Treat your eyes to these MadWorld screenshots

by Griffin McElroy { Nov 16th 2008 at 6:00PM }

Seriously, your eyes have been through a lot lately -- all-night gaming marathons, subjection to Repo! The Genetic Opera, possible self-gouging as a result of subjection to Repo! The Genetic Opera -- don't you think they've deserved a little positive visual stimulus? We're happy to deliver this to you in the form of some new screenshots from Platinum Games' stylish, carnage-filled action title, MadWorld. They may lack the brownish hues and bloom lighting we've come to expect from current-gen titles, but despite these deficits, we're sure you can find something to gleefully ogle in the gallery below.

Gallery: MadWorld

Tags: gallery, madworld, platinum-games, screenshots, sega

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

M @ Nov 16th 2008 6:04PM

I'm seriously considering buying a Wii just for this game.

It's going to be awesome.

FSK405K @ Nov 16th 2008 6:37PM

We can safely say it's going to LOOK awesome. Whether it will BE or PLAY awesome, I'm still awaiting evidence.

Foetoid @ Nov 16th 2008 6:38PM

I totally agree. Then buy yourself Super Paper Mario, Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime and Res Evil 4. They'll all be very cheap by the time this comes out.

Haggard @ Nov 16th 2008 6:44PM

They won't get cheap. Ninty knows these are the only games that really sell on the Wii so they keep the price high. Galaxy and Zelda are still full-priced here in the UK.

Haggard @ Nov 16th 2008 6:45PM

*first-party.

FOXHOUND @ Nov 17th 2008 12:24AM

Actually, the price is like that here in the US too. :\

sam @ Nov 17th 2008 7:49AM

So which Wii games *have* actually been officially price-reduced? I didn't think any were (I mean, some are in bargain bins, but you know, an official rerelease at reduced price etc).

RE4:Wii was already pretty damn cheap - although of course it's less of a bargain if you already played it on GC or PS2 (it's an improvement over both, but you're still playing the same game again).

nullset @ Nov 16th 2008 6:11PM

No More Heroes, but exponentially more over the top and comically-oriented...

This, gents, is gonna be awsome...

J.Goodwin @ Nov 17th 2008 2:36AM

Wait, wasn't No More Heroes crap?

I distinctly remember hearing bad things about it.

sam @ Nov 17th 2008 7:50AM

@J. Goodwin:

I didn't play it either but the general consensus about No More Heroes seemed to be that there was a good game in there among some obvious flaws. I.e. a good game with crap bits, rather than just 'crap'.

Or to put it another way: Metacritic 83, so 'no, it's not crap'.

kaneda @ Nov 17th 2008 11:15AM

No More Heros is a must try, but perhaps not a must buy. I bought it to support the new development team as it is proof of original concepts that is fun to play if perhaps repetitive halfway through. Good mix of action with an enjoyable, comically melodramatic and well executed story.

FlamingEffigy @ Nov 16th 2008 6:14PM

Definitely looks awesome, but why no hi-res images? I realise its a Wii title but still...

j.howlett @ Nov 16th 2008 6:17PM

i'll go visit the wii to play this game

Mr Khan @ Nov 16th 2008 6:17PM

Really wish they had a date set. Q1 is still their target, and i'm getting kinda worried

Magetto @ Nov 16th 2008 6:19PM

Is it just me, or is it hard to tell the people apart from the backgrounds?

Mr Khan @ Nov 16th 2008 6:21PM

you're right, but it isn't a problem in motion

Shagittarius @ Nov 17th 2008 9:48AM

Great another game in hues of gray and brown...don't people know theres an entire color palette out there?!?!??!?!1

Henry Gale @ Nov 16th 2008 6:27PM

Is it me or am I the only one who thinks this looks like crap. No more heroes blew, this will be just as bad. It's going to play like mini games, you can't tell what the heck is going on and it looks ugly.

Foetoid @ Nov 16th 2008 6:40PM

Yeah its you. Remember games look far better when you're playing them compared to screenshots and when it's all in motion it'll look heaps good. It's doesn't seem like minigames at all in the 3 videos i've seen.

Jacksons @ Nov 16th 2008 6:33PM

Is that a man? A harpsichord? A durian? I give up.

mr bean @ Nov 16th 2008 6:47PM

That big round circular duct looks like a Marcus Feenix view of the throat of the lake monster in GoW 2. The rest looks like.....the Beatles crossing Abbey Road...heh!

Jechtshot78 @ Nov 16th 2008 6:38PM

I don't think it looks good. stylized brawler, woo hoo? also, the artstyle, even in motion, makes it hard to tell the placement of items and enemies.

aj @ Nov 16th 2008 10:12PM

I agree.

And those screenshots gave me a terrible migraine. Thanks, Joystiq, I really needed that.

Sackolantern PSN ID: johnnynumber5 @ Nov 16th 2008 6:47PM

Well from the looks of the screenshots the game certainly look interesting. I like the graphics and stylized sin city like world. I will keep this one on my radar and cross my fingers that it sells well if it's good. I would almost bet that this game hardly moves any copies because it doesn't really appeal to the Wii crowd. From these screenshots and from the short trailer I remember seeing in the past this game looks extremely difficult to navigate.

Having said all of that it is a breathe of fresh air for a game like this to come to the kid friendly Wii. Assuming the game turns out good, this is something I hope to see allot more of in the future Wii releases.

Mr Khan @ Nov 16th 2008 9:15PM

Keep in mind that No More Heroes handily beat sales expectations. It's doubtful that it would have sold much more on 360 or PS3 (possibly more as a multiplat title)

Sackolantern PSN ID: johnnynumber5 @ Nov 16th 2008 10:12PM

Mr.Khan

Yeah I wonder what reasonable sales expectation of this game are. What do you think a fair expectation would be?

kaneda @ Nov 17th 2008 11:22AM

It probably would do well if it came out right before xmas, (which apparently won't happen). Considering the current and not-too-distant-future landscape of Wii titles, I think it could sell better on the Wii than on any other platform, during this time frame. It's like throwing a somewhat gristly steak to a pack of dogs who've had nothing but bones to chew on since SBB.

mr bean @ Nov 16th 2008 6:49PM

Woops-that's Fenix-sorry, Dom!

ratm @ Nov 16th 2008 7:08PM

Here's to hoping they don't censor blood in Europe as they did with No More Heroes. Fucks.

chris @ Nov 16th 2008 7:16PM

this game has one of the coolest and most original art syles I've seen in a game since Jet Grind Radio for the Dreamcast. I love the black and white graphical styling, which is also very detailed. I hope the game runs as smoothly as the trailers we saw. I'm hoping this turns out great.