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Released 08 December 2006

Format Wii

Developer Ubisoft

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Red Steel

Review
A word of warning: if you’ve just squandered 180 quid on a Wii, playing Red Steel for 10 minutes is enough to send you into a crimson-faced, console-smashing rage. But while the twitchy controls are a bitch to master, the game still offers a taste of how Nintendo’s new console can put a unique spin on established genres.

A traditional first-person blaster, Red Steel uses the Wii’s nunchuk and remote to offer true three-dimensional control; players hold the remote in their right hand to turn and aim, while the nunchuk’s thumbstick is used to move around the levels. But while the controls are a brave attempt to utilise the Wii’s motion sensors, it requires intense concentration and a rock-steady hand, and you’ll doubtless spend the first few hours spinning wildly on the spot and crashing into walls.

Stick with it, though, and the immersive controls really make it feel as if you’re at the heart of the game’s brutal shootouts, and while the crummy graphics and embarrassing plot are a letdown, Red Steel is still enough to sate the bloodlust of the Wii’s earliest adopters.


Reviewer: David McComb

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Average user rating for Red Steel

Fun

As fun, enjoyable and action-packed as anything you will see all year on the wii. ... Read More

blaud About me

09:36, 10 March 2008 | Report This Post

Great Game

If you don't the contorls you set the game to be less sensitive-it makes it easier to control. Give about 10 mins to get accustomed to the controls and you're fine. Who cares about voice acting-it's japanese anyway. Brilliant Brilliant Game. ... Read More

cerberous About me

17:34, 26 December 2006 | Report This Post

RE: Red Steel

Overall, a huge disappointment. I expected it to be just like that gameplay video released lst years some time. Howver, my perspective changed immediatly.   The game itself is very pretty with an interesting take on the first-person shooter style. Plus the breakable environment is always good to see.   However, the voive acting for the game horrible. (some of the worst i've seen(well heard)). Plus the game is littered with glitches that after a while tend to get on your nerve... Read More

HawkesAndCO About me

00:25, 22 December 2006 | Report This Post

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