After five years of silence since its 2021 reveal, Showa American Story finally lets players get hands-on with its alternate-history action RPG. The two-hour demo reveals a wildly imaginative world and deep combat systems, but technical roughness threatens to undermine the experience.
Insomniac Games delivers a pitch-perfect portrayal of Wolverine with excellent facial animation and Liam McIntyre's gruff performance, but the linear action game's repetitive combat and simple stealth systems raise concerns about long-term engagement. The PS5 exclusive launches September 15.