10 Underappreciated Video Games That Deserve A Sequel

8. Madworld

Vanquish game
Platinum Games

If there's one thing you couldn't call Madworld it's 'unoriginal'. In a dystopian future hell world where people use death and violence as entertainment, you must take part in the gameshow ‘Deathwatch’ and win yourself a fortune through creative butchery.

On top of that you're not just some schlub, you're a chainsaw wielding slab of meat with a hairy chest and a violent disposition. Madworld then has you tearing through area after area and boss after boss as two seasoned professional killers commentate your every slash and stab. Points are awarded for kills, with extra multipliers for multi-kills, and how unique your kill is. It's all very well upper cutting someone into the air and slicing them in half from balls to brain but wouldn't you rather put a bin over their head and impale them with a road sign first?

Needless to say reviewers loved Madworld, with its campy humour, black and white comic book art style and extreme violence, however being a Wii game that last part was possibly more to its detriment than its advantage.

The Wii was always considered to be more of a kids/family console and so many of quote-unquote hardcore gamers that would be interested in this kind of gore-a-thon just didn't own the console.

It's not really the type of thing you'd buy your gran for Christmas unless you’re looking at picking up your inheritance early.

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