MadWorld | Nintendo Wii

About the Game

MadWorld is a stylish action beat-em up game, that puts player in the role of a police detective gone rogue and taking part in a violent TV show, in which contestants are encouraged to mutilate each other in increasingly violent and gruesome ways. The game's unique presentation is achieved through a three-colour palette scheme.

Story & Setting

The only other colour present is red, which accounts for the gallons of blood flowing from the victims of Jack, the game's protagonist.

Gameplay & Core Systems

The core of the MadWorld experience is a series of challenges, player must take part in. Each challenge presents a confined arena, in which player should score points by defeating his enemies in the most elaborate way possible and take part in the so-called Bloodbath-Challenges, which present additional rules and timed mini-games (like ManDarts or ManGolf) for racking up the points. Once a sufficient amount of points was met, players must fight a unique boss enemy for the current challenge. When boss is defeated, players will be free to proceed to the next challenge. Another notable element is a heavy use of quick time events in conjuncture with Wii motion-sensitive controls for the finishing moves, mini-games and general tasks, such as avoiding being hit by the enemy.

Presentation & Atmosphere

All the environments, objects and characters are rendered in black and white, as if drawn in a comic book. Aside from being inspired by comic books, MadWorld's presentation is also taking hints from the competitive TV shows, with two over-enthusiastic hosts commenting every event happening in the game.

Display support includes Widescreen (16 x 9). Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II.