After three and a half years and a massive hack and leak, Insomniac Games, part of Sony’s PlayStation Studios, has finally released a trailer and a release time for their Wolverine game. After three successful Spider-Man games, Insomniac turns its attention to adapting the X-Men’s marquee character in a full-on, mature-rated PS5 experience.
From the PlayStation Blog –
Bold, resilient, and volatile, Wolverine is a character that all of us at Insomniac are thrilled to explore in collaboration with our friends at Marvel Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Like our Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise, we’re once again combining our super powers to deliver an original take on a beloved character based on Marvel Comics.
Our Wolverine, AKA Logan, is played by actor Liam McIntyre who taps into the rage, pain, and nuances of this iconic character. In this story, he is on the hunt to uncover the secrets of a dark past that keeps eluding him. Unfortunately, in this world, he’ll have to dig his claws deep to pull any shred of information that may lead to answers. Often, that means shredding into a relentless onslaught of enemies who aim to stop him by any means necessary. Fueled by unflinching resilience (and a rapid healing factor), Wolverine won’t go down easy if it means keeping the mission on task.
Logan is the quintessential reluctant hero – haunted by the consequences of unleashing the beast within. Once the claws come out, Wolverine doesn’t hold back: as a living weapon forged against his will, he’ll use razor-sharp adamantium to dispatch enemies and untamed berserker rage to build momentum on the battlefield. He’ll leave an impression on his foes with fast, fluid, and rapid attacks and techniques that’ll dismember or break anyone who gets in his way. Wolverine might be distant, but he isn’t afraid to get up-close and personal when it counts.
Personally, this is a game I’ve been waiting for since they first announced it in 2021, along with Spider-Man 2. I completely trust this studio with adapting the Marvel Universe in games in a way that plays well and I feel honors the comics and creators better than the MCU at this point. While the costume does look close to the MCU take on their history of Spider-Man, it lets me know they’ll have many options regarding having the old Canucklehead look the way you prefer.
From the trailer alone, we see Omega Red, Mystique, and plenty of Reavers. Seeing Mystique in her more mutant secret agent look leads me to hope she’s more of an ally than a foe. With Canada, Japan, and Madripoor, the neon-glowing noir island made famous in the original Wolverine ongoing series, this seems to have a lot of the high points Wolvie fans have been salivating for. This game also doesn’t look like it’s for the faint of heart, and not for kids with blood, guts, and dismembering all over the place.
Check out the screenshots, trailer, and behind the scenes video below.
