Inside Look: Sentinels
May 05, 2009
Hello, Wolverine fans. Read on to learn how the Sentinel boss battle came together over the course of development.
From the beginning of the project, we knew we needed to have a huge Sentinel in the game AND have Wolverine take it down. Not only is this a classic Wolverine enemy, but it is an awesome game moment that shows off how badass Wolverine really is. Everyone was super excited and thought this was going to be the greatest boss battle ever. Then we sat down to plan it out and implement it, and we were slapped in the face with the cold, hard reality of how difficult it would be to really do it “right.”
The first hurdle we faced was, “How do we make something THAT big move around in the world and look good?” I won’t go into the technical details here, but there’s a whole slew of issues to overcome involving feet sliding, animations not blending smoothly and AI getting stuck. And of course, every little glitch that can occur is amplified by 1000% when you’re dealing with a 100–foot-tall character versus your normal six-foot-tall dude.
Our first instinct was to solve this problem using tried and true boss mechanics such as having the Sentinel remain in roughly the same place for most of the battle, occasionally stepping out to attack and always returning to his original position, or having the player run around on a higher plane than the boss, thus allowing us to “fake” him walking around like a giant, robotic puppet. We actually tried some of these approaches, but it never felt right. It always felt cheap or like something was lacking. We wanted the player to feel like Wolverine could go “toe-to-toe” with a 100–foot-tall robot. So in the end, that’s what we did. We literally put Wolverine on the ground right next to the Sentinel’s huge feet and gave the Sentinel the freedom to go wherever he chooses and do whatever he feels is necessary to take out Wolverine.
The next issue we had to conquer was, “How would Wolverine take down a Sentinel?” Most of our ideas centered on climbing up the Sentinel using Wolverine’s claws and dismembering him bit by bit as the Sentinel reacted to where you were on him at any given time. Rather than climb the Sentinel, we thought using our patented new “lunge” move would be perfect for hopping quickly around the Sentinel’s body.
Our first pass was an elaborate, timed, and almost puzzle-y sequence of lunges that Wolverine had to perform to get to key points on the Sentinel’s body. In these spots, Wolverine would rip parts off and get the Sentinel to destroy other parts of itself. While this had some really cool moments (like the part where Wolverine literally ripped the robotic baddy’s “eyeball” out before destroying him), most people found it difficult to figure out, and it really took away everything the player had learned up until this point in the game. It forced you to do a contrived series of tasks instead of just having fun doing what you already knew how to do. So, back to the drawing board it was.
The battle you will see in the final game is the culmination of over six dedicated months of work from a team of people. We have little bits of something from every dead-end path and crazy idea that ever came up during this time, and somehow it all comes together to deliver a truly epic moment in the game that I think you’ll really love. I don’t want to give too much away, but let’s just say the battle is drawn out over 100 miles of some of the most intense gameplay you’ll ever see in a game – with a finishing move you won’t forget.
82 comments on
Inside Look: Sentinels
05/06/09
The sentinel battle was my favourite battle in the game.
it was pulled off so well.
07/01/09
I need help beating this thing I’ve been trying for days!!! I keep getting shot off the sentinels chest. I dont know what to do.
08/27/09
Sentinel Battle is also My favorite battle in the game.
i love wolverine.
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08/28/09
Yes...Sentinel Battle is also My favorite battle in the game too.
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09/30/09
Is nt a coincident that Sentine Battle is also my favorite game! I think we all soul mate friends 
10/14/09
yes lets play game together man!
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09/30/09
This is my favorite game! Very awesome game I’ve ever play!
11/22/09
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12/24/09
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05/06/09
It was the most intense battle and I hope there’s another Wolverine game in the works with another sentinel fight (maybe more than one...)
11/24/09
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05/07/09
The size of the sentinel is amazing and it just looks spectacular it is a very fun battle in the game.
05/08/09
This was uber epic. All the movies pale in comparison. Loved the final move! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
10/29/09
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05/30/09
The sentinel was fun from the part where you have to dodge the eye beams, to the part you have to use the hand to blow the doors open, which was very cool to the final part where you have to duke it out. It was fun and thanks goodness I had room to move when I fought that monster so I could dodge.
05/31/09
what was the point in making the ripping of the cheat bit so unnescerrarily hard ?
06/04/09
It seems like all the developers have said this battle was their favorite - it must be pretty sweet!
07/01/09
I cant beat the sentinel !!! Were falling from the sky and I have to press o very fast but i keep getting shot off. Is there some type of trick?? Somebody help. Is there a glitch in this game?? Email me here thanks.
07/20/09
I was excited to play the Sentinel, but disappointed when the fight actually came. I was expecting Wolvie to be able to climb the leviathan and slice stuff along the way, even make his way up to the head and dig a hole through it, like he always did in the drawn media (TAS, comics). At the very least, I would’ve liked to be able to hitch a ride on the Sentinel’s arm after he tries to smash you, and lunge from his arm to his face. Having to scrape out Sentinel eyes would be a satisfying feature to this fight.
10/29/09
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08/13/09
This robot is very cool. Difficult for the enemy was defeated.
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09/15/09
I am very pleased to be in this stage. great enemy, so the challenge is very heavy. I’ve finished this game.
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09/21/09
yes sir, i love their weapon. sentinels is rock !
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10/01/09
very cool enemies and enemies have a size different. there is a difficult enemy to overcome and there are easily defeated I really liked this game. especially when fighting this enemy.
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10/02/09
I am very happy with this game.
an enemy who is very big. in the other games are rarely this big enemy. This game is very good, a little monster no reply and there is also great.
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10/05/09
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10/05/09
an enemy that is very cool, I’m very happy with this enemy. many challenges against this enemy. This enemy has a very large size.
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10/16/09
an enemy who is very big. I really liked when fighting this enemy.
10/23/09
against this enemy is very stressful. big enemy. but against this enemy is very nice to me. This game is very good.
11/02/09
the enemy is very varied. There are very large in size. and there is a very small size. I was very pleased when fighting an enemy whose size is very large, such as when fighting this enemy.
12/06/09
The enemy in this game is very tight. I was very impressed with the enemy in this game, cool and unique. Sentinels very large enemy, I am very confused against this enemy. but I managed to defeat this enemy.
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12/17/09
I am very hard time against a giant enemy. but it is a challenge in playing this game. I am very happy with this game. gamers should play it.
12/26/09
I was very confused when fighting this enemy. but finally I could beat him. although took a long time to defeat him. I am very happy with this game. I encourage you to play this game.
01/16/10
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01/21/10
I thoroughly enjoyed fighting the Sentinels and thought it was a great sequence in the game. I remember wanting to reach the part were I finally fought one and the great thing about it was that I didn’t feel disappointing after I beat him, which often is the case with boss type characters in games…
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Instead of claws, he’s got his staff, which affords us an entirely unique move set. Instead of strength by brute force, he’s got strength tempered with finesse. Instead of bad-assery, he’s got that dangerous charm about him. He also loves to throw him some cards! So expect to eat a deck or two when fighting him. Must University AND Online Marketing degree AND Online Human Resource Management degree
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02/04/10
the size of the enemy in this game is very varied, there is a large enemy and there is a small enemy. I like this game, many challenges in this game. What else when fighting Sentinels, the size of a single enemy is very large and very challenging. I recommend you to play this game.
02/15/10
Graphics are awesom!
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02/28/10
I am very happy with this game. I encourage you to play this game. SEO Service Blog Commenting Service
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