Alright, I’ll be honest with you chimps. Fighting games are not my strong suit. The last fighting game I was REALLY into was Street Fighter II when I was in like 8th grade. So when I popped in X-Men: Next Dimension, I really wasn’t sure what to expect.
Well kids, this game kicks some major fucking ass. Easily the coolest thing is the Story Mode. Here, you’re not able to choose your character like normal. You’re thrown into battles, forced to play as a specific “X-man” in order to advance the storyline. Like I said, it’s been forever since I’ve played a fighting game, so don’t go jumping down my throat if this a regular feature lately, you fucking geeks.
There’s also a pretty in-depth practice mode to get you ready for the big reason to own any game like this: Kicking the living shit out of your friends. While, I uh....personally didn’t do any shit-kicking, even getting my ass kicked all over the place was a fucking blast. As you land hits with your character, a power meter builds up, allowing you access to special moves for each character. Each of these moves can land upwards of TWENTY FUCKING HITS. Insane. When I drilled Wolverine into the ground with Magneto’s energy beam and instantly killed him....yeah. Fucking awesome.
All in all, this is one of the few solid comic book titles floating around right now. If you’re into fighting games, pick this puppy up. If you’re into X-men, I guarantee you’ll be into the story mode. Hell, if you’re one of those people that sits around, drinks heavily and likes kicking your roommate’s asses in games like this, get it too. You won’t be disappointed.
