Red Steel 2 to arrive this autumn

By Robert Purchese Published 30 April, 2009

WMP controls to make difference, says Ubi.

Ubisoft plans to release Red Steel 2 exclusively on Wii this autumn.

The sequel's key addition is Wii MotionPlus support, which Ubisoft reckons will make the sword-fighting and gun-shooting much more fun. The Wii remote add-on can gauge the power of sword thrusts as well as their accuracy, apparently.

We've known Red Steel 2 will include WMP controls since last summer, and the capabilities of the new Nintendo technology are also no secret to us.

But any other information on Red Steel 2 - besides the desert metropolis setting - is scarce.

Red Steel 1 was a Wii launch title back in December 2006, and offered a glimpse at what was possible on the new Nintendo machine. Head over to our Red Steel review to see what we thought.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • DFawkes #1 3 years ago

    I really don't understand that lol, J1GSAW. Is it at the Wii MtionPlus support? The release date? Desert metropolis setting? I didn't find any of them tickling my funny bone but I suppose different people like different comedy :)

    I'm looking forward to this, especially with such a different setting.

  • Ninja_Tino #2 3 years ago

    Question! Does adding the motion plus to the controller mean you can't insert the nunchuck? That's what I thought from photos but perhaps not.

  • Tomo #3 3 years ago

    December 2006? 0_o

    Sheesh. Didn't realise it was that long ago since the Wii launched.

  • malexous #4 3 years ago

    @ Ninja_Tino

    There is a port on the WiiMotionPlus for the Nunchuk.

    I haven't played Red Steel but I will probably get Red Steel 2 eventually.
    Edited by 1 at 30/11/09 @ 01:01

  • Razorus #5 3 years ago

    The first game was horribly rushed and a tremendous disappointment, but the sequel should be good. There's no excuse now, plenty of time for development and Motion Plus. Get good Ubisoft. Get good.

  • Dan234 #6 3 years ago

    On Ubi's website it says Holiday 2009.

    That's US speak for Xmas, isn't it?

  • Burkey123 #7 3 years ago

    @ Ninja_Tino

    In Nintendo's E3 conference last year, was Reggie not using the M+ and nunchuk for the jet skiing? Correct me if I'm wrong.

    Anyway. Never played the first Red Steel so I can't comment on it. I'll probably get this though if they use M+ properly.