» Profile
» Forums
» Newsletter

» All 493 Pokemon

Red Steel

Also known as: Red Steel [UK]

RSS

A cool idea that just doesn't work. Word is there's already a sequel in the works for this sword-happy shooter, so let's hope it turns out better than this murky affair.

Genre: Shooter
Release date: Nov 19, 2006
Published by: Ubisoft
Developed by: Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

4 player VS

6 DECENT
Read the review

Latest Stories

Bargain Gaming - Wii Edition - Best Deals On and...

In this entry: Super Smash Bros Brawl for $43 shipped. Nights: Journey of Dreams $29. Metroid Prime...

Wii News from N4G - Mar 29, 2008

Disaster: Days of Ubisoft's Many Problems II

Mysterious industry insider Surfer Girl reveals more trainwrecks and/or nightmares hidden behind the...

Wii News from N4G - Nov 12, 2007

Ubisoft: Wii Made Mistakes

While many third party publishers were late to realize the potential of the Wii, Ubisoft were one of...

Wii News from N4G - May 31, 2007

Red Steel 2 online?

Ubisoft advertises online programmer job for "a Wii project" at the Red Steel office

Wii News - May 22, 2007

Cheats from CheatPlanet

Sword Fighting

Jul 23, 2008

Easy Kills

Dec 6, 2006

Frozen Ryuichi

Dec 6, 2006

Hidden Staff Photos

Dec 4, 2006

» All 4 Red Steel Cheats

News

Bargain Gaming - Wii Edition - Best Deals On and...

In this entry: Super Smash Bros Brawl for $43 shipped. Nights: Journey of Dreams $29. Metroid Prime...

News from N4G Mar 29, 2008

Disaster: Days of Ubisoft's Many Problems II

Mysterious industry insider Surfer Girl reveals more trainwrecks and/or nightmares hidden behind the...

News from N4G Nov 12, 2007

Ubisoft: Wii Made Mistakes

While many third party publishers were late to realize the potential of the Wii, Ubisoft were one of...

News from N4G May 31, 2007

Red Steel 2 online?

Ubisoft advertises online programmer job for "a Wii project" at the Red Steel office

May 22, 2007

Red Steel & Rayman Nearly Hit Million...

In yet another financial report, Ubisoft has revealed that whilst older games continued their strong...

News from N4G Apr 28, 2007

First Confirmed Real Wii ISO Dumped!

The first confirmed Nintendo Wii game to be dumped is Red Steel. Note, this cannot currently be used...

News from N4G Dec 22, 2006

Red Steel to become series

Ubisoft recruiting staff to work on Wii shooter

Nov 29, 2006

Famitsu Reviews Zelda and Japanese Wii launch...

Famous Japanese magazine Famitsu has reviewed some of the Wii games for Japanese launch, the main...

News from N4G Nov 21, 2006

Rumor: The Wii Launch Day Games

And here's Best Buy's list of expected Wii games and when they should hit the store: Wii-Avatar: The...

News from N4G Nov 6, 2006

Red Steel multiplayer in motion

Footage of foursome fun with guns

Oct 27, 2006

» All 33 Red Steel News Stories

Review

It shoots, slices and dices, but is it any fun?

Nov 29, 2006

Shoot him in the head, then cut it off with a three-foot-long sword. Sounds like the best of both worlds, right? On paper, the blade-and-bullet aggression of Red Steel seems irresistible, but learning the complicated controls and coping with the overall sludgy gameplay really get in the way of any visceral sensations. ...

» Full Red Steel Review

Previews

E3 06: Red Steel: Hands-on

Wii: Getting to grips with the Wii FPS

May 10, 2006

It's the game that Nintendo is keen to hold up as an example that Wii can handle mature action games, so we got hands-on with Ubisoft's Red Steel to see if it can live up to expectations. As expected the controls were mapped on the new Wii controller with the analogue stick on the nunchaku used for strafing and movement, and the remote handling the aiming and shooting. Putting the two elements together took some time - not only because this was the first time we'd played an FPS in such a way, ... » Read Full Red Steel preview

» All 1 Red Steel Previews

ESRB Rating