‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ review: get your claws into this violent action romance

If you’re a film fan suffering from superhero fatigue, spare a thought for gamers. In the past five years, Marvel has put their spin on everything from multiplayer hero shooters to arcade beat ‘em ups. Even the humble card game has been comic book-ified with Marvel Snap. The very best of a very mixed bunch? High-octane, web-slinging adventure Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. READ MORE: ‘Elden Ring’ saved Serena Cherry’s life – so she made an extreme metal album about it Created by Insomniac Games as the sequel to the equally excellent 2018 original, you are free to swing across a gorgeous, open-world New York City, team up with fellow heroes to complete side-quests and ultimately save the Big Apple from a rogues’ gallery that includes dastardly favourites Venom and Kraven The Hunter. Insomniac’s follow-up Marvel’s Wolverine is a very different beast indeed though. While the friendly neighbourhood spider has a strict moral code and relies on speed and agility to achieve his objectives, Wolverine is an adamantium-clawed killing machine who (almost) cannot die. And the combat-heavy new game takes full advantage of this gruff, tough hero. Set in an alternate reality to every X-Men movie you’ve s...