK.

updated 04.20.09

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 11–15

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
  • Messages:

    Lurking behind the pulp of the comics and the movies is a story about the power of being different.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    No blood, but lots of brawling and shooting. Wolverine executes brutal-looking stabbing attacks. Lots of sci-fi weapons and explosions.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    The game is set in the world of the X-Men movies and uses the likenesses and voices of actors in the movies.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About X-Men: The Official Game

Parents need to know that this game includes fistfights, explosions, and shooting. All of the violence is bloodless, but players punch, stab, and zap hundreds of realistic-looking enemies, as well as a healthy dose of mutants and monsters. The game is based more on the recent X-Men movies than the comic books and features the likenesses of many actors from the films.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how this game is related to recent X-Men movies. What's appealing about these games based on movies? How do games help promote movies? Why is it that these games are often only mediocre?
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it 1.0

    yeah some game

    this game has a lot of stabing when you are wolverine but the game is really stupid. the graphics awful and the violence sad.

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 11
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

    The idea of the game is to kill people because they want you to change. They fight and curse. That's about it.

  3. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Good graphics don't make up for boring gameplay......

    The game is OK, but the gameplay is bad when playing as wolverine, and the only poitn of the game is to kill every thign in site, which is fun for a while, but it gets boring. There isn't any blood or anything, but there is some physics causing rag doll effects when you kill people.

  4. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Fun

    It's very fun but the Iceman parts can get hard. Over all I loved this game. I am one of the biggest X-Men fans you'll ever meet!

  5. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

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