Bad. Control issues abound. Poor graphics. Just bad.

User Rating: 3.1 | Red Steel WII
This game is just painful. Its such a great concept.

"Wield a sword and a gun with the Wii Remote!" How cool does that sound?

Reality is far different. The controls are sensitive to the point of unusability. The aiming is almost impossible. To offset this, the game has increased the size of the hitbox for a target so much that "within the same state" is pretty descriptive. Your gun also seems to have a mind of its own. I have found the pistol pointing in directions that share nothing with the way the Wiimote is pointed or held. No other games exhibit this behavior.

The sword, although a great idea, is basically a "swish until dead" type thing.

The graphics are more reminicent of the Gamecube than the Wii. Sound is uninspired, but fine.

The cutscenes are.... ummm.... pictures. Not rendered, just flat drawn images. Its just sad.

If they can fix the control issues, the game would be a decent game. Not great, but could be fun. Until they do, its not worth it.