Activision announced today that a slew of different development houses are working hard on a prequel game to the upcoming X-Men: The Last Stand movie, all versions of which will be in stores this May. The Xbox 360 version is being developed by Z-Axis though no other unique elements other than the obvious 720p and deeper audio are expected.
Official game description: Co-written by Zak Penn, the screenwriter of movies X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand, and legendary comic book writer Chris Claremont, X-Men: The Official Movie Game (working title) immerses players in an original storyline that provides the back-story for the upcoming X-Men: The Last Stand feature film. For the first time ever, the game enables players to truly command the powers of popular characters from the X-Men movie universe by allowing players to assume the roles of Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Iceman as they wield and upgrade their signature powers and maneuver through unique environments designed to showcase their Super Hero abilities. Assisted by other X-Men characters, players will use an advanced control scheme to master and control the characters like never before as they unleash Wolverine’s combat rage, experience Nightcrawler’s acrobatics and teleportation powers, and glide through the air on Iceman’s ice slide.
For additional details including specific game features such as the inclusion of an explanation for Nightcrawler’s absense from the X3 movie, check out the game info page. We hope to have some Xbox 360 screenshots to share in the near future.
