As a player, you will be able to control Wolverine, Iceman, and Nightcrawler throughout the game, evolving and upgrading the special mutant powers and abilities of each of them over time, becoming faster, stronger and more agile as you progress with the Mutant Evolution System. Use your lethal admantium claws and crushing brute force as Wolverine; scale walls and swing from rafters as Nightcrawler; and race down ice slides at break-neck speed as Iceman. Regardless of who you are, you'll battle enemies from both the feature films and the comics, such as the Brotherhood of Mutants and more. Other X-Men characters, including Professor X, Cyclops, and Storm, also join forces with you during multiple types of gameplay.

The script for the game was written by movie screenwriter Zek Penn and comic writer Chris Claremont. X-Men: The Official Game actually provides a key part of the overarching movie plot, with an ending that actually sets you up for the beginning of the film. Some of the movie cast return to their roles, including Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman. If you love the movies, or if you just love beautiful graphics and gripping action, you'll undoubtedly want to check out X-Men: The Official Game.