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March 2010
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The editors liked
The melee combat is impressive
And the designers take full advantage of the Motion Plus accessory.
Wii MotionPlus implementation is great
Immersive action
Excellent combat
Beautiful art direction and graphics
MotionPlus Sword = Awesome
Great upgrade system
Mix of swordplay and shooting leads to varied
Exciting combat
Great visuals
Constant addition of new techniques keeps action interesting
Great visual style
Solid control scheme
Finishing moves
Lengthy campaign
The editors didn't like
The same level of technical expertise is missing from almost every other aspect of the game.
And the Ugly Beyond the goofy script
Goofy acting and the physical strain of playing the game
My complaints about Red Steel 2 are few. I didn’t like that destroying inanimate objects yields cash rewards
Because I then felt the need to punch every...
Exploration can be bland
Story and characters are underdeveloped
Enemies sometimes employ frustrating tactics
Some awful voice acting
Ider the developers behind this redeemed as far as their ideas are concerned. Red Steel 2 is everything the original game was meant to be and so much more. The concept was just a bit too ahead of its time and I am glad they got a second chance to make things right. If you own a Wii and have been looking for a reason to dust it off
This is your game. It combines all the great ideas the console of
Abstract: In the realm of making video games, second chances can often be as hard to come by as great third-party software at a system's launch. Proof positive of the latter part of this statement is the original Red Steel for the Wii. With dreams of realistic swor...
If something is too broke to be fixed, you start over, and that’s what has been done here with Red Steel 2. You will find a game that features the best sword fighting on the Wii, thanks to the stylish moves you can pull off. You will also enjoy crisp, ...
Abstract: The original Red Steel was a Wii first-person shooter launch title. The excitement for the game was high not only because of the chance to play a shooter with the new Wii pointer controls but also because of the unique (at the time) Wii gesture sword...
Abstract: Red Steel 2, as the name suggests, is the second game in the series on the Nintendo Wii. Developed by Ubisoft Paris, the first game was released with the launch of the Wii in 2007 and promised much. An FPS with motion control for sword and gun fighting...
Abstract: The original Red Steel was rubbish. Everybody knows it. Mediocre gunplay and first-person swordfighting that simply didn't work, the launch title Wii game was full of ambitious ideas that unceremoniously fell flat. With the introduction of MotionPlus...
Abstract: An early title for the Wii, the original Red Steel was a sword-and-gun first-person shooter that meant to change the genre by offering up fresh and unique motion controls courtesy of Nintendo’s revolutionary system. However, the game didn’t come close ...
Wii MotionPlus implementation is great, immersive action
and the Ugly Beyond the goofy script, goofy acting and the physical strain of playing the game, my complaints about Red Steel 2 are few. I didn’t like that destroying inanimate objects yields cash rewards, because I then felt the need to punch every...
Abstract: Way back in early 2007 I reviewed Red Steel, a launch title for the Wii that was the console’s very first FPS. In addition to the shooting, it offered something entirely new—sword combat based on the Wii’s motion controls. It was also the first Wii gam...
