E3 06: X-Men stars sign on for Official Game

Quartet of actors reprise their big-screen roles, lend their voices to Activision's new game.

As the gaming industry grows, movie-based tie-in projects are handled with increasing care. Original assets and 3D models from the film are used in the game's development (as in the Lord of the Rings games), directors are beginning to take a more hands-on approach with game projects (Peter Jackson handpicked Michel Ancel to helm the King Kong game), and the original actors are increasingly being used to provide voice work for their digital counterparts.

Activision's series of games built around the X-Men film trilogy has been a perfect example of this, by enlisting Patrick Stewart in the past to reprise his role as Professor X. However, where corners were previously cut (prolific voice actor and former Skywalker Mark Hamill played Wolverine in X2: Wolverine's Revenge) in past X-Men games, Activision has snared the original film actors for all three of the leads in its upcoming X-Men: The Official Game, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Hamill is out and Hugh Jackman is in as Wolverine, while Shawn Ashmore and Alan Cumming provide voices for Iceman and Nightcrawler, respectively. Cumming's presence is particularly interesting as he won't be appearing in the film that the game is helping to promote. However, the game takes place between the events of X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand and will shed some light on the character's absence from the third film.

X-Men: The Official Game is rated T for Teen and is scheduled for release May 16 on the Xbox 360, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, DS, and Game Boy Advance. X-Men: The Last Stand will follow on May 26.

34 Comments

  • R3last

    Posted Apr 25, 2006 9:19 am PT

    I Agree Seraphim, outside of the legends series I've been disappointed with the X-men games. I hope they don't get too wrapped up in having the movie actors in the game and lose focus on actual gameplay. Otherwise you have another streefighter: the movie game.

  • Seraphim_24

    Posted Apr 24, 2006 10:06 am PT

    W2 Wolverine's revenge was only mediocre despite the supurb voice overs. What else are they doing to ensure that this game will be worth the $$? The only X-Men games that have been worth anything of late have been the Legends games.

  • skitzocyko

    Posted Apr 24, 2006 5:40 am PT

    yeah because the actors make the game good.....rriiiiggghhhttt?!?

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Apr 24, 2006 5:28 am PT

    could be good i hope!

  • crazy590

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 9:22 pm PT

    this game will suck like every other movie game out there besides king kong

  • OHJOY90

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 7:29 pm PT

    When will this game be out in Europe? I heard may, but I want an actual date not just a month.

  • thatguytony

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 4:58 pm PT

    Come on Drachman, you actually expect people to read these things before commenting? : )

  • Benny_is_here

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 11:44 am PT

    A game based on a X-Men movie? What a shocker!

  • Drachman

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 7:10 am PT

    They say why in the article, plz read it closely and respect the fact that the author put a lot of work into it

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 9:02 pm PT

    then how come nightcrawler is in the game?

  • Jamesp2005

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 5:45 pm PT

    Iceman is in the next film, Nightcrawler isn't.

  • Phazevariance

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 3:02 pm PT

    Iceman won't be in the next movie?

  • gibb1

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 2:50 pm PT

    hope it's a good game

  • bulldog7

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 2:10 pm PT

    Voice acting is one thing, but if the game blows, who cares. My money is on the game blowing. It'll get a 6.6-7.2 rating at best.

  • jstarzyk

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 1:38 pm PT

    Well, at least the voices will be good.... 'cause the game won't be.

  • thatguytony

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 1:18 pm PT

    Snore...oh...sorry, fell asleep reading about another movie tie-in game. When is the game industry going to stand on its own and stop helping Hollywood market it's crappy movies.

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 12:40 pm PT

    Well let's just hope the game is good, star voice actors or not.

  • pantweasel

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 12:15 pm PT

    They should still have Hamill in there...but as Ripburger!!!

  • GBA456

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 11:09 am PT

    No psp version of the game?

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 8:40 am PT

    hopefully it good

  • the_junk

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 6:55 am PT

    It royaly pisses me off when games dont have the real actors' and actresses' voices in them. it totally takes away from the game cuz everytime the fake character talks it angers me. lol.

  • rafaelszpo

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 9:47 pm PT

    Simply can´t wait for this one! I love X-Men. I´ve been a fan for a long time. I am yet to buy the X-Men Legends for Game Cube, but those are on my To-Buy list =)

  • gdogg4210

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 8:43 pm PT

    its still gonna suck

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 8:32 pm PT

    This is not a shock I already thought they would and many have put there voice on other games before.

  • blurb1324

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 7:29 pm PT

    The movie isn't coming out until the 26th... not the 23rd as listed above.

  • Donkeljohn

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:42 pm PT

    Mark Hammill is an excellent voice actor. His work as the Joker is priceless.

  • codeegg

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:41 pm PT

    I'm 16 lol

  • damned_beast

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:37 pm PT

    this game better be good

  • Imavnas

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:34 pm PT

    My guess is, besides my comment, that they ARE 11..

  • xaos

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:31 pm PT

    If I were 11, the above comments would be TOTALLY A-W-E-S-O-M-E

  • codeegg

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:23 pm PT

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  • Mizzle7

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:13 pm PT

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  • Imavnas

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:13 pm PT

    Now lets hope its good...

  • Mizzle7

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:13 pm PT

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