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Platform: Wii

MadWorld is an upcoming action video game for the Wii console developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega.

Gameplay
From a third-person perspective, the player controls Jack, a hulking brute with a chainsaw on his arm, as he competes in a violent TV show. Using the Nunchuk to move Jack, by gesturing the Wii Remote, players perform brutal melee attacks on enemies. Also Jack can use objects around the environment, such as impaling an enemy's head with a caution sign.

The game will feature extreme, over-the-top violence, but designer Shigenori Nishikawa intends it to be seen in a comical light despite the dark tone of the game. For example, in a minigame called "Man Darts," players must hit enemies onto a giant dartboard with a baseball bat to score points. However, because of the intended level of violence PlatinumGames is unsure of whether or not the game will ultimately be released in Japan, stating, "In certain markets there are a lot of limitations on the amount of violence you can show, so we definitely have the Western market much more in mind."

MadWorld will feature ultra-stylized graphics that use a limited color palette of high contrast black and white with red blood, partially inspired by Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels.


Plot
In MadWorld, Varrigan City has become a target for a group of terrorists known as "The Organizers." The Organizers have taken over the city and transformed it into the setting for a game show called "Death Watch," where the city's citizens are being forced to fight for their lives against mysterious enemies.


Controversy
Although little of MadWorld has been shown so far, it is already the subject of much controversy in Europe due to its violent subject matter. John Beyer, director of mediawatch-uk, has expressed his outrage over the content of the game:

"I hope the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) will view this with concern and decide it should not be granted a classification. Without that it cannot be marketed in Britain. What the rest of world does is up to them. We need to ensure that modern and civilized values take priority rather than killing and maiming people."

On August 19, Sega announced that MadWorld will not be released in Germany.

Nintendo representatives have supported the game, reiterating that the Wii is a system for anybody, including adults, and that the game, like all video games, would be rated and would therefore be available for purchase to people of and above that age rating.

Even though I am only 17, I agree... Maturuty is based on so many things, violence and goor is'nt one of them...

xd Never saw it that way...!