Platinum Games: MadWorld eyes-on, first screens

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MadWorld currently has the distinction of being the only Platinum Games game that we've actually seen -- first-time director Shigenori Nishikawa (adorned with an incredible MadWorld shirt) demoed the game for us live at last night's Platinum Games event. First, he prefaced the gameplay with the following sentiment: "We didn't want to create a game that was depraved or perverse but rather featured comical, over-the-top violence so that anyone can enjoy it." So think less Manhunt 2 and more No More Heroes.

In fact, Nishikawa repeated this mantra throughout his demo, after every scene of grisly violence, he'd remark about how "lighthearted" the game was. And every single time, the skeptical audience laughed at (with?) his enthusiasm. We begin the demo by meeting Jack, the protagonist, set in a black-and-white world accentuated with flourishes of red blood. He begins tangling with enemies, throwing them into the spiked walls (sometimes over and over and over), tossing them into dumpsters only to have the lids sever their bodies at the torso, or shoving a street sign through their face, then dragging them around. Most notably perhaps is the chainsaw attached to Jack's arm ("everyone loves chainsaws," Nishikawa reminds us). With one swift flick of the Wiimote, you split enemies in half, right down the middle. After that: Man Darts. What?
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[dk_xcalibur]

Like I said in another thread....I'm not impressed with what I have seen about this game.

[hippiecrite]

It's made by Clover (or what's left of it), that's enough to pique my interest.

[dk_xcalibur]

True. I guess Clover does deserve a chance.

[Firebrand]

Must...buy...game.

[Spore]

Looks amazing both graphically and style wise.