Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

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Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

Developer: Marvel Software, Teeny Weeny Games, The Black Team

Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (Australia), Buena Vista Home Video, S.A. (Spain), Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group

Sound driver: Martin Walker

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1 (Single-player)

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-11	$49.9949.99^[1]	T-81416
EU	1994-12^[2]^[3]		T-81416-50
UK	1994-12^[2]^[3]	£44.9944.99^[3]	T-81416-50
AU	199x	$129.95129.95^[4]	FWOL04SMC
BR	199x		046730

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage is a side-scrolling action game by Marvel Software and Teeny Weeny Games tying into the X-Men franchise. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1994.

A Japanese version was planned and even dated for release on the 13th January 1995^[5], but was cancelled.

Story

Wolverine

Recalling how Weapon X and Professor Thornton experimented upon him, Wolverine resolves to discover the secrets of his past. In his quest, he travels through a Weapon X facility, and then to the mountains, fighting off several attackers. Professor X contacts Wolverine to warn him of danger, but he refuses the X-Men's help, intent on settling things himself.

Gameplay

The game is an action platformer played as the mutant Wolverine. Stages are usually large with multiple floors, and Wolverine often must find and activate switches to progress. Wolverine moves with and . He jumps with ; pressing again after jumping performs a whirling attack, which extends the reach of Wolverine's jump. He crouches with . He rolls in the direction he is facing with + or performs a pouncing attack with + or +. He kicks with ; pressing twice quickly performs a roundhouse kick. He slashes using his claws with or does a backhand slash with . He extends his claws in both directions for a two-way attack with +. He enters doorways and elevators with , climbs ladders with and , and climbs walls and trees using his claws with after jumping onto them.

Wolverine's health is depicted as percentage in the top-left of the screen. His health recovers slowly over time because of his mutant healing power. He loses a life if he runs out of health, and the game ends if he runs out of lives. There are no continues, but there is a password system for continuing. Additionally, the android Elsie-Dee pursues Wolverine throughout each stage, shown as a bar in the bottom-right of the screen. She blows up and kills him if she catches him, acting as a timer for the stage.

Items

	Health
	Partially restores Wolverine's health.
	Free Life
	Gives the player an extra life.

Stages

	The Secret Laboratory

	A Chill Is in the Air
	Password: `MARIKO` Bosses: Albert, Lurker

	Fury in the Forest
	Password: `SILVER FOX` Bosses: Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth

	Lunar Hallucinations
	Password: `DEPARTMENT H` Bosses: Cyber

	Into the Inner Circle
	Password: `MADRIPOOR`

	Descent into the Dungeon
	Password: `ASANO` Bosses: Shinobi Shaw

	In the Sewers Beneath New York City
	Password: `THE HUDSONS` Bosses: Bloodscream, Trevor Fitzroy

Versions

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

Acclaim Entertainment commissioned a different version of the game for the Super NES, which was developed by Bits Studios and published under LJN branding. Both versions differ drastically in content and gameplay.

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^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Wolverine: Adamantium Rage/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:

(US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in (FR) #3: "Janvier 1995" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

40

^[8]

(RU)

50

^[9]

(UK)

89

^[10]

(IT)

78

^[11]

(US)

NTSC-U

43

^[12]

(RU)

50

^[13]

(US)

NTSC-U

85

^[1]

(US)

NTSC-U

50

^[14]

(DE)

PAL

40

^[15]

(UK)

PAL

74

^[16]

(UK)

PAL

47

^[17]

(FR)

PAL

81

^[18]

(DE)

PAL

63

^[19]

(UK)

PAL

67

^[20]

(FR)

PAL

80

^[21]

(UK)

PAL

89

^[3]

(US)

NTSC-U

25

^[22]

(FR)

49

^[23]

(DE)

61

^[24]

(UK)

PAL

87

^[25]

(UK)

PAL

72

^[26]

(UK)

PAL

76

^[27]

(RU)

72

^[28]

(RU)

82

^[29]

(DE)

PAL

46

^[30]

	64
Based on 25 reviews

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Wolverine: Adamantium Rage/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 23
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 62
↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 83
↑ File:Wolverine Adamantium Rage MD credits.pdf
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 179
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 265
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 237
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 58
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1995" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368
↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 39
↑ (UK) "Series 4, episode 13" (1994-12-13, 24:00) (+12:20)
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 15
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 116
↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 64
↑ Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 46
↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 54
↑ Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 102
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 160
↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 109
↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 78
↑ Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 78
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 64
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 166
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 224
↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 110

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
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X-Men games for Sega systems
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) \| X-Men (1993) \| Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) \| X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995) \| X-Women: The Sinister Virus (unreleased)
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994) \| X-Men (1994) \| X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy (1994) \| X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995) \| X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997)
	X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Mind Games (Unreleased)
X-Men related media
	(1996)
Unlicensed X-Men games for Sega systems
	X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0801.pdf_p68-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_156.pdf_p23-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 23

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p62-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 62

[:File:Megazone_AU_47.pdf_p27-4] Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p83-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 83

[:File:Wolverine_Adamantium_Rage_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Wolverine Adamantium Rage MD credits.pdf

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p179-7] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 179

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 265

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 237

[:File:CVG_UK_158.pdf_p58-10] Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 58

[:File:CVG_IT_44.pdf_p108-11] Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1995" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 108

[:File:EGM_US_066.pdf_p40-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[13] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368

[:File:GamePro_US_067.pdf_p32-14] GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p39-15] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 39

[gamesmastertv4x131220-16] (UK) "Series 4, episode 13" (1994-12-13, 24:00) (+12:20)

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_07.pdf_p15-17] Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 15

[:File:Joypad_FR_037.pdf_p116-18] Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 116

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-01.pdf_p64-19] MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 64

[:File:Mega_UK_27.pdf_p46-20] Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 46

[:File:MegaForce_FR_34.pdf_p54-21] Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 54

[:File:NextGeneration_US_05.pdf_p102-22] Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 102

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_048.pdf_p160-23] Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 160

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-04.pdf_p109-24] Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 109

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_12.pdf_p78-25] Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_62.pdf_p78-26] Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 78

[:File:SegaPro_UK_40.pdf_p64-27] Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 64

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p166-28] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 166

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 224

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-12.pdf_p110-30] Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 110

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Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Items

Stages

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References