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| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $9.45
You Save: $10.54 (53%)
New (48) Used (25) from $9.45
Avg. Customer Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 2098
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 17324
Model: 17324
UPC: 008888173243
EAN: 0827307949319
ASIN: B000G7PMX2
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Awesome game..if you can get your Wii remote to function. February 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Wii. It's an awesome console. Instead of concentrating on the latest and greatest in graphics and technicality, Nintendo's Wii was and is rather (attempting to) boast a "revolutionary" new controller and gameplay style, which is a refreshing idea itself. The controller design is a good idea, as it's more "realistic" than the PS3's and 360's, seeing as how it takes advantage of the Wii's motion sensor. Any movement you make (in most games, like "Red Steel" and "Wii Sports"), the same happens on screen.
I think out of all of the Wii games that I've played so far, "Red Steel" is the most entertaining, and it has a lot of promise..but it gives off the worst impression of the Wii remote. Ever. If you guessed that I'd be complaining about this game's controls, well, you're right. Oh, and by the way, YES, I DO HAVE THE SENSOR BAR in the appropriate place (in front of the TV, and it's aimed at where I sit to play games and watch television). Quite frankly, the controls are way too damn sensitive. Maybe it's the remote I use to play with (although I have it calibrated, and it works fine, otherwise, e.g. Super Mario Galaxy, Battalion Wars 2, Wii Sports, etc.), but every time I attempt to play this game, I have to put it on the lowest sensitivity possible, otherwise, I find myself spinning around in circles, and getting shot at. The controls take time to master, I suppose, but they can "get stuck", and can be very frustrating for a gamer, or heck, anyone, for that matter. Not to mention that when the controls get stuck in "turn left" or "turn right" mode, it can be almost impossible to get back to controlling "normally".
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I hope this sensitivity problem is under more control, or better yet, FIXED in "Red Steel 2", which is coming out in 2008.
Better luck next time, Nintendo and Ubisoft.
 Find your inner Flailing Hamster January 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game has a lot of promise, but the controls are painfully bad. I cannot fathom how many 5-star reviews this has received, especially when many of them comment on how the controls are difficult to master, can get stuck, and can be very frustrating. Not to mention that when the controls get stuck in "turn left" or "turn right" mode, it can be nauseating to watch.
Personally, I'm simply not interested in spending hours mastering the basics of a game that should be intuitive. Using the Wii controller to imitate swinging a sword should be completely natural. In this game it is just the opposite. Part of the problem is that they put both the camera "look direction" control and the sword control on the controller, and they don't play nicely together. It ends up that you have to use what I think of as the "flailing hamster" mode to swordfight, and that takes all the fun out of it.
The gunplay is mediocre. I've played much better on the PS2, and am spoiled by the GTA series to the point that I expect the aiming mechanism to be just as fluid and simple.
The graphics are surprisingly dated. Again, they're weak compared to the typical PS2 FPS. I don't really care about "pretty" graphics, but these are poor enough to deserve mention.
It could be that this game really needs a standard PS or XBox type controller, with lots of buttons and two joysticks. Too bad. It would be a fun game. I'm really looking forward to the Wii game where I can put down the shotguns, Uzis, and BFGs and just hack at a few bad guys with a sword.
My advice: Save your money and wait for something better.
Fun Only One Time Through January 3, 2008
I bought this game a little while back even before I had a Wii. It seemed like the only shooter that was good for the Wii other than Call of Duty 3. The game itself was really fun the first time I played it. After awhile, though, it starts to slow down. The gun controls were very good, especially when using pistols and other small weapons. The sword fighting is another story. At first it is pretty fun, but you soon begin to dread this "minigame". They try to make it interesting with "Respect Points", but you can't even use these points to buy anything. In the end, this is a respectable game and will help people grasp the shooting controls of the Wii and have a little fun in between.
P.S. I personally would suggest The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess or Call of Duty 3 over this game, but that's just me.
 This Game Is A Great First Person Shooter! December 8, 2007
First of all I want to say that this was the first game I got for the wii back when wii first came out and I don't know why some of you guys complain about the controls. It only took me 3 days until I was already a real samurai. This game actually has better graphics than most wii games that came out at that time. It has controls that are really fun and new. I also love the AI. It's very good and when one of your enemies is in your way just blow up a barrel and watch them fly. I think the story is simple but its done very well. I hope they even make a movie of it some day. It would be awesome. Since this game is so good all I know is the second one will be amazing!
Disturbingly Hard To Control October 16, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I haven't gotten past the first level because the controls are so bizzare in this game. Buy something else and don't be this cheap.
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