Sega Lets Anarchy Reign

Sega has taken the wraps off a new multiplayer brawler from Platinum Games that puts a whole new spin on the genre. Anarchy Reigns pits you against multiple opponents — all at the same time — in a huge arena in a gory, online battle royale. Various modes of play will allow for differing challenges such as a tag team round.

The game’s director, Masaki Yamanaka, describes the twist Platinum has devised for the game’s design philosophy as having over the top fist-to-fist action. “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat are both amped up far beyond what you would ever experience in a shooter,” he explains. You can get a taste of what he means in the first screens and the announcement trailer below.

Platinum Games is known for its innovative games such as Vanquish, Bayonetta, MadWorld, and the Nintendo DS title Infinite Space.

Anarchy Reigns will be available this Fall for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Interested gamers might want to bookmark anarchyreigns.com.