Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
64
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Taking place in both the USA and Japan, Red Steel is a crime themed shooter that has the player controlled Scott Monroe fighting off various members of the Yakuza clans in order to rescue his fianceé.

It features sword duels and gun fights using the Wiimote, to allow the player to swing the control as they would swing a sword. The positioning and movement actions of the Wiimote also let the player aim their weapons almost as they would a real gun.

Not only must the player fight off many clan leaders, but the option is often given to spare lives of the enemy. This is wise as it leads the player gaining more friends, rather than more opponents in the future if the Scott is seen to be dishonorable.

It is up to Scott to hopefully gain allies and uncover the reasons for his financeé's kidnapping.

Alternate Titles

  • "Reddo Sutīru" -- Japanese Title
  • "レッドスティール," -- Japanese Spelling

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Red Steel Wii $4.00  
ebay.com
Red Steel    
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User Reviews

Fun for fans of light-gun genre, yet not of Samurai Shodown. Minter064 (26) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Excellent New-Gen fps (with some dodgey sword play) Ynda (18) 4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars

The Press Says

N-Zone Jan 20, 2007 80 out of 100 80
Gamezine Dec 10, 2006 16 out of 20 80
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network Nov 20, 2006 79 out of 100 79
GameTrailers Nov 20, 2006 7.8 out of 10 78
Video Game Talk Dec 12, 2006 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
IGN Nov 20, 2006 6 out of 10 60
1UP Nov 18, 2006 5 out of 10 50
Jeuxvideo.com Dec 08, 2006 10 out of 20 50
Game Shark Dec 04, 2006 C 50
FZ Dec 20, 2006 1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars 30

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Trivia

On 21st May 2007, the game's soundtrack by Tom Salta was made available on iTunes. On 29th May 2007, it was also released to retail on CD by Persist Records / Sumthing Distribution.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Keeper Garrett (888) on Nov 20, 2006.
 

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