As an longtime Sonic fan, I was excited for Balan Wonderworld. This is Sonic creator Yuji Naka’s first project with Square Enix. I hoped that free from the shackles of Sega, perhaps Naka could ...

A gaming journalism veteran of ten-plus years and four-time IGF judge, largely attracted to indie games, new IPs, and in general, what could very well be the gaming world's next surprise hit. Divorced ...

Publisher Square Enix and developer Arzest have released the opening movie for the action platformer, Balan Wonderworld. Balan Wonderworld will launch for the Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, ...

For fans of 3D platformers, one of the games to watch for in 2021 is Balan Wonderworld from Square Enix. There isn't a lot known about it outside of what Nintendo has revealed from a Direct Mini ...

Created with several of the original Sonic the Hedgehog team, Balan Wonderworld seeks to capture the magic of the platformers of yesteryear, and to its credit, it does actually succeed to some degree.

A huge part of Balan Wonderworld‘s appeal lies in its costume system. Each costume grants the player different abilities needed to clear an Act. Costumes are spread throughout each chapter and act; ...

Balan Wonderworld is the latest from famed video game designer, director and developer Yuji Naka. Naka is best known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog and Nights series of games, and has teamed ...

Balan Wonderworld is the debut title from Balan Company, the new studio from Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS: Into Dreams creator Yuji Naka. Despite being absent from AAA game development since 1999's ...

Balan Wonderworld PS5 & PS4 Demo Hands-On Impressions – Balan Wonderworld is a strange, strange game from the demo which I have spent the last week playing. Trying to capture the spirit of 1990s and ...

It’s sad to say, but I’ve gotten used to disappointment when it comes to spiritual successors of iconic games made by their original creators. For every return as impressive as Bloodstained, there ...