Marvel’s Wolverine. (Image: Insomniac Games)
Marvel’s Wolverine is the latest big-budget title to arrive as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, developed by the same team that brought us the most recent three Spider-Man games. Starring the iconic member of the X-Men, it’s set to be an original story told via a single-player campaign.
Releasing on September 15, players are just a few days away from playing the game for themselves. Reviews for the game have just gone live today, with press seeming to be fairly positive in their write-ups so far – if not quite as positive as gamers might have hoped.
If you’re looking to preload Marvel’s Wolverine ahead of launch, I’ve got you covered. Here’s how you can preload the game right now and how much storage space it will take up on your console’s disk drive.
How to preload Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5
To preload Marvel’s Wolverine, you’ll first need to pre-order the game. It’s currently available for £69.99 on the PlayStation Store, or £79.99 for the Digital Deluxe edition.
Once you’ve pre-ordered the game, you’ll want to head to the far right of your PS5 menu and click on your Game Library. Then, navigate to the Your Collection tab and find Marvel’s Wolverine in there.
Select it, and you should see the option to start the preload. Preloading went live earlier this week, and should currently be available to do in all regions.
This will download all of the necessary files to play Marvel’s Wolverine at the exact time it releases on September 15 next week, so you’ll be ready to start playing as soon as possible.
In terms of file size, Marvel’s Wolverine requires a 79.3 GB download, so it’s a hefty install. Those with slower internet connections will want to get the download going sooner rather than later.
Marvel’s Wolverine (Image: Insomniac Games)
Reviews for Marvel’s Wolverine so far
The review embargo for Marvel’s Wolverine lifted at 4pm BST earlier today. While we were sadly unable to gain early access here at Express Online, several other media outlets have published their thoughts on the game after spending two weeks with it ahead of launch.
So far, the sentiment towards the game seems fairly positive, with an early Metacritic score listed as 77. That’s a little lower than some of Insomniac’s previous games, suggesting a milder response than usual.
Radio Times Gaming awarded Wolverine a four-star score, saying: “Insomniac Games are the best at what they do, and what they do is cinematic action-adventure games with great combat. If that’s what you’re looking for from Marvel’s Wolverine, that is exactly what you’ll get.”
Meanwhile, IGN awarded it a 6/10 score, writing in its review: “Just like its hero’s adamantium core, Marvel’s Wolverine is built of sturdy stuff – it just fails to layer something special atop its initially satisfying action, which wears thin well before the conclusion as a result.”
Eurogamer also awarded it a 6/10, saying: “Wolverine’s characterisation is a bright spot in this otherwise underwhelming, old-school romp that reminds us how far action games have come.”
