MadWorld was released yesterday for the Nintendo Wii and there is a flood of reviews available online. Metacritic.com has a nice compilation of some of the top sites' thoughts on the game. Generally the game has fared very well. It has pulled in an average of 86% so far from reviewers. The less reliable but still worth watching user reviews is getting an average of 9 out of 10. Here are some of the highlights below:

1UP (91/100) "The design constraints of Nintendo's system forced the developers at Platinum Games to be creative, and they followed through on their creativity by putting together a thoroughly enjoyable brawler with just the right amount of the ultra-violence."

Gametrailers (85/100) "One of the most eye-catching games to come along in a while, MadWorld is stylish, bloody, and a great fit for the Wii's controls. Though there's a surprising amount of incentive to replay it, it's barely seven hours long, so if you aren't persuaded by the novelty of extreme violence buy with caution."

GameInformer (90/100) "If you play this game the way you should – by slaughtering victims in the most foul of ways – it ends up being a non-stop highlight reel. The ranked boss battles are especially entertaining – think Mortal Kombat Fatalities with the budget of a Star Wars movie."