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Marvel's Wolverine launches next month, which feels as though it's really crept up. In a few weeks' time, we'll be playing the next superhero adventure from Insomniac Games, which is quite exciting.
While we've seen a bit of gameplay and a couple of decent trailers now, the action game is still wrapped in mystery.
That being said, the ESRB has issued its official age classification for the game, and it'll come as no surprise it's earned itself a Mature 17+ rating.
I think we were all expecting the highest age gate for Marvel's Wolverine given what's been shown off so far, but it looks like, in addition to the grisly violence and colourful language, some scenes of nudity have played a part too.
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The ESRB's description of the game says a "handful of sequences briefly depict a character's exposed buttocks," which I have to presume belong to Logan.
It seems the nudity stops there, otherwise it would've been brought up in the description. Here's the full summary:
Marvel's Wolverine is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, and Strong Language. Also includes In-Game Purchases. This is an action game in which players assume the role of James Logan/Wolverine, as he reunites with Team X to stop a dangerous threat. From a third-person perspective, players use melee attacks and special skills to kill enemy soldiers and robots in frenetic combat. Players use their claws to slash, stab, and slice enemies; rage modes allow players to enact faster, more destructive combos and slow-motion finishers (e.g., dramatically stabbing an enemy in the head). Combat is highlighted by frequent blood-splatter effects, screams of pain, and dismemberment/decapitation. Battlefields are sometimes strewn with torsos and limbs; cutscenes can also depict blood and gore (e.g., characters tearing enemies apart, decapitating enemy soldiers). A handful of sequences briefly depict a character's exposed buttocks. The dialogue references drugs (e.g., “It doubled my production of fentanyl.”). The words “f**k” and “sh*t” appear in the game.
So yes, definitely not one for the kids.
Having said that, it has been confirmed you will be able to tone down the blood and gore, if you like, which is a reasonable concession for slightly younger players. Whether you'll also be able to censor bare behinds or curse words is another matter (read: probably not).