Marvel's Wolverine isn't just the latest game to star the gruff, adamantium-clawed hero, but an expansion of PlayStation's superhero world. Coming from Insomniac Games, who also developed the excellent Marvel's Spider-Man and its sequel, Wolverine holds a deserved place as one of our most anticipated new games. Now, visiting the studio in sunny California, we've finally have a chance to play the game for ourselves, and to chat with the developers honing its sturdy skeleton.
It's clear that Wolverine has been developed with the same love and care the studio gave to the web-slinger, but what's striking is how different this adventure feels. Rather than aiming to be one of the best open world games like its predecessors, Wolverine is more structured and action-centric. This is a game based around who he is as a character in his iconic Wolverine suit, and as Logan himself. It makes the game perfect to lead our Big Preview this month. Between our studio access and hands-on time playing, we dive right into everything that sets Wolverine apart ahead of its September 15 release.
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Marvel's Wolverine: The Big Preview
Marvel's Wolverine hands-on: Pulling on the yellow spandex for ourselves, we play two hours of Wolverine across the game's first act. A more linear adventure compared to, say, Spider-Man 2, plenty of fun twists with combat and movement help this adventure stand apart when the claws come out.
I'm glad PS5's Wolverine is a comic-accurate deadly predator, and not just a mindless hack and slasher: Though plenty of blood will be spilled by Logan, his berserker rage isn't permanent. He can also smartly track his enemies, and dip in and out of stealth to unleash controlled bursts of intense violence.
Our Marvel's Wolverine wishlist: Believe it or not, a lot of us on the GamesRadar+ team are big nerds, so we have a lot of opinions about what we like to see in comic book adaptations. Analyzing everything we know so far, we count down the four features we want the most (and some we hope the game avoids).
With Marvel's Wolverine coming out September 15, there's not long to wait before you can pop the claws for yourself. But, that also means we're close enough to know plenty about what to expect. Across gameplay, pre-orders, story, and more, we've got everything you need to know about Wolverine before release.
Marvel's Wolverine Video
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