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Balan Wonderworld

Balan Wonderworld

Nintendo
Released

Release Date: March 26, 2021

Singleplayer

A three-dimensional platformer from the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS Into Dreams. We follow the maestro Balan into a fairytale land, facing platforming challenges and enemies and using the power of special outfits.

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Balan Wonderworld is a three-dimensional platformer from Square Enix. The game is the debut of Balan Company, a new studio of the publisher. The team was led by Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima, creators of the NiGHTS Into Dreams, which has a lot in common with Balan Wonderland.

Plot

Balan Wonderworldtells the story of two heroes: Emmy and Leo. Both of them are in their own anxious thoughts when they find the building housing the Wonderland. It soon turns out that this is not an ordinary amusement park, but a huge, fairy-tale world. Led by the mysterious Balan, Emma and Leo go on a journey to heal the hearts and minds of the land's inhabitants. Both of them will also discover what really matters to them. The history of this journey is presented in twelve minor stories dedicated to the fate of a group of people.

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Platforms:

PC Windows

PC Windows

PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Xbox One

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch

PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X/S

Xbox Series X/S

Developer: Arzest (XSX)

Publisher: Square Enix

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PS5 Close-ups and a Batch of New Info

After the Japanese show of PlayStation 5 we learned some important information about the console. It also showed a selection of games and enabled us to take a closer look at the device.

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October 4, 2020

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System Requirements

System Requirements for Balan Wonderworld Video Game:

PC Windows

PC / Windows

Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-4430 3.0 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 270X or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 8.1/10 64-bit.

Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-6400 2.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 4 GB Radeon RX 480 or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.

Ratings

Game Ratings for Balan Wonderworld Video Game.

4.8

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 5% of Critics. There are 74 Critic Reviews.

OpenCritic

Destructoid: 5.5 / 10 by CJ Andriessen

Like I said at the top of this review, your enjoyment of Balan Wonderworld is going to depend on your tolerance for primitive 3D level design. Strip away the unnecessary costumes and their poorly implemented management system - and fire those Balan's Bouts into the sun - and you might have a nice throwback to a more experimental time of platform gaming, one that would be easier to recommend. But sadly, you can't just strip those elements away. They're here, and they're ruining what is otherwise an enjoyable rewind to the golden era of the mascot platformer.

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PlayStation LifeStyle: 4.5 / 10 by Rebecca Smith

Balan Wonderworld feels like it's shrouded in mystery because there's a woeful lack of explanation for the majority of its mechanics. Nobody should be left looking for external guides to gather even the most basic information for a game aimed at children. When added to the frustrating management of the game's costumes (including those that can't jump in a platformer), its underdeveloped story, the overly simplistic platforming, and the tortuous Balan Bouts, this is a game that had promise but is ruined by a multitude of bizarre design decisions.

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VideoGamer: 2 / 10 by Josh Wise

If only Naka, staying true to form, had given the whole thing a dose of high speed; his work only holds together when it hurtles past our eyes, growing vivid with velocity.

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