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MadWorld

MadWorld is a 2009 beat 'em up hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega for the Wii. It was the first game to be developed by PlatinumGames after its formation two years prior. Although a commercial failure, the game received generally positive reviews from critics. A spiritual successor, Anarchy Reigns, was released for…

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Artist
Yusuke Kan
Composer
Naoto Tanaka
Designers
Tokuro Fujiwara · Eiro Shirahama · Hirono Sato · Takahisa Taura
Developer
PlatinumGames
Director
Shigenori Nishikawa
Genres
Beat 'em up, hack and slash

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MadWorld

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Triples118
Avg. degree1.97
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MadWorld

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related to Legacy · 22
MadWorld → Anarchy Reigns, Dead, Despite, Gary Dunn, However, In, Inaba, Jack, Japan, M-rated, MadWorld's, Masaki Yamanaka, On January, On March, Overkill, PlatinumGames, PlayStation, Sega, Sega Europe, The House
related to Development · 19
MadWorld → American, An, Atsushi Inaba, Bloodbath Challenge, Capcom's Clover Studio, Comic-book, Frank Miller's Sin City, Inaba, Jack, Japanese, Manhunt, Nishikawa, PlatinumGames, Resident Evil, Shigenori Nishikawa, The, Viewtiful Joe, Western, Wii
related to Sales · 17
MadWorld → America, August, IGN, Japan, Japanese, Marketing, North America, OTX Research, OTX's, Sales, Sean Ratcliffe, Sega, The, The NPD Group, These, Vice President, Wii
related to Controversy · 12
MadWorld → Australia, Despite, Eurogamer, Germany, In, It, It's, Jerry, MA15, On August, Sega, Tom
related to Reception · 12
MadWorld → About, April, Divorced, Game Informer, IGN, In, Metacritic, Nintendo Power, Nunchuk, Some, The, Wii Remote
related to Gameplay · 9
MadWorld → Bloodbath Challenge, DeathWatch, For, Jack, Jefferson Island, Most, Outside, The, There
Designers · 4
MadWorld → Eiro Shirahama, Hirono Sato, Takahisa Taura, Tokuro Fujiwara
Release · 4
MadWorld → AU: March 26, 2009, EU: March 20, 2009, JP: February 10, 2010, NA: March 10, 2009
Writers · 4
MadWorld → Jean Pierre Kellams, Ken Pontac, Warren Graff, Yasumi Matsuno
Publishers · 2
MadWorld → JP: Spike, WW: Sega

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MadWorldArtistYusuke Kan1.00infobox
MadWorldComposerNaoto Tanaka1.00infobox
MadWorldDesignersTokuro Fujiwara1.00infobox
MadWorldDesignersEiro Shirahama1.00infobox
MadWorldDesignersHirono Sato1.00infobox
MadWorldDesignersTakahisa Taura1.00infobox
MadWorldDeveloperPlatinumGames1.00infobox
MadWorldDirectorShigenori Nishikawa1.00infobox
MadWorldGenresBeat 'em up, hack and slash1.00infobox
MadWorldModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
MadWorldPlatformWii1.00infobox
MadWorldProducerAtsushi Inaba1.00infobox
MadWorldProgrammerMasumi Tarukado1.00infobox
MadWorldPublishersWW: Sega1.00infobox
MadWorldPublishersJP: Spike1.00infobox
MadWorldReleaseNA: March 10, 20091.00infobox
MadWorldReleaseEU: March 20, 20091.00infobox
MadWorldReleaseAU: March 26, 20091.00infobox
MadWorldReleaseJP: February 10, 20101.00infobox
MadWorldWritersYasumi Matsuno1.00infobox
MadWorldWritersJean Pierre Kellams1.00infobox
MadWorldWritersKen Pontac1.00infobox
MadWorldWritersWarren Graff1.00infobox
MadWorldis a2009 beat 'em up hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega for the Wii0.90text

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