Marvel’s Wolverine gets M rating for cussing and dismembering, but someone will show their buttcheeks, too

Trailers have already hinted that the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine title will embrace a visceral, blood‑laden aesthetic, staying faithful to the character’s feral nature.

The ESRB’s rating synopsis for Marvel’s Wolverine, slated for a PS5 release next month, discloses striking details about the game’s intense violence—a welcome confirmation of the franchise’s gritty direction.

According to the ESRB, the game will be played from a third‑person viewpoint, with players unleashing a flurry of melee strikes and special abilities against hostile soldiers and mechanized foes. The claws will be wielded to slash, stab, and dissect enemies, while rage modes enable swifter, more devastating combos and cinematic slow‑motion takedowns—such as a dramatic head‑stabbing finish.

Given Wolverine’s notoriously brutal legacy, a T‑rating would have undermined the character’s essence; the elevated violence level aligns more closely with the original X‑Men films and the critically acclaimed, R‑rated Logan.

The ESRB rating highlights that combat in the game is saturated with frequent blood splatter, anguished screams, and graphic dismemberment or decapitation. Battlefield scenes are occasionally littered with severed torsos and limbs, while cutscenes showcase intense gore—characters tearing enemies apart or decapitating soldiers in vivid detail.

Wolverine’s dialogue also pushes the envelope, featuring strong profanity such as “fuck” and “shit.” Interestingly, the rating teases a handful of brief moments that depict a character’s exposed buttocks. Who will be the cheeky one in Marvel’s Wolverine? I suspect it could be Logan himself during a Weapon X transformation, in my view.

Marvel’s Wolverine was already one of my most anticipated titles of the year, and learning that it will deliver a brutally gory experience—alongside explicit language and cheeky moments—has only heightened my excitement for its September 15 launch.