Highlights
- Uncanny X-Force game could be the perfect sequel to Marvel's Wolverine, offering high-stakes action and moral dilemmas.
- Including different playable characters in future Wolverine games could add variety and depth to the gameplay experience.
- A more nuanced Deadpool in an Uncanny X-Force game could attract fans looking for a fresh take on the character.
With comics fans and gamers alike eagerly anticipating the release of more information about Marvel’s Wolverine, the internet is abuzz with speculation about how Insomniac might develop the character once the foundation is set. With suggestions ranging from classic 60s X-Men to an Old Man Logan adaptation, there’s one Wolverine comic that would make for a perfect video game follow-up to Insomniac’s first Marvel’s Wolverine video game.
Officially announced in September 2021, Marvel’s Wolverine is an upcoming superhero adventure game from Marvel’s Spider-Man trilogy developer Insomniac. With only a cinematic trailer released so far, it’s still unclear exactly how Insomniac’s version of James ‘Logan’ Howlett is going to play, but clues in Marvel’s Wolverine’s trailer—such as the trailer being set in The Princess Bar, a sleazy dive Logan frequents while visiting Marvel’s fictional island nation of Madripoor—suggest a globetrotting adventure.
In late 2023, Insomniac was the victim of a ransomware attack, leading to information leaking about the developer's next five games . A number of early development details relating to Marvel's Wolverine were part of the leak, including the game's cast, spoiling a number of character reveals and cameos.
Insomniac Responds to Demand for More Wolverine Game News
Insomniac addresses the growing demand from fans for more information about Marvel's Wolverine, months after the studio's infamous data breach.
An Uncanny X-Force Game Could Be a Perfect Follow-Up to Marvel’s Wolverine
If Marvel’s Wolverine does turn out to be a globetrotting adventure through various iconic Marvel Comics locales, then a sequel would need to up the ante—an Uncanny X-Force game could be the perfect way to do this. A mutant hit squad led by Wolverine, the X-Force are a team of deadly Marvel mutants willing to kill for the greater good. Combining deep moral questions with high-stakes, high-octane ultraviolence, Rick Remender’s iconic Uncanny X-Force run would be the perfect source material for a future Wolverine game.
The X-Force Could Be the Perfect Way to Incorporate Different Playstyles
With rumors circulating that Logan won’t be the only playable character in Marvel’s Wolverine, it seems likely that a sequel would continue this trend. If so, Uncanny X-Force’s diverse cast of characters could be the perfect way to add gameplay variety without compromising the gritty, raw tone Marvel’s Wolverine looks to be embracing.
While Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League may have made mistakes, the decision to allow the player to switch between characters in order to experiment with different playstyles was not one of them. Learning from the critical reaction to Rocksteady’s ill-fated Suicide Squad game, Insomniac could make the most of a character-switching mechanic to add strategy, variety, and depth to a Marvel’s Wolverine sequel.
Marvel’s X-Force Could Introduce Fans to a Toned-Down, More Complex Deadpool
In Remender’s Iconic Uncanny X-Force run, the core X-Force team consists of Wolverine and then Marvel's Psylocke, Fantomex, Archangel, and Deadpool. While each character has their own standout moments, it’s Deadpool who stands out as particularly interesting. A far cry from Daniel Way and Ryan Reynolds’ interpretations of the character, Remender’s Deadpool is a more subdued, tragic character whose madness is an affliction as much as it is a gleeful escape from reality.
With some fans beginning to criticize Deadpool’s one-note silliness, a more complex Deadpool—punctuating wacky comedy with moments of genuine pathos, tenderness, and tragedy—could be the perfect way to introduce Marvel's more jaded fans to a fresh new spin on the character. If nothing else, a unique vision of Deadpool could help an Uncanny X-Force game distinguish itself in tone from the Marvel films and their interpretations of its various characters.
An Uncanny X-Force Game Just Makes Sense
Unlike Spider-Man, Wolverine is most known for being part of a series of teams. While he’s had his solo sojourns in Japan and the post-apocalyptic future, Logan will always be known primarily as a core member of the various X-teams he’s led or been a part of in the 50 years since his creation. With this in mind, a Wolverine game focused on being part of a team seems like a logical follow-up to a solo, Claremont and Frank Miller-inspired first entry.
