X-Men: The Official Game

 DS
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 8 out of 17
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  1. Nintendo Power
    70
    Magneto fans will be attracted to the DS version of Activision's "back-story" game that leads into the new X-Men movie, since the Master of Magnetism is a playable character only on the DS. [July 2006, p.95]
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  2. GameZone
    60
    While the use of the control scheme is innovative, X-Men: The Official Game is a pretty uninteresting experience.
  3. Digital Entertainment News
    60
    X-Men fans would do better to stick with the "Legends" games. If you absolutely need some mutants on the go, however, you could certainly do worse.
  5. Nintendo Gamer
    59
    Fairly unexceptional. [Aug 2006, p.67]
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  6. Game Chronicles
    58
    Unfortunately the gameplay is linear, repetitive, and boring after the first two or three levels. The chugging graphics engine is also in need of a major overhaul before we see another DS game try to use it. Play if you must, but real console-owning X-Men fans would be better off with any other version than this.
  7. IGN
    57
    The game starts out impressive in the sense that it strays from trying to simply be a basic action game for DS gamers, but it just gets far too repetitive and disjointed way early in the level structure.
  8. ZTGD
    55
    Unfortunately the end result becomes way too dull long before it should and it results in a game that really could have used a few more months on the design floor.
  9. GamesRadar+
    50
    But it's all so damn repetitive, you'll be too bored to see this through.
  10. Nintendojo
    50
    X-Men attempts to bring something new to the table with an interesting control scheme, but doesn't follow through with any sort of unique gameplay.

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#81 Best DS Game of 2006
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#82 Most Discussed DS Game of 2006

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. sully
    May 25, 2006
    6
    The game isn't that good, i mean in the ds version you can play as magneto which is kinda cool but there isn't enough action. I The game isn't that good, i mean in the ds version you can play as magneto which is kinda cool but there isn't enough action. I mean all you do in the game is use the stlyus to point at enemies to attack them. I wouldn't recomend you getting the game at least for ds, save your money for a better game.… Full Review »
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