MadWorld

 Wii
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Mar 10, 2009
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 74
  3. Negative: 1 out of 74
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  1. Gaming Target
    72
    MadWorld is an astounding visual and auditory achievement that really shows off the "power" of the Wii. While the story is patched together and inspired by dozens of other movies and games, it's engaging enough that you'll want to know just what kind of a mad, mad world Jack is living in. But the repetitiveness of the action will ensure that once you put MadWorld down, you may not pick it up again.
  2. Eurogamer
    70
    No matter how much the schoolboy-humour commentary grates, no matter how repetitive the bits in between the set-pieces start to feel and no matter how frustrating the later levels become, MadWorld provides a rush of blood to the head almost as often as it provides a rush of blood to the pavement.
  3. Game Positive
    70
    It's great to have such a visually appealing and mature-themed title on the Wii, but MadWorld is too brief and a bit too shallow to justify a purchase.
  5. Metro GameCentral
    70
    A hugely entertaining, if slightly uneven, roller coaster ride of gorgeously stylised ultra violence.
  6. VideoGamer
    70
    High production values and a superb art style can only take a game so far, and the gameplay on offer here, while fun, can't take it that step further.
  7. Hardcore Gamer
    70
    I enjoyed MadWorld when it was fresh, but it’s so sad that I can’t enjoy it more just as I’ve gotten to know it.
  8. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    70
    A wet dream of the blood bank technologist. This extreme fighter game displays black and white (and red) violence with no excuses. Use you remote + nunchucks like you never used them before. [Apr 2009]
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  9. Gaming Age
    67
    If the mundane enemies that populate the world brought a little more challenge to the table, and if the basic environmental kills consisted of more than just impaling or beating someone to death, then I would have had much more interest in the title than just the boss fights and Bloodbath events.
  10. Giant Bomb
    60
    It makes an amazing first impression, and it has a consistently great sense of style. But once I started digging deeper, I hit bottom fast, and the spell was broken. If you're the type of person who can appreciate style-over-substance games, you'll probably love it. But once I figured out what was really going on in MadWorld, it felt pretty thin.
  11. Edge Magazine
    60
    As a big joke about violent-for-the-sake of it games, MadWorld just about gets away with it. But it won't bear a repeat performance. [May 2009, p.93]
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  12. Gamestyle
    60
    What MadWorld has in style it lacks in substance.

Awards & Rankings

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#18 Best Wii Game of 2009
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#7 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2009
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#7 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 218 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 171 out of 218
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 218
  3. Negative: 3 out of 218
  1. FriezaTr0LLz
    Apr 27, 2012
    10
    And Ps3 and 360 fanboys say "the Wii has no violent games." This game right here DESTORYS all arguments out of the water.
  2. clonmac
    Sep 2, 2010
    8
    MadWorld is a fun game that brings a level of uniqueness to a Wii system that is littered with "kiddy" games. The gameplay is your typicalMadWorld is a fun game that brings a level of uniqueness to a Wii system that is littered with "kiddy" games. The gameplay is your typical brawler game, but offers up some unique and cinematic sequences that involve the Wii's motion controls to mix things up. The music is great and goes well with the theme. The game can get repetitious a little after playing it for a while, but it is still fun. The graphics are perfect compromise for the Wii with its hardware limitations. It has a stylized "Sin City" look that is totally original. The camera can be a pain sometimes, but you get used to it and isn't too big of a deal.… Full Review »
  3. VegeST
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    Someone said that nintendo consoles had no cool, brutal and violent games? Who is this idiot, huh?

    Okay, now serious. Madworld is a game to    Someone said that nintendo consoles had no cool, brutal and violent games? Who is this idiot, huh?

    Okay, now serious. Madworld is a game to buy Wii for. Also this is the best Platinum Games, kham, game how I think.    … Full Review »
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