Movie tie-ins have a reputation for being bad...But this one doesn't even have anything in common with the movie.
The game isn't awful, but definitely NO WHERE near the $60 admission price (or even the $50 other console price). For the 360 it feels like it could have been worthy of an arcade title in nearly all departments. There isn't even anything that fans of the series (comics or movies) will really enjoy. I'ts a simple cash in on a name...Nothing else.
The graphics are possibly the worst seen on the system to date...And the cutscenes are a weird comicesque style, but with the actors likenesses. They don't move, they are still, but there aren't word bubbles or anything else. It is very awkward at first, and by the end, it's laughable. Also, the Silver Samurai makes an appearance for some reason...and since he isn't in the movies he has no detail to him like the other characters and looks VERY out of place.
The in-game graphics aren't really much better. They are totally bland and uninspired. The only good thing about the graphics is when you unlock the comic book style costumes. The graphics aren't any better, but at least they are colorful.
The voice acting is pretty bad...Since the characters are modeled after the movie, obviously they should have the same voices as the characters, right? Wrong. They might sound like the actors, but are clearly not the same guys and gals. Music in the game is ho-hum. I honestly can't say much about it because it was very forgettable
Another odd thing is that there are only three main characters. While that may not be odd in itself, one of those three, Nightcrawler, isn't even in the new movie...What the hell? Each character has a gimmick to get you through the levels, and that is about as far as the level design "creativity" goes. Wolverine has to kill wave after wave of the same 3 guys....Nightcrawler has to teleport to different places and do computerish stuff or something...And Iceman flies around and stuff.
Iceman was my least favorite characters, and instead of trying to get everything in the levels (like I did with the other two) I just wanted to get them over with...And quickly. Wolverine's levels are better, but they are super monotonous after only the 2nd level. Nightcrawlers are the best (oddly enough) but still not what I consider "fun".
It's a pretty short experience, probably 5 hours total, which includes getting everything possible with 1 character, and all the secret items with another. Another reason not to EVER buy this game.
Overall, I was compelled to finish the game, it wasn't a horrible experience, but it pisses me off that people are actually going to buy this (at full price, nonetheless). Unless you are a fan that HAS TO own every single X-Men memorabilia item out there...Give this a rental if you're truly starved for something to play on your equally starving 360. You can't do much worse at the moment, but at least you might be able to pump out some achievements.