(Thanks to Riposte for that bait ass title)
Publisher: SEGA
Developer: Platinum Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release dates:
JP: July 5, 2012
NA and EU: Q1 2013?
The Game:
Max Anarchy is an online multiplayer brawler. Given that it's effectively the spiritual sequel to 2009's MadWorld, what you'll come to find in Max Anarchy is general character movement and environmental hazards that are extremely reminiscent to it's predecessor. Max Anarchy, however, places less emphasis on environmental kills and puts more control in the player's hands by offering things like limited use super moves, 360 degree unblockables and more complex combo strings that add up to a much more rounded out fighting system than what was in MadWorld. Which isn't to say that there aren't still plenty of barrels, tires and street signs to throw at opponents or lodge into their heads(as well as new weapons to make quick work of opponents). But what the game loses by reeling in the game show “kill with style” theme, it gains by offering players a more robust and frankly, more fun, fighting system. The game also has larger environmental hazards(such as bombing runs or large amounts of poison being released) in specific areas of maps that add an urgency for players to move around the environment.
(Make no mistake, though. At the end of the day, we all lose by not getting more DiMaggio and Proops commentary.)
Oh, and there's a single player, but we don't really know too much about that yet. There'll probably be some sort of punching involved.
The Cast:
(click for character spotlight)
The Preorder Bonus:
The Modes:
Cage Match (1 vs. 1)
Deathmatch (1 vs. 1 vs. 1 vs. 1)
Tag Deathmatch (2 vs. 2)
Tag Battle (2 vs. 2 vs. 2 vs. 2)
Team Deathmatch (4 vs. 4)
Team Battle (4 vs. 4)
Capture the Flag (4 vs. 4)
3 Team Capture the Flag (3 vs. 3)
Death Ball (4 vs. 4)
Survival (3 vs. Horde)
Battle Royal (16 player Free-For-All)
The Videos:
Japanese trailer
Game modes trailer
10 full minutes of a Battle Royal match
The Images:
The Community:
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The Netcode:
Hopefully good cause there ain't no splitscreen in here my man.
If you're interested in Max Anarchy, you might also be interested in:
MadWorld
Bayonetta
Vanquish
Metal Gear Rising
Project P-100
