Dave Rudden reports:
''While the Wii has been extremely successful since its release, it has been lacking in an area that more graphically-intensive consoles have been plentiful--ultraviolent action. Sure, there's been No More Heroes and a handful of other M-rated Wii fare, but the Wii rarely has the Devil May Cry/Ninja Gaiden/God of War-esque brand of stylish bloodletting that makes gamers feel alive. Platinum Games, a new development company comprised of many former Capcom employees, is working on a game that could jumpstart M-rated action on the Wii.
MadWorld wears its influences on its blood-encrusted sleeves. It's got the up-close action and chainsaw-friendly combat of Gears of War (not to mention the fact that its title is the same as the song that accompanied Gears' most popular trailer). It's got the black and white (with splashes of red) comic book style of Sin City. Then there's the mix of irreverent humor and ultraviolence that was so prevalent (and welcome) in No More Heroes. All of these influences are great, but it means little if the game lacks a personality all its own or a decent gameplay system. Luckily I got to observe a gameplay demo that addressed those issues.''
The motion-controlled maverick of a console that had everyone from age 9 to 99 swing a TV remote to bowl and painstakingly recreating themselves as Miis, had its share of hits, but even so, some titles didn’t quite get their due.
Love this game (played on Vita) and i think i got pretty far, but never finished because i refused to look up a guide 😎
Same with me, played for like 50 hours, found a puzzle I just couldn't crack and decided to let it go. Great game
Beneath all the Smash and shovelware, the Wii really did have quite a few gems.
Not a bad list.. I would add Excitebots, Kororinpa 1 & 2, Bit.Trip series, Geometry Wars: galaxies
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