The Wonderful 101 is one of my most anticipated games of the year there’s not much buzz around it so here’s me doing my bit to help. The lack of buzz has nothing to do with the game’s quality, it’s a Wii U exclusive and Nintendo are notorious for their lack of marketing.
I was lucky enough to play the game at a Nintendo event not too long ago and came running home like a child eager to share my excitement with my hands on impressions. Simply put, The Wonderful 101 looks to be one of the best games you’ll play all year and yet, you probably don’t even know it exists.
Here’s some random bits ripped straight from The Wonderful 101 fact sheet.
- Players must explore each stage to find helpless citizens and recruit them to join their army of heroes. The more heroes you gather, the greater your Special Morph Powers will be.
- Players can use the Wii U GamePad’s touch screen to command heroes such as Bonzai Man, Vending Machine Man and even Toilet Bowl Man. Heroes can also morph into gelatin to guard themselves from enemy attacks.
- Players can also use the GamePad to explore areas unseen on the TV screen and solve puzzle elements.
- PlatinumGames, known for hit titles like Bayonetta and MadWorld, has partnered with Nintendo to apply its unique talent to the development of one of the first games for Wii U.
I don’t think I even need to say much on my end, just check out the trailer because the game sells itself and if it doesn’t, you quite frankly have horrible taste in gaming. Anyone not hyped for The Wonderful 101 is not my friend.
The Wonderful 101 is launching pretty soon, in fact it’s coming out August 23rd so that’s little over a month away. Nintendo are running a promotion whereby picking up the eShop version of Pikmin 3 entitles you to a 30% discount on the eShop version of The Wonderful 101.
Gamers, UNITE UP! and pick up a copy or I’ll hate you forever.
