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Red Steel 2 'confirmed' and denied

Posted Jun 27th 2007 1:45PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Rumors

We already know it's coming, but Ubisoft has officially denied any announcements about Red Steel 2. Inpact Virtuel originally reported that Ubisoft had confirmed the game at the Interactive & Digital Entertainment Expo in Cannes.

However, following a call to Ubisoft, they have found that nothing has been announced. At the moment, we have a game that we know people are working on, but officially doesn't exist. Spooky! It's like a ghost-game.

[Via GoNintendo]

Red Steel 2 online 'confirmed'

Posted May 21st 2007 12:25PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Rumors

Ubisoft posted a job announcement looking for an online programmer for Wii projects. The listing states that the job is in their "Production Studio in Paris, where Red Steel and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter games have been developed."

It seems kind of likely that this involves Red Steel 2, which was itself basically announced via job listing, but let's not get out our Jump to Conclusions Mats. Yes, slicing your friends up online would be pretty great. But Ubisoft works on a lot of games other than Red Steel, and there are a lot of things you can do online that aren't playing games, as Nintendo has ably demonstrated with every Wii channel.

[Via NeoGAF]

Best Buy whips out mad dealz

Posted Mar 19th 2007 8:00PM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: News

Seriously. Best Buy is having a small-yet-appreciated discount on a few of the Wii launch titles. The following reductions should have already taken place:

Red Steel - $29.99 (formerly $49.99)
Super Swing Golf - $29.99 (formerly $49.99)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz - $39.99 (formerly $49.99)

Perhaps not the finest of titles, but the significant price-cuts to RS and SMB might convince gamers who were on the fence to take the financial plunge. Any of you guys out there going to finally pick one of these titles up? Can we come to your house and play with you (we work for cookies and the occasional mixed drink here)?

[via GoNintendo]

Ubisale at Toys R Us

Posted Mar 5th 2007 10:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Fan stuff

There have been a lot of sales to report lately! If you picked up a Wii at Toys R Us yesterday, you now have an opportunity to get some relatively good games for a decent price, from now until the 10th.

Toys R Us is offering three Ubisoft-published Wii games for the price of two. Your choices are GT Pro Series, Open Season, Rayman: Raving Rabbids, Red Steel, and Monster 4x4: World Circuit. This offer is valid online, but we aren't sure about its status in TRU stores. If there are three games in that list you're interested in, or two games you're interested in and one you think you could get a decent price for on eBay, then you are in luck!

[Via QJ.net]

Metareview: Red Steel

Posted Nov 20th 2006 12:55PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Reviews, Metareview

Looks like the game did not recover from its less-than-stellar showing at E3. With two of the three largest game reviewing outlets slapping the game silly in their reviews, are we to believe the game is that bad? What do you fine and intelligent readers who picked the game up already say?

Gamespot - 55%: "Red Steel isn't completely devoid of merit, but it's a half-baked, buggy game that feels rushed and poorly executed. There's a good concept in here somewhere, as a swords-and-guns shooter pitting you against yakuza villains certainly seems like it could be very exciting. However, the experience itself hardly fulfills any of the promises behind it. So if you're looking for an exciting new way to simulate gunning or cutting lots of dudes down using the Wii Remote, you'd best keep looking."

eToychest - 78%: "However, despite its faults, the long and short of it is that Red Steel is a fun first-person shooter, and hopefully a decent indicator of where developers will be able to take this genre on the Wii. The title controls extremely fluid, and is likely to draw praise from those PC gamers who up until now have been turned off by how the first-person shooter genre has been portrayed on the home console market. This is certainly one of the stronger titles for the Wii's retail debut, and while certainly not for everyone, is still a commendable example of the immersive experiences the Wii is capable of conveying."

1UP - 50%: "Don't be fooled into thinking Red Steel reinvents the FPS. It's nothing more than a ho-hum shooter with a creative but flawed gimmick stapled on. Sure, it might not steal the launch lineup, but at least it proves this type of game is welcome on the Wii."

Taking Red Steel for a spin

Posted Oct 26th 2006 1:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff

Chris Kohler over at the Wired Blogs recently got his hands on Red Steel and came to the conclusion that he is pretty darn good at it. Citing other journalists' claims of having a tough time getting used to the controls and busting caps in Yakuza with ease. Chris also notes that he did not get his hands on the game at E3 or Nintendo's NYC event last month, stating that the controls were "spot on" and made for "an immersive, thrilling ride."

It's good to hear some positive news about Red Steel, right?

G.R.A.W. composer returns for Red Steel

Posted Oct 12th 2006 12:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

While it could be considered unimportant news to some, we feel that musical composition and score are just as important to a game as its story and graphics. It's often overlooked, however we're happy to report that the gentleman responsible for the musical composition in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is also taking over the duties for the company's upcoming flagship Wii launch title Red Steel.

Tom Salta used a variety of Japanese instruments in sculpting the score to Red Steel, instruments such as the Koto, Shamisen, Shakuhachi and Taiko. We look forward to dispatching Yakuza (and tapping our feet during) when the game releases in December.

[Via Go Nintendo]

Red Steel interview reveals more on locales and controls

Posted Sep 20th 2006 1:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Interviews

Creative Director for Red Steel Nicolas Eypert recently took part in an interview with Shacknews to discuss some things about the game's content. Nicolas reveals that while the game will feature a lot of environments in Japan, you'll be able to visit some American locales such as a tuning garage and massage institute. Japanese areas in Tokyo are confirmed to include a harbor, geisha neighborhood, and gambling area. In discussing weaponry in the game, Eypert stresses that all of the usual firearms you'd expect will be included:

"You have all the standard weapons you like in a shooter: shotgun, assault rifle, pistols, grenades... The thing is that we adapted the controls for the Wii. So now you can directly launch a grenade as if you had it in your hand. You can launch it from above or roll it on the floor. That completely changes the way you enjoy the weapons."

Sounds great! Head on over and check out the two page interview for more on the game's controls and focus mode, the bullet-time-like game mechanic that allows you to slow down time for greater accuracy.

Rumor: Nintendo deliberately lying to us?

Posted Aug 28th 2006 4:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Rumors

What's that little ActuJV? You have some "inside sources" at Nintendo? What are they telling you, hm? Nintendo's been purposefully withholding information on their system's specs in an attempt to blow us away with the graphical capabilities of their system at the next press event? Should I make a Ferris Bueller joke now?

The next event referenced is set for the 14th of September and taking place in New York city. While this would be an excellent explanation for the graphics of some games, we can hardly believe that Nintendo would purposefully make trailers for other titles such as Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Super Mario Galaxy look worse than they actually are.

[Via Joystiq]

Ubi dishes out more Red Steel info

Posted Jul 28th 2006 3:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Sure, we know a bit about Red Steel, Ubi's Yakuza-killing FPS where you're in charge of saving your bride-to-be through a violent combination of sword and gun play. Yeah, old news. But did you know that, during a nice dinner in America, Japanese Yakuzi spray up the place in an attempt to get your future bride's father's ancient sword, instead fatally-wounding him and abducting her, fleeing back to Japan? Oh, no? Not so smart now, eh?

Once you get to Japan, you'll also enlist the constant aid of Otori, who teaches you the art of sword combat, and Harry, night club owner and your primary source for learning the way of the gun. There are also other characters listed in Ubi's press release, along with a run down of their research into Japanese architecture and culture. The team also attempted to gain an American perception of the culture through visits to various Japanese centers in major US cities. With so much time put into making the atmosphere believable and realistic, let's hope they found some time to improve the game's controls.

Red Steel development costs might surprise you

Posted Jul 26th 2006 12:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff, Rumors

A French news site is reporting that the biggest third-party title for the Wii, Red Steel, will incur costs of around 10 million Euros in development. Now, for you American folks, that's roughly 12.65 million buckaroos. It may seem like a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, it isn't that big of a deal.

Think about development costs for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Imagine if this game was being developed on either of those systems, we could easily see that doubled (maybe even tripled in the case of the PS3), due to excessive costs associated with creating those photo-realistic HD graphics. Also, this game has been in development for under a year and will launch with the console during the fourth quarter of this year, which again would make costs rise significantly would it be made for the other two systems, as even more man power would have to be dedicated to pushing the game out on time.

Now, if the development cycle were a little longer, say 2-3 years, we'd see a significant drop in the development cost, but as it stands now, should this figure be correct, $12.65 million US is not that much money to produce a AAA title.

[Via Zogdog Forums; Thanks Danger-P!]

Publishers missing out on Wii revenue

Posted Jul 18th 2006 3:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Interviews

Well, duh.

Ubisoft was the only publisher who saw potential in the console, potential enough to create a new IP and take a chance on Nintendo's next-generation gaming system, a console that had been merely shrugged off as another GameCube. In speaking with TheStreet.com, James Lin, an industry analyst and consultant for Simba Group, commented that a lot of publishers were "caught off guard" and "weren't expecting anything." Ubisoft, obviously, stands to gain a significant amount of revenue when their game Red Steel releases alongside the console.

Only time will tell how publishers will see the Wii. Should the console be a success this holiday season, which we think it will be, then Nintendo should gain a significantly larger third-party presence on their console than the GameCube enjoyed. Last chance here guys, better get on board.

[Via Next-Gen]

Ubi director makes interesting comment about Red Steel local multiplayer

Posted Jul 17th 2006 7:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Interviews

While covering Red Steel during an interview with Ubisoft's creative director Nicolas Eypert, Gamepro managed to squeeze an interesting comment from the Ubi director. This interesting tidbit, reads:

"[You'll] have up to four players. If they play together in split screens we can only say that the fight will not be only on screen."

So what could this mean, exactly? Are we reading too much into an innocent comment or is he just teasing us about future aspects of the game yet to be announced?

[Via Joystiq]

Screenshot roundup: Red Steel

Posted Jul 10th 2006 10:29AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff

Ubisoft recently released 10 new screens for the highly-anticipated Red Steel. Most of the shots showcase the one-on-one sword fighting the game gets its name from, yet also some nice scenery of the bright Japanese urban locale known as Tokyo. Even if our impressions at E3 kind of put us off, we still would like to believe this will be one of the best titles for the Wii at launch.

"Enjoy beer?" Don't mind if we do!

Red Steel: dueling blades, no mercy!

Posted Jun 19th 2006 8:56AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff, Controller

Seriously, I did the same exact thing at E3. What? Don't make that face, you can't give these Yakuza scum any mercy! For the sake of clarity, every time the player blocks, this is from shaking the nunchuk.

[Via Codename Revolution]

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Red Steel 2 'confirmed' and denied

Red Steel 2 online 'confirmed'

Best Buy whips out mad dealz

Ubisale at Toys R Us

Metareview: Red Steel

Taking Red Steel for a spin

G.R.A.W. composer returns for Red Steel

Red Steel interview reveals more on locales and controls

Rumor: Nintendo deliberately lying to us?

Ubi dishes out more Red Steel info

Red Steel development costs might surprise you

Publishers missing out on Wii revenue

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