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 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.

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Alternate Titles

• "レッドスティール" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: UnrealEngine2
• 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

Nintendo Wii X / GameCube X	Dec 11, 2006	8.4 out of 10	84
Gamezine	Dec 10, 2006	16 out of 20	80
N-Zone	Jan 20, 2007	80 out of 100	80
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network	Nov 20, 2006	79 out of 100	79
Games Master	Dec, 2006	79 out of 100	79
Gameslave UK	Jan 10, 2007	7 out of 10	70
The Video Game Critic	Jun 09, 2007	B-	67
Retroage	Sep 12, 2011	5.7 out of 10	57
GameSpot	Nov 17, 2006	5.5 out of 10	55
Nintendo Life	Feb 13, 2007		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.