Now Viewing: the_wonderful_101Tag type: Copyright A 2013 comedic tokusatsu sentai character action game created by Platinum Games and developed for the Wii U, the first game Platinum Games developed under Nintendo. It was first released on August 23, 2013. It was directed by Kamiya_Hideki who also wrote the game's story as well as the lyrics for the 1960s-1970s tokusatu-esque theme song Won-Stoppable 101 along with Kotaki_Yuka and Koizumi_Ryo. The game's orchestral soundtrack is composed by Yamaguchi Hiroshi, Takizawa Akira, Kurokawa Hitomi, Hibino Nobuhiko, Kouda Masato, and Kondoh Rei. The game's title is pronounced Wonderful One Oh One, not One hundred one. The game is based around the idea that the player can control up to a hundred heroes at once. Throughout gameplay, the player recruits members into the massive hero team as s/he defeats more enemies and rescues civilians. The team must work together in order to survive and the game's combat system and puzzles are built around using both each heroes' individual moves as well as moves that can only be done with many heroes working together, the Unite Morphs. Like many of Clover/ Platinum's games, the game is considered by many to be very difficult. It is set in the far future where Earth is constantly under attack by an alien terrorist organization known as GEATHJERK. To fight the GEATHJERK forces, a group called the CENTINELS have developed a special CENTINEL suit, which is a mask that grants its wearers superpowers. 60 years have passed since the first GEATHJERK war, but the GEATHJERK have not given up on attacking Earth. William Wedgewood, an unassuming elementary school teacher and a rookie superhero, rises to the challenge of resisting the latest GEATHJERK attack. Under his superhero identity, Wonder-Red, he assembles a massive army of superheroes who become known as The Wonderful Ones. Wonder-Red heroically leads humanity against the GEATHJERK, but the Wonderful Ones soon have to deal with other threats besides the GEATHJERK, and eventually learn shocking facts about the true nature of the GEATHJERK-Earth conflict. . . The game was originally intended to be a Nintendo crossover along the lines of Super Smash Bros. where the player would control a massive army of Nintendo characters, but Nintendo had doubts about the game's central game mechanic. Kamiya also wasn't sure how to combine the differing elements of Nintendo's large cast of characters and make them work in this game so Kamiya ultimately decided to make the game an original product albeit one that is strongly implied to take place in the same universe as one of his earlier creations, Viewtiful Joe. This game also has a similar character design style and tone as said game and blends over the top superheroics with tongue-in-cheek humor although the game does not use the cel-shading art style that Viewtiful Joe did. The game is represented in the fourth Super Smash Bros with the inclusion of this game's final boss theme in the game's soundtrack as well as a trophy of the game's hero Wonder Red. Bayonetta, Jeanne, and Rodin from Bayonetta are also secret playable characters in this game. The game received generally positive reviews upon release, but did not sell very well, selling only 60,000 units in two months. However, the game's reception improved over time. On February 2, 2020, Platinum Games launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a remaster of the game. The Kickstarter surpassed its goal within a few hours and received 2.23 million dollars in support after a month. The new port includes extra side missions as well as remixes composed by famed game composers Koshiro Yuzo, Shimomura Yoko, and Okabe Keiichi. Cast: The Wonderful Ones: Wonder_Red/William_Wedgewood Wonder_Blue/Elliot_Hooker Wonder_Green/Jean-Sebastien_Renault Wonder_Pink/Mariana_Kretzulesco Wonder_Yellow/ Ivan_Istochnikov Wonder_White/Byakkoin_Momoe Wonder_Black/Krishna_Ramanujan CENTINEL: Laurence_Nelson Alice_Mcgregor P-Star James_Shirogane Professor_Margarita GEATHJERK: Laambo] Wanna Vijounne Walltha Heyourgah Gimme Jergingha Dough-goo Chew_Dough-goo Diedough-goo Gediedough-goo Gah-goojin Guyzoch Pirates: Vorkken_Ohgee Chewgi V-Star Civilians: Luka_Alan_Smithee Other Supporting: Immorta Arthur_Wedgewood Bayonetta_(character) Jeanne_(Bayonetta) Rodin_(Bayonetta) Kamiya_Hideki Related: Viewtiful_Joe Bayonetta Super_Smash_Bros. Other Wiki Information Last updated: 04/05/20 4:27 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
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