Red Steel - Game Review

Two words for Red Steel: “Simply Awesome”. The pre-launch version of Red Steel apparently had a few glitches that hampered the game-play. But we’re glad to say that Ubisoft have ironed out those issues magnificently.

The premise of the game is that you in a restaurant with your wife-to-be and her dad when she’s kidnapped. It turns out the old geezer is player in the Tokyo mafia.

So you’ve got to learn to fight Japanese-style. But there’s and interesting twist – to win respect you have to fight with honour, this means that you don’t kill your opposition. I suppose that’s why some games are called “Beat ‘m up” and not a “kill ‘m all”. But Red Steel is a great FPS.

This game looks so great that you should really get it from the “get go”. Again you’ll need loads of space for it. A good idea would be to push the sofas back, have a quick look at some old time kung-fu movies and load the bad boy up.

When you play a game like Halo, you’re not always sure of where you’re sopposed to be going. But with Red Steel there’s no confusion – it’s a bit of a linear game. But the Official Nintendo Magazine still reports that its “One of the most enjoyable, action-packed and immersive games available on the Wii”.

You’re going to have to be good to make the most of the game. You’ll need to get used to the controls and work out what you’re capable of before you get your sword out and get to grips with the opposition.

To attack them you can lock-on using the “A” button. But you can also lock-on and then hide behind an object and then pounce out and attack – they’ve really thought of how to make the game enjoyable.

Red Steel isn’t a one dimensional game. They’ve really tried to make the enemy “clever” and have a modicum of realism. When they sense you’ve run out of ammo they’ll come for you big time – which means that you should make sure that you’ve got a secondary weapon close to hand so you can slay them.

But that’s the gun play – I’m intrigued with the sword-fighting. Simply use the Nunchuck to deflect their attacking blow and the Wii Remote to sythe them down.

But what of the criticisms? Are their any? Well yes. If you’re a parent you shouldn’t get Red Steel for little Jimmy – it’s far too violent and if you’re offended by bad language then don’t get it either.

Also some of the voice-overs are terrible as with some of the dialogue. But if you’re immersed in the game you shouldn’t really let it affect you.

The multi-player modes are pretty fascinating too. You’ve got the typical death-matches and the variation where your control rings and then you get a “Deal or No Deal” moment where you have to listen to it to be given a secret mission.

What you’ll need:
Wii Remote
Wii Nunchuck

Wii Console Rating:
Script – 7/10
Game Play – 8/10

Buy from:
Amazon - £34.99
HMV - £34.99

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