We reviewed MadWorld here at the ZRC totally by accident; I had no idea there were Zombies involved when I purchased the game. (The ZRC determined that the blood-soaked and ludicrously violent game was neutral on the Differently Animated, as it treated them precisely the same as the Living: badly.)

Still I have to say I was pleasantly surprised, not to mention shocked, to learn it was getting a sequel. Kind of:

Platinum Games built up an interesting reputation with Bayonetta, MadWorld, and Vanquish, though none of their games has inspired a sequel just yet. Not technically, anyway. Their latest, Anarchy Reigns, isn’t a sequel to MadWorld’s cavalcade of bloodshed, but it’s damned close.

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Anarchy Reigns is a hyperviolent brawler set in a decaying urban battlefield not unlike MadWorld’s walled-off city, and it even features MadWorld’s main character, Jack, and his chainsaw gauntlets. The difference lies in the approach: Anarchy Reigns is all about multiplayer carnage, with many different characters for avatars. Aside from Jack, Platinum has so far introduced a cyborg ninja named Zero, an armored hammer-wielder named Big Bull, and an ice-throwing woman named Bayone…uh, Sasha. Producer Atsushi Inaba emphasizes the online side of the game, offering tag-team matches and free-for-all modes, with more to come.

So far, Anarchy Reigns lacks the black-and-white-and-red palette that was so striking in MadWorld, but it’s clearly aiming for the same level of violence and the same sector of the game industry. It hits the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the fall.

We look forward to finding out if Anarchy Reigns treats the Undead at least as neutrally as its immediate (and anti-social) predecessor.

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