[edit] Guide Note
MadWorld is an over the top, violent action game exclusively for the Wii. It is developed by Platinum Studios, who are former members of Clover Studios (creators of Okami and Viewtiful Joe), and published by Sega.
[edit] Fast Facts
- Publisher: Sega
- Developer: Platinum Games
- Platform: Wii
- Genre: Action
- Mode: Single player
- Developer is unsure about Japanese release possibilities, due to violent content
- ESRB rating: Rating pending
- Release date: Early 2009
Set during a "sporting event" that involves having to kill people in the bloodiest way possible, MadWorld is an extremely brutal game.1 To please the audience, you must dismember, stab, and eviscerate enemies to cover the starkly black and white world with bright red blood.
[edit] Gameplay
MadWorld is an action game that uses the Wii remote and Nunchuck to move your character and perform attacks. You move your character in third-person with the analog stick, and initiate fights with the buttons and with movement of the remote.2 These attacks are varied and violent; they change depending on the portion of the environment that you are in and the weapon you are holding. For instance, you can grab a sign post, stab it into the eye of an enemy, and drag him around the world. You are then able to toss his lifeless body, spreading blood around the level.3 The more brutal the attack, the higher the score you achieve in what is known as the "DeathWatch," or audience reaction.4 Also included in MadWorld are mini-games, such as "Man Darts," where your character uses human beings as darts propelled by a swing from your baseball bat.5
[edit] Sample Kill Moves
- Thrown into dumpster and split into two pieces by spiked lid
- Impaled on wall spikes multiple times
- Stabbed by sign post
- Chopped up with chainsaw
- Dismembered by giant saw blade
- Heart pulled out of chest with bare hands6
