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Hands-On Preview: Marvel's Wolverine Game for PS5

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A writer tried a new video game called Marvel's Wolverine. The game is for the PS5. PS5 is a game console made by Sony. Wolverine is a character from Marvel comics. He is a mutant. A mutant is a person with special powers from birth.

The writer said the game could be the best superhero story this year. A superhero is a person with special powers who helps others. The writer said Spider-Man games should watch out. This means the Wolverine game could be even better than Spider-Man games.

The writer said the game made them care about Wolverine for the first time. This means the story felt real and interesting. Before, the writer did not feel strong feelings about Wolverine.

The report is called a hands-on report. This means the writer played the game before it came out. Playing early like this is called a preview. The full game is not out yet. We do not know the release date yet.

Vocabulary5 words

PS5
a game console; small machine for playing video games
mutant
a person with special powers from birth
superhero
a person with special powers who helps others
hands-on report
a story from someone who tried something themselves
preview
a look at something before it is ready for everyone

Quiz

1. What is Marvel's Wolverine?
2. Which console is the game for?
3. True or False: The writer had played the full finished game.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A writer tried a new video game called Marvel's Wolverine. The game is for the _____.

Wolverine is a character from Marvel comics. He is a _____.

The writer said the game could be the best _____ story this year.

The writer said Spider-Man games should _____.

The writer said the game made them _____ about Wolverine for the first time.

The report is called a _____ report.

This means the writer played the game before it came _____.

The full game is not out yet. We do not know the _____ date yet.

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