PS4 becomes more Wonderful
PlatinumGames brings its superheroics to PS4
PlatinumGames’ The Wonderful 101 is coming to PS4 for the first time in remastered form thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, which at the time of writing has raised more than £1,000,000. This is also the beloved studio’s first foray into the world of self-publishing, giving it greater control over what it makes.
The developer is well-known for its fast-paced character action games like Nier: Automata, Bayonetta, and Vanquish. One of the big differences between those and
The Wonderful 101 is that in the latter, instead of controlling one character, you play as many; and unlike the close-to-thecamera combat of the other titles, The Wonderful 101 is zoomed out.
Visually, it combines ’60s-inspired retro-futuristic Americana with a dash of live-action Japanese superheroes to create a unique aesthetic. It’s set in idyllic Blossom City, and the Wonderful Ones must protect Earth from an alien invasion. You start out with Wonder-Red (the team’s leader, who’s a teacher by day), collecting additional heroes as you progress, and unlocking more Unite Morphs – shapes the Wonderful Ones can form together. For Unite Sword, they make a blade, Unite Guts sees them becoming jelly to deflect attacks, and Unite Gun turns them into, well, a gun.
This is just the tip of the Unite Iceberg as The Wonderful 101 Remastered heads up what the studio has termed the ‘Platinum 4’. It’s yet to announce the titles of the other three games it’s publishing.
THIS IS PLATINUM’S FIRST FORAY INTO SELFPUBLISHING.
The Wonderful 101: Remastered should be on track to release digitally in April.