Extensive knowledge of Shetland folklore isn't exactly a topic on my resume, so I had no idea what a Wulver was. Apparently, it's some kind of humanoid wolf creature. But unlike a werewolf, the night sky doesn't need to be lit by a full moon for a Wulver to scare the living daylights out of you. Combining Scottish mythology and Roman history, Wulverblade tells the story of a Caledonian tribe trying to stop the invasion of their land by the Roman Empire's Ninth Legion about two millennia ago.

Wulverblade is a side-scrolling brawler with an incredible attention to historic detail. If history isn't your thing, then you can just ignore this aspect of the game and enjoy some hack-n-slash fun. But if you want to take a breather from chopping off enemies' heads and killing more enemies by throwing those heads at them, you might learn a thing or two by checking out the game's extensive historical background section.

I hadn't played a beat 'em up in years. After trying the game with my keyboard for about five minutes, I quickly went looking for my old gamepad in a box in the attic. I'm absolutely no expert in arcade games but I really enjoyed playing Wulverblade. The cartoonish graphics really appealed to me and I found the gameplay to be really enjoyable. The game consists of eight stages and while some might find that a little short, there are three different characters to choose from and you'll have to finish the game with all three of them if you're an achievement hunter. Besides the main campaign, there's a wave mode with a bunch of arenas you can choose from and once you finish the game, a beast mode unlocks. So even if you find the main campaign on the short side, there's still plenty of fun to be had once you've finished it. It's also possible to play the game in co-op but I haven't tried that yet.

I really enjoyed playing Wulverblade. I even bought a new Xbox controller because of it because my old gamepad turned out to be rather rubbish. I can imagine that a lot of people don't care about the history aspect of the game but I really like it. Scotland is still on my list of holiday destinations and I'm sure that some of the locations mentioned in this game will be part of a future trip to old Caledonia.

[i]Extensive knowledge of Shetland folklore[/i] isn't exactly a topic on my resume, so I had no idea what a Wulver was. Apparently, it's some kind of humanoid wolf creature. But unlike a werewolf, the night sky doesn't need to be lit by a full moon for a Wulver to scare the living daylights out of you. Combining Scottish mythology and Roman history, [b]Wulverblade[/b] tells the story of a Caledonian tribe trying to stop the invasion of their land by the Roman Empire's Ninth Legion about two millennia ago. [b]Wulverblade[/b] is a side-scrolling brawler with an incredible attention to historic detail. If history isn't your thing, then you can just ignore this aspect of the game and enjoy some hack-n-slash fun. But if you want to take a breather from chopping off enemies' heads and killing more enemies by throwing those heads at them, you might learn a thing or two by checking out the game's extensive historical background section. I hadn't played a beat 'em up in years. After trying the game with my keyboard for about five minutes, I quickly went looking for my old gamepad in a box in the attic. I'm absolutely no expert in arcade games but I really enjoyed playing [b]Wulverblade[/b]. The cartoonish graphics really appealed to me and I found the gameplay to be really enjoyable. The game consists of eight stages and while some might find that a little short, there are three different characters to choose from and you'll have to finish the game with all three of them if you're an achievement hunter. Besides the main campaign, there's a wave mode with a bunch of arenas you can choose from and once you finish the game, a [i]beast mode[/i] unlocks. So even if you find the main campaign on the short side, there's still plenty of fun to be had once you've finished it. It's also possible to play the game in co-op but I haven't tried that yet. I really enjoyed playing [b]Wulverblade[/b]. I even bought a new Xbox controller because of it because my old gamepad turned out to be rather rubbish. I can imagine that a lot of people don't care about the history aspect of the game but I really like it. Scotland is still on my list of holiday destinations and I'm sure that some of the locations mentioned in this game will be part of a future trip to old Caledonia.