In meeting up with Sega today at E3, one thing became apparent: they are lacking in Wii and DS games to show off in their closed door session. That is, until we met up with the folks from Platinum Games and they showed us MadWorld.
Know this: MadWorld should be a day one purchase for you. Also, Atsushi Inaba's hair is much nicer in person.
The demo opened up with some loading screens, showing the setting for the title: Mad City. As Jack, Inaba used the Wiimote and Nunchuk to murder many foes with ease, showing us graceful waggle as he performed a variety of deadly fatalities. Stabbed in the head with a road sign? Check. Dumping someone into a flaming barrel (which was quickly followed up with a playful jab at Nintendo's original Donkey Kong)? Check. Tossing dudes into a wall full of spikes? Check.
All of this took place with rap music in the background, as the bumping bass and adult lyrics kept the pace going. The perfect instrument to accompany such a banging soundtrack? A chainsaw, of course!
It was revealed that the chainsaw will be the default weapon, and we couldn't be happier. Inaba used it to cut people in half, push enemies to the ground and behead them, as well as just slice everything in his path. He then revealed that while killing all of these people was fun, it was only to accrue points so that he could challenge the level's boss. Sadly, this is when the demo ended.
Overall, the game blew us away. It had amazing visuals that didn't show off a single flaw, with gritty urban environments and dilapidated buildings surrounding Jack. If you weren't interested in MadWorld after reading that, you should have your head examined -- perhaps by the business end of a road sign.
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7-15-2008 @ 6:28PM
Michael said...
THIS should have been featured in Nintendo's press conference.
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7-15-2008 @ 6:33PM
Mike said...
Thank god for the prospect of playing this game.
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7-15-2008 @ 6:42PM
Dan said...
I hope they promote the shit out of this game. Because this is one of the few endearing things I've heard about for the Wii in a long time.
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7-15-2008 @ 6:46PM
Waffala said...
Have we got a release date for this yet? Or at least a quarter?
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7-15-2008 @ 6:50PM
David Hinkle said...
Actually, they were tight-lipped about ... well, pretty much everything. Frankly I'm surprised I got out with this much!
Very much looking forward to this one.
7-15-2008 @ 8:53PM
8-bit.artist said...
MadWorld is scheduled for release in Q1 2009 exclusively for Wii.
7-15-2008 @ 8:55PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? said...
It'll most likely release somewhere from Holiday '08 to Q2 '09.
7-15-2008 @ 6:57PM
Safiel said...
Looks interesting. I'm hoping to see a goofy/wierd story line wrapping it (no more heroes ish prehaps?). It's rare that I buy a super violent game (not because I avoid them, but if given the choice between gta or pikmin I choose pikmin), but I loved all the crazy stuff in no more heroes.
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7-15-2008 @ 7:24PM
Max Headroom said...
That one-and-a-half minute video was better than Nintendo's entire E3 conference.
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7-15-2008 @ 7:29PM
Johnny c. said...
Dude! So true!
7-15-2008 @ 9:09PM
mario le magifique said...
totally agree!
7-15-2008 @ 9:04PM
samfish said...
ooooooh how I want this game. The God Hand parallels are making me twitch in anticipation.
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7-15-2008 @ 10:37PM
ajwalker said...
What kind of sick, twisted and demented person thought this up?
I'm going to be taking a pass.
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7-15-2008 @ 10:56PM
Johnny c. said...
Chill out dude.......
7-15-2008 @ 10:59PM
ajwalker said...
I thought I was being pretty chill.
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7-15-2008 @ 10:57PM
khreval.bruuk said...
> Know this: MadWorld should be a day one purchase for you.
Oh, Hell yes.
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7-15-2008 @ 11:34PM
milan said...
that announcer sounded like greg proops, esp. at 1:20... whose line anybody?
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7-16-2008 @ 9:46AM
AwesomeTown said...
Now that you say that, yea, it really does sound like him.
7-15-2008 @ 11:58PM
Timerider said...
I've wanted this game since I saw the first video here. Now I want it more. I don't want to wait until 2009.
This game seems a lot like Gears of War. The saw, the muscle-bound main character, the violent animations sequences, even the logo on his back is almost like the GoW logo.
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7-16-2008 @ 12:00AM
Timerider said...
(Probably) double post. Stupid comment system.
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7-16-2008 @ 9:36AM
jtedesco33 said...
This will be the first game I buy for the Wii besides virtual console games in a very long time. More games like this for all systems if what we need!
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7-16-2008 @ 5:31PM
SegaPleaseMakePanzerDragoonWii! said...
Good luck with the ESRB, Madworld. At least you're not being made by Rockstar, so maybe there's a small chance you'll squeak by unscathed. *crosses fingers*
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7-18-2008 @ 12:47PM
Nabe said...
I'm more interested in the voice announcing the trailer. Sounds like Greg Proops, especially towards the end.
If Greg Proops has his voice in this game, it would be a buy. 'Nuff said.
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