I don't understand the hate from some of you.

"I heard it's bad, but I haven't played it."

The fact that you haven't played it makes your opinion on the game completely moot. Want your "opinion" to have some level of credibility? THEN PLAY THE GAME FOR YOUTSELF INSTEAD OF LETTING SOMEONE ELSE FORM ONE FOR YOU!  :x
The game isn't bad at all, a little cookie cutter and a tad linear--but certainly not deserving a 5 or 6--from my play time, I'd give the game about a 7.5--which is far from bad, it's admirable.

Point taken, the AI is pretty atrocious--but it's really the only way the game could be played. The way the controls are set up, with the odd (see: large) bounding box, would make it wayy too difficult to play the game. You can't turn fast enough to take out enemies from multiple directions--so the light gun feel is kind of a blessing.


It's supposed to be--just look at the commercial. The game never takes itself to seriously, it's a harkening back to the cheesy kung-foo movies of the 1970s. I don't see the complaint here--it's a style choice, not a flaw.



Sounds like a player problem more than a problem with the game...I don't have a Wii, so I've only played the game for 2-3 hours...but I haven't experienced this problem...yet.

Like I said, Red Steel isn't without it's issues--they just aren't as problematic as reviewers would lhave you believe. It's solid, but not great...it is what it is: a great concept with a mediocre first person shooter wrapped around this concept. Hopefully the already planned sequel will expand upon this concept, and they'll make a great game out of it.

The audio is great though, I have no idea what the review is talking about there--Tom Salta is an amazing composer.

Thank you Ray, that was very informative actually.  I agree that reviewers tend to get a little too picky with games.  I personally tend to have a much more tolerant view when it comes to games that others think of a bad.  Sound like I may enjoy Red Steel after all, which I'm glad to know is still a possibility .

What I'm curious to know is whether the multiplayer is as fun as the YouTube video makes it look like.

looks good!

Well, just don't set your expectations too high.  In case the reviews are right.  If you keep your expectations low, and expect the game to be utter garbage though, you may be pleasantly surprised .

I guess its an ok game, but I would expect more from Ubisoft, seeing as they made Rayman with almost no glitches.

As mentis said, don't have such high expectations. The outline of an awesome game is there its just not the greatest game. The controls are a little annoying and the sword battles are only between you and one other guy, you cant run into a room with a sword and slice people in half, you must fight one guy and then no mroe sword for you!

 Also, you have to aim the shotgun... Shotguns are supposed to take out a pretty large range, but not this shotgun! lol.