Insomniac's Wolverine Preview Showcases Brutal Combat as New Story Recasts Mister Sinister
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 20
Insomniac's Wolverine Preview Showcases Brutal Combat as New Story Recasts Mister Sinister
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 20
Summary
Marvel's Wolverine centers on a new continuity where Mister Sinister leads Team X and Jean Grey runs the Mariposa School, replacing a traditional X-Men setup.
Combat leans heavily on Insomniac's Spider-Man formula—color-coded parries and dodges, crowd control and cooldown-driven abilities—but adds graphic gore, dismemberment and Wolverine's flesh-stripping damage effects.
A Sentinel boss fight exposed the system's limits, with repeated slashes feeling mechanically similar to punches and much of the action boiling down to button taps and meter management.
The preview suggests a technically polished superhero game rather than a major reinvention of Wolverine, leaving the story to carry much of its distinctiveness.