Red Steel

Publisher: Ubisoft

Platform: Wii

Category: Shooter

Rating Info

Release Date: 08/12/2006

Member Rating:

Number of Players: 1-4

Red Steel Description

In the Wii's march towards conquest of that ever-elusive casual games market, it's nice to see we true gamers haven't been forgotten. Red Steel is another Wii exclusive offering from Ubisoft aimed at the old faithful that slips through the Wii launch window. The game puts you in the thick of the Tokyo underworld with a sword in one hand, a gun in the other, making use of the Wii's unique control system to stretch the possibilities of the action/beat-em-up genre. Your fiancé, the daughter of a prominent Yakuza boss, has been kidnapped by the competition during their attempt to steal the Katana-giri. Naturally the task of getting her back falls to you. Armed with the above named sword (a symbol of leadership in Japan) you must travel from LA to Tokyo to get her back. Thus begins your quest through the Japanese underworld and the road towards becoming a modern-day samurai. And it doesn't come much more modern-day than using cutting edge firearms to accompany your katana. Rather than trying to create an ultra-realistic Japanese mafia game, Ubisoft uses a little bit of creative license to maximise the fun and playability. Players will find themselves very much on the outside of the culture, learning the traditions of Japan and witnessing the bizarre juxtaposition of old and new for the first time with the character. Eventually, however, you'll want to have placed yourself nice and comfortably within the Yakuza to form alliances to help you get back the little lady. The action makes full use of the Wii controller, and you should be more than a little excited at the proposition of having a crack at some good old-fashioned motion sensor sword play. Expect a nice blend of two-fisted samurai sword fighting and gun-toting mayhem.

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Reviewed by: kpracing	Date: 15/06/2008	Rating:
this game uses all functions of the wiimote so ***** <--- 5 star game. i would recomend it to people that like games with hand to hand guns and katanas. The game realy feels like your swinging the katana and the punches. Game gets hard at points but that happens on all games. so yeah 5 *

Reviewed by: mattricks	Date: 01/03/2007	Rating:
Having read mixed reviews about this I wondered if it would be any good, it is! The control system works well but you can only sword fight when an enemy approaches you has one. The game is set in japan which makes for some nice surroundings. It gets pretty tough towards the end but you just have to take it slow and not burst into rooms with all guns blazing. Overall its a fun game to play and well made for the Wii.

Reviewed by: gamemaster	Date: 26/05/2007	Rating:
All I can say is that this is a deacent FPS for the Wii controls in a gunfight work fine but the sword fights a let down as the remote dosent always responed to your movements which caused me to die several times but if you can get passed these minor issues then Red Steel is defenetly worth buying and the multiplayer is quite good to.

Reviewed by: s33ther	Date: 29/05/2007	Rating:
Should be three and a half stars, but unfortunately they dont do half stars here. Red Steel isnt a bad game, but its not that great either. It was pretty hyped among the people who I knew were going to purchase a Wii, and it just didnt live up to expecations. It wont wow you, but it'll keep you entertained. The controls are a bit sluggish when it comes to learning new sword moves, with the your character not seeming want to do what you're doing. All in all, entertaining but not great and controls can be a bit frustrating at times.

Reviewed by: GaryA	Date: 15/04/2007	Rating:
3 stars for the fact it is the best shooter out there on the Wii for the first few months of its launch. I hate the game with a passion though, Control system is just complicated and the fact you need to move the pointer to the side of the screen to move the view is stupid. Would have been better if it was like a FPS on a PC where when you move the mouse the whole view moves. I forced myself to try and complete it but its sitting at 70 odd% and I have really gave up.

Reviewed by: Julie	Date: 02/06/2008	Rating:
not very good graphics and gameplay becomes frustrating and repetative... is a good game for multiplayer use.

Features

Exclusively for the Wii - Red Steel is the only original first-person action game built from the ground up for the Wii.

Player Takes Complete Control - Take full advantage of the Wii controller, and control the action like never before. You'll replicate sword-fighting movements and eliminate enemies quickly by directly targeting and shooting them.

Master the Deadly Steel - Execute deadly combo moves using multiple swords or choose from a variety of firearms for longer-range attacks.

Focus Is Key - Learn to harness your mental power to unleash powerful attacks in dire situations, and use the focus system to freeze time and effectively target several enemies at once.

Become a Modern Samurai - Learn the art of Japanese fighting, and then use these skills to take out your enemies or gain their respect and loyalty by sparing them.

Multiplayer Modes - Challenge friends with various split-screen multiplayer modes to see who the real master is.

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