Shippin' Out March 8-14: Resident Evil 5, Madworld

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Mar 8, 2009 12:00 pm PT

Japanese game makers rule the week as violence-heavy actioners from Capcom and Platinum Games join family-friendly fare New Play Control Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis.

The week of March 8 to March 14 doesn't have many releases quantity-wise, but all three current-generation consoles still have at least one huge game on the way.

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For PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers, that release is Resident Evil 5. Capcom's latest survival horror action adventure sees protagonist Chris Redfield and companion Sheva Alomar confront the heart of undead darkness in African shantytowns. Gamers can go it alone in the over-the-shoulder third-person shooter or team up with a friend to have one player control Chris while the other handles Sheva. For a full rundown on what to expect from RE5, check out GameSpot's content-packed Launch Center.

Wii gamers will have their own chance to engage in brutal hyperviolence with Platinum Games' Madworld. Platinum Games is best known as the haven for a number of Clover Studios top talent, including Atsushi Inaba (producer of Viewtiful Joe), Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil creator), and Hideki Kamiya (director of Devil May Cry and Okami). Madworld is the first in a four-game publishing deal with Sega, and has been built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii, featuring a comic-book-esque, black-and-white art aesthetic, as well as loads of gory action.

The Wii will also see the first of the Nintendo Wii's New Play Control line of games, Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis. Both essentially ports of their GameCube counterparts, Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis now feature Wii Remote-enabled motion controls. EA's My Sims Party has also hung the balloons for its debut on the Wii and DS, whereas Matrix (better known as the studio that reduxed Final Fantasy III and IV for the DS) delivers Avalon Code for Nintendo's portable.

For a full list of the week's game debuts, check out GameSpot's New Releases page.

72 Comments

  • shani_boy101

    Posted Mar 13, 2009 4:54 am PT

    I'd get a Wii just for MadWorld.

  • RockMan-NEO

    Posted Mar 11, 2009 3:23 pm PT

    Mad World and RE5 ftw

  • sammyseal2

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 11:07 pm PT

    I might need to think before I buy Res Evil, could be a $100 dissapointment.

  • TXMostWanted

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 10:52 pm PT

    This is officially the longest week ever...RE5 can't come faster enough!? Plus, my Wii hasn't really been touched since I got tired of Wii Sports...can't they release something that isn't a port or a party game?

  • bananaxx2

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 8:24 pm PT

    nintendo dont disappoint me again plz...im tired...for real...

  • phil-_-meh

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 6:43 pm PT

    if i own a wii ill go "hell ya" now

  • necronaux

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 10:54 am PT

    'bout time there were some decent M rated Wii titles.

  • mcjakeqcool

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 10:36 am PT

    Sega don't mess anything up, and don't go dissin Atari either cos the Jaguar was awsome!

  • SweetMusic

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 9:10 am PT

    Also the Midnight Club: LA South Central DLC is out on Thursday! FREE Map Expansion plus 9 New Cars/SUV's and more new content. Can't wait!

  • Pierce_Sparrow

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 12:50 am PT

    Kinda thin on releases this week, but I guess it's like opening a film opposite of Watchmen. Mad World looks interesting, but I don't have a Wii, so I will just be satisfied with RE. Probably end up playing it like all night. Should be good, really looking forward to seeing how they continue the story and how it all comes together.....if it comes together. Maybe even a few surprises in store?

  • mysteriojoe

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 11:10 pm PT

    Mad World looks good, but Sega has a really bad track record of making sh***y games the last few years. I wouldn't be surprised if this game is horrible. Sega screws everything up.

  • RockmanSRD

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 11:01 pm PT

    I'm definitely getting RE5... Too bad my work is having to cut labor this week, so no more midnight release for us. I'm also excited about Samurai Shodown Anthology if it ever actually comes out.

  • jennysalala

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 9:59 pm PT

    EVE Online Special Edition FTW!!

  • nickythenewt21

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 7:37 pm PT

    Madworld, RE5, and Pikmin?!?! Sweet Jesus, this is awesome!

  • DS_fan_atic

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 6:28 pm PT

    Getting Resident Evil 5 and Madworld this week!

  • -Squirrel-

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 6:22 pm PT

    Oh Madworld, how I have waited so long for you. Platinum games may become my new favorite Japanese developer after Madworld. I can't describe how awesome the game looks.... *drools* so excited!!!

    As much as I love RE, after the demo I am okay with waiting on that one. RE4 had a perfect mix of survival horror and action, and now it looks as Capcom may have went too far with the action. Plus no console can do RE like the Wii can.

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 4:48 pm PT

    My buddy and I will play it co-op in a few weeks but no rush.

  • dortega120

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 4:24 pm PT

    Wooh! Resident Evil 5 on Friday! Now i'll have something to look foward to after work!!!!

  • zaveline

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 3:00 pm PT

    RE5 Cant Wait to get Maybe Mario Power Tennis or Resident Evil Code Veronica For Wii Or Pikmin cant wait though

  • maverick_76

    Posted Mar 9, 2009 2:25 pm PT

    I highly doubt RE 5 will garner GOTY, my money is on a game released a little later in the year, those tend to stick in the minds of reviewers more, recently played and released games.

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