Overview
- Critical reviews published on Thursday, September 10 put Marvel’s Wolverine at roughly a 77–81 Metacritic/OpenCritic average, a solid score that is nevertheless noticeably lower than Insomniac’s Spider‑Man games.
- Reviewers consistently praise the game’s visceral, claw‑based combat and the rage/healing systems for matching Wolverine’s character, but many say the combat grows repetitive over the roughly 13–18 hour campaign.
- Performances — especially Liam McIntyre as Logan and Krizia Bajos as Jean Grey — receive widespread praise even as critics are split over the story’s depth and emotional impact.
- Insomniac’s choice of a tightly scripted, linear, set‑piece design is regularly cited as intentional and cinematic, yet reviewers fault the limited optional content, level design and pacing compared with the studio’s open‑world work.
- The game remains on track for its September 15 PS5 launch with a confirmed day‑one patch (adding Photo Mode and New Game+), extensive accessibility and content toggles, and the potential to seed a larger X‑Men game universe depending on player and commercial response.