Wolverine: Adamantium Rage finds the volatile X-Men favorite battling through a variety of multi-tiered levels on a hunt for more information about his mysterious past. Gamers guide Wolverine through large, Metroid-styled levels while fighting an assortment of foes and attempting to blast open doors to new areas. Wolverine can reach seemingly inaccessible areas thanks to his ability to extend his claws and stick to any wall or ceiling, and his mutant healing powers let him regain energy after being injured in battle, but gamers can't move on to the next area until they find and kill every enemy.