Is "REd Steel 2" (Wii) going to be any good?

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

I was at Game Stop and was curious about this new Red Steel game.

I hated the first one but the idea of playing a sword-swinging game with the Wii's new sensor device was very appealing to me.

I thought that, as a test-bed game, the new Wii Sports Resort was a great way to test out what the Wii can really do in terms of its motion.

So, I asked the guy behind the counter if this new game was to be any good, and he said something like "oh hell yeah" like he was trying to imitate Will Smith or something, and then he asked me if I wanted to put $5 dollars down on it, I guess to preorder it or reserve my copy or some such thing.

Why would I want to do that if I don't even know if I am going to like the game. I put $5 dollars down when they were reserving (or preordering or whatever) Wii Sports Resort because I knew I'd like that. But I was asking him if it was good or not.

Anyway, venting aside, what is the good word on this game? Is it worth dropping a fifty spot?

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Well, nobody has played it yet, so nobody could possibly know if it's going to be any good.

The first Red Steel was not good. My hopes are not high for the second.

 

[Rii]

It's a Wii game that isn't from Nintendo. What do you think?

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

I'm not sure. I don't have enough Wii games to know, let alone enough Nintendo or non-Nintendo games.

Question: If RS1 was so reviled, then why didn't tehy just make a new game?

 

[clint g]

Cause Red Steel 1 probably sold a decent amount of games

 

[Rii]

Question: If RS1 was so reviled, then why didn't tehy just make a new game?

I wouldn't say that it was 'reviled'. It was a high-profile launch showpiece for the console that, like many such titles, turned out not to be very good.

 

[crouteru]

Red Steel 2 is looking quite good I think. It has no relation to the first one and it seems to be a different approach in theme and setting. Probably won't be an essential purchase, but will be much better than the first.

 

[Capt. Vulcan]

RS1 was one of those launch games that people tried to convince themselves was good. But once actual decent games came out, no one bothered to defend how terrible it was. RS2 will probably try to convince people that it will be everything that RS1 was promised to be.

 

[Cmndr J Crichton]

I wished they dropped the '2'. It has no relation, so why not call it Red Steel: Insert Title Here?

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

This game is friggin fun, and I am someone who hates FPS's under normal circumstances but the Wii Motion Plus not only enhances the sword play to be natural, but using the guns.. well that's just so much fun!
This game has cool music and a lot of style... the Old West moixed with Samarai stuff.

If you want to do soemthing cool on the Wii... pick it up

 

[Kirkman1987]

I just picked this up today, and I urge all wii owners to give it a chance. It's an amazingly fun experience. The sword controls are close to perfection, and the western samurai theme is fun.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

I actually really enjoy the gun. It's like playing House of the Dead!

Plus the hero character is just bad ass!