{"id":887524,"date":"2026-09-11T00:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/887524\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T00:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:54:15","slug":"the-marvels-wolverine-reviews-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/887524\/","title":{"rendered":"The “Marvel’s Wolverine” Reviews Are In"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Insomniac Games<\/p>\n

Reviews are now in for Insomniac Games\u2019 \u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine\u201d and, unfortunately, have delivered the worst Metascore for an Insomniac title in years.<\/p>\n

With a substantial 108 reviews counted, the game currently sits at a decent 78 on Metacritic<\/a>, with praise for its combat and performances but criticisms of its storytelling and smaller scope, with an overall campaign said to clock in at around 10-15 hours.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the lowest score for an Insomniac title since its indie small game experiment \u201cSong of the Deep\u201d scored a 66 a decade ago. Still, it\u2019s a far cry from the likes of \u201cMarvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2\u201d (90), \u201cRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart\u201d (88), \u201cMarvel\u2019s Spider-Man\u201d (87), \u201cMarvel\u2019s Spider-Man: Miles Morales\u201d (85), \u201cRatchet & Clank\u201d 2016 (85) and \u201cSunset Overdrive\u201d (83).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sampling of reviews:<\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine is Insomniac at the top of its storytelling game, wrapped around combat that sometimes slows things down. The Xavier-less, remixed take on Logan\u2019s world is confident and surprising, the presentation is gorgeous and rock-solid even on a base PS5, and Liam McIntyre gives Logan depth of soul.\u201d \u2013 Gaming Nexus<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine is an action-heavy superhero game that does an excellent job adapting the iconic mutant. Combat is deeply satisfying despite its repetitiveness, and there are some excellent character moments in what is otherwise a fairly standard comic book story. More than anything, I walked away still convinced that Insomniac Games is best equipped to handle the Marvel IP\u201d \u2013 Shack News<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine ends the open world streak at Insomniac for an intentional and linear superhuman title that revels in its gory, intense combat system. The campaign structured around it can be overly restrictive and the story quite dull, but as a mission guides you from one fight to the next, it lets the bloodshed do the talking\u201d \u2013 Push Square<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only when it does something more interesting, like making you fight a boss after Logan\u2019s eyes have been gouged out and slowly recovering, that you get a hazy glimpse into something that could have at least broken up the monotony. If nothing else, it feels like a structural throwback to a simpler time when games didn\u2019t have to consume your entire life\u201d \u2013 Kotaku<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine is fine, but it fails to capture the spirit of the legendary character in the same way Insomniac did with Spider-Man. It\u2019s a game out of time, full of dated quest design and combat that excels in spectacle but not much else. Best-in-class visuals pull up the overall package, but this isn\u2019t the definitive Wolverine game I\u2019d hoped for.\u201d \u2013 VGC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine is a surprisingly average game let down by basic combat, a messy story, and the overwhelming feeling it could have all been a lot better. It\u2019s an enjoyable enough experience but one that lacks the depth, nuance and variety you\u2019d expect.\u201d \u2013 GamesRadar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAt best, it\u2019s a fun but forgettable experience that\u2019ll 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\u2019t mean you can make really super hero games with any character.\u201d \u2013 GameSpot<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine delivers a brutal, technically impressive, and unexpectedly intimate portrayal of Logan. Its fragmented memories and relationship with Jean Grey explore identity, loneliness, and the scars that even his healing factor cannot erase. Unfortunately, the shallow combat, repetitive enemies, inconsequential stealth, and overreliance on linear cinematic sequences exhaust their surprises far too quickly.\u201d \u2013 LevelUp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine\u201d releases in stores, both on physical disc and digital, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insomniac Games Reviews are now in for Insomniac Games\u2019 \u201cMarvel\u2019s Wolverine\u201d and, unfortunately, have delivered the worst Metascore…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,142132,134],"class_list":["post-887524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bigslider","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}