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Balan Wonderworld

by Square Enix, ARZEST Corp.·published by Square Enix

25 March 2021E10+32
PCWindowsPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchPS5

Reader score

4.9/ 10

10 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

50h

Normally

story and some extras

88h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

6

Screenshots

Key art

About

Welcome to a wondrous all-action show, the likes of which has never been seen before!
BALAN WONDERWORLD is a wondrous action platformer game themed around the Balan Theatre. Led by the enigmatic maestro named Balan, the stars of the show Emma and Leo will use special abilities from a multitude of characterful costumes as they adventure in the bizarre and imaginary land of Wonderworld. Here memories and vistas from the real world mix with the things that people hold dear.
Twelve different tales await our stars in the Wonderworld, each with their own unique quirks. They will explore all corners of these labyrinthine stages, filled with a myriad of tricks and traps, to get to the heart of each story.

Wonderworld exists in people's hearts and imaginationThe setting for this tale is the fantastic, bizarre land of Wonderworld; a place where people's happy and positive memories mix with their restless worries and negativity.

Leo and Emma are led into Wonderworld by the mysterious clown Balan and set off on a journey to find what is important to them.
Before they can return to the real world, they must first restore the lost balance in their hearts...

Over 80 different costumes open up all the action you could want!The stars of the show can use powers from the inhabitants of Wonderworld by wearing their colourful costumes, with over 80 different ones to try on!

Bash your enemies, walk in the air, freeze time or manipulate all kinds of objects... the possibilities are endless when you pick up a new costume.Two Legendary Creators Reunite! Come one, come all and enjoy the pinnacle of Square Enix storytelling in an all-action world of wonder created by the legendary Naka Yuji.
For the first time in 20 years Naka Yuji and Oshima Naoto join forces forming the BALAN COMPANY team; founded around, bringing together action game development, video and music production professionals from both inside and outside of the company.2-Player Local Co-op ModeEnjoy an even more wondrous adventure as one player controls Leo and the other controls Emma in 2 Player Co-op Local Mode. Co-operate together combining the abilities of two different costumes which will surely open new paths as you wander through Wonderworld!

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

Perspective

Third person

Engine

Unreal Engine 4

Languages

23 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Arabic—
Chinese (Simplified)—
Chinese (Traditional)—
Czech——
Danish—
Dutch—
English
French—
German—
Hungarian—
Italian—
Japanese—
Korean—
Norwegian—
Polish—
Portuguese (Brazil)—
Portuguese (Portugal)——
Russian—
Spanish (Mexico)—
Spanish (Spain)—
Swedish—
Thai——
Turkish—

Also known as

バランワンダーワールド — Japanese title - original

BALAN WONDERWORLD.exe — Windows Executable

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Facts

Developer

Square Enix, ARZEST Corp.

Publisher

Square Enix

Also worked on it

Square Enix

Released

25 March 2021

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchPS5

Age ratings

GRACALLACBPGCLASS_INDLCEROAESRBE10+PEGI7USK6

Standing

Top 11% by 24hr peak players

Tags

3rd-person (Other)Puzzle elementsRPG elementsDirect controlFantasyLicensed