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Wonder Woman Game: Everything We Know About the Monolith Comics Adaptation
DC fans have been spoiled lately. Batman is great, but after more than a decade of Batman games, a little change is welcome, and the next two years look really varied. After Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Killing the Justice League, Wonder Woman is next. The Wonder Woman game was a surprise announcement during The Game Awards 2021. Publisher Warner Bros. has hired Monolith Productions (best known for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War) to develop the game.
Honestly, it’s surprising that Wonder Woman hasn’t received a single-player game before. Previously, Themyscira’s Diana had only appeared in supporting roles or in the overall cast, a fringe criminal. Being a member of an early Justice League game, defeating her evil nemesis in NetherRealm’s Injustice series, or making unlikely cameos in Scribblenauts and LittleBigPlanet, isn’t the same as getting a starring role.
But it’s too early to get excited — we haven’t seen much from the Wonder Woman game, aside from the initial trailer. Heck, we don’t even know what platform it’ll be released on, although considering Warner Bros. are usually multi-platform, we can’t imagine them skipping PC. That said, given Wonder Woman’s comic book history, we have a few theories about where Monolith takes Diana’s latest adventure. Now, that’s all we know.
When is Wonder Woman’s release date?
we do not know. Warner Bros. didn’t even give a wide release window for Wonder Woman.One thing we can safely assume is that no Launched this year.
Speaking on Twitter, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar outlined plans for 2022, saying they will have a “full suite of highly anticipated games.” However, only Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights are named. “Suicide Squad: Killing Justice League” was originally set to hit theaters in 2022, but is likely to be delayed until 2023.
As an AAA project in the early stages of development, we may not see Wonder Woman until late 2023 at the earliest, perhaps delayed until 2024.
Wonder Woman trailer doesn’t show much
We haven’t seen any gameplay for Wonder Woman yet. All we have is this short film trailer from The Game Awards, narrated by Diana’s mother Hippolyta, and offers a great look at Diana’s armor. You can see the one above.
What story will the Wonder Woman game tell?
Wonder Woman has an original story, and Warner Bros. confirmed that it will “make players the Diana of Themyscira in order to unite her Amazonian family with the humans of the modern world.” It’s a vague description, but our biggest story line is in the trailer. Hippolyta said: “My daughter, a new threat has come to our shores, and I must call you home. Restore what has been broken, unite old enemies, and forge new paths. You are a hero, but you can be More.”
So we know that Diana left home and established herself as Wonder Woman before returning to Themyscira, which means this won’t be an origin story. As for the threat, it’s more difficult to predict, as Diana has amassed a large number of rogue galleries over the past 80 years.
If the villain threatens Themyscira directly, one potential candidate could be Barbara Ann Minerva, a former archaeologist and treasure hunter known as the Cheetah, who recently appeared in 1984’s Wonder Woman. Another potential candidate is the Greek god of war Ares (no, not that one) and a prominent opponent of Diana.
Who is playing Wonder Woman?
No cast has been released yet, but I’m guessing Wonder Woman Susan Eisenberg is a possible candidate. Eisenberg has voiced Wonder Woman for over 20 years in animated TV shows, movies and several video games, including Injustice, LEGO DC Super Villainsand DC Universe Online.
Of course, Gal Gadot Depicting Diana in the live-action version DC Extended Universe But given Eisenberg’s history — and the fact that Gadot has never been a voice actor — she seems unlikely. Elsewhere, the only other character confirmed is Hippolyta, and Warner Bros. hasn’t revealed who voiced her in the trailer.
What should we expect from Wonder Woman’s fight?
Warner Bros. revealed several details in the trailer’s description, confirming that it will be a “single-player open-world action game.” Obviously we’re playing Wonder Woman, and there are no other playable characters to suggest.
Leaving the comics, Diana’s proficiency in both armed and unarmed combat means that Monolith is likely to focus on melee combat enhanced by a variety of other weapons. Her indestructible bracelet of obedience may parry an attack, and while the trailer shows off her signature lasso of truth, what you can do with it is currently unknown. Had they arrived in the same year, we’d probably have a showdown between Wonder Woman and Indiana Jones over the best whip physics.
Aside from guesswork, our only extra hint comes from the original press release. Warner Bros. and Monolith confirm that “gamers will use the Nemesis System to forge deep bonds with enemies and allies as they grow from valiant warriors to proven leaders”.
What is the Nemesis System?
In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, Monolith used the famous Avengers system, introducing a procedurally generated hierarchy among enemy orcs. Uniquely, this gives them personal strengths, weaknesses, and relationships with other NPCs. You can kill a captain just to have a grunt take their place. Or, if a grunt kills you, they might be promoted to captain, taunting you when they get stronger.
Monolith VP and studio head David Hewitt detailed in the press release:
“At Monolith Productions, we believe in the power of player-driven storytelling to unite people. The stories our players share inspires us every day, and we’re proud to lead players through the journey of the world, driven by the values that Wonder Woman embodies. A unique personal journey. The Nemesis System raises the bar for player-driven storytelling, and we’re excited to push the open-world genre forward, combining cutting-edge action with creative narrative to create the Wonder Woman everyone wants to play game.”
Wait, so we’re going to fight orcs?
No. Well, I mean, probably not?
I don’t recall seeing Diana fighting orcs in the comics. Maybe some monster with vague ties to Greek mythology? Honestly, we just don’t know how Nemesis plays Wonder Woman, so these broader details are a mystery for now.