Today Hideki Kamiya of Platinum Games introduced The Wonderful 101 directly to you. If any part of the game piqued your interest, Kamiya recommends that you trust your feelings and jump into the game without hesitation. If you missed that live stream presentation, you can watch it here.

However, if you\’re a better learner by reading and you didn\’t get everything that described exactly what makes The Wonderful 101 so great, here’s a recap.

The Wonderful 101 releases September 15th this year in the US

Hosted by Mr. Kamiya from Platinum Games, the Wonderful 101 Direct showed off many features and game mechanics of the game that were previously unclear to presumably a lot of us. As Wonder-Red, leader of the Wonderful 100, you will unite your band of Wonderful Ones to morph into powerful transformations such as a fist, sword, glider, gun, and many more to battle GEATHJERK invaders throughout Blossom City and across the world.

Suddenly, the GEATHJERK invaders appeared on this peaceful planet and the friends of justice, The Wonderful 100, must face them. These 100 heroes wear specialized CENTINEL-suits to reinforce their bone structure and belong to specialized fighting force organized secretly bt the CENTINEL planetary secret service. However, it’s not like they have 100 heroes from the beginning. You must find the other heroes scattered all over as you advance through many battles. The friends of justice, The Wonderful 100. Can you find all 100 heroes and defeat the menacing GEATHJERK invaders?

Important Missions & Battles

Their objective, is not simply to find all 100 teammates and to defeat the GEATHJERK, protecting and rescuing the citizens under enemy attack is also a very important task. When citizens need help, you\’ll see the word \”Help\” displayed on screen and when you find them you must draw a circle on the Wii U GamePad, as if you were trying to surround those citizens, to rescue them.

Of course, just saving them won\’t be enough, by sending these citizens special energy, called \”Wonder Energy\”, they can actually become temporary heroes in battle. During missions, GEATHJERK will come at you from every direction. Your team can tackle them directly with 1 attack method, the \”Team Attack\”, but that won\’t be enough to take out the mighty GEATHJERK. That’s why you need this powerful special move called \”Unite Morph\”, which can be activated by bonding your teammates together, but more on how that will work later.

The Wonderful 100’s special \”Unite Morph\” is a type of attack where heroes bond together using \”Wonder Energy\” to literally transform into a giant weapon. The \”Unite Morph\” can be activated by drawing a specific symbol on the Wii U GamePad touchscreen.

These symbols can also be drawn by using the right control stick instead. As you can see, there are various types of unite morphs, but it’s important to know which ones to use and where. To defeat your enemy with a powerful blow, you\’ll want to use \”Unite Hand\”. If you were surrounded by enemies, attack them all with \”Unite Sword\”. \”Unite Gun\” works well with airel targets. Use \”Unite Whip\” to remove spiky armor from foes. As you can see, each \”Unite Morph\” has different abilities so be sure to check what type of enemies you\’re facing so you can better choose the correct \”Unite Morph\” to use against them. Another characteristic about \”Unite Morph\” is that the more teammates you have, the larger \”Unite Morph\” you can draw and that means you can transform into a bigger weapon. The attack power is also proportional to the number of heroes.

Utilizing \”Unite Morph\”

\”Unite Morph\” is not only used as a weapon against enemies, but also as a tool for solving puzzles during stages. For example, when you are at a dead end, say, near a building, you can draw a straight line along that building on the GamePad and morph the heroes into a latter so they can climb up. You can draw a straight line between buildings to construct a bridge or turn them into the parts of a machine to make it work. If you draw a triangle, you can even transform them into a hand glider. You could, say, turn a giant bridge handle, something that couldn\’t be done by regular human power, using \”Unite Hand\” or you could unlock a lock by using \”Unite Sword\” as a key. Utilize \”Unite Morph\” in many different locations

Wonderful Mart

In the Wonderful 101, there is a store called \”Wonderful Mart\” where you can purchase various items using an in-game currency called \”O-parts\” which can be acquired during battles. In the \”Wonderful Mart\”, there are many items necessary for heroes. For example, you can purchase specific Unite Morphs only at this store, like \”Unite Guts\” which can reflect enemy attacks or \”Unite Spring\” which will allow you to dodge. These Unite Morphs will add significant depth to your gameplay experience. Additionally, you can purchase powerful items called custom blocks, new skills to expand your attack moves, healing items, and more.

Replayability

The Wonderful 101 stages are divided into small missions and after one is completed, you receive from 1 to 5 in these categories: Clear Speed, Damage Received, Attack Combo. Of course, you can complete a mission by just playing it the normal way, but hey, this is an action game after all. Try to see how quickly, without any damage, you can connect stunning combo attacks to receive the highest possible ranking, Pure Platinum, by playing the mission over and over. That’s one of the many ways to enjoy this game. Here’s one way to get this highest score. First, let’s see how to battle by using what heroes you have. Earlier, we discussed one attack mode, \”Team Attack\”, by this is not a simple attack mode. By repeatedly using \”Team Attack\”, the heroes can stack together onto enemies. This is a different method called \”Climb Attack.

If enough heroes cling on the enemy with \”Climb Attack\” you can stop the enemy from moving. While the enemy is immobile, it’s easier to ensure that a \”Unite Morph\” attack will inflict damage on them. While using \”Unite Morph\” your movement will be slower. This will leave you vulnerable to attacks and could even cause enemies to dodge your attacks more easily so \”Climb Attack\” can be a helpful way to make up for the unique weaknesses of each \”Unite Morph\”.

\”Multi-Unite Morph\” allows you to activate multiple Unite Morphs simultaneously. Until now, we were focusing on how to activate one \”Unite Morph\” at a time, but actually, you can activate up to 5 Unite Morphs at once, including your own characters. That way, you\’ll have more ways to deal with situations. Even when you\’re surrounded by a large number of enemies, you can handle them with power and grace.

Finally, let’s talk about generating continuous \”Unite Morph\” attacks, also known as combos. As you proceed the the games challenging battles, heroes will learn various \”Unite Morph\” skills. This will allow you to start using \”Unite Morph\” combos. Take \”Unite Sword\” for example, before you learn any skills, all you can do is swing the sword around. However, as you gain more skills, you will be able to use different combo attacks, like \”Wonderful Rising\” or \”Wonderful Stinger\”. Finding a battle style to take down enemies with elements, that’s another way to enjoy this game.

The Wonderful 101 Trailer (Director’s Edition)

The friends of justice, The Wonderful 100. Can you find all 100 heroes and defeat the menacing GEATHJERK invaders? Well, if it has not already been drilled into your head, The Wonderful 101 comes stateside September 15th of this year.