Topic: Mad World
Just picked this game up. While moving, I discovered a veritable ass load of games to trade in, so I ended up getting it for free (with $20 left over).
Dear God, this is fun. I haven't had this much fun since Saint's Row 2, and before that I have no idea. Make no mistake, this is brutal stuff. Part of the TUTORIAL involves you stuffing a guy into a tire, impaling his skull with a street sign, then repeatedly goring him on wall-mounted spikes. So if that ain't your thing, move along.
The game is basically No More Heroes with all the crappy free-roaming and grinding cut out, and pretty much everything else tweaked for the better. You jump from level to level and beat up an army of mooks while occasionally participating in minigames like throwing as many people you can into a jet turbine, and then you fight a gigantic boss. The game is just like one of those old arcade beat-em-ups like Streets of Rage taken to a whole new level.
The motion controls are similar to No More Heroes' but there are more opportunities here. You need to waggle to operate your wrist-mounted chainsaw and perform backhands and uppercuts, but it really shines during the finishing moves. While punching a guy silly, uppercut him, then turn on your chainsaw and point up to bisect him. When a guy's on the ground, grab his foot and start slamming him back and forth over your head. Swing him around and caber toss him into a garbage can/torture device. It's pure fun.
If you've got a Wii, go and check it out. It's certainly not like you're using it for much else right now.
There must be a word for it... the thing that lets you know time is happening. IS there a word?
