


So I downloaded Balan Wonderworld and gave it a shot.Īfter about 10 hours of gameplay, I have some thoughts….īilled as a “wondrous and spectacular… “family-friendly action-platformer from the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog,” Balan Wonderworld - not Balan Wonderland for some reason - was supposed to be one of 2021’s must-play games. I started wondering, “ Can it really be THAT bad?” I thought that maybe the game just couldn’t live up to the hype. Head over to Metacritic, and they give it a 35/100 based on the critics’ reviews. IGN calls it a “ consistently boring platformer” that’s a “mess of undercooked concepts.”Įven the typically upbeat guys over at Nintendo Life didn’t have much positive to say about it, writing that it feels like it’s “ straight out of 2001 (not in a good way).”
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It is unknown if Balan Wonderworld will update its gameplay aspects, or add more content on the base game and/or as downloadable content in the future. The latest change to Balan Wonderworld was the implementation of a new method to obtain the Demo Launchers.
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The patch also adjusted other gameplay components of Balan Wonderworld, including camera tracking and movement controls/speed. The bug was present during the final boss fight with Lance, when he transitioned between attacks, the screen would flash white rapidly. The game's demo released on January 28, 2021.īalan Wonderworld received a patch on its launch date, this patch fixed a potentially fatal bug that could trigger epilepsy, and further expanded on the Stamp System in-game to balance difficulty. The game was announced and was presented on July 23, 2020. More information centering around the game's story/in-universe details can be found in Balan Wonderworld ~Maestro of Mystery, Theatre of Wonders~, a tie-in novel released alongside the game's release.ĭevelopment of Balan Wonderworld started in July 2018. It teaches the importance of emotional balance. The game's story is mainly about restoring the lost balance in Leo/Emma's hearts, and other people's hearts as well. Balan Theatre only appears when this balance is lost. Maestro Balan invites Leo Craig and Emma Cole to a journey into Wonderworld to restore the lost balance of their hearts. The game's interface supports 23 languages.

There is no set language in-game, all the characters and singers speak a fictional language called Balanese, ensuring a universal experience while playing the game. There is also an animal-raising system put in-place in the form of Tims. There are mini-games for you to enjoy, including Balan's Bout, and special sports-themed Costumes. Throughout the game, you'll go through 12 different Chapters, each with labyrinthine-styled stages (Acts) and fight menacing Negati and Nega Bosses. Each of them use various Costumes with unique abilities, that can help them progress through each Chapter's Acts and solve puzzles in the magical world of Wonderworld. Balan Wonderworld is a musical theatre-themed action-platformer game centering around the player characters, Leo Craig and Emma Cole, who are accompanied by the flying, stylish stage master Balan.
