Gameplay
Combat, Rage, Adaptations, game structure and how long the campaign runs.
Marvel's Wolverine Gameplay
Third-person melee built on claw strings, precision parries and a three-tier Rage meter, with a DNA-shaped Adaptations tree for build variety.
Is Marvel's Wolverine Open World?
No. Insomniac built a traditional linear action game with explorable hubs, not a connected open city like the Spider-Man games.
Marvel's Wolverine Length
Reviewers who finished the game before launch report roughly 15 hours for the campaign and about 22 hours to Platinum — two hours under Spider-Man 2 on the story, and six and a half under it to full completion.
Marvel's Wolverine New Game Plus
Suits, claws, Techniques, Adaptations and your player level all carry over — and NG+ adds Techniques you cannot unlock on a first run.
Marvel's Wolverine Map
There is no one connected world map. The game runs across three separate regions, each entered through the story rather than travelled between freely.
Marvel's Wolverine vs X-Men Origins
Not the slam dunk either side claims. Insomniac's game is deeper and better made; Raven's 2009 Uncaged Edition is still bloodier and had the better Sentinel fight.