<s>
Wolverine	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LJN	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
licensed	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolverine	B-Application
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
his	O
old	O
foes	O
Magneto	O
and	O
Sabretooth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stranded	O
on	O
a	O
deserted	O
island	O
,	O
Wolverine	B-Application
must	O
survive	O
deadly	O
enemies	O
and	O
traps	O
,	O
concluding	O
with	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
Magneto	O
and	O
Sabretooth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Wolverine	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
on	O
a	O
vast	O
island	O
,	O
through	O
various	O
stages	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
against	O
evil	O
mutants	O
Magneto	O
and	O
Sabretooth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
icons	O
to	O
restore	O
health	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
gain	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
special	O
icons	O
can	O
be	O
located	O
to	O
allow	O
other	O
X-Men	B-Device
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jubilee	O
,	O
Havok	O
,	O
and	O
Psylocke	O
to	O
offer	O
advice	O
or	O
temporary	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolverine	B-Application
's	O
basic	O
moves	O
are	O
jumping	O
,	O
ducking	O
,	O
punching	O
,	O
and	O
kicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
kills	O
enough	O
minor	O
characters	O
,	O
Wolverine	B-Application
will	O
temporarily	O
shift	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
Berzerker	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
grace	O
period	O
of	O
invulnerability	O
after	O
sustaining	O
damage	O
,	O
Wolverine	B-Application
's	O
energy	O
is	O
simply	O
drained	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
featuring	O
Wolverine	B-Application
,	O
IGN	O
mocked	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
comics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
