Willy’s Wonderland The Game Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · June 18, 2024

Willy’s Wonderland The Game Review, a 2.5D beat-em-up game based on the cult film of the same name, in which a group of Animatronics come to life and slaughter people who dare visit Willy’s Wonderland. Players take control of either The Janitor or Liv as they face the hordes of evil commanded by the nefarious Animatronics – Tito Turtle, Siren Sara, Arty Alligator, Cammy Chameleon, Willy Weasel, and more! Try different combinations of punches and kicks to perform different combos and make use of special techniques and powerful abilities to get rid of Willy and his henchmen.

Willy’s Wonderland The Game Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
724.5MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
Two difficulties – normal and hard.
There are two playable characters.
2.5D action brawler gameplay.
Plays like other games in the genre like Streets Of Rage or Turtles.
End-of-level breakdown of score and performance.
Combo counter.
Build up your special moves and abilities.
Arcade presentation.
Breakable objects that can have food.
You can hit enemies on the ground.
Hit enemies to break them out of combos.
Big boss encounters.
You have and can use a set of buffs to get health back or do more damage.
Juggle enemies.
As you hit enemies you build up the FUN meter and you need this to pull off buffs.
Local two-player support.
Seven levels to play through.
Can replay levels.
Aside from the stress in the solo late game, it is a straightforward Platinum trophy.

Willy’s Wonderland The Game Review Cons:

No tutorial so you don’t know about all the mechanics.
Hit detection can be really bad.
The controls are not that responsive so quickly turning or trying to turn when fighting just doesn’t happen.
A few enemies actually have unblockable attacks.
Does the thing of the boss or mini-boss characters then become normal enemies?
So easy to lose your combo.
The foreground art is always getting in the way.
A lot of damage sponge enemies.
Ground attacks don’t always register.
You can’t stop a combo.
Very infuriating enemies late game that have laser shooting robots that fly and cannot be hit and they jack the numbers up and put clutter in the way.
No cutscenes or story.
Doesn’t feel unique or different in any way.
No online multiplayer or leaderboards making the scoring redundant.
No replay value.