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Red Steel 2 w/ MotionPlus

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 another 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 added 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.

Red Steel 2 is a single player first-person shooter that allows the player to blend Samurai bushido ethics with the blade, with the over-the-top gun combat. A Wii exclusive, action is set in a fictional, yet immersive and edgy Western setting and utilizes Wii MotionPlus technology (Wii MotionPlus accessory included in this bundle) to add precision to players actions both with the sword and the gun. This precision of motion allows everything from turning the sword into both a cutting and blunt weapon, to blocking bullets with single strokes as players exact revenge on a rival clan. Story In Red Steel 2 Wild West gunplay and Samurai skill with the blade collide head on. Set in a desert-bound, high-tech metropolis a swordsman with no name is nearly all that is left of the once powerful Kusagari-clan. A clan known as “the Jackals”, lead by one known as “Payne”, are responsible and now it is the Swordsman’s duty and your to avenge the fallen Kusagari. Assume the role of the Swordsman to avenge the honor of the fallen Kusagari-clan. View larger. Gameplay Red Steel 2 is a single player first-person shooter developed exclusively for Wii and designed to utilize the Wii Remote’s optional MotionPlus technology. Players will pick up the Wii Remote and swing it freely as the sword on-screen follows their precise movement – and even measures the strength of their swing. With this added 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 and even engage multiple pistol-packing enemies at once, deflecting bullets with precise sword strokes. Along with less stylish actions, players rack up points through executing combos, finishing moves and other actions as members of the rival Jackal clan are eliminated. Additional abilities and weapons are earned or are available for purchase as victories pile up. Key Game Features Wii MotionPlus Bundle - Your Red Steel 2 MotionPlus Bundle includes one Wii MotionPlus accessory. Be the Swordsman - Embody a lonesome fighter, a man of few words with a shaded past full of mystery. Face various, and increasingly stronger, enemies and defeat challenging bosses in epic and intense fights. Immersive, Edgy Western Setting - Visit various locations through a remote mixed metropolis in the middle of the American desert, where Eastern culture and Western culture have been smashed together into a hodgepodge jumble: Caldera. You will discover the game’s immersive background and environment as you make your way through the adventure. Precision control Using Wii MotionPlus - The Wii MotionPlus provides 1:1 recognition where the sword and gun movements are precisely replicated within the game. Slash the villains the way you want. Plus Wii MotionPlus measures the power of your swing. The harder you swing the Wii Remote, the harder the sword swings in the game. Close Combat System - Feel like a powerful master swordsman and gunslinger thanks to the first-person view that puts you in the middle of the action. Fight up to six enemies simultaneously and feel the power and freedom to use your sword or your gun at any time. Master numerous combos with your sword and your gun ranging from triggering exciting finishing kills, parrying enemy attacks, or even deflecting bullets with your sword. Upgradable Arsenal - Upgrade you arsenal of katanas, guns and abilities as you rack up victories against the Jackal clan. Additional Screenshots: Use the power of the blade. View larger. And the gun. View larger. Upgrade weapons & abilities. View larger. Wii MotionPlus included. View larger.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Get into the action!
This game gets you off your seat and into the action. The motion sensor really helps you feel the accuracy of your movements on the screen. You learn different ways to fight and can proceed as fast as you want or if you prefer you can also take time to explore and shoot bottles and boxes and gas cans as you store up the ammo for your tasks. There are easy levels up to advanced levels so anyone can play.

5 Stars 36 Yr Old Non-Gamer..LOVES THIS GAME!!!!
First off Im 36 and I dont typically write reviews, but I like this game so much, I decided to do so. It truly feels like a movie that you play! Highly recommended! The sword play is so real and unique… you can do this with any other consel.

Its a great game…love the sword action, and gun action. Its a good time. I dont consider myself a gamer at all. Most games I play are alot of fun at the beginning..but then they get too hard. eventually, I just stop playing cuase its not fun anymore. Not this one though. The way I explain it is that its hard enough to keep your interest, but not so hard that you hate it.

I like the game play. You dont just run around and shoot a bunch of people. Its more of a skill…if you can it that. You stun people, then use special-moves to finish them off. There a small cut-scene for every kill…but its not annoying as you may think.. Its actualy pretty cool, and only lasts for a fraction of a second.

I really do enjoy this game! Great fun!

I thought maybe that I liked it cause I am an ametuer non-gamer. But my buddy that is an avid gamer played it…and cant put it down either.

4 Stars Stands on top of the Wii MT for FPS
Lets face it. Wii is not a FPS system. But FPS are fun. CoD Halo sucking up all the glory, and with the Wii’s less than steller hardware it can’t keep up. RED STEEL 1 was a disaster. But this one is better. However Wii Motion plus is a cruel joke. It just adds more precise motion detecting — which was expected to be installed at launch. Meaning instead of just flicking the remote randomly the game notices the difference between a horizontal, diagonal, stab moves better than other games.

However it is good, it just does not compare to a “real” FPS game. I feels like Im playing a better vesion of Goldeneye or something.

Wii is not good at FPS, but this is it’s best try. My money feels kinda wasted, but the game is good - but there is just so much better out there that RS2 falls flat.

4 Stars Not great for a small TV or small room.
Originally started playing on a smaller TV, and controls were a bit difficult to master because turning speed was faster than normal. Switched to a larger one where my avatar is about the same size as me, and it was fine. Make sure you have a lot of space because while fighting enemies because you will want to move closer to the screen, but then the wiimote won’t work.

Also, even with the wii motion plus, it is still possible to get through game just blindly swinging. Did not play it on hard, though. Not trying to do all the moves takes all the fun out of the game, since the storyline isn’t compelling.

Since almost all the enjoyment comes from swordplay and not storyline, I would have preferred that the game be less linear.

5 Stars Ever wanted to beat up bad guys with a Katana?
I’ll try to keep this review short and sweet. I picked up this game for the sword action which this game delivers amazingly. I’ve played Red Steel one a while back which was pretty decent but this game blows the first game out of the water. Every thing has been beefed up from gun-play/sword-play to graphics. In my opinion, this is one of the best looking games on the Wii. So if you liked the first game, you’ll LOVE this one. If you never played the first game, still pick this up. The stories are not connected any shape or form so no worries about what happened before. Though you probably wouldn’t care since the action in this game will keep you coming back for more.

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