Red Steel (Wii)

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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 fiancée.

It features sword duels and gun fights using the Wiimote, to allow the player to swing the controller 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 can lead to the player gaining more friends in the future, rather than more opponents if Scott is seen to be dishonorable.

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

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Alternate Titles

• "レッドスティール" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Unreal Engine 2
• Console Generation Exclusives: Wii
• Physics Engine: PhysX
• Red Steel series

User Reviews

Fun for fans of light-gun genre, yet not of Samurai Shodown.	Minter064 (26)
Excellent New-Gen fps (with some dodgey sword play)	Ynda (21)

Critic Reviews

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Nov 19, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Gamers.at	Dec 09, 2006	75 out of 100	75
Eurogamer.fr	May 17, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Worth Playing	Dec 26, 2006	7 out of 10	70
4Players.de	Dec 12, 2006	70 out of 100	70
Gameslave UK	Jan 10, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Extreme Gamer	Dec 13, 2006	6.5 out of 10	65
GamingHeaven / DriverHeaven	Nov 29, 2006	62 out of 100	62
Wii's World	2006	59 out of 100	59
1UP	Nov 18, 2006	5 out of 10	50

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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.