PlayStation gambles with 18-rated Wolverine game - will it pay off?
The combat is free-flowing and easy to pick up, as Wolverine stabs and slices his foes with copious amounts of blood on display. "Peter Parker and Miles Morales would go out of their way to avoid killing enemies - stringing them up or gluing them against walls with his webs - and there was no real gore to speak of," Kent said. "Some games truly revel in showing detailed and over-exaggerated gore, but the violence in Marvel's Wolverine doesn't feel particularly gratuitous.
- ▪The combat is free-flowing and easy to pick up, as Wolverine stabs and slices his foes with copious amounts of blood on display.
- ▪"Peter Parker and Miles Morales would go out of their way to avoid killing enemies - stringing them up or gluing them against walls with his webs - and there was no real gore to speak of," Kent said.
- ▪"Some games truly revel in showing detailed and over-exaggerated gore, but the violence in Marvel's Wolverine doesn't feel particularly gratuitous.
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PlayStation gambles with 18-rated Wolverine game - will it pay off?Image source, Sony/MarvelByTom GerkenTechnology reporterPublished1 minute agoOn Tuesday, Sony will release Marvel's Wolverine - the biggest game exclusive to the PlayStation 5 this year.It's made by Insomniac, the studio responsible for the recent Spider-Man titles, which have sold 50 million copies in recent years.But unlike the friendly neighbourhood superhero, Wolverine has a Pegi-18 rating in the UK, meaning a child cannot legally buy the game, and it contains considerable levels of blood, gore and violence.It represents a gamble for the studio responsible for some of Sony's biggest hits - will it turn out to have been worth it?This review does not reveal the game's biggest moments, but beware minor spoilers for some…
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