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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8:40 AM on 05.12.2009
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Good thing gamers don't need to worry about sales numbers though.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Yeah anything that doesn't allow you to see blood is lame. My life would suck if I didn't cut myself every day.
Here we are again, Red Steel 2 rushed out with to coincide with new nintendo gimmick, i wonder how this will go....