Deemed the prelude to X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: The Official Game is set between the events of the second and third X-Men movies. Players will join forces with other mutant superheroes and fight villains from not only the feature films, but also characters who have appeared only in the comic books. Of the included Marvel characters, four are playable: Wolverine, Iceman, Nightcrawler, and Magneto. While doing battle with both the D-pad and touch screen controls, users can instantly switch between the four characters at any time.