Just gonna point out this is one of my top 5 favorite TH-cam channels because you cover nostalgic superhero games like this. Another I’m waiting for is hulk ultimate destruction or even Batman Dark Tomorrow
Thank you! I agree Ultimate Destruction is much needed on the channel. I'm hoping I can squeeze it in sometime in 2025. Batman Dark Tomorrow is one I hadn't thought much about to be honest. That could be fun though, along with the other pre-arkham batman games. I'll keep that in mind!
I think this game's difficulty is due to it trying to be almost like a survival horror game in the superhero setting. You literally play so your character could survive, and there are many locations in the game that are very horror-like, music and what not.
There was only one or two sections that felt were somewhat horror in the game … The game was not horror at all. The first “horror” section was in the genetics area in the beginning when you fight those creepy ass monsters but you can’t do stealth. The second probably the one with the soldiers where you can’t let them see you otherwise game over. That’s it.
not at all, the game obviously was trying to be your typical stealth/action game in a superhero setting and while the game had "scary moments" that was never the point of it, in fact i dont think they are really that scary at all, i feel these moments are more there for tension and atmosphere rather then straight up horror.
This game was infamous and despicable back in the day, but i did quite enjoyed it for the refreshing comic accurate setting, the creepy atmosphere and the marvelous soundtrack. I was waiting for so long this video and it didnt disappoint, awesome content. Greetings from Italy!
That "...quite" Charles does after Logan's remark on security being "tighter than one of Jean's costumes" hits *REAL* different when you remember that he also used to think she was hot back in the day. oofers.
Such an underrated game. I love the atmosphere and the visual style. Those Wendigo and Weapon X stages have stuck with me to this day. Always found the combat mechanics intriguing, especially the stealth and strike. Glad it's been getting more attention recently.
I apologize if anyone’s already mentioned it but during the second fight with Sabertooth, his health bar icon also shows what appears to be his original character design.
Correction : the real voice actor who voiced colossus was actually Christopher Corey smith , who also voiced apocalypse and mister sinister in the game , and Jenifer hale also first voiced rogue also in X men next dimension , and Christopher Corey smith is also more better known for voicing other characters , such as like the joker in the Lego Batman 2 and 3 games , and also Rufus and g from the street fighter fighting game franchise
Infamously Difficult Wolverine game is a pretty good title cause I remember not finishing the game cause I couldn’t get through certain levels, but overall a very decent game and I just wanna give you major respect cause I’ve been watching your videos for a while and I can tell these videos are kinda a hassle to make but always entertaining to watch
Haha thank you, I appreciate you saying that! The videos are definitely a lot of work, but they're also a lot of fun to make. So it makes me really happy to hear you're enjoying them all. It keeps me motivated to tackle more of them. More on the way!
Your video production quality has always been superb, but I can see you really coming into your own with the cancelled Daredevil game and this video. Excellent work as always and have a great weekend, Always Nerdy!
Just want to say, Ive been with your channel for a long time - the Ultimate Alliance 3 days - and I gotta say I love it when your videos come up in my feed. Great, long form content, nothing better to my mind. Seems you've got quite an audience now too. Glad to call myself one of the first ten thousand, and soon, one of the first hundred thousand!
Oh wow, thanks for sticking with me that long! It’s crazy to think back to that time, and also realize we still don’t have an MUA4 lol. I appreciate you popping in to say hi too. It’s always cool to hear from someone whose been around since the beginning
Oh god. I used to complete the game on Xbox when I was little. I cried, but I did it once. Years later I tried to complete it again, reached Act 4, dropped it, returned to Origins Wolverine)
I feel you, as a kid I sucket at games so hard, but I still managed to beat some games I can't today because of difficulty Maybe kids are more determined idk
@@sosiska2842 I remember failing for 3 days straight at that last flight level on Lego star wars, the one with the cool ship. If I wasted a whole day with no progress at my age I'm sure as hell would never touch the game. Still I sat down every single time (game isn't even that hard) Same with the dragon level on Shrek. Called my mom to do it for me and she did, you know what I did? Replayed the level just to prove myself. I think we should aspire to be like children
This game was a classic. The wendigo level was the scariest level out of all of them. The soundtrack by Ian livingstone was amazing though 💯 I still listen to the ost to this day. This game was based on the 2001 new X-men run from the comics. Great run. The hardest level was the void. Especially when you had to shoot the shield. God i hated that part 😂😂😂
@alwaysnerdyretros yes. 👍 keep up the great work I'm in full support of 2 hour videos like this it's cozy to watch on a Saturday afternoon while I eat subs and hot wings. I'm sharing this video to bring more traffic to this channel.
I rewatch your videos all the time. You're an amazing content creator. The effort and detail you put into your retrospectives is incredible man. So much of my childhood in these videos and I cannot wait to see what you got next. Some that I'm selfishly waiting for are Ultimate Spider-man, Spider-man 2: Enter Electro and the 2 hulk games. Ultimate Destruction and the movie tie in game Hulk. Keep up the amazing work dude.
Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you taking the time to message. I think all of your suggestions are videos that are relatively high on my list too. Ultimate Spider-Man I’m working on now in hopes of releasing by the end of this year. I don’t have concrete plans for the others but they’ve been very highly requested, especially ultimate destruction
Working on it right now! The Guardians of the Galaxy videos will probably release first, but I’m trying to get ultimate Spider-Man ready for release by the end of the year. Currently trying to complete all the races ☠️
Thank you! I promise I'm still planning Web of Shadows btw! I'm saving it for last in regard to the other symbiote games. My plan is to hopefully get Ultimate Spider-Man out around December, and then sometime early 2025 do Web of Shadows to close out that symbiote series.
I honestly may like this game more than Origins for a number of reasons. Interesting Wolverine managed to give us two solid movie games that don't get talked about at all. Was gonna ask you to cover Spider-Man 3, but looks like you got to it already!
Lady Deathstrike being the final villain in a Wolverine game with Sabretooth, Omega Red, Juggernaut, and even Magneto is super funny. Great review as always! I always love catching up on your videos!
To me, mark Hamil as Wolverine is OK. I'll give him credit he does make the role his own, but I would've liked it if his voice was a bit rough sense. That's why I always hear when it comes to Wolverine
One thing I wish you could put in the future videos when talking about additional comic designs like here in the bonus content section is crediting artist behind creating those suits. Other than that another great video from you.
One of my fave marvel games, and X-men games of all time. And the fact that it was connected to the PS1 spider-man games was a bonus. A genuine wolverine game for x-men fans aside from legends 1&2 and Origins. And as someone who grew up on the Larry Hama /Marc Silvestri run particularly issues 43-64 Contained in Wolverine essentials vol3, this game is special for how much they pulled from those storylines aside from weapon x, along with some of the Morrison era of x-men and all things prior. People often forget how horrific wolverine’s history and stories are when in relation to the weapon x, plus and all extensions of said programs and beyond, which I felt the game captured that tone, music/score and atmosphere perfectly well. Also, it’s dope that Patrick Stewart was in every ps2 X-men game from x-men: next dimension, x2-wolverines revenge, and X-men legends 1 &2. That was always cool that he participated in that. In addition, I always considered this game as a lead into X-Men legends 1 & 2 since Apocalypse shows up as a cameo along with omega red at the end of this game and XL1 which led to Legends 2, and how Sabertooth would become one of the mutants that he's kidnap.
A bit late to the party but I'm glad i spared a few hours to finish this video in one sitting. This brought back quite a few memories. I remember recommending this game a year ago and you did stay true to your word. Currently one of my favourite channels on YT. Keep doing what you do, you're making large amounts of people happy and bringing back many memories!
Yeah it's definitely been long overdue, so I'm glad to finally have it out. Now It's time to jump into the other games I'm behind on like Ultimate Spider-Man lol
I love watching your videos about comic book hero video games because not only do you show the whole game but you go and point out where each reference and easter egg is from which I appreciate so much, I like knowing where things are from when I play these games and its nice to see how much detail some of these games have
Always Nerdy, I am deeply in love with your videos. I have too many things to praise about your art but I'll try to mention every single one of them. Firstly, it is structure. All of your videos have clear and easily understood narrative line that makes information consumption more natural. In here I am talking about your way of dividing video in parts, like: story, gameplay, soundtrack and etc. I am already happy that I have learned English that now I have a possibility to understand you. Secondly, it is the depth of your videos shown in the way you describe every character, easter egg, location, lines. I am glad to see how you pay a lot of attention to voice actors and how they accomplish the task they have. Thirdly, it is your sense of humour that turns stupid and comedic situation into fun because sometimes because of the difference between our cultures I don't really get the joke. I hope you work in a big team helping you during production and editing because the amount of the work you've done is enormous. I would be happy to pay to see your videos in cinemas or professional channels. For the sake of nerdism, don't ever quit making videos! I would really like if you left the link to comic books you are showing in your videos. All of them look great and I want to read them to have a better understanding of the characters and time you are talking about.
its about time more people appreciate this games OST, remember as a kid playing this game and hearing sabretooths boss theme in act 1 and it was immediately stuck in my head along with juggernaut's and the main menu theme.
It is wonderful to see you upload your phenomenal video again, Nerdy ⚡️ As well as your channel had been restored after the hideous hacked you've dealt with. X2: Wolverine's Revenge was one of those games that i wasn't able to compete the entire chapter due to the difficulty, especially this act 3, the game wasn't that bad, i like the gameplay and soundtracks are brilliant, it's a shame GenePool Software only made one game before they shut down, i'd love to see their take on Iron Man. I actually still owned Orginal Xbox physical copy of this game till this day, unfortunately i no longer have my Xbox console along with my Xbox discs. 😞 It's wild to me that Mark Hamill have voiced Wolverine, i'm always recognized his voice as the Joker in my head, but still he did pretty good job to play a tough ol' canucklehead. (Logan's least favorite slang hahaha) Patrick Stewart is the only celebrity live-action actor i associate his voice with Professor X, whenever i read comic books, i can hear him while reading Xavier's dialogues. Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's X-Men run? Patrick Stewart. Astonishing X-Men? Patrick Stewart. New X-Men? Patrick Stewart. House of M? Patrick Stewart. The Krakoan Age? Patrick Stewart. His incredible wise voice is unavoidable!
My sister bought this game for my birthday when I was a kid because I'm a big wolverine fan. I've spent countless hours playing the game but never finished it because of how hard and sometimes obtuse it was. Currently i have it on the original Xbox and this time I'm finishing it. Thank you for this nostalgia trip
hot damn the animators that worked on this game are amazing the lip sync looks damn good compared to other games of the time i can remember spidey is so goofy in the way he is animated i love him lol i remember the stories of "if you do a certain action or a cheatcode you could play as spider-man" i totally did not try to play as spidey back then i was not that gullible (i was)
SUPER hype for the new video, always a good time when you drop. Was just rewatching the x-men legends videos, can’t help but go back to a lot of videos on this channel just to rewatch. Still waiting on the day the webs of shadows video drops, that I am dying to see🙏🏽 Keep up the good work!
Thank you, it’s awesome to hear you’re enjoying the channel. I very much plan on doing web of shadows too! I’m hoping maybe early 2025 sometime. I want to do ultimate Spider-Man first which I’m trying to get ready for release by the end of this year
@@alwaysnerdyretros Ohhhhhh dude that video is gonna be killer. Can’t wait to see it. Such a great line up of video games you’ve been picking recently.
@@alwaysnerdyretros Dude…what a game. Played it as a kid when it came out and it’s easily one of my favorite spiderman experiences of all time. I’m excited to see what you think of it.
I played this recently it was super fun, and it wasn't that hard once you figured out the hidden combat stuff in manuel and realized that sometimes you don't want to use claws, other than that, the stealth being mostly optional but SUCH a safer and smarter option was a nice touch, the feral senses and only healing with sheathed claws were cool additions and just made the game fun, I was constantly saying "I hope this, is in the new wolverine game" overall good game in my opinion doing some interesting stuff...really makes you feel like wolverine
Oh nice! I think you had a slightly better experience than I did with X2 lol. But I agree that there are elements I'd like to see utilized in Insomniacs Wolverine. Namely the stealth and control over his senses and claws
@alwaysnerdyretros understandable, I'm gonna watch the rest of your video later and see what you think but if you haven't five the Manuel a read and play again trying out the moves in there there's a lot of stuff the game doesn't tell you like the jump attack for magneto and stuff, and those kill animations are sick and do more damage depending on what level you use so your encouraged to group enemies and use the higher level ones
@@DanTheMan-ts8xj oh definitely, the manual was pretty much a necessity. I bought the strategy guide too just to cover all bases. Although I tried not to read it unless I was really having issues with a level
1:26:46 My assumption based on this is that originally as the pilot her and Wolverine would have fought together during that level taking enemies out until progressing. So that dialogue of her fighting alongside wolverine could have been during that level while her boss was later. OR maybe she has a fight with Logan, but then ends up assisting him before the fight with magneto to take out the bigger threat. Only to still betray us to deathstrike after feigning an alliance.
That’s possible and I’m not entirely sure myself. It’s intriguing nonetheless and might have helped make her betrayal more striking to the player. As it stands we’re expecting the betrayal the moment she shows up
I actually played this game recently. Too bad the Gamecube I played on didn't come with any memory cards. But the first level theme left an impact. Plus, I played it because of the Deadpool and Wolverine hype.
It’s definitely a nostalgic game lol. The story was actually pretty interesting and it kept me going through to find out what happened next. I still play it now and then, but if I wasn’t a kid when I played it I don’t think I would have a soft spot for it.
Keep up the spectacular work as always dude is your next video related to your Spider-Man symbiote saga of the games like is Ultimate Spider-Man the video game next
Thank you! Yes and no. So next up is the 4 part Guardians of the Galaxy series that I'm working on. Those will release sometime closer to November (ideally). However, I'm also working on Ultimate Spider-Man right now, in hopes I can release it in December. So it's not the next game I'm doing, but it is in my immediate plans.
I've enjoyed a lot of your videos as you cover a lot of games that I played the hell out of as a kid. This one being a great example of that. This video and the PS1 Spiderman video have been my favorites so far. Hope to see various others in the future such as Enter Electro or the Hulk games of the PS2 generation. 😊
I love this game so much I recently did a speed run and I just remembered why I love it the music the stages the bosses the costumes. And the CHEATS it's so fun to be an unstoppable force and really feel the combat of this game with out pressure I spent HOURS as a kid teen and adult just coming back to it. Recently added custom textures to this game too I gotta say it's just one of those games that I know is flawed but it's unique in gameplay and soundtrack that I can't stop coming back to it .
From what I can recall from a now deleted old blog post from one of the Genepool developers, the reason why Spider-Man was cut from the game was because of the X2 label that Activision insisted this game had. Because of the legalities of including Spider-Man in something that was a Fox property being seen as trampling on the Sony Spider-Man film rights, he was cut. Had the game not had that X2 license there's a very good possibility Spider-Man would've made the final cut.
I had this on GameCube. The book from this game was how I first found out about Wolverines real name (James Howlett) my only disappointment back then was that there was a button that let you retract the claws, but you did the same damage either way
Just wanna say, keep doing the amazing work you are doing. I was introduced to your channel through your UMA I retrospective and quickly became a fan. I just finished binging all your retrospectives and can’t wait for the GOTG 4 hour special ❤ Also since the game is no longer available for purchase, it would be cool if you did a retrospective on the avengers game or the Deadpool game as the movie came out this year
This was an amazing retrospective. As a side comment, you can actually see the lightning bolts during the Deathstrike fight in the Gamecube version. For some reason, they weren't present during other versions.
Just gonna point out this is one of my top 5 favorite TH-cam channels because you cover nostalgic superhero games like this. Another I’m waiting for is hulk ultimate destruction or even Batman Dark Tomorrow
Thank you! I agree Ultimate Destruction is much needed on the channel. I'm hoping I can squeeze it in sometime in 2025. Batman Dark Tomorrow is one I hadn't thought much about to be honest. That could be fun though, along with the other pre-arkham batman games. I'll keep that in mind!
@alwaysnerdyretros I enjoy your channel. Love the detail on which you go into games. The early spiderman games are particular favourites
@@gizmotv9320 thank you! Definitely more Spider-Man planned for the future
@@alwaysnerdyretrosplease please do Batman vengeance!
Seconded
The shiver of excitement that ran down my spine when I saw that the video was over TWO HOURS!!!!!!!!
That makes me so happy because I'm always nervous I'm making them too long lol. There's so much to talk about though!
Lol no worries on that front. Quality and quantity is a rare mix on TH-cam. We got you.
@@nognit haha I appreciate it! I’ll keep them coming then!
@@nognitu kno what game very good spawn remember u told me that spawn is your favorite game i remember u told me to play it u recommended it
@alwaysnerdyretros can you do a retrospective on the Iron Man GenePool Software canceled game
Sounds to me like Prof X logging your position in Cerebra was originally meant to be some kind of save system
Reminds me of Mei Ling codec calls from MGS 1
I think this game's difficulty is due to it trying to be almost like a survival horror game in the superhero setting. You literally play so your character could survive, and there are many locations in the game that are very horror-like, music and what not.
There was only one or two sections that felt were somewhat horror in the game … The game was not horror at all. The first “horror” section was in the genetics area in the beginning when you fight those creepy ass monsters but you can’t do stealth. The second probably the one with the soldiers where you can’t let them see you otherwise game over. That’s it.
@@Mr.PR2000 so 2 out of 6 acts, or a third of the entire game. Yeah it's such a minor thing, barely there at all /s
not at all, the game obviously was trying to be your typical stealth/action game in a superhero setting and while the game had "scary moments" that was never the point of it, in fact i dont think they are really that scary at all, i feel these moments are more there for tension and atmosphere rather then straight up horror.
@@vfxninja5503 Pretty much. You could maybe say the third act where he goes inside but it’s mostly because of the music.
@@lilblade2654 The only part that was closer to scary was those freaky experiments in the first act.
This game was infamous and despicable back in the day, but i did quite enjoyed it for the refreshing comic accurate setting, the creepy atmosphere and the marvelous soundtrack. I was waiting for so long this video and it didnt disappoint, awesome content. Greetings from Italy!
Thanks for watching and totally agree! Those positives still hold true
Personally my favourite moment in the game is when wolverine says
“I’m crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS NOOOO THANK YOU!”
That sounds more like something the Joker would say.
@@arizona-hunter6684 That's the joke, because Wolverine in the game is voiced by Mark Hamill.
When Always Nerdy posts, the day is good. I’m always so excited every time a post goes up! Especially a long one!
That makes me so happy to hear! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel and I hope you enjoy this one too! Thanks for the support :)
That "...quite" Charles does after Logan's remark on security being "tighter than one of Jean's costumes" hits *REAL* different when you remember that he also used to think she was hot back in the day. oofers.
He still does doesn’t he?
Mark Hamill's Logan is like Skips from regular show 0.5 ahah
Amazing video as always
Oh you’re right! I forgot all about Skips!
Oh my gahhh! THANK YOU SO MUCH, Mr Nerdy! All the days of asking you to look at this game have finally paid off! You rock!
Haha I'm sorry it took so long to finally get to this one. Hulk: Ultimate Destruction fans can relate to your struggle lol
Such an underrated game. I love the atmosphere and the visual style. Those Wendigo and Weapon X stages have stuck with me to this day. Always found the combat mechanics intriguing, especially the stealth and strike. Glad it's been getting more attention recently.
I apologize if anyone’s already mentioned it but during the second fight with Sabertooth, his health bar icon also shows what appears to be his original character design.
Correction : the real voice actor who voiced colossus was actually Christopher Corey smith , who also voiced apocalypse and mister sinister in the game , and Jenifer hale also first voiced rogue also in X men next dimension , and Christopher Corey smith is also more better known for voicing other characters , such as like the joker in the Lego Batman 2 and 3 games , and also Rufus and g from the street fighter fighting game franchise
A stealth Wolverine game sounds very interesting.
They would never make a straight stealth game but without a doubt being it’s a Sony game the new one will have stealth sections
@@qdakid7776And they will be laughably bad.
@@qdakid7776 indeed they all action games with stealth elements, rip stealth genre
Infamously Difficult Wolverine game is a pretty good title cause I remember not finishing the game cause I couldn’t get through certain levels, but overall a very decent game and I just wanna give you major respect cause I’ve been watching your videos for a while and I can tell these videos are kinda a hassle to make but always entertaining to watch
Haha thank you, I appreciate you saying that! The videos are definitely a lot of work, but they're also a lot of fun to make. So it makes me really happy to hear you're enjoying them all. It keeps me motivated to tackle more of them. More on the way!
Your video production quality has always been superb, but I can see you really coming into your own with the cancelled Daredevil game and this video. Excellent work as always and have a great weekend, Always Nerdy!
Thank you so much! I think a lot of that has to do with my editor though, so I'll pass those compliments on to him!
Everytime I hear genepool my brain instantly thinks about it as if jean grey and Deadpool were combined as jeanpool
Just want to say, Ive been with your channel for a long time - the Ultimate Alliance 3 days - and I gotta say I love it when your videos come up in my feed. Great, long form content, nothing better to my mind. Seems you've got quite an audience now too. Glad to call myself one of the first ten thousand, and soon, one of the first hundred thousand!
Oh wow, thanks for sticking with me that long! It’s crazy to think back to that time, and also realize we still don’t have an MUA4 lol. I appreciate you popping in to say hi too. It’s always cool to hear from someone whose been around since the beginning
Lmao Mua4 at this rate will come out after gta 6
I JUST got back into your MUA3 videos and you drop THIS video of my weirdest childhood fever dream? Alright then, let's get into this
DAD'S HOME AND HE BROUGHT THE MILK
Oh god. I used to complete the game on Xbox when I was little. I cried, but I did it once. Years later I tried to complete it again, reached Act 4, dropped it, returned to Origins Wolverine)
This was my canon event too
I feel you, as a kid I sucket at games so hard, but I still managed to beat some games I can't today because of difficulty
Maybe kids are more determined idk
😂😂😂😂😂
@@keyman245 I believe that’s exactly the case with the kids)
@@sosiska2842 I remember failing for 3 days straight at that last flight level on Lego star wars, the one with the cool ship. If I wasted a whole day with no progress at my age I'm sure as hell would never touch the game. Still I sat down every single time (game isn't even that hard)
Same with the dragon level on Shrek. Called my mom to do it for me and she did, you know what I did? Replayed the level just to prove myself. I think we should aspire to be like children
Nerdy I’ve been waiting for years for this review from you 😂
haha i know i know, this has been so long overdue lol. I'm glad to finally have it out! The Deadpool & Wolverine movie gave me the nudge I needed
What a Great way to start my day with a always nerdy video
I came in a flash to watch a new always nerdy video! Thanks so much for doing this game, because this was the game I missed out on back in the day
This game was a classic. The wendigo level was the scariest level out of all of them. The soundtrack by Ian livingstone was amazing though 💯 I still listen to the ost to this day. This game was based on the 2001 new X-men run from the comics. Great run. The hardest level was the void. Especially when you had to shoot the shield. God i hated that part 😂😂😂
Agree on all fronts! Especially the ost and how atmospheric it can be. Definitely made the scary levels much scarier lol
@alwaysnerdyretros yes. 👍 keep up the great work I'm in full support of 2 hour videos like this it's cozy to watch on a Saturday afternoon while I eat subs and hot wings. I'm sharing this video to bring more traffic to this channel.
@@jamesjackson6563 That’s awesome to hear and thank you for the support! I love making longer content so I don’t see that changing anytime soon
Agreed!
YOU THE GOAT, YOUR VIDEOS ARE TOO GOOD
Thank you!!!
I've been waiting for this! This game was apart of my childhood
Dude: I LOVE your videos. Always look forward to new episodes.
Thank you!!! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know!
Even just wandering around the Weapon X facility was terrifying as a boy
Loved this game when it came out. Had it on PS2. Loved the secrets and costumes. Very underrated game.
Hey wake up, always nerdy is back on!!! Thank you dawg this channel gives me life
Haha thanks for watching!
I rewatch your videos all the time. You're an amazing content creator. The effort and detail you put into your retrospectives is incredible man. So much of my childhood in these videos and I cannot wait to see what you got next. Some that I'm selfishly waiting for are Ultimate Spider-man, Spider-man 2: Enter Electro and the 2 hulk games. Ultimate Destruction and the movie tie in game Hulk. Keep up the amazing work dude.
Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you taking the time to message. I think all of your suggestions are videos that are relatively high on my list too. Ultimate Spider-Man I’m working on now in hopes of releasing by the end of this year. I don’t have concrete plans for the others but they’ve been very highly requested, especially ultimate destruction
Seeing Always Nerdy posting a new video always makes my day man! Hoping you do an Ultimate Spider-man game retrospective one of these days 🙏🙏
Working on it right now! The Guardians of the Galaxy videos will probably release first, but I’m trying to get ultimate Spider-Man ready for release by the end of the year. Currently trying to complete all the races ☠️
Finally a new video. I'm still waiting to see your review on Spiderman Web of Shadows. Or the cancelled sequel. Love your videos Nerdy
Thank you! I promise I'm still planning Web of Shadows btw! I'm saving it for last in regard to the other symbiote games. My plan is to hopefully get Ultimate Spider-Man out around December, and then sometime early 2025 do Web of Shadows to close out that symbiote series.
@@alwaysnerdyretros What About Spiderman: Miles morales from Insomniac?
I honestly may like this game more than Origins for a number of reasons. Interesting Wolverine managed to give us two solid movie games that don't get talked about at all. Was gonna ask you to cover Spider-Man 3, but looks like you got to it already!
The comic art of Wolverine and Sabertooth 12:40 looks like the Deadpool and Wolverine poster. Thank you kindly for your time and hard work sir!
Lady Deathstrike being the final villain in a Wolverine game with Sabretooth, Omega Red, Juggernaut, and even Magneto is super funny. Great review as always! I always love catching up on your videos!
To me, mark Hamil as Wolverine is OK. I'll give him credit he does make the role his own, but I would've liked it if his voice was a bit rough sense. That's why I always hear when it comes to Wolverine
He did pretty good to me. You can't even tell it's Mark hamil
@@adrianb714 oh I definitely can tell it's him but I chalk that up to all my hours of watching Batman and Regular Show 😂
One thing I wish you could put in the future videos when talking about additional comic designs like here in the bonus content section is crediting artist behind creating those suits. Other than that another great video from you.
love this channel, hope you get more recognition man, this videos are so informative about what goes on behind scenes
Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun making them so I'm happy. Definitely more planned for the future!
I played this for the first time this month and loved it!
One of my fave marvel games, and X-men games of all time. And the fact that it was connected to the PS1 spider-man games was a bonus. A genuine wolverine game for x-men fans aside from legends 1&2 and Origins. And as someone who grew up on the Larry Hama /Marc Silvestri run particularly issues 43-64 Contained in Wolverine essentials vol3, this game is special for how much they pulled from those storylines aside from weapon x, along with some of the Morrison era of x-men and all things prior. People often forget how horrific wolverine’s history and stories are when in relation to the weapon x, plus and all extensions of said programs and beyond, which I felt the game captured that tone, music/score and atmosphere perfectly well.
Also, it’s dope that Patrick Stewart was in every ps2 X-men game from x-men: next dimension, x2-wolverines revenge, and X-men legends 1 &2. That was always cool that he participated in that. In addition, I always considered this game as a lead into X-Men legends 1 & 2 since Apocalypse shows up as a cameo along with omega red at the end of this game and XL1 which led to Legends 2, and how Sabertooth would become one of the mutants that he's kidnap.
this was one of my favorite games as a kid. the stealth mechanics and the difficulty always reminded me of the first MGS
Except nowhere near as good as MGS stealth lol
Yeah but the stealth in the mgs games are far superior and actually have a good challenge
A bit late to the party but I'm glad i spared a few hours to finish this video in one sitting.
This brought back quite a few memories. I remember recommending this game a year ago and you did stay true to your word.
Currently one of my favourite channels on YT. Keep doing what you do, you're making large amounts of people happy and bringing back many memories!
I had never even heard of this game before this video came out, and yet I still watched the entire thing. You make some baller ass videos my guy
One of my childhood favorites!
Man such an amazing retrospective as always great job dude keep it up😊
Thank you so much!
Your channel is a gem
Thank you so much!!!
I was waiting for this video for a long time.
Yeah it's definitely been long overdue, so I'm glad to finally have it out. Now It's time to jump into the other games I'm behind on like Ultimate Spider-Man lol
me too!
I love watching your videos about comic book hero video games because not only do you show the whole game but you go and point out where each reference and easter egg is from which I appreciate so much, I like knowing where things are from when I play these games and its nice to see how much detail some of these games have
I thought we had at least another 3 months to explect an upload. This just made my month
I hope I don’t have to go that long again without an upload again. When we eventually get to Spider-Man 2 though, that might be legit lol
@@alwaysnerdyretros Regardless, the work is amazing. If it takes a year we'll be here waiting and ready. thank you for the amazing content!
Always Nerdy, I am deeply in love with your videos. I have too many things to praise about your art but I'll try to mention every single one of them.
Firstly, it is structure. All of your videos have clear and easily understood narrative line that makes information consumption more natural. In here I am talking about your way of dividing video in parts, like: story, gameplay, soundtrack and etc.
I am already happy that I have learned English that now I have a possibility to understand you. Secondly, it is the depth of your videos shown in the way you describe every character, easter egg, location, lines. I am glad to see how you pay a lot of attention to voice actors and how they accomplish the task they have. Thirdly, it is your sense of humour that turns stupid and comedic situation into fun because sometimes because of the difference between our cultures I don't really get the joke.
I hope you work in a big team helping you during production and editing because the amount of the work you've done is enormous. I would be happy to pay to see your videos in cinemas or professional channels. For the sake of nerdism, don't ever quit making videos!
I would really like if you left the link to comic books you are showing in your videos. All of them look great and I want to read them to have a better understanding of the characters and time you are talking about.
Been watching bro for 3 years. Cannot believe the consistency and quality of this man's content
its about time more people appreciate this games OST, remember as a kid playing this game and hearing sabretooths boss theme in act 1 and it was immediately stuck in my head along with juggernaut's and the main menu theme.
The legend has Returned!!
I'm not kidding when I say I've been waiting for this
It is wonderful to see you upload your phenomenal video again, Nerdy ⚡️
As well as your channel had been restored after the hideous hacked you've dealt with.
X2: Wolverine's Revenge was one of those games that i wasn't able to compete the entire chapter due to the difficulty, especially this act 3, the game wasn't that bad, i like the gameplay and soundtracks are brilliant, it's a shame GenePool Software only made one game before they shut down, i'd love to see their take on Iron Man.
I actually still owned Orginal Xbox physical copy of this game till this day, unfortunately i no longer have my Xbox console along with my Xbox discs. 😞
It's wild to me that Mark Hamill have voiced Wolverine, i'm always recognized his voice as the Joker in my head, but still he did pretty good job to play a tough ol' canucklehead.
(Logan's least favorite slang hahaha)
Patrick Stewart is the only celebrity live-action actor i associate his voice with Professor X, whenever i read comic books, i can hear him while reading Xavier's dialogues.
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's X-Men run? Patrick Stewart.
Astonishing X-Men? Patrick Stewart.
New X-Men? Patrick Stewart.
House of M? Patrick Stewart.
The Krakoan Age? Patrick Stewart.
His incredible wise voice is unavoidable!
You would think a stealth Wolverine game shouldn’t work but this is something special. I hope Insomniac adds some stealth to their game as well.
My sister bought this game for my birthday when I was a kid because I'm a big wolverine fan.
I've spent countless hours playing the game but never finished it because of how hard and sometimes obtuse it was.
Currently i have it on the original Xbox and this time I'm finishing it.
Thank you for this nostalgia trip
The gaming retrospective goat is back!
This game was my childhood. Thank you for making this!1
@12:00 this right here is what made me never touch this game again as a kid. I remember renting it from blockbuster 💀
hot damn the animators that worked on this game are amazing the lip sync looks damn good compared to other games of the time i can remember
spidey is so goofy in the way he is animated i love him lol
i remember the stories of "if you do a certain action or a cheatcode you could play as spider-man" i totally did not try to play as spidey back then i was not that gullible
(i was)
It’s ok, I fell for the “if you 100% Spider-Man 2 ps2 you can play as Venom” 😔
The way you make videos is like art I love watching these
SUPER hype for the new video, always a good time when you drop. Was just rewatching the x-men legends videos, can’t help but go back to a lot of videos on this channel just to rewatch. Still waiting on the day the webs of shadows video drops, that I am dying to see🙏🏽 Keep up the good work!
Thank you, it’s awesome to hear you’re enjoying the channel. I very much plan on doing web of shadows too! I’m hoping maybe early 2025 sometime. I want to do ultimate Spider-Man first which I’m trying to get ready for release by the end of this year
@@alwaysnerdyretros Ohhhhhh dude that video is gonna be killer. Can’t wait to see it. Such a great line up of video games you’ve been picking recently.
@@Logan_Hix03 thank you! I’m excited about them and I’m especially eager to play web of shadows. This’ll actually be my first time playing it
@@alwaysnerdyretros Dude…what a game. Played it as a kid when it came out and it’s easily one of my favorite spiderman experiences of all time. I’m excited to see what you think of it.
I played this recently it was super fun, and it wasn't that hard once you figured out the hidden combat stuff in manuel and realized that sometimes you don't want to use claws, other than that, the stealth being mostly optional but SUCH a safer and smarter option was a nice touch, the feral senses and only healing with sheathed claws were cool additions and just made the game fun, I was constantly saying "I hope this, is in the new wolverine game" overall good game in my opinion doing some interesting stuff...really makes you feel like wolverine
Oh nice! I think you had a slightly better experience than I did with X2 lol. But I agree that there are elements I'd like to see utilized in Insomniacs Wolverine. Namely the stealth and control over his senses and claws
@alwaysnerdyretros understandable, I'm gonna watch the rest of your video later and see what you think but if you haven't five the Manuel a read and play again trying out the moves in there there's a lot of stuff the game doesn't tell you like the jump attack for magneto and stuff, and those kill animations are sick and do more damage depending on what level you use so your encouraged to group enemies and use the higher level ones
@@DanTheMan-ts8xj oh definitely, the manual was pretty much a necessity. I bought the strategy guide too just to cover all bases. Although I tried not to read it unless I was really having issues with a level
Thank you to the Algorithm for bringing me this channel. Great vid!
Thank you so much!!!
Let's go!! Love your videos!!
Welcome back King 👑
I wish there was a cheat code to make you heal faster or become invincible to feel more like wolverine.
Thanks to this vid Im going to start reading comics again! Just bought Weapon X deluxe edition😁.
Oh sweet! I think you’ll enjoy it!
Always excited for your videos :D
Thank you for checking them out!!!
@@alwaysnerdyretros I've watched all your restrospectives ^^ You and Josh Strife Plays are my go to for these
@@Blobby90 that’s awesome to hear!!! I appreciate you taking the time to tell me :)
Another great video! I know it’s not a comic book video game, but I’d love to see you do a video on true crime streets of LA
Oh I’m not too familiar with that one. I’ll have to look into that it more! Thanks for the suggestion!
I was always disappointed there wasn't a sequel to this game.
54:00 it's funny to hear Colossus's voice slip into Scottish for a second 😂
1:26:46 My assumption based on this is that originally as the pilot her and Wolverine would have fought together during that level taking enemies out until progressing.
So that dialogue of her fighting alongside wolverine could have been during that level while her boss was later.
OR maybe she has a fight with Logan, but then ends up assisting him before the fight with magneto to take out the bigger threat. Only to still betray us to deathstrike after feigning an alliance.
That’s possible and I’m not entirely sure myself. It’s intriguing nonetheless and might have helped make her betrayal more striking to the player. As it stands we’re expecting the betrayal the moment she shows up
I actually played this game recently. Too bad the Gamecube I played on didn't come with any memory cards. But the first level theme left an impact. Plus, I played it because of the Deadpool and Wolverine hype.
It’s definitely a nostalgic game lol. The story was actually pretty interesting and it kept me going through to find out what happened next. I still play it now and then, but if I wasn’t a kid when I played it I don’t think I would have a soft spot for it.
Awesome channel , great videos. Hope the channel blows up
You just made the best video covering this game!
Keep up the spectacular work as always dude is your next video related to your Spider-Man symbiote saga of the games like is Ultimate Spider-Man the video game next
Thank you! Yes and no. So next up is the 4 part Guardians of the Galaxy series that I'm working on. Those will release sometime closer to November (ideally). However, I'm also working on Ultimate Spider-Man right now, in hopes I can release it in December. So it's not the next game I'm doing, but it is in my immediate plans.
Love your content keep up the great work
Thank you and will do!
I've enjoyed a lot of your videos as you cover a lot of games that I played the hell out of as a kid. This one being a great example of that. This video and the PS1 Spiderman video have been my favorites so far. Hope to see various others in the future such as Enter Electro or the Hulk games of the PS2 generation. 😊
I still play this game on my PS2, and it still holds up to me. Plus I liked Mark Hamill's voice for Wolverine.
I love this game so much I recently did a speed run and I just remembered why I love it the music the stages the bosses the costumes. And the CHEATS it's so fun to be an unstoppable force and really feel the combat of this game with out pressure I spent HOURS as a kid teen and adult just coming back to it. Recently added custom textures to this game too I gotta say it's just one of those games that I know is flawed but it's unique in gameplay and soundtrack that I can't stop coming back to it .
Sabretooth: Let my people go!
Moses: Let my people go!
Sorry i notice that in the dialogue.
That Bruntwood looks like Professor X's School For The Gifted, I'm impressed!
From what I can recall from a now deleted old blog post from one of the Genepool developers, the reason why Spider-Man was cut from the game was because of the X2 label that Activision insisted this game had. Because of the legalities of including Spider-Man in something that was a Fox property being seen as trampling on the Sony Spider-Man film rights, he was cut. Had the game not had that X2 license there's a very good possibility Spider-Man would've made the final cut.
I love the characters models and facial expressions. Spidermans manerisms had me cracking up.
Great video id love to see mark hamill voice wolverine again
having a Gothic mansion as your office space is badass as hell
Thank you, gonna watch this at least a several times
Hahaha I appreciate the support!
I had this on GameCube. The book from this game was how I first found out about Wolverines real name (James Howlett) my only disappointment back then was that there was a button that let you retract the claws, but you did the same damage either way
Don’t take this the wrong way but your videos are perfect for when I’m going to bed and trying to fall asleep
Just wanna say, keep doing the amazing work you are doing. I was introduced to your channel through your UMA I retrospective and quickly became a fan. I just finished binging all your retrospectives and can’t wait for the GOTG 4 hour special ❤
Also since the game is no longer available for purchase, it would be cool if you did a retrospective on the avengers game or the Deadpool game as the movie came out this year
22:30 I wonder if in the Wolverine movie silver samurai was given a exosuit based on the shiva character
TWO DAYS?!?!?! thats my birthday
😂
This was an amazing retrospective. As a side comment, you can actually see the lightning bolts during the Deathstrike fight in the Gamecube version. For some reason, they weren't present during other versions.
The Spiderman cameo lives rent free in my mind, all these years later
Got this for my birthday and this game was amazing. Loved the stealth attacks and this game was hard asl lowkey. Bosses were cool too