Is MadWorld The Game Hardcore Wii Fans Have Been Waiting For?
Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by MattG in Real Talk with the HipHopGamer
Since E3 2008, Wii owners have been begging Nintendo for a game for the hardcore. With MadWorld less than a week, can PlatinumGame’s first game change Wii owners tune?
Madworld, is a black and white third person action game set in a city where a group of terrorists have turned the city into a game show called Death Watch. The player plays as Jack, who is fighting for his life trying to shut down the show. The game is extremely brutal and will appeal to Wii owners who want a change of pace from Mario Kart and Animal Crossing.
While many have blasted Nintendo for not giving the Wii high quality graphics, the developers at PlatinumGames have created an art style that makes the game appealing on the eyes, and does something no other next gen console has done yet. The game has a comic book feel to it, and may remind some of the Sin City comics.
The game is extremely action packed. Jack is a big guy with a chainsaw attached to his right arm. Not the typical Wii main character. The game features many over the top finishing moves and action sequences. People who don’t enjoy violence should probably not pick up this game, because it is filled with plenty of it. There is even a mini-game called “Man Darts”, in which the player hits enemies into a dart board with a baseball bat.
Now can this game live up to the hype many Nintendo fans have put on it? Well, if the staff at PlatinumGames lives up to their reputation then it most certainly should. While the studio is new, the men behind the scenes have some of the best resumes in the industry. The producer of the game, Atsushi Inaba, is responsible for fan favorites, Viewtiful Joe and Okami. Both games have received stellar review scores, so hopefully MadWorld will continue the trend.
While, not many reviews on the game have been released yet there is one worth mentioning. Nintendo Power rated the game a 9/10. This is interesting because in the past Nintendo Power has rated games like Resident Evil 4 for the Wii with a 9/10, and Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess a 9.5/10. This is putting MadWorld up there with the higher echelon of not only Wii games, but games in general.
Is this what Wii fans want though? Will they go out and buy MadWorld, or will they just sit back and patiently wait for Miyamoto to announce another sequel to one of his storied franchises? Wii owners looking for an action packed game that breaks the casual trend Nintendo is going on should check out MadWorld. The game may not be an epic, but if you’re looking for a fun time and interesting gameplay why not pick it up? This game isn’t for young kids or grandmas, but those aren’t the people begging for hardcore games for the Wii. Nintendo fanboys, go out and buy MadWorld. Show Nintendo that while gamers appreciate the Wii’s casual appeal that they still want fun, exciting, hardcore new IP’s from the company that started it all.
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Day 1,
I’m a core/casual gamer, and this is something fresh
@MattG
I wasn’t blaming you personally for that. It just seems to be the common perception for some reason. Whenever you see an article about “hardcore” games coming out, you can almost guarantee that the first thing they’ll focus on is the M rated content. Just because you’re a hardcore game doesn’t mean that you have to be rated M and just because you are rated M does not make you a hardcore game.
Yeah maybe I made it sound like gore and violence = hardcore. That’s not the case obviously, as games like Zelda and Mario are hardcore, but not filled with gore. I think I was trying to coney that this game appeals to the people who like those games, and not those who buy Wii Fit and the Hannah Montana games. This game is gonna be bought by the fans of Mario and Zelda, not the owners of Wii Fit lol.
i’d get a wii for this game but as anonymous said…hardcore doesnt equal gore or vulgarity
When did “hardcore” become synonymous with vulgar? As much as I love the guys at platinum games, when I think “hardcore” titles, I want things that bring challenge back to video games, and have classic gameplay. Games like Mega Man 9 are hardcore. While I appreciate a developer doing something different on the wii, when I beg for a hardcore game that doesn’t mean I want to play something full of violence and profanity.