We knew that Wolverine would make an appearance in
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows since Activision released
potential box art for the game. What we didn't know, is that Wolvy will be
infected by the infamous symbiote at some point in the game, creating a clawed, Venom-like monster. Joystiq blogger (and feeble podcast producer) Justin McElroy notes that this already happened once in the comics, at which point the alien goo was immediately ejected by Woverine's mutant healing factor. We have some possibilities then. One, this is a special new breed of symbiote. Two, the developers at Shaba want an awesome Woverine monster and don't care about continuity.
Whatever the answer is, we suggest you watch the (awesome) trailer after the break, in which Wolverine shows up near the end. Be sure to watch the whole video for a look at some great looking combat too.
{ Jul 28th 2008 at 5:30PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Big Filth @ Jul 28th 2008 5:41PM
sold!!
Sentox6 @ Jul 28th 2008 6:04PM
+∞
Gudaman @ Jul 28th 2008 5:51PM
I MUST PLAY!!!!! that game looks sooo much better then marvel alliance 2 fusion
ryan @ Jul 28th 2008 6:15PM
cool trailer. hope we have control of all that slow mo. there's only so much matrix i can take.
Krister Svanlund @ Jul 28th 2008 6:23PM
I actually think the author of this article makes some false assumptions... for example that it's wolverine in a symbiote. I rather think that the creatures invading imitates different super-heroes/villians. There are spider-man look-a-likes, vulture look-a-like and apparently wolverine look-a-likes.
SugarDaddy @ Jul 29th 2008 8:46AM
Well that's certainly possible. However, I think that the way they revealed it hints that it is actually wolverine under there. I'm not discounting your point though. You may very well be right and there will be a bunch of wolverine clones running around to fight. It would probably make for a more interesting story if Black Spidey has to go up against Black Wolverine though.
Obese Stickman @ Jul 28th 2008 6:24PM
looks like an elite or is that just me
Kingbob @ Jul 29th 2008 5:55PM
It's not only you I think it looks like an Elite too
Daicious @ Jul 28th 2008 7:08PM
def an elite looking thing. thought it was a new halo thing. better than old purple.
Kevin Gass @ Jul 28th 2008 6:51PM
Looks like a rip off of an elite (from Halo)
Ben @ Jul 28th 2008 6:54PM
I wasn't sure about this game...that is until now.
ExMcCloud @ Jul 29th 2008 2:05PM
Im sold...Im buying this and hopefully Sonic when they release
MrMuggs @ Jul 28th 2008 8:12PM
Sorry to geek all out but wouldn't Wolverine's healing power protect him from a virus invading his body and turning him into a symbiote?
anon @ Jul 28th 2008 10:59PM
Actually, in the new Venom series, Venom takes over Wolverine with no problems whatsoever. The only reason it doesn't last is because Wolverine has a bomb implanted in his chest; when it detonated, the symbiote was thrown off.
TXAustin @ Jul 28th 2008 9:14PM
"Feeble podcast producer"
BURNNN!!! Nice one Dust.. X3F Staff!
Maverick Saturn @ Jul 28th 2008 9:30PM
An elite?
Chen @ Jul 29th 2008 11:05AM
ok, this game just got bumped up to "must get" status
Jonah Falcon @ Jul 29th 2008 11:34AM
Be warned - MUA2 is based on the Godawful "Civil War" crossover.
Tom @ Jul 29th 2008 2:14PM
Wow. I was on the fence about this game before because I hadn't seen much of it before, but now I'm definitely going to get it!!! (As long as all the reviews don't say it sucks.)
As for the Wolverine symbiote debate, I'm cool either way. If it's Wolverine infected, that means you get one insanely awesome boss fight with that, but if it's a bunch of copiers, then you get to fight with lots of them. Either way is cool.