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Anarchy Reigns
Released On: Jan 8, 2013
73
8.0
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
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47% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
73
47% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
53% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
0% Negative
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It's ridiculous, it's fun, and it's packed with enough content to last you a long while, so long as you don't get tired of beating dudes up over and over. The budget pricing of $29.99 makes this decision even easier.
Fast paced combat, a great roster and plenty of multiplayer modes makes anarchy reigns one of the most fun fighting brawler game around. Platinum Games hits the mark, again.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 120 User Ratings
8.0
66% Positive
79 Ratings
79 Ratings
25% Mixed
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9% Negative
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11 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 120 User Ratings
8.0
66% Positive
79 Ratings
79 Ratings
25% Mixed
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
9% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
It is a Platinum game! They truly do make games for the gamer.
Its also the MADWORLD as it should've been back in 2009, finally Jack Cayman shows his valiant side.
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Xbox 360
Anarchy Reigns has simple but effective gameplay and combo mechanics. Great online beat'em up full of online modes. Frantic and fun, but has a repetitive and too-short single-player campaign.
Anarchy Reigns throws a lot of blows, and while it's sometimes recklessly off target, this is a talented and capable fighter at its core.
Anarchy Reigns is good, clean fun while the appeal lasts, and demonstrates that online fighting games needn't be restricted to just versus fare. There's clearly room for something a little more... anarchic.
Anarchy Reigns may be the first retail release of 2013 but it's a strong contender for dumbest fun of the year.
Anarchy Reigns is a violent beat'em all, and an elitist one. Barely accessible, it could have been a superb brawler, but it suffers from a clear lack of polish, its mandatory solo mode is full of lengthy annoying and dull story elements you can't bypass, and once online, you will be spanked a lot before you can achieve anything. It's the last game Platinum Games did for Sega, and it shows.
Anarchy Reigns was originally set to launch in North America early-mid 2012, but it was then delayed until 2013, even though the game was finished. While the game was really close to cancellation for North America, a date was finally set, but it was a long wait to endure. However, the wait is over and Anarchy Reigns is here, but was it worth it? Two words: Hell yes!
Anarchy Reigns is a 3D brawler at its core that combines brawling and fighting like God Hand or Fist of the North Star, hence my comparison to those games. But the difference is that Anarchy Reigns has the unique and quirky flavor of Platinum and Sega games. While everything that makes a Platinum game their own is on display, it also feels like one of those gems you'd play on the Sega Dreamcast back in the day.
The single player campaign has two interwoven plots, offering two different characters to play as (Jack Cayman, Leonhardt "Leo" Victorion), which allows you to play in two different ways with two different takes. This gives you replayability for the single player content. Speaking of the single player, you're given hub world environments to roam around, beat up bad guys, collect things, and just have fun in-between the story and side missions, so it's not just a straight up linear mission-to-mission game, but it's also not a large open world, just hub environments that give you a little more sense of freedom.
The other part of the package is the multiplayer, which is truly unique and unlike anything else out there. It's fast and hectic, but it all performs admirably online and hasn't been plagued with issues or anything from my experience. While there are some incredibly skilled players out there, I'm not one of them yet, but it's even fun to play when you're losing. It's just so different, which leads me to believe this'll maintain a community for a good while. There are a bunch of different modes to enjoy in the multiplayer package, which includes the established modes like DM and TDM. You can choose from 16 different characters in multiplayer, all of which have their own fighting styles, signature kill moves, etc.
Also, since I haven't mentioned it yet, I must say that the combat in this game is awesome. You could compare this game to Madworld, but it's really a lot deeper and more satisfying in terms of the combat. It's almost impossible to say how it feels, as it feels entirely different depending on who you're playing as, but if you're playing as Jack Cayman, the game's combat is meaty and focused on more of a brawler style, but you can play as one of the more quick and agile characters in multiplayer, which includes Bayonetta if you pre-ordered the game elsewhere. Hopefully SEGA will release Bayonetta as DLC sometime in the near future for everyone else.
As far as the graphics go, Anarchy Reigns isn't the most beautiful game or anything, but it gets the job done. Also, lip syncing doesn't sync up perfectly since the mouths animate with the Japanese VO and they just put English VO in without reanimating the mouths on the characters. The animation work, though, is spectacularly well done, and I don't want to imagine the work they put into all 16 characters.
Anarchy Reigns is a new IP that's fresh and interesting, as it offers something new to gamers who are sick and tired of the status quo. This is a ridiculously fun game that offers a meaty single player with two campaigns, an online multiplayer that isn't an FPS, and just a load of fun for anyone wanting some originality. It certainly has its comparisons to God Hand (Anarchy Reigns developers worked on this), Fist of the North Star (which hasn't had a good game), and Madworld (Same developer, one of the same main characters), but this does it so well and brings it to the online arena, allowing you to share the fun with other gamers worldwide. Bravo, Platinum Games, bravo!
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Xbox 360
Despite being released at a budget price Anarchy Reigns yet again demonstrates Platinum Games, creators of the underrated Bayonetta and Vanquish, ability to create satisfying video game combat.
At first glance it is certainly a little rough around the edges, but a few minutes spent with the game soon reveals a fairly complex combat mechanic. A short tutorial and a decent length campaign mode (around eight hours in length, longer if you want to earn platinum medals on each mission) helps players learn the ropes, before tackling the online multi-player that is supposed to take the main bulk of players time. Essentially these online modes are Call of Duty with melee combat rather than guns. Played out over large game maps and featuring up to sixteen super powered players it is quite unlike anything else. Truth be told things can become a little too manic on occasions, but it is always pretty fun.
It can unfortunately be difficult to find a game, sometimes you’ll find a lobby instantly but I've sat for 20 minutes a few times I still not found anyone to play with. Of course this isn't the fault of the game, but it's worth noting for those interested in buying it mainly to play over Xbox Live.
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Xbox 360
Anarchy Reigns is a solid 3rd person brawler.
The gameplay is great,with a deep and satisfying combat system,dynamic events such as bombings of the area you are fighting in to keep you on your toes,and the ability to throw barrels and vehicles at opponents.Multiplayer was the focus of this game,but if you don't have Xbox Live,don't worry as you can fight bots,which is **** single-player story took me about 7 hours to complete.
The graphics aren't great but get the job done,and the framerate has an occasional drop but nothing of a major detriment.
The story is pretty bad,but the characters come up with some seriously funny lines to make up for it.
The sound design is decent,but the soundtrack is absolutely killer.
Overall,Anarchy Reigns is a solid game that is well worth picking up.
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Xbox 360
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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this game is a seqeul (disgrace) to mad world... MADWORLD it has NO resemblence **** in comparisin and ruins the name madworld it shoud,nt even EXIST sega just made it for fans of mw BUT RUINED EVERYTHING GOOD ABOUT IT how did they think making a coleruful (it has blood but i mean graphic wise) PARTY GAME out of all things as a seqeul to a beat um up platformer in b&w&r
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Xbox 360
Summary Anarchy Reigns promises over-the-top close combat, set in a massively open world in a stark, mutant-riddled future. Observe iconic characters from the PlatinumGames stable fighting it out in a series of colorful arenas. Up to sixteen players can engage in multiplayer matches over a variety of game modes; engage in all-out Battle Royale d...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Jan 8, 2013
Developer:
- PlatinumGames
Publisher: Sega
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