MadWorld reviews

Madworld is one of those rare games that comes along every now and again that has just plain good fun gameplay. The controls are great, and the game is epic from start to finish.

Graphics look pretty sweet in 480p over component and it is definitely one of the better looking titles on the Wii (although certainly not to the extent of Smash Bros, Zelda, or Mario Galaxy), Some will love and some will hate the Black and White style of the game that can take afew levels of getting used to.

The sound is something that is brilliant in itself. The music soundtrack is awesome and really adds to the gripping experience.

Overall, Madworld is the most violent, brutal, and downright funny game I have ever experienced on Wii. It is a must own game that is a welcome addition to the frankly lacking recent release schedule.

MadWorld is the most fun beat-em-up I have ever played. Period. No other game, on any console, matches how brutally thrilling this game is.

Story: Basically, a city has been overrun by a TV organisation, and the citizens access to it has been destroyed. A gladiator-esque game-show is then started around the city, captured and distributed by hidden cameras. You play one of the contestants, named Jack, who has a chainsaw for an arm.

I was surprised at how responsive the controls were – holding B and swinging the remote vertically or horizontally revs and slices your chainsaw, with the sound of it coming out of the remote's speaker. You can grab a signpost, stab it through a guy's face, chuck him in a flaming bin, then repeatedly mash him into a spiked wall. Or, you could squeeze a tyre around him, mash his head into a toilet, then throw him into an electrical box, or maybe even a giant fan. Or you could stuff a Molotov cocktail in his mouth, and hit him into a giant dartboard with a spiked bat for points. To stop it getting repetitive, there are many items around each level that you can unlock once a certain amount of points has been reached, which completely change your basic moveset.

The soundtrack is fantastic, made up of hip-hop and rap, and Greg Proops (guy from Whose LIne is it Anyway?) and John DiMaggio (voice of Bender from Futurama) provide witty commentary as you kill as creatively as you can.

I've been waiting for `MadWorld' to come out for what feels like absolutely ages and after spending a couple of hours over the past few nights playing it, I am not disappointed at all. This is the second “videogame nasty” to come from Sega this month on the Nintendo Wii and makes House of the Dead: Overkill look like a teddy bear's picnic in comparison as this game is brutal!

You play Jack, a contender in a TV show called Death Watch where you are locked into various parts of a city and must kill everyone to be number 1 in the competition – it's like The Running Man meets Sin City meets Streets of Rage!

One of the things that is particularly fascinating about this game is the graphics – this game is visually stunning and easily the best looking game on the Wii by a long shot. Using black and white comic book style visuals with just red blood and the occasional yellow bit of writing for the effects, this game makes you feel like you are actually playing a comic! I think even if I was playing this on the PS3 or Xbox 360 I would still be impressed with the graphics on this one! This game has really pushed the Wii to its limits and this looks great!

Another thing that is very impressive is the controls – Sega have made full use of the Wii's innovate control system and everything works smoothly and is very responsive. It isn't at all difficult to master the moves and is extremely user-friendly and most importantly – great fun.

The commentary from the two presenters is absolutely hilarious and will have you quite literally shocked at some of the things that they say. Humour plays a big part in this game (like HOTD: Overkill) to lighten up the fact that this is probably the most violent game ever made. You'll be harpooning signposts through an enemy's head before throwing them onto a spike repeatedly or dunking them into a flaming oil drum and then throwing them into a dustbin with spikes on which will cut them in half! Trust me – this game has pretty much every over the top kill you can think of (including human darts!)!

As good as this is, this game isn't perfect though. The motorbike sections are fairly pointless and not as fun as I hoped they would be. The gameplay , although fun, can become a little repetitive at times, so this may be best to be played in short intervals as I have to keep its appeal, as at the end of the day, this is just a scrolling beat `em up.

If you thought that the Wii was made for little girls who want pet sims or princess dress-ups, or for middle-aged women who want to keep fit at home, you're probably right…until now! With this, HOTD: Overkill and a few other more “grown-up” games in the pipeline (such as The Conduit) the Wii is finally starting to appeal to older gamers and this is the perfect game to prove this. This is easily the best single player game on the Wii in a long time (since Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil 4 and Metroid Prime 3) so I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a decent and fun to play game on the Wii that just oozes style!

MadWorld is a fantastic game, mostly because of how ridiculously violent it is. There is nothing better for relieving stress then just running through a beautifully stylised town destroying everyone and everything in sight. The new and innovative ways the game offers you to defeat your opponents will keep you playing for hours on end as you try to string together the perfect combo. This game proves once and for all that the Wii isn't just for kids.

A must have for all adult Wii owners.

This game was extremely fun and addictive. It was also very funny with the ingame comentators. Another great addition to the game was the motion you needed to use weapons like the chainsaw or spearing a stop sign into someones head. It was a very different Sega/ Wii game, but was excellent and great for those who are sick of the childness nature of most Nintendo games. Have Fun Playing!

I would really recomend this game for those people who think Wii is for kids. It really shows that it has games for everyone. I think that it is a good idea for a game and the commentary makes me laugh all the time with its random jokes and punch lines. Its also funny how randomly violent the game is. I believe that its better than the GTA series.

Playing Madworld is of one the funest experiences on the Nintendo
Wii.It has Lot's of blood and gore! but is not suitable for anyone under 18! Slicing and Dicing with your chainsaw arm through
enemies never get's old :) That is why my friend that it is
awesome!

Just got this yesterday and its ultra slick and violent!! The boss battles are epic!! Like most R Rated games this a must purchase if you need something different on your Wii Loads of Blood and alot of different ways to take your opponents out. Very artistic vision of a game .a great addition to any Wii collection.

A++

Let's get this out of the way first: Mad World is an adult game. It's the most violent game to date, and there are more content descriptors on the back of the box than for Grand Theft Auto. That being said, if you are an adult Wii gamer and have longed for something bloody, visceral, and mature for your little white box, then buy this game

Great product, quick and easy ordering and super fast delivery.

This game is refreshingly brutal. I usually get bored of these sort of violence games but I could play this for hours and still be right into it. I am basically jumping off the couch swinging my chainsaw for most of the game and it is hilarious.

Wow this game is great. Extremely violent like at one you have to shoot this boss repeatedly with 2 guns till he's striped to the bare bones.

If you love no frills graphics (love the black & white theme with plenty of red thrown in) Then you'll love this simple but totally effictive game with all the emphasis on the thrill of the kill, & plenty of it!

Madworld is an ultimate combination of zombies and chainsaw action.it is one of the best ive played on wii.to people who love chainsawing zombies and battling big bosses 1 on 1 and multiplayer action I recommend this game to you

I rate this game 4 and a half stars

Love how the story line is processed, interesting black humor and lots of violence for you to release some daily pressure.

If you like this game then you are sick!! There is absolutely no point to this game other than killing opponents in the goriest manner possible.

It is my favourite wii game, no one of, just perfect for someone love violence(in a relatively non-sick way), dark humour, and other general manly awesomeness.
The game is in such a style that easily reminds people of sin city, and I honestly think it makes the game much better than if it's coloured.
My suggestion, if you are interested in this game, do not hesitate to buy it, the price is neglectable compare to the fun it will bring.

Got this game just before christmas easy to follow instuctions and before you know it your running around the house texas chainsaw and freddie kruger all in one

Get some mates around and show off your face spiking ability. This game is great. Someone must have bribed someone to get this approved for distribution in New Zealand. Similar games (such as Manhunt) have been banned in the past. Brought it – loving it – and basically I kill them all – as brutally as I can!!!

Got this for my partner and he just loves it. Top points for blood and gore. I found it great too. Best game for a night in with the guys. Its great that as you progress so do the levels and the moves. So easy to learn how to play aswell.
Money was very well spent!!

The purchase was excellent, the sale was great and the item was super.

definitely graphic in terms of gameplay, good thing it's in black and white and not colour, or some people may faint from playing the game, but it is a little challenging, which i guess makes it even funner, great fun.

With MadWorld, you'll be reminded of the movie Sin City, as the graphics are inspired by the comic-book black and white feel. You'll also see one additional color. And that's red. You'll be seeing a lot of that if you're playing the game right.

It's nice to see the Wii's functionality being utilized here and the voice acting is superb. However, this game really ain't for the kids – breath of fresh air to see a Wii game aimed at adult gamers.

The lack of depth in the storyline and the reasonably short gameplay are only minor drawbacks to the range of killing methods seen in this game. It's bloody good fun!

For the first 5 minutes you'll be amused by the black and white effects with red blood. However once you get through the initial scenes and you've mutilated corpses in every which way possible you can be bothered too you'll find that there is nothing else to do in the game. Each level feels very similar with only the back ground changing. Some of the text in the game was very hard to read Very average.

If you like over the top fighting,carnage & gore you'll love this title.Done in black & white with red being the only real colour to show the blood.game offers lots of different finishing moves & combos with good use of the wii remote & nunchuck.I found this game draws you in and keeps you playing for hours.Hell of alot of fun and good way to get rid of stress at the end of the day.

I didn't think Wii games could get this good, then I brought MadWorld. The best money I have EVER spent. It's an amazing game. I mean come on, on what other games can you hurl someone into a meatgrinder? No other game. Its perfect!

First, just a point, incase you've looked at reviews for the US version.
This game has not been properly ported from NTSC to PAL.
This means that the game will only run in the 50hz/576i mode, & will not support the 60hz/480i or 60hz/480p modes.
What does this mean?
For one, it means the game doesn't run as smoothly as the US version.
Also, the image is squashed in the centre of the screen, bordered by black bars,
On top of that, the whole game runs 17% slower than the US version.
The game also doesn't support widescreen mode.
Conversions this bad used to be par for the course, about seven years ago, but were thought to be a thing of the past.
Let me put it this way:
Mad World is the ONLY game released on Wii that has not been ported from NTSC to PAL properly.

Now, on to the game.
Meh. That about sums it up.
It's a basic brawler, like Double Dragon, or Streets of Rage.
Most of the game is simply racking up enough points to trigger a boss fight, which becomes very dull, very fast.
On top of that, if you loose the boss fight, you have to play through the entire level all over again, adding to the tedium.
The unique ways to dispose of your enemies, while interesting at first, get very old after seeing them over & over again.
One of the things that really detracts from all this killing for points is that most of the levels are very small.
There is one level (the Geisha house one) that shows what the game could have done, large levels, actual flow from one area to the next, played out so that the killing didn't get boring, by varying the environment & enemies every few minutes, rather than standing in one spot for fifteen minutes straight.
This is something that the old games like Double Dragon at least got right, they kept you moving…

The boss fights themselves range from a lot of fun, to just annoying. They're all built around quicktime events, so depending on what you think of those, your mileage may vary.

The commentary is very over the top, but it is delivered very well, & is probably the highlight of the game (they even commentate the end credits). The commentary is by Greg Proops (who's line is it anyway) & John Dimagio (Bender, from Futurarma).
There is one down side to the commentary, & that's since you're often standing in the same environment for a long time, you'll hear the same quotes over & over again, which gets very tedious.

The game is also not very long (though longer than the US version, because the game is running slower), about six hours.
So, there you have it, it's ok. It's not the great game that everyone hoped it would be.

One more thing, due to the shoddy PAL conversion, most of the text is the game is almost illegible, due to being compressed by almost a fifth in height.
I was playing the game on a 32" TV, and even then I had to move close to the TV & squint to make out most of the text.
On a smaller screen it would probably have been completely futile to attempt to read it.

Although not a terrible game, its not a great game either, that is unless you love gore. The art style is interesting, albeit a little harsh on the eyes. It is fun, but I found only in small doses, before it becomes very repetitive. It's gears of war for its obvious chain saw reference, and its extreme gore. Its manhunt for the way the game rewards you for the way you kill people and the scoring system. And finally, its Streets of Rage for its, run around and pick stuff up and beat people with it attitude. The waggle controls are pretty intense as well, expect some carpel tunnel to go with your order of violent mass murder.