Max Anarchy/Anarchy Reigns: The beat-em-up lives!

[iconoclast]

I don't like this game a whole lot either (I couldn't care less about multiplayer and each character's moveset is too limited for single player to have any lasting appeal), but it's still fairly fun. It's just a tier (or maybe two) below Platinum/Clover's best, and still 5x better than MadWorld.

[bork]

Yikes. Guess I won't be buying this. Not at the current price anyway.

The multiplayer is where it's at.  And this board is full of guys scared to play online.   

[Van Cruncheon]

the multi is spazzy, shallow, and awful

[bork]

the multi is spazzy, shallow, and awful

It isn't though.  There is more to it than it might seem.  I don't play it all that much myself anymore tbh (since the game is like 7-8 months old for me), but there's nothing else like it out on consoles that comes to mind.

Have also had a lot of fun in the co-op survival and mad survival modes.

[cool breeze]

based on the time I've spent with the demo and campaign, I wouldn't say 'spazzy and shallow' aren't apt descriptions for it.  it's along the lines of power stone or spawn for dreamcast.  I enjoyed those and enjoy this.  disappointed primarily in the dull single player options and some other quirks here and there.

agreed about where it ranks among platinum's other games.  nowhere near the same quality of vanquish (personal favorite), bayonetta, or infinite space.  which leaves madworld, so yeah.

It isn't though.  There is more to it than it might seem.  I don't play it all that much myself anymore tbh (since the game is like 7-8 months old for me), but there's nothing else like it out on consoles that comes to mind.

Have also had a lot of fun in the co-op survival and mad survival modes.

I tried the god of war multiplayer beta and it was similar.  enough that my immediate reaction was "why am I playing this instead of anarchy reigns?"

[cool breeze]

if you start on black side:
play four levels from black side, then four levels from white side, then the final red side as Jack

if you start on white side:
play four levels from white side, then four levels from black side, then the final red side as Leo


wouldn't it be easier to just have the black side and the white side; 5 levels each instead of 9? if someone wanted to completely complete this game, unlock every level and character, they'll end up watching certain cutscenes four times.  I feel like I'm missing something. 

[bork]

...Or you can play through the game once and play multiplayer.  You can use it to level up quickly and unlock everyone by level 22.  Most of the characters will be unlocked before level 22, too- Gargoyle is the last one.

[bork]

I love MadWorld, it's one of my favorite games of this past gen. But that shit that I hear about this game has made me weary of buying it. So can someone give me a quick pros and cons so I can decide.

If you liked MadWorld (seriously?), I don't see how you won't like this game.

Pros:

-Solid beat-em-up action. 
-Easy to pick up and play.
-Multiple playable characters to unlock.
-Good variety of multiplayer modes.

Cons:

-Not a lot of moves per character.
-Stupid story.
-Multiplayer is online-only.  You can play the CPU but there's no offline split-screen.
-Single player levels are divided into hub worlds.  To unlock missions you have to keep playing optional side-missions which generally involve just beating X number of enemies within a certain amount of time.

The real meat of this game is its multiplayer.  The story mode probably isn't something you'll play more than once, although if you like trying to get points/medals, it can be fun replaying levels as the various characters.

[bork]

The Bore backlash surprised me a bit, but I had a blast with this game.

I tried to play Madworld and loved the atmosphere/commentary (which is gone in this game), but wasn't a fan of the controls.

[Bebpo]

I liked Madworld for the visual style, the Matsuno written storyline, and the environmental kills and weapons.  The level's were ok, boss fights were a mixed bag. 

Honestly the only cons for Madworld was that it was like 3-4 hours long and had absolutely NO CONTENT or replay value after you finished those 3-4 hours once.  If it had another 6 months to a year in the oven and they'd fleshed out the replay value and added a bit more depth to the combat, it would've been a God Hand like game.


I'll get AR eventually, but from the demo and videos it seems more like a big open areas musou-ish brawler that's just as shallow as Madworld and now lacks the story, the cool black & white visuals, and the environmental kills.  Seems like a downgrade if you don't care about multiplayer or multiple characters.  The game just seems like it was made as a multiplayer game and then they tacked on a single player like adding SP to Quake 3 Arena or Team Fortress 2; which never ends up being a satisfying SP experience.