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TheWonderful101:Remasteredshould
beontracktoreleasedigitallyin April.
QDifferentWonderfulOneshave
differentpowers.Everyonehasa place.09
PlatinumGames’
TheWonderful 101
is comingtoPS
forthefirsttime
in remastered
formthankstoa
Kickstartercampaign,whichatthe
timeofwritinghasraisedmorethan
£1,000,000.Thisis alsothebeloved
studio’sfirstforayintotheworldof
self-publishing,givingit greater
controloverwhatit makes.
Thedeveloperis well-knownfor
itsfast-pacedcharacteraction
gameslikeNier:
Automata,
Bayonetta,and
Vanquish.Oneof
thebigdifferences
betweenthoseand
TheWonderful 101is thatin thelatter,insteadof
controllingonecharacter,youplay
asmany;andunliketheclose-to-the-
cameracombatoftheothertitles,
TheWonderful 101 is zoomedout.
Visually,it combines’60s-inspired
retro-futuristicAmericanawitha
dashoflive-actionJapanese
superheroestocreatea unique
aesthetic.It’ssetin idyllicBlossom
City,andtheWonderfulOnesmust
protectEarthfromanalieninvasion.
YoustartoutwithWonder-Red(the
team’sleader,who’sa teacherby
day),collecting
additionalheroesas
youprogress,and
unlockingmore
UniteMorphs–
shapesthe
WonderfulOnescan
formtogether.For
UniteSword,theymakea blade,
UniteGutsseesthembecomingjelly
todeflectattacks,andUniteGun
turnstheminto,well,a gun.
Thisis justthetipoftheUnite
IcebergasTheWonderful 101
Remasteredheadsupwhatthe
studiohastermedthe‘Platinum4’.
It’syettoannouncethetitlesofthe
otherthreegamesit’spublishing.Wonder-Redis the
masteroftheUniteHand
(accordingtohisdating
profile,anyway).THISIS
PLATINUM’SFIRST
FORAYINTOSELF-
PUBLISHING.PS4 becomes
more Wonderful
PlatinumGames brings its superheroics to PS
instant
opinion
strong vs
wrongPS5’S GAMES
The few PS5 games to
be announced already
look sizzling. Could there
be some unannounced
ones too? We couldn’t
say. But soon... maybe...EGG-STRONAUTS
The latest update to
No Man’s Sky, called
Living Ship, enables us
to grow a new spacehip
from an egg. That’s
some weird science.ANTHEM RELAUNCH
BioWare’s failed Destiny-
like shooter is being
relaunched by the dev.
This is expected to
coincide with a PS
edition at the end of this
year. Exciting? Maybe.NFS HEATS UP
Criterion Games is
taking back the Need
For Speed series for
the next installment.
Does this mean Rivals-
like chases will be back
for PlayStation 5?MORE MEDIEVIL?
After the internet got
itself hyped for a
MediEvil sequel, the
musicians behind the
story, Bob and Barn,
told OPM there’s nothing
happening as far as
they know. Sad, as we’d
love more MediEvil.GONE-CHESTER
Sony’s PS-VR-focused
Manchester Studio has
been closed down. It
opened in 2015 but
never announced a
game. Our thoughts,
and best wishes for the
future, are with all
affected staff.