One of the most unique arena-based fighting game things I think I've ever experienced. By no means perfect, in fact its incredibly flawed in some areas but I can't deny when that soundtrack kicks up and I start fighting someone in this game something activates in my brain that makes me get hype. I'm not sure if I'd recommend hunting it down to play unless you've got some friends to fight and have some fun with. The story is admittedly sort of forgettable so if you're just getting in for that I'm not sure I'd recommend it.

Platinum games always strive to make interesting and stylish games. Bayonetta is their best known game on the system which managed to combine style and substance with its excellent combat. Vanquish came next with is substance but not much style, which makes it still a fun game to play. Anarchy Reigns is the third offering on the console and while it ticks the stylish box, it doesn't hold up in terms of substance. Gameplay wise AR is a 3D brawler set in a post apocalyptic future. A spiritual successor to the better Madworld, the game features 2 different but very short campaigns with different characters Jack and Leo. The story for each character is intertwined and works quite well, with some suitably cheesy dialogue between fights. It's a shame then that it's enjoyable on a very superficial level. The combat, while fun at first, quickly becomes repetitive and the lack of enemy variety later on in the game becomes a big issue. I found myself repeating similar combos all the way throughout the game and you are really given one set option to handle each enemy type which leaves you little space for creativity. Each level is set in a different area which seems interesting at first, there are different sections to each area and some special areas too, yet it all feels very superficial as when you spend a bit of time in a level you realise how small and dull they are. A lot of these problems are probably due to the fact the game wants to be a multiplayer brawler and maybe it did succeed in that, but i doubt you will be able to find any matches nowadays. A game which, while fun for a short while, looks more interesting than it actually is. Bonus points for the excellent music though.

Está "secuela" de madworld estuvo decente
Se puede notar lo mucho que se beneficiaba madworld con los motions controls del Wii ya que realmente no hay mucho tech más que ciertos comandos, pero este juego no es un hack n slash si no un beat em up y es bueno para lo que es
De la historia no puedo decir lo mismo, es algo corny a ratos pero los personajes y sus dinámicas la salvan
En conclusion es bueno pero tiene sus fallas, se nota que fue un intento de platinum games de entrar al mundo online pero nose, yo tengo mi ps3 hackeada y desactualizada lmao

This is the perfect multiplayer brawler. Too bad the meta resulted in doing kara-cancel TOD juggle loops.
I think a modern release with updated balance and some new content could make this game a world-wide smash hit. Too bad it will NEVER HAPPEN.

Let me set the scene and explain what this game is.
A third person action game ala Bayonetta but you're in these HUGE open city arenas. When I say huge, I mean wide and tall. The verticality on some of these maps is kinda ridiculous. The maps are so large you'll see portals or conveyor belt launchers littered throughout the map to cross major distances. The game looks very "PS3/X360" textures wise but the art team did a great job adding splashes of colors on characters. The game has style. The audio- oh my lord. The soundtrack will go down in history. The characters all sound amazing. The game is also very quotable with the characters saying some crazy corny stuff during battle. (it's hype.)

In regards to how playing the game works, you have a special meter (required to use your character's heavy weapon buttons), a comeback meter, a lock-on, an item slot, and a perk slot. Abilities included a guard, throw, an AOE I-frame attack that costed health to use, jump, sprint, etc.
Getting attacked by multiple players boosted your comeback meter.

The story mode has a "hero vs dark" setup where you can either follow the story of Jack from MadWorld or the story of Leo. Finishing both paths unlocks the final chapter. Story mode is alright, being the best way to unlock the roster of characters and the story is serviceable. You go about the open zones doing side quests and boss fights to progress the story.

Online though, up to 16 players can run around, pick up buffs/items, trying to score the most KOs before time runs out. 1 on 1 fights felt like a traditional fighting game. Throws beat blocking, you can get stunned from being shield broken, whiff punishing is very strong. Combos looked like "Light, Delayed Light, Light, Heavy (launcher) > Jump RT+Light,Light,Light" (spending meter on using your weapon to cash out at the end.)

To keep things from getting stale, random events called "Action Trigger Events" would happen like the map being carpet bombed by fighter jets or an out of control semi truck with flame throwers would start barreling down the city streets. It felt like playing street hockey when suddenly a car was driving down, everyone had to move the nets and stuff out of the way before continuing the game. Silly, but it works. It can separate you from an attacker giving you a chance to run and hide!

If two players pop the comeback mode and try to hit each other, it results in a button mashing QTE contest. It would show the button on screen to mash, before switching to another button. So not only did you have to mash, you had to switch which button you were mashing on the fly. VERY FUN.

Some modes were kinda flat, like Dog Fight where everyone fights using hijacked helicopters (This was DLC too, so good luck finding people to play this with you.) Or football/deathball. (A lot of reviews think some characters are slower than other characters making the gamemode unbalanced, this is untrue. locking on will make you speed up to catch up to your target. This is a basic game mechanic. Idk why I keep seeing complaints about this.)
Tag Battle is a cool idea, you and a friend team up against the other players. If both teammates grab someone at the same time, you'd do a cool team attack!
Co-op Survival was surprisingly challenging! A lot of fun with friends who know how to play well.

I love this game. This is Platinum and Sega premium.

I miss this game dearly, unfortunately this is a game that can never be played properly again since the playerbase was only active for a couple of months after launch and it's locked to old console hardware so no community can be rebuilt. The single player mode is an afterthought and not very good.
Multiplayer mode was fun as hell however especially for the first and only attempt at this genre of game. It sucks it died so quickly due to poor marketing. I would love a sequel of this game or at least a PC port, although this game would be in dire need of a balance/bugfix patch since it was left in a poorly balanced state with a lot of meta exploits that made the experience less fun when people abused them.

At the very least this game has some life left through the excellent soundtrack which is available on Spotify.

Classic Platinum Games. I love the hammy over the top story and the beat-em-up campaign. It wasn't too different from a stripped down Dynasty Warriors without objectives.

Anarchy Reigns is, at its heart, a fighting game. Which is unfortunate because there were no online games available to join. I really only have a taste of the fighting game mechanics from the single-player campaign. That was enough.

I love the combos and other fighting game mechanics. It's a fun game.

This is my favorite game of all time. It’s a multiplayer, free for all, beat em up made by Platinum. It is pretty much the antithesis of any multiplayer game out right now. Instead of a live service game with micro transactions, it is one whole product with a couple extra gimmick modes and an extra character as cheap DLC (That character is Bayonetta). Instead of being made and balanced for competitive esports, it’s a battle royale that feels more like a game of Mario Party due to the sheer amount of random things that can happen. You may be comboing some poor guy into oblivion, but the next moment you may be interrupted by the debris of a plane crash falling out of the sky, or you might need to “team up” with everyone else to take down a kraken attacking the whole stage. Also the characters are great. Best cast of characters of any game I’ve ever played. Not a single loser in the bunch. Only downside is that no one actually plays it anymore so any matches in the future will be against a bunch of bots.

I miss this game dearly, unfortunately this is a game that can never be played properly again since the playerbase was only active for a couple of months after launch and it's locked to old console hardware so no community can be rebuilt. The single player mode is an afterthought and not very good.

Multiplayer mode was fun as hell however especially for the first and only attempt at this genre of game. It sucks it died so quickly due to poor marketing. I would love a sequel of this game or at least a PC port, although this game would be in dire need of a balance/bugfix patch since it was left in a poorly balanced state with a lot of meta exploits that made the experience less fun when people abused them.

Absolutely stellar gameplay, very flamboyant in how it portrays itself. The color palette in this game is nice when it wasn't an earth tone or greyscale. The story itself isn't anything too crazy and the characters are pretty one dimensional but their flair makes up for MOST of what they lack. the story progression system is really interesting designed but its weird to see filler in the main missions when the game already has side missions. I should probably lower my rating just a little bit for the horrendous game design choices they made in certain missions but honestly the game is pretty cool when I'm not developing trauma from a shitty mission. Can't say much about the online at all since the lobbies are all dead