<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
,	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Shigenori	O
Nishikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
levels	O
representing	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
Jefferson	O
Island	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
converted	O
into	O
sets	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
show	O
DeathWatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Jack	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
for	O
attacks	O
and	O
movement	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
does	O
not	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
infrared	O
sensor	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
developers	O
found	O
it	O
unnecessary	O
to	O
pinpoint	O
movements	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
minigame	O
called	O
"	O
Man	O
Darts	B-Language
"	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
hit	O
enemies	O
onto	O
a	O
giant	O
dart	B-Language
board	I-Language
with	O
a	O
baseball	O
bat	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
features	O
highly	O
stylized	O
graphics	O
that	O
use	O
a	O
limited	O
color	O
palette	O
of	O
high	O
contrast	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
with	O
red	O
,	O
partially	O
inspired	O
by	O
Frank	O
Miller	O
's	O
Sin	O
City	O
graphic	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Cayman	I-Application
(	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
a	O
chainsaw	B-Language
attached	O
to	O
his	O
prosthetic	O
arm	O
,	O
enters	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
gain	O
sponsorship	O
from	O
"	O
Agent	O
XIII	O
"	O
(	O
Jim	O
Ward	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
attractive	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
that	O
would	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
violence	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
unique	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
produced	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Shigenori	O
Nishikawa	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
for	O
a	O
Western	O
audience	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
extensively	O
analyzed	O
American	O
pop	O
culture	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
material	O
that	O
was	O
so	O
extreme	O
and	O
unrealistic	O
it	O
produced	O
a	O
comedic	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inaba	O
played	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
they	O
portrayed	O
serious	O
violence	O
and	O
to	O
avoid	O
making	O
those	O
same	O
choices	O
with	O
MadWorld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
intuitive	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
with	O
Inaba	O
reflecting	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
've	O
come	O
to	O
believe	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
is	O
actually	O
more	O
intuitive	O
and	O
more	O
relevant	O
for	O
action	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Softimage	B-Device
for	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
custom	O
engine	O
built	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
art	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sets	O
are	O
completely	O
modeled	O
with	O
complex	O
lighting	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
normal	B-Application
maps	I-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
avoiding	O
the	O
high-processing	O
costs	O
of	O
light	O
maps	O
or	O
layered	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explosions	O
and	O
other	O
effects	O
,	O
normally	O
created	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
using	O
particle	O
effects	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
factor	O
of	O
realism	O
,	O
were	O
modeled	O
with	O
particles	O
in	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
but	O
using	O
specially-designed	O
images	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
MadWorld	B-Application
relies	O
on	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
for	O
modeling	O
physical	O
interactions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
found	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
programs	O
to	O
capture	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
reactions	O
and	O
behaviors	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
killing	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
have	O
been	O
drawn	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Inaba	O
's	O
last	O
project	O
,	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
,	O
a	O
comedy	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Inaba	O
claims	O
that	O
while	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
"	O
hardcore	O
"	O
gamers	O
,	O
MadWorld	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
easier	O
to	O
pick	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Yasumi	O
Matsuno	O
,	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
design	O
in	O
the	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuno	O
combined	O
the	O
ideas	O
for	O
MadWorlds	B-Application
DeathWatch	O
gameshow	O
environment	O
:	O
violence	O
is	O
both	O
accepted	O
and	O
required	O
within	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
outside	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
created	O
the	O
backtracks	O
first	O
using	O
Cubase	B-Application
SX	I-Application
and	O
ACID	B-Device
,	O
then	O
gave	O
these	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
artists	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
add	O
lyrics	O
and	O
other	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
MadWorld	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
understand	O
why	O
there	O
's	O
so	O
much	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
MadWorld	B-Application
when	O
the	O
violence	O
is	O
so	O
very	O
Tom	B-Application
and	I-Application
Jerry	I-Application
...	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Institute	O
on	O
Media	O
and	O
the	O
Family	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
expressing	O
its	O
disappointment	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
allowing	O
MadWorld	B-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
April	O
2009	O
issue	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
MadWorld	B-Application
a	O
9/10	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About.com	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
flash	O
than	O
substance	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
3/5	O
and	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Divorced	O
of	O
its	O
unique	O
graphics	O
and	O
over-the-top	O
presentation	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
rather	O
mediocre	O
beat-em-up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
runs	O
the	O
gamut	O
in	O
violence	O
,	O
taking	O
an	O
encyclopedic	O
approach	O
to	O
its	O
variety	O
in	O
kills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
opined	O
:	O
"	O
MadWorld	B-Application
does	O
not	O
place	O
emphasis	O
on	O
style	O
over	O
gameplay	O
...	O
there	O
'	O
s	O
plenty	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
smart	O
mechanics	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
the	O
overwhelmingly	O
slick	O
look	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
praised	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
immersive	O
combat	O
(	O
aided	O
by	O
shockingly-fun	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuk	O
controls	O
)	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
if	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
traditional	O
gamepad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Ratcliffe	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Marketing	O
for	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
data	O
for	O
Madworld	B-Application
is	O
very	O
encouraging	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sales	O
numbers	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
OTX	O
Research	O
to	O
justify	O
their	O
assertion	O
that	O
hype	O
and	O
marketing	O
do	O
not	O
translate	O
into	O
sales	O
figures	O
;	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
while	O
commanding	O
the	O
"	O
highest	O
level	O
of	O
unique	O
interest	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
user	O
input	O
at	O
IGN	O
,	O
ranks	O
41st	O
in	O
OTX	O
's	O
sales	O
metric	O
for	O
all	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MadWorld	B-Application
fared	O
much	O
poorer	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
33	O
on	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
and	O
only	O
selling	O
around	O
3,000	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
low	O
sales	O
for	O
both	O
MadWorld	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
explore	O
mature	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
according	O
to	O
Gary	O
Dunn	O
,	O
a	O
director	O
at	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
such	O
games	O
have	O
a	O
long	O
tail	O
in	O
sales	O
as	O
such	O
games	O
become	O
more	O
discounted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Sega	O
would	O
not	O
publish	O
any	O
future	O
M-rated	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
PlatinumGames	O
announced	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
which	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2013	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2019	O
interview	O
,	O
Inaba	O
called	O
MadWorld	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
projects	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
PlatinumGames	O
celebrated	O
MadWorlds	B-Application
11th	O
anniversary	O
with	O
new	O
artwork	O
of	O
Jack	O
created	O
by	O
lead	O
character	O
designer	O
Masaki	O
Yamanaka	O
.	O
</s>
