How bad is Red Steel really?

With all the hype surrounding Red Steel 2 I can't help but wonder how bad the first one really was. I never did play it, but I want to play Red Steel 2, so I'm thinking I should give the first one a go now, before it comes out. So should I, or is it that bad?

The shooting parts are decent... it has a fun bullet-time mode that works pretty well. I never had any real trouble with the controls.... Just make sure to keep your remote pointed at the sensor bar the whole time. Going off the screen is what makes the view go nuts.

The sword parts are TERRIBLE, though. You just stand one on one with your opponent, and it's not fun at all, especially later in the game.

It would make for a decent rental if you're in the mood for something like that.

I once did a swap with my friend, his Red Steel for my Resident Evil 4: Wii Version. I played it briefly then never again. He later asked me if I wanted to trade for keeps. I laughed in his face.

You know what would have been a great addition to Red Steel 2? A reworking of the first game. Improve controls to RS2 standards,optimize graphics, and improve multiplayer. A small amount of effort would have made a huge difference and they could have packaged it with RS2. Farfetched I know, but it would have been interesting.

I once did a swap with my friend, his Red Steel for my Resident Evil 4: Wii Version. I played it briefly then never again. He later asked me if I wanted to trade for keeps. I laughed in his face.

19061980

Wouldn't waste the $$$ on it ...just wait for Red Steel 2 (hopefully a better game than the first)...its totally different story anyway.

it depends

the only horrible part (which isn't horrible) is the sword controls. I went in expecting (day 1 purchase) that the controls would be 1:1. You can only swipe your sword up, down, left, and right. And it's just swings, compared to RS2 videos... it sucks lol.

It's playable, but it just goes to show how inacurate the Wii remote was before M+

shooting mechanics are fine along with everyone else said

When playing the first one I would have these points where I would just start spinning around. I could not control my guy and was getting shot at. HarlockJC

You're not missing much, this game fails almost in everything, though it has a lot of potential that hopefully RS2 will harness.

I thnk this game is over killed on complaints. It's not a great shooter but it is still a good game with a decent story. I think you can pick it up as a dual package with No More HEroes for like 20 bucks now. That is a deal. It seems like the 2nd one will have no relation to the first so if you don' pick it up you wont be loss. But I think for 10 bucks it's worth it. I would say rent it but for 2 bucks more you can own the game so why not buy it. It gets a lot of hate but you do have fun with the game.

It's pretty bad. It would be an acceptable game if the controls were at all playable. Seriously, if you have played MP3, The Conduit, or any FPS on the Wii that controls well, it is going to be REALLY hard to play Red Steel. Trust me, I tried it after playing MP3. SOOOOO terrible. The game looks pretty nice visually, actually, but it is really uneven as you will go from a place that looks great to a place that looks absolutely horrible. The voice acting is horrible as well. Sword fighting is frustrating.

The music/audio is pretty good. gamefan67

I am currently building a time machine so I can go back and tell the developers, distributors, and Nintendo these exact words,

"I have come from the year 2010 to warn you that Red Steel is going to suck so bad that if it reaches even 100 thousand sales the force of its suckage will begin exponentially tearing the Earth apart from each of their households with a strenght beyond that of a black hole. Just skip the first one and move onto a Western/Samurai steampunked cell shaded version and everything will be finarghhhhhh its pulling apart the space time conti"

And that's how I feel basically.

I once did a swap with my friend, his Red Steel for my Resident Evil 4: Wii Version. I played it briefly then never again. He later asked me if I wanted to trade for keeps. I laughed in his face.

19061980

I originally bought this game when I first bought my wii cause it looked so cool and it had alot of hipe, but the controls were kinda bad but still managable, I mean they got in the way sometimes but not as bad as some make it out to be. but really I wouldn't take the time really to buy it if its just so that you can catch up on things. its not worth the time and money to me...

But if you think that you really want to buy it I have seen at some of the gamestops that i have gone to, they have this in a package deal, you get redsteel and no more heros for $30... at least you would be getting and ok game and an awesome one. ^_^