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[broadwayrock]

Is the game getting a release in Germany? i thought it was banned there.

 

[Dascu]

The reviewer's complaints are that riding the motorcycle is boring compared to the rest of the game (those are only short passages though). Multiplayer is not much fun and the camera can be a bit chaotic when things are getting hectic. All relatively minor complaints I would say unless you want this to be a multiplayer game I guess.

A strong point of the game the reviewer mentioned surprised me: the game's story, why Jack is participating in the game, is interesting and gripping.

Overall it's a very positive review.

Does it say anything about the length or the difficulty?

 

[Agalloch]

This M! Games pros e cons are obviously a joke.

 

[Stormbringer]

Oh, wait.

Were you joking, Dascu?

Yep. He actually did the same thing with No More Heroes back in the day, down to the blatantly contradicting pros and cons. What's funnier though is that many sites started reporting this as real :lol ... Guess he wanted to pull the same trick here. Bad, Dascu. Bad !

 

[Dascu]

Yep. He actually did the same thing with No More Heroes back in the day, down to the blatantly contradicting pros and cons. What's funnier though is that many sites started reporting this as real :lol ... Guess he wanted to pull the same trick here. Bad, Dascu. Bad !

It's my thread and I'll lie if I want to~

 

[El-Suave]

Is the game getting a release in Germany? i thought it was banned there.

It isn't released here, they reviewed it anyway though.

 

[El-Suave]

Does it say anything about the length or the difficulty?

Difficulty ramps up after the 3rd level, nothing is said about game length in the review.

 

[pakkit]

Oh my God, 81%? Guess I'll have to cancel my preorder and sell my Wii then.

*sigh*

 

[Stormbringer]

That review sounds great by the way. Good to hear about the enthralling story too, though I must say I expected no less from Yasumi Matsuno.

 

[Kenka]

Oh my God, 81%? Guess I'll have to cancel my preorder and sell my Wii then.

*sigh*

Just don't pay attention to the positive points : go for the negative ones.

 

[Rewrite]

Omg, wtf. I saw the bosses posted back in the previous two pages that I didn't even know about.

 

[Fuu]

Pros:
- Great violence
- Stylish graphics
- Creative gameplay

Cons:
- Far too brutal for a Wii game
- Graphics are weird
- Gameplay's not a straight beat-'m-up

Dascu, spot-on as always. I love how people fail to notice the contradictions. :lol

 

[Fritz]

81% is a damn good score for a non-established ip from this mag. They gave NMH 76% and HotD:Overkill 80%

 

[Captain Smoker]

Pros:
- Great violence
- Stylish graphics
- Creative gameplay

Cons:
- Far too brutal for a Wii game
- Graphics are weird
- Gameplay's not a straight beat-'m-up

xD :lol

 

[Yaweee]

Surprised that there aren't any more reviews out there than some podunk German magazine.

 

[pakkit]

Surprised that there aren't any more reviews out there than some podunk German magazine.

Next week I'd expect hype and review scores to turn up to 11.

 

[morningbus]

Next week I'd expect hype and review scores to turn up to 11.

Italian game magazine to give Madworld an 11/10. CONFIRMED.

 

[Gino]

Thanks man!

 

[wrowa]

Pros:
- Great violence
- Stylish graphics
- Creative gameplay

Cons:
- Far too brutal for a Wii game
- Graphics are weird
- Gameplay's not a straight beat-'m-up

Just because someone made a bad job in summarising the Killzone 2 article, people are making fun of the magazine. That's terrible. ;(

Well, I haven't read the MadWorld review but one member of the M! forum summarised it.

Pro:
- superb graphics
- great soundtrack
- complex but easy controls
- exciting story

Con:
- some camera issues
- boring (but short) motorbike passages
- boring multiplayer mode

 

[Dascu]

Just because someone made a bad job in summarising the Killzone 2 article, people are making fun of the magazine. That's terrible. ;(

Well, I haven't read the MadWorld review but one member of the M! forum summarised it.

Pro:
- superb graphics
- great soundtrack
- complex but easy controls
- exciting story

Con:
- some camera issues
- boring (but short) motorbike passages
- boring multiplayer mode

Thanks.

Updated thread with this review info, the 3rd Death Watch Sports trailer (spoilers!) and some avatars.

 

[farnham]

M! games is pretty harsh with their reviews

Its not like a game in the 8s is bad by their standards

 

[Lateraleye]

81% is a damn good score for a non-established ip from this mag. They gave NMH 76% and HotD:Overkill 80%

Hmmm. Since No More Heroes was great foreplay, then HotD: Overkill is pure sex, then MadWorld will be 1% more handcuffs and whips. I'm excited.

 

[slaughterking]

M! games is pretty harsh with their reviews

Its not like a game in the 8s is bad by their standards

An 8 is not bad by any standard, really.

 

[pakkit]

An 8 is not bad by any standard, really.

Likelihood of death?

 

[CoolS]

Thank you very much!

 

[Black-Wind]

Would any of you be willing to make my Pikachu Madworld ready? I'd greatly appreciate it.

And thanks to Windfish for taking the background out of it!

 

[ToastyBanana]

*joins in*

This one's capped from the 3rd death watch vid.

 

[Hellsing321]

Awesome thanks!

 

[pickwick]

Cons:
- Far too brutal for a Wii game

What does it mean ?
Who the hell do they think Wii-owners are ?
Do they think all Wii owners are 10 year old girls?

Please, Dascu, do me a favour : Don't buy this mag anymore....

 

[Regulus Tera]

What does it mean ?
Who the hell do they think Wii-owners are ?
Do they think all Wii owners are 10 year old girls?

Please, Dascu, do me a favour : Don't buy this mag anymore....

swoosh!

 

[EatChildren]

What does it mean ?
Who the hell do they think Wii-owners are ?
Do they think all Wii owners are 10 year old girls?

Please, Dascu, do me a favour : Don't buy this mag anymore....

facepalm.jpg

 

[Dascu]

New trailer on IGN: http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14253678/madworld/videos/madworld-music-video.html

Mostly gameplay footage, including the Castle area. No real story or boss spoilers, so it's fairly safe to watch.


Also, some new screens in their image section, including this:

:lol

 

[GC|Simon]

Rating from the german GamePro: 80%

They say the story is petty...

 

[Dascu]

Rating from the german GamePro: 80%

They say the story is petty...

They dislike the story?

 

[dermannmitdemcolt]

They dislike the story?

This mag is a sad joke (even worse than Mgames). Don't listen to them.

 

[EatChildren]

8/10 is still a good score and, as if it hasn't already been said, people really need to be careful when listening to reviewers for this one.

It's a brawler. It's not going to appeal to everyone. An 8/10 for one person might be a 10/10 for someone who really likes these kind of games.

 

[Tenbatsu]

8/10 is still a good score and, as if it hasn't already been said, people really need to be careful when listening to reviewers for this one.

It's a brawler. It's not going to appeal to everyone. An 8/10 for one person might be a 10/10 for someone who really likes these kind of games.

Just like Godhand.

 

[EatChildren]

Just like Godhand.

Exactly, like Godhand and (to some extent) No More Heroes.

MadWorld looks fantastic but it's not going to be the journalist wet-dream GOTY that some people think it will be, even if it is by player standards. It's a brawler and be default some journalists will scoff at mechanics they deem repetitive and boring. Mechanics that genre fans will adore.

Anybody who starts putting their pre-order / purchase in doubt based on reviews would be far better off ignoring them and renting the game instead.

 

[plank]

Exactly, like Godhand and (to some extent) No More Heroes.

MadWorld looks fantastic but it's not going to be the journalist wet-dream GOTY that some people think it will be, even if it is by player standards. It's a brawler and be default some journalists will scoff at mechanics they deem repetitive and boring. Mechanics that genre fans will adore.

Anybody who starts putting their pre-order / purchase in doubt based on reviews would be far better off ignoring them and renting the game instead.

Matt or one of the crew from IGN said in the recent pod cast that its a GOTY contender. So you can possibly expect an even higher score from them.

 

[EatChildren]

Matt or one of the crew from IGN said in the recent pod cast that its a GOTY contender. So you can possibly expect an even higher score from them.

I thought they said "Wii GOTY" rather than universal GOTY, which is saying something pretty different considering the 2009 line-up. Could be wrong though.

Either way my point stands. If what we've seen of MadWorld so far really interests you don't listen to reviews. Goes without saying for everything, really.

 

[Sadist]

No offense to German Gaffers, but sometimes I pick up a German magazine like N-Zone, Gamepro etc. (I live near the German border) and I think the German review system is broken. Sometimes they are way to soft with certain games. Games that will receive 4.0's in other international gaming mags receive a 6.0 from those magazines. With the bigger games they are more generous, but sometimes the reviews are inconsistent imo.

 

[CoolS]

No offense to German Gaffers, but sometimes I pick up a German magazine like N-Zone, Gamepro etc. (I live near the German border) and I think the German review system is broken. Sometimes they are way to soft with certain games. Games that will receive 4.0's in other international gaming mags receive a 6.0 from those magazines. With the bigger games they are more generous, but sometimes the reviews are inconsistent imo.

Yeah our console magazines are shit. PC mags are really good though

 

[pakkit]

An 8.0 is enough to warrant attack a country's journalism?

a. It's a Wii game, so controls almost always vary from person to person.
b. It's a niche brawler.

GAF knows this game is already going to be balls to the wall awesome, why do they need some random digits to affirm that?

 

[Sadist]

An 8.0 is enough to warrant attack a country's journalism?

a. It's a Wii game, so controls almost always vary from person to person.
b. It's a niche brawler.

GAF knows this game is already going to be balls to the wall awesome, why do they need some random digits to affirm that?

Nah, that's not it.

Its something thats been on my mind for a few years now. I've read my fair share of German mags and everytime I was a bit confused about the contents. It just happened to be in the Mad World thread of all places, but generally I think German console mags aren't very consistent with reviews.

 

[windfish]

Yeah our console magazines are shit. PC mags are really good though

true! with one exception

i will never forget you

EDIT:

for Black-Wind :]

 

[Dascu]

http://platinumgames.com/2009/02/27/triumvir-x-madworld/

Competition to win some swag. As MadWorld fans, I expect each and every one of you to enter, even if it's just for shits and giggles.

 

[markatisu]

http://platinumgames.com/2009/02/27/triumvir-x-madworld/

Competition to win some swag. As MadWorld fans, I expect each and every one of you to enter, even if it's just for shits and giggles.

Thanks for the link, I am sending in my response in a few mins but I probably won't win anything.

I love the Deathwatch episodes on the MadWorld TV site

This game deserves a shitload of sales

 

[abstract alien]

Is it even possible to do my avatar? I wanna be part of the answer!!!!

Also, I cant remember if Ive asked this...but does this game have some sort of "move store"? Id imagine so since everything they've created did, but I haven't heard a peep about it.

 

[nightside]

Don't wanna be annoyin but...Is there anyone who would do my avatar too?

 

[Visualante]

This M! Games pros e cons are obviously a joke.

What does it mean ?
Who the hell do they think Wii-owners are ?
Do they think all Wii owners are 10 year old girls?

Please, Dascu, do me a favour : Don't buy this mag anymore....

This mag is a sad joke (even worse than Mgames). Don't listen to them.

Don't listen to this magazine, don't read that one. Another typical Nintendo Official GAF thread.