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MadWorld developer discusses upcoming game

Posted by Nathan. Filed under Nathan, News, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with MadWorld, Platinum Games.

MTV’s Multiplayer blog had the chance to talk to Takanori Ishikawa, developer of Sega and Platinum Games’ upcoming Wii game MadWorld. Ishikawa reveals some interesting tidbits of the process at Platinum Games and the reasons and influences for the heavily stylized visuals of MadWorld.

“The Wii is the ideal console to express white and black graphics,” he told [Stephen Totilo] during the announcement of the partnership between publisher Sega and the Platinum Games studio where Ishikawa, formerly of Capcom, now works. “For consoles like the 360 and PlayStation 3 the level of high-quality graphics is so extreme. I wanted things to be simpler than that.” He said he had been told that he needed to make a Wii game. “We thought about ‘What can we do that’s new on the Wii?’ And we came out the white and black graphics.”

Since its debut last week, “Madworld” has drawn comparisons to “Sin City,” the famous graphic novel that was also rendered primarily in black-and-white. Ishikawa says the comic was just one inspiration for the game. “‘Sin City’ is really what graphic novels and American comics represent,” he said. “So, yes, ‘Sin City’ was one of the graphic novels we looked at. But the direction ‘Sin City’ goes and ‘Madworld’ goes are completely different.”

The article also goes into the graphic violence featured so heavily in the game, as well as what to expect to hear in the soundtrack. Definitely worth the read for all interested parties!

[MTV Multiplayer]