Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

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Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Developer:
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1 (Single-player)
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-81416
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-81416-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£44.9944.99[2] T-81416-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
AU
$129.95129.95[3] FWOL04SMC
OFLC: G8
Sega Mega Drive
BR
046730
Tectoy: Todas as Idades

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage is a 1994 side-scrolling action game released for the Sega Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), by Marvel Software tying into the X-Men franchise. Both versions differ drastically in content and gameplay. The Mega Drive game, which was not released in Japan, was developed by Teeny Weeny Games and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The SNES version in other hand, was developed by Bits Studios and published by LJN.

Story

Wolverine embarks on a quest to find out about his past, but is caught up in a series of fights. The game’s ending is non revealing however, interfering not with the comics.

Gameplay

Playing as the titular character of the game, you must guide Wolverine throughout seven levels, and also coming across his deadly foes.

A jumps; pressing A quickly in mid-jump performs a whirling attack, which can extend Wolverine's jumping reach. Down crouches; Down+A rolls to the direction Wolverine is facing; Also, if Left or Right is pressed while Down is held, a pouncing attack is performed. B kicks, press it quickly for a roundhouse kick. C slashes. Up makes a backhand slash. Pushing B and C simultaneously results in a two way attack.

It’s important to note that two or more enemies can’t be hit at the same time when all of them are standing in front of Wolverine, making it important to take them on out one by one.

Progress is recorded through passwords, which can be input at the options menu.

Versions

  • Both PAL and NTSC version are on the same cartridge and can be accessed by modifing the system's region settings. Aside from the usual speed differences, they are identical

Production credits

Acclaim Development by "The Black Team"
  • Producer: Mark Flitman
  • Associate Producers: Ken Kajikawa, Tyrone Miller, Doug Yellin
  • Analysts: Michael Archer, J.J.Mazziotto
  • Special Thanks to: Mike Thomas, Dana Moreshead, Lisa Geisenheimer, CP McBee, Carol Caratciolo, Mike Hong, Linda Spelman, Simon Gouldstone, Joe Allocco, Nat Gunter, John Dempster
TWG Development
  • Programming/Graphics/Maps: Paul Laidlaw, Ian Richards
  • Sprites Drawn by: David Swan, Warren Hawkes, Damien Rochford, Ben Willsher
  • Backgrounds: Karl D'Costa, Tahir Rashad, Paul Mitchell
  • Music: Jason Page, Rob Lord
  • Compression: Nick Pelling
  • Original Design: Angela Sutherland
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Wolverine: Adamantium Rage/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)[4]
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Print advert in CD Consoles (FR) #3: "Janvier 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[5]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
89
[7]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
78
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
43
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
85
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
50
[12]
Gamers (DE) PAL
40
[13]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
74
[14]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
47
[15]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
63
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
67
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
80
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[2]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[20]
Player One (FR)
49
[21]
Play Time (DE)
61
[22]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
76
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
72
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[27]
Video Games (DE) PAL
46
[28]
Sega Mega Drive
64
Based on
25 reviews

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 d2437bb7
MD5 edcab9581877ad444db121e1badd45f9
SHA-1 261f8ed75586ca7cdec176eb81550458bf1ff437
2MB 1994-09 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 23
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 62
  3. Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 27
  4. GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 179
  5. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 265
  6. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 237
  7. Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 58
  8. Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1995" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  10. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368
  11. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
  12. GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32
  13. Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 39
  14. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 13" (1994-12-13, 24:00) (+12:20)
  15. Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 15
  16. Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 116
  17. MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 64
  18. Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 46
  19. Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 54
  20. Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 102
  21. Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 160
  22. Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 109
  23. Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 78
  24. Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 78
  25. Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 64
  26. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 166
  27. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 224
  28. Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 110



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