


It started as a much more deserving project, but now everyone has to admit that only the biggest fans of the Warhammer 40,000 universe can overcome the annoying flaws and gameplay shortcomings. I feel it as a personal loss that, adding up the multiplatform scores, Necromunda: Hired Gun made it to 12th place on the list. Other titles, such as the Balan mentioned above or Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood, have not fared well with critics or gamers. The ‘remake’ of the GTA trilogy proved to be a rather humiliating fiasco for Rockstar Games, receiving scathing reviews from us, so we’re not surprised at all with our current knowledge that we see it in Metacritic’s line-up. …Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition and Yuji Naka Balan’s Wonderworld. However, there are some titles that, at least before their release, we would have found hard to believe we’d see here again, such as… Nintendo World Report rates this game a 3 out of 10.So let’s get this over with: according to Metacritic, EFootball 2022 tops the list of the worst-rated video games of 2021, which, let’s face it, was to be expected. The game receives negative reviews for the Switch. The ending credits show stills of Wonderworld's visitors reuniting in the real world watched over by Balan. Leo and Emma are returned to the real world and face their problems Leo connects with a dancing group he had previously shunned, while Emma learns of a birthday party thrown for her that her servants were keeping secret. Balan then bids farewell to all of Wonderworld's visitors, though Leo and Emma's farewell is touching enough that he sheds a tear and shows them his real form a human-like being similar to Lance in appearance. Upon his defeat, Lance is briefly shown in his true less menacing form before the Negati drag him into their realm. Leo and Emma are opposed by Lance, a counterpart to Balan who commands the Negati, monsters born from the darkness of Wonderworld's visitors.Īfter completing all twelve worlds and freeing their inhabitants of their burdens, Balan opens a portal for the chosen character to fight Lance. Both are drawn into the Balan Theater, and travel through twelve worlds born from the hearts of troubled adults and children alike. Leo isolates himself from social contact due to an argument with a friend years before, while Emma suffers from anxiety about what others might be saying behind her back. The protagonists are two troubled children called Leo and Emma. The Balan Theater appears when one's heart loses its balance, and connects to Wonderworld, a realm merging reality and fantasy created from memories and hearts. The game uses adaptive difficulty, adjusting the number and types of enemies based on player performance both on the initial playthrough and return playthroughs of stages.īalan Wonderworld mostly takes place in the Balan Theater, a magical realm overseen by a mysterious being called Balan. Each chapter ends with a boss battle themed after the Chapter's environment and narrative. During exploration, enemies called Negati will appear and attack the player character. A simple control scheme is used, with two buttons used to change between costumes, and other actions aside from character and camera movement mapped to all other buttons. Collectables include Balan Statues and crystalline objects called Drops. Within each Chapter, Leo or Emma must navigate through a sandbox environment, searching areas for collectables and solving puzzles to progress to the end of the level. At the beginning of the game only the first Chapter is available, but collecting items called Balan Statues in each area will unlock new Chapters. The game plays out across twelve multi-level areas called Chapters. It is directed by two notable developers that were on Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, and Naoto Oshima.īalan Wonderworld is a platform game where players take on the role of either Leo Craig or Emma Cole, two children drawn into the magical realm of Wonderworld by a being called Balan. Balan Wonderworld is a 3D platformer from Square Enix inspired by NiGHTs.
