The Wonderful 101 (2013)

PlatinumGames

Wii U

3.64 from 260 ratings

970 members have it in their collection · 30 playing now · 453 backlogged · 237 wish listed

How long? Main story 21h · with extras 11h (from 6 logged playthroughs)

The Wonderful 101 offers the unprecedented ability to control 100 heroes at once, with the flowing controls and dynamic action that are the PlatinumGames hallmark. It's all brought together by a pulse pounding tale of heroic bravery and friendship standing tall against evil.
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Release dates

  • Aug 23, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
  • Aug 24, 2013 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U
  • Sep 15, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Nov 26, 2013 (Full Release) (Brazil) Wii U

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5 stars
69
4 stars
79
3 stars
72
2 stars
29
1 star
11
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lil_pushkins

Review lil_pushkins 4/5 · Jun 22, 2022

Like most of Kamiya's games, and even moreso, most Wii U games, the controls are kind of confounding and the gimmicks nearly never feel wholly necessary. That being said, Wonderful 101 is a blast. Playing it through again, and this time on the switch and NOT with a gamepad, the work necessary to pull off some crazy combos and to …

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Like most of Kamiya's games, and even moreso, most Wii U games, the controls are kind of confounding and the gimmicks nearly never feel wholly necessary. That being said, Wonderful 101 is a blast. Playing it through again, and this time on the switch and NOT with a gamepad, the work necessary to pull off some crazy combos and to really challenge yourself with combat difficulty is far more accessible than before.

Collecting all the wonderful ones is so fun and the creativity here is a pleasure to experience. This game is definitely very flawed and would have benefitted from an average joe saying "I can't tell what is happening on my screen too much of the time" but ultimately the goal was probably a technical experience rather than a patently logical one.

Play if you want to sink some time into learning a new game, but maybe less time into playing said game after youve figured it out.

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Witt997

Review Witt997 3/5 · Dec 26, 2021

la carica dei 101

Gioco interessante e esilarante, consiglio a tutti per la sua originalità ora che la remaster è multipiattaforma (spero arrivi anche bayonetta 2 così). Gameplay in stile pikmin e una certa eccessività giapponese che mette il sorriso. Voto: 8.5/10

cbdiabla

Review cbdiabla 4/5 · Mar 16, 2021

Wonderful, but inconsistent

This is perhaps Platinum Games' most Platinum Gamey game ever. There is sheer spectacle to be found at all times, epic battles that are absurdly fun, a fantastic sense of humor that acknowledges its absurdity, and a very deep and engaging combat system that is extremely original and provides a long path to mastery. The presentation and characters make this …

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This is perhaps Platinum Games' most Platinum Gamey game ever. There is sheer spectacle to be found at all times, epic battles that are absurdly fun, a fantastic sense of humor that acknowledges its absurdity, and a very deep and engaging combat system that is extremely original and provides a long path to mastery. The presentation and characters make this an offering that would engage kids immediately, and it turns adults into kids with its superhero wonder. I love that instead of a lone savior, you get hundreds of heroes working together to save the day.

My main gripe with this game is that it also embraces the bad side of Platinum: the lack of focus. The game has many sections that switch up the gameplay: star fox spaceship shootouts, boxing matches, sections with individual heroes, and many more. Even though they are creative and at times fun, they are also very half baked and unpolished. Its hard to achieve the demanded level of mastery here, and at times it can be infuriating. Every time I was playing one of these, I wished I was playing the main game instead.

Because man, that core gameplay is perhaps one of the best ones in an action game to date. Too bad you can't engage with it for a third of the game's length.

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BuffTrollbaby

Review BuffTrollbaby 4/5 · Oct 8, 2013

I greatly enjoyed playing this game. It is fun, fast and has an awesome sense of humour. My only gripe is that on the higher difficulties some of the enemies just feel "cheap" rather than actually difficult. Several of the professional reviews I read complained about inconsistency with registering what shape you drew but I found this to rarely be …

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I greatly enjoyed playing this game. It is fun, fast and has an awesome sense of humour. My only gripe is that on the higher difficulties some of the enemies just feel "cheap" rather than actually difficult. Several of the professional reviews I read complained about inconsistency with registering what shape you drew but I found this to rarely be an issue, and it only came up when drawing the shapes with the right stick rather than on the screen.

All in all it was an awesome experience and I hope more people pick it up!

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