Red Steel 2

[HarMGM]

Nicked from neogaf who nicked from the webiste of Nintendo Power:

I really like that new character design. If they can implement the damn sword controls this time, this is going to be pretty damn awesome.

I mean...it has cowboys, swords...and revolvers. What's not to like?

[Raide]

Its using Motion+ for combat, so the ability to make subtle sword movements in possible, which leads to some really cool gun and sword combos.

[T Pot]

If this turns out to be good, with proper motion plus suport, i may be tempted to get a wii again

[scottcr]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[squirtle]

What's that bit on the front about Ace Attorney Investigations? More Phoenix?

[Cyhwuhx]

What's that bit on the front about Ace Attorney Investigations? More Phoenix?

.::: It's the Miles Edgeworth 'counter-game' for the west.

[HarMGM]

Its using Motion+ for combat, so the ability to make subtle sword movements in possible, which leads to some really cool gun and sword combos.

Fuck that, it has samurai cowboys! GOTY confirmed!

[___]

Please fix the way the AI works too, Ubisofters. Never mind the awful sword controls, the worst thing about the first one was the "you can spend exactly X seconds out of cover and then you'll be shot, no matter how you're moving" system. Once you notice it, you can't un-notice it

[shynra]

Another pic:

Not sure why, but im willing to give this another go, luckly didnt buy the first one on hype lets see how the new era of motion plus gaming turnd out.

[Professor Puzzles]

Cowboys and swords? Curiouser and curiouser.

[HarMGM]

It looks like trhis is going to be cell-shaded XIII style.

[moosegrinder]

It looks like trhis is going to be cell-shaded XIII style.

Insta-death at retail, cel shaded graphics.

[Kinketsu]

The first Red Steel made me want to cut my stomach out with a plastic controller, so hopefuly this will be better. I'd like to hear about how it actually plays or something more of it apart from the back of a fellas coat before saying I'd pick up anything with this name again.

[FargalEX]

Cowboys with swords? So awesome, but I can't help but feel it'll turn out average. PROVE ME WRONG UBI

[Warszawa]

Adapted Prince Of Persia engine, perhaps? Which I believe was an adapted version of Assassin's Creed's, the sequel of which may be coming to Wii in some form or another....

Or just dusting down XIII's?

Edit: No multi-player, apparently, which increases my hope for the game a bit. Too many developers shoe-horn such modes into their shooters and end up neglecting the single player.

[scottcr]

I'm one of the few people who absolutely loved Red Steel. I thought it had great ambition and really tried to do some different things, granted, it was rushed for release and a bit rough around the edges but I thought it was really chock full of great ideas I'd like to see more of. I thought the setting was unusual - a lot of our FPS' are set in very traditional places. Modern day gangland underground - and the fun house was a real blast.

It felt more like an on rails shooter with freedom to move where and when. The pattern was more about targetting, taking cover then jumping out and firing.

Looking forward to seeing what they do with this... they've been working on it for quite a while now.

[shynra]

more details:

- Red Steel 2 is a series reboot

- runs at 60fps

- takes places in the fictional town of Caldera (think Tokyo meets Reno)

- when Ubisoft saw the MotionPlus, they decided to reboot and take things in a new direction

- cel-shaded style, much like XIII

- aiming for Teen rating “The gore just doesn’t fit for us and what we’re trying to do”

- no multiplayer

- Wii MotionPlus exclusive (can only play with Wii MotionPlus?)

- dual wielding Gun and sword might happen

[scottcr]

I have a concern this may be on rails. How else could dual wielding be possible?

Everything else sounds good good good. IMO - no multiplayer is strange. Red Steel's multiplayer was actually pretty good.

[squirtle]

Pseudo-QTE bollocks. There's your future quote from me.

We're not talking about Heavy Rain here.

[Salsa Party Animal]

They could have made Mask of Zorro game.

[Raide]

As are cowboys. Poor Red Steel 2

They are not really cowboys.

Quote from the press release.

"Red Steel 2 returns with an artistic style and flair created just for Wii. Set in a desert-bound, high-tech metropolis, Red Steel 2 is a revolution in the action-fighting genre, taking full advantage of the capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Your movements are faithfully replicated on-screen, putting the emphasis on swinging, shooting and fun! With the ability of the Wii MotionPlus to sense the strength of a swing, you will literally be able to make an impact on your adversaries through power and precision."

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Pseudo-QTE bollocks. There's your future quote from me.

In a Dragons Lair stylee!

[PopeSmokesDope]

Jesus you lot are forgiving..

Once bitten.....

It will be shit and you know it.

[scottcr]

This has on rails written all over it....

ALL OVER IT

[RubberJohnny]

This will be terrible.

[HarMGM]

This has on rails written all over it....

ALL OVER IT

Then why the hell did they mention a futuristic city set in the desert? Seems a bit hard to make a nice stage set around a flat desert.

[scottcr]

This will be terrible.

No reason to suspect that. Red Steel was good... Why would this be bad?

[Sigourney Beaver]

In a Dragons Lair stylee!

Strength of the bear, speed of the pooma!!!

Looking forward to this coz the first one was amazing.

[GViper]

- takes places in the fictional town of Caldera (think Tokyo meets Reno)

So think giant, asian sprawling metropolis meets rundown, hick, middle of nowhere, small dying casino town?

Riiiiight.

[Vemsie]

Tex Hex!