Well, this is a game I’ve been willing to talk about for a while. Madworld was a game for the Wii that I really loved, but with how much of a commercial failure it was, I doubt it would ever get a sequel. And thankfully, Anarchy Reigns came along to prove me wrong. And yes, I am well aware that it doesn’t count as a true sequel, since it’s so different, but look, there’s Jack, Black Baron, Rin Rin, and Big Bull. So it counts, shut up. Now let’s talk about why this game so so damn good. And I am aware I made a What’s Your Take about it, but….. We don’t talk about that.
Anarchy Reigns, unlike Madworld, which took place on an island that hosted a crazy game show, takes place in a post apocalyptic world where mutants and crazed gangs threaten people daily, with the new character Leo hunting down a terrorist and his old mentor and going against Jack, who has his own reasons to hunt and kill the terrorist. So you explore several crazy post apocalyptic settings like a destroyed city with a million trucks running people over, a giant tanker ship watching over a city, Chinatown, the most memorable disaster setting, and a desert town. A lot of these settings are really impressive. A mural of ships and the lights of Chinatown are really impressive. Sure, they aren’t too great compared to ship walls, but I just amor neon lights reflecting off wet ground. You can play as Jack and Leo, the two main characters, but when given the chance in the story mode, you can play as other characters like Gargoyle, a robot that can turn into a hoverboard, Durga, a mercenary with robotic tiger legs, fucking Bayonetta, and classic Madworld characters like The Black Baron, who is probably still immortal.
Anarchy Reigns is also a fighting game that has a story that contains an explorable setting. Most times, exploring the world of fighting games gets boring because they are so small and nothing to do until the seguinte fight, but Anarchy Reigns allows you to beat up little enemies that are, while granted, just fodder, makes it much mais fun to explore the world. Plus actually fighting in this game is so much fun, especially when the soundtrack kicks in. It’s not as classic as the soundtrack as Madworld, but damn, does the Anarchy Reigns all rap soundtrack got some flow. Find You is the best. Anything that starts with a cantar choir is something I’m always a sucker for.
Last, let’s talk about the thing that sold me on this game: Online mode. Because Anarchy Reigns is a fighting game most of all, and having online mode would make sense. And man, if you thought Smash Melee at local tournaments with everyone getting salty and screaming was chaotic, just look at some of the stuff that can do down in an Anarchy Reigns match. You can do special moves, double moves, pick up items in the environment to destroy enemies, and crazy stage hazards like planes about to crash into the area, killing everyone if the match doesn’t end soon. It makes you wonder what the hell is going on. And the answer is anarchy, that’s what’s going on. And I amor it. Too bad no one bought this game so getting an online match would be a miracle at this point.
Anarchy Reigns is total madness and the true way a fighting game should do open world fighting games. It is fun, insane, and just a good burst of fun. The story won’t be too long, but it’s the online matches. So get the game, get some copies of the game, they’re real cheap now, get some friends to play online, and have a fucking crazy time.