The Wolverine Game Sinks Its Claws Into Emotional Heights Rather Than Story Cohesion

The Marvel superhero Wolverine has been a fan favorite for so long that he’s been spread across a lot of media, splintering his identity as much as his character’s memory: Is he an X-Man, an Avenger, a lone wolf, a team leader, an ancient soldier, a savage berserker, a noble warrior? Insomniac, tapped to make a game centered around the surly mutant who can heal anything except his attitude, opted for a linear adventure hitting the emotional beats of belonging and betrayal — and getting the character’s claws bloody.

Insomniac was already a beloved studio, with the Spyro, Ratchet and Clank, and Resistance franchises behind it, but its trio of Spider-Mangames shot it to another level. There in the bright streets of a sprawling (if abridged) New York City, Insomniac unfurled stories of the web-slinging Peter Parker and Miles Morales that enthralled with polished gameplay and engaging emotional heft....

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