We already knew that Ubisoft's Red Steel 2 would boast integration with the Wii's new MotionPlus accessory, but it has since come to light that the extra control will not be an option -- it's mandatory. According to creative director Jason Vandenberghe, the gameplay just "isn't there" with a regular Wii remote, so the risky decision has been made to make this game MotionPlus only.

"It’s a huge risk," he confesses in a recent interview with Nintendo Power. "We have no idea what the penetration rate for Wii MotionPlus will be. We assume high. We would like it to be high.

"I would love to say to you that it’ll be compatible with just a regular controller, but the gameplay simply isn’t there without MotionPlus. That core experience just isn’t there without it."

Ubisoft has since confirmed that Red Steel 2 will indeed be compatible only with MotionPlus, although any further comment on the decision is yet to appear, nor has there been any indication yet that the game will come packed with the accessory. From the way Vandenberghe puts it, one assumes that Ubi is hoping droves of people will have already bought the peripheral before Red Steel 2 launches. 

Will Red Steel 2 convince you to pick up a MotionPlus?

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Tubatic

I was planing to pick up a motion plus for the Tennis game coming out in June, so I'm cool with the required motion plus.

Good thing gamers don't need to worry about sales numbers though.

WormFOODx

Definitely will be buying all sorts of accessories just to play this game. The last one was so terrific I...... hey...... wait a second.......

Justice

That takes the mick, even though I was planning to buy MotionPlus, people shouldn't be forced to, they should be given a choice.

ChaosTeaCup

Here's your choice: Play Red steel 2, or don't play Red steel 2. If the game needs it, it needs it. Kinda like having to buy a ridiculously expensive TV to 'see' the benefit of Blu-ray.

flabzilla

If it makes the game better then i'm fine with it, i'd rather see more games use motion plus than the shitty balance board.

Chris Carter

Haha I LOVE IT. Nintendo doing it again. Expansion Pack anyone?

eskimo bob

I am probably buying Wii Sports Resort to get a game with my Wii MotionPlus, but I'm not buying a goddamn Red Steel game. the first one was one of the worst games I've ever played.

Sexualchocolate

@ChaosTeaCup - HD TV's are pretty standard now dude. Reasonably priced too.
And it does take the piss out of SD, makes it look terrible!

I gave my Wii to my folks, so I care not for their extra crap that makes it work how it should have in the first place.

Drack48

Pack it in with the game for $59 instead of $49, and we all win. Also, please make the game good...that would help.

ChaosTeaCup

Yeah, I appreciate that Sexchocs, but does a 'reasonably priced' HD TV give you all the plus benefits of Blu-ray? (that's not a rhetorical question, by the way). Not popping at Blu-ray, just making the point that lots of technology requires other technology to get the best from it (well, DUH!).

I know little about HDTVs, only that some are much better than others. I do my gaming on a swanky monitor - which, compared to the HD systems I have played on - is a better, cheaper alternative, though only for solo gaming as a monitor is not the most social experience. And of course I have to route the sound to an external, but that's cool...

Chronic Logic

I see what you did there.

CelicaCrazed

I was planning on getting MotionPlus anyways because I'm a whore with no self-respect. Also, I have a PS3 but no HDTV.

ChaosTeaCup

@CelicaCrazed

Do you play through a PC monitor then? If not, I reccommend you invest in a VGA cable for your PS3, hook up your monitor and whack up the resolution to as high as your PS3 will allow (you may need to adjust the picture shape) - I promise you, you won't be disappointed. Of course, having to put the sound through an external can be a bummer, but visually I'd say it's better than all the HD systems I've played on.

Stahlbrand

Yeah, because games that require additional hardware bits always do so well. Its even worse when you think about how much less anticipated another Red Steel game is compared to how anticipated Perfect Dark was.

Seta Soujiro

well, i'm not dying to play this game. we'll see if i manage to get the WMP.

CelicaCrazed

@ ChaosTeaCup

I play my PS3 on a 53" rear projection tv. Not great but it gets the job done. I've been wanting to hook it up to my monitor though because I got a pretty nice one a few weeks ago but I really don't know what I need. They really should make it easier for me and release a VGA-box like Sega did with the Dreamcast haha.

KaliKot

How much did Nintendo pay for Red Steel 2 to become exclusive?

wutang4ever

I hate teh wii and its many accessories! Yea I'll buy red steel 2 if it comes bundled with the wii motion plus

ChaosTeaCup

It's pretty easy, I should imagine. Just go to your local game/hardware store and ask for a VGA cable for the PS3. I don't know the PS3 too well, but I imagine it'll be as simple as the 360, which automatically detected the VGA cable, and it was just a case of going into the system settings and choosing the screen resolution I wanted. Of course, the sound thing is a little annoying, but if you're already hooked up to an external, it's not so bad.

Naim Master

No , I lost my interest when they said there would be no blood .

Johnny Justice

"No , I lost my interest when they said there would be no blood ."

Yeah anything that doesn't allow you to see blood is lame. My life would suck if I didn't cut myself every day.

adwhammy

Red Steel had promise but was shoved out for the release of the wii with the sword play gimmick and hence sucked.

Here we are again, Red Steel 2 rushed out with to coincide with new nintendo gimmick, i wonder how this will go....