Marvel's Wolverine Reviews
I won’t lie—after all the hate, I approached Marvel’s Wolverine with extreme skepticism. My expectations were practically nonexistent, and I assumed from the start that I was in for a total piece of junk. So I was all the more surprised when I finally sat down with the controller in my hands, and with every passing moment, hope began to stir within me. Hope that maybe it isn’t as bad as everyone says. And you know what? It wasn’t at all! Sure, there’s a lot to criticize about this Insomniac Games title, but there’s one thing you can’t deny: it manages to be quite a bit of fun. Of course, that’s assuming you’re looking for a not-too-ambitious superhero roller coaster ride. It’s one of those games where you can settle comfortably on the couch, turn off your brain, and just let yourself be swept away by the spectacular—albeit undemanding—gameplay.
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Marvel's Wolverine's slick and satisfying combat wears thin well before its conclusion, so much so that even its strong character work can't quite save it from being anything more than okay.
Wolverine's characterisation is a bright spot in this otherwise underwhelming, old-school romp that reminds us how far action games have come.
Marvel’s Wolverine gets its claws in deep with a memorable, emotional, and high-stakes story, wonderful interpretations of Logan, Jean, and the rest of the cast, and brutally satisfying combat that distils the core of the character down to every snikt and claw pop.
It may not hit a lot of notes, but like Logan himself, it nails the vitals where it counts.
At best, it’s a fun but forgettable experience that’ll entertain you for a few hours. At worst, it shows that just because you can make really good superhero games with one character, that doesn’t mean you can make really good superhero games with any character.
Wolverine is a game with momentary sparks of fun, but its mostly-good combat getting constantly dragged down by mediocre storytelling, poor pacing, and an underwhelming amount of player agency left me very bored far too often.
Does Insomniac Games deliver a stunning superhero game on par or better than Marvel's Spider-Man, or is Marvel's Wolverine best forgotten?
Marvel's Wolverine is a slickly presented superhero romp that casts players as the iconic mutant. Combat is extremely violent, as the character demands, but also highly repetitive. At least the enjoyable (if predictable) original comic book story offers motivation to continue. Check Amazon Check Best Buy
Not good enough to offer an interesting point of praise, not bad enough to interestingly dissect, Marvel’s Wolverine isn’t the best at what it does, but what it does still isn’t very nice.
Marvel's Wolverine is a fun, blood-soaked journey that will have you feeling like a badass while also tugging at your heartstrings.
Marvel's Wolverine is an incredibly good game, but it feels like it falls short of what Insomniac Games usually delivers.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
It’s worth a play for X-Men and Insomniac fans, but those expecting Spider-Man-level quality will be unpleasantly surprised.
Marvel’s Wolverine is an action-heavy superhero game that does an excellent job adapting the iconic mutant.
That said, we're not going to "turn a blind eye" to Marvel: Wolverine: it's a great action-adventure that's well worth sinking your claws into this season... baby.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Marvel's Wolverine carves out its slot in a packed year for single-player adventures. The comparisons back to Insomniac's previous work are inevitable, and it's true that Wolverine's blood-soaked combat can feel more restrained and limited, but this globetrotting odyssey never outstays its welcome and sets the foundation for what could be a stone cold killer of a sequel.
It’s a bit of a shame that Marvel’s Wolverine isn’t able to crawl out from under the shadow of its spiritual predecessors. It certainly leans into the brutal, frenetic nature of its hero, and when it’s firing on all cylinders, it offers up some of the best, most action-packed moments we’ve seen this year. If it were a more confident game, it would cut out some of its hand-me-downs in favor of a leaner, more focused experience, but as it stands, players will have to learn to take the old with the new.
Marvel's Wolverine tackles the impossible task of bringing an unkillable killing machine to an interactive medium.
Apart from its pretty visuals, Marvel's Wolverine has simply nothing to offer. There's no particular spark here, since the task was to appeal to the widest possible audience, strictly according to Sony's GOST. Insomniac Games has produced a big-budget analogue of the licensed games that used to come out right on the heels of film premieres.
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Marvel's Wolverine puts players in Logan's shoes.