Less than a week after it was first revealed, Red Steel now officially exists. Ubisoft today announced that it is indeed developing an action game for Nintendo's next-generation console, the Revolution.
As rumored, the game will feature a combination of swordplay and gunfire, which will make use of the Revolution's controller. Also, as suspected, Red Steel's gameplay will be so dependent on said controller's motion-sensing functionality that it will be exclusive to the platform. "We have been working closely with Nintendo to take full advantage of the innovative controller to create a thrilling experience that can only exist on the Revolution," said Serge Hascoet, Ubisoft's chief creative officer.
Today's announcement, though, was not just a retread of previously known information. Ubisoft revealed that the game will indeed be a launch title for the Revolution, which Nintendo is targeting to go on sale in North America by Christmas. "Nintendo is excited to have Ubisoft bring Red Steel to the Revolution launch lineup," said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's outspoken executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Ubisoft also dropped the first details about Red Steel's plot. Set in contemporary Japan, the game will make players "master both the ancient art of the katana and the sophisticated technology of modern firearms, taking advantage of the emotion and immersive gameplay possible only with the Revolution's remarkable controller."
Ubisoft also announced its intention to make Red Steel a franchise in the same vein as its popular Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia series. It promised to "disclose more specific information on Red Steel in the coming months" and to show off how it would work with its controller at the forthcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo next month.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this game looks awesome........
Looks awesome. I hope it fufills completion as much as it has our hopes.
am guessin since zelda is comin out for gamecube, you'll be able to play gamecube games on wii, so no need to get two same games again, would be pointless :)
Weeeeeee!!!!! I mean Wii!!!!
umm.....why would the revolutions stay the same. The cube proved that it could surpass most other consols later with RE4.......what makes this one different....
Yeah but MarioB, remember that in the first wave of game releases the graphics aren't the best as they could be on a new console, what most people are saying is that later on in a year or two or more the 360's and PS2's graphics will noticably improve while the revolution will still be as it was at launch. That aside, I surely don't careabout supreme graphics. I wouldn't care if every video game from now until I die looked as good as they do currently I am still fine. I just want some nifty kickass gameplay!
OKay, I've read 7 pages of comments and I haven't seen one person call it the Wii, the Wii is looking great and so is this game, let's just hope it stays that way, VIVA LA Wii!!
I'm psyched for this game. I can't wait to purchase.
The name change was a bad idea, but other than that, I'm psyched about the new Nintendo system. Something fun to do, right? Killing stuff seems like a second job anymore... Thank you video game industry.
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii what fun this is going to be......nintendo once again please me ^_^
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Well, here are the First Screens from the New Game From Ubisoft: Red Steel... http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/nintendo-ds/revolution-red-steel.html I think the Game Looks ACE, and graphics are pretty impressive, even though people think that Nintendo will dont have that good graphics, but if you compare them to Xbox 360 games they are as good... And i hope that gamers and eventually developers will change their minds soon enough because they are all focused on Games graphics rather than Gameplay, and the result is that most of the games the past few years are all the same and only Nintendo is trying to bring good gameplay to games, but Sony and Microsoft Policy are killing the Video Game industry. sure i like good graphics too but we need inovating games, and the only thing we get is all the of the same... Even if think that Nintendo is saying goodbye after the Nintendo Wii to the game industry, i still think there is a hope for a giant like this to come back on the race... We gamers have the power to keep Nintendo Up so i hope that people will buy this Revolutionary Game Console... VIVA LA REVOLUTION - N for NINTENDO !!!
sounds awesome. i can only express it with WEEEEE!!! oh, sorry: WIIIIII!!!
ummm...i was just thinking, now that the revolution is now called Wii, does that mean that smash bros will now be called....Super Smash Bros Wii....sounds dirty!
Seems to me like Wii's off to a pretty sweet start.
the only thing i like more than fast-paced gunfighter games, are Fast-paced Samurai sword games, and the one thing i like more than that is putting 'em both together XD
nintendo aint playin and this is the perfect start to a new console
Wiii!!! An action game!!! =D [coough cough bad joke] Anyways, I'm looking formward to it. I love fast-paced action games!
who cares bout the name with this kinda game?!
a great game----on a system with a bad name lol it rhymes who else hates the name wii
viva la WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don' t think it will be the old games with a new jacket. With the new controller there are so much more possible! Nintendo knows better than that.
At least its something new. I expected the revolution launch to be the same old nintendo games with a new controller.
yes!!! this game looks sick it will be the first game i get. but can u show us more?
the rev controller looks like a disaster but at least red steel will appease the older crowds for nintendo
Nintendo Forever... I Do Believe That This System Will Top The Charts
I had almost wrote off the company that made gameing a house hold thing until.....NOW....I think that the REV is gonna turn some heads just because it is something that we as gamers have never seen. I support no system 100% but the REV is shapein up alot nicer than I thought. I really thought that this would be Nintendo's last stand but now I am not so sure. Esspecially since I lost alot of respect for microsoft after the 360 disaster.
If I can sword fight with a motionsensitive controller, and shoot with it like a light gun, wow, could be impressive. If I can hack people's limbs off I'm sold.
if gameplay will be alright and the game won't be short, it's gonna be a real HIT
I'm not gonna get red steel, I'm gonna try and get rev on it's own and Twilight princess cause it's gonna feature the rev controller.
i think its cool that companies take advantage of the motion sensors, but Rev. Needs to come out with a blockbutser like halo 3, or they cood b in some hot water
yea, screen shots of this game are in the new Game Informer magazine... the graphics look better than I thought they would after seeing the weak system specs of the Rev! I'm quite surprised... and excited! :)
Yes go rev. the more i hear the better the rev gets and omg the graphics any one seem them theres awsome ps3 and 360 look out nintendo are not down yet.
swordplay + gunfire = happy grave_rob :D
Hells Yes.
sounds madd cool for the revolution
THIS GAME IS GONNA BE NUTS!
i jioned a uoin of red steel on gamespot.. its shows pic too =)
tee-hee!
Red steel will be the ONLY serious game for the rev...Mario is played out they need to stop making games... Microsoft has informed us that them and Nintendo have traded there beloved games...Halo for Legend of Zelda... And up next The hero removes his mask from Halo 1 and 2 who is he???? Its mario.... and Wait Link has gotten a make over and has stoped being childish and started Cursing and has gotten rid of that fruity sword and has gotten Dante's sword from Devil may cry.
finally a mature rated game that actually looks like it will do well
*sheds a tear of joy* Viva Le ReVoLuTioN
I would disagree with that last comment if I could get past the horrific lack of concern for spelling or coherency.
Red steel will probley be the only good game to come out for the revoultion,besides those stupied mario games...
Just makes me want E3 sooner... AND LONGER THAN LAST YEAR!
this sounds cool but ........... im reserving a copy of xtreme samuri can opener 4
this game sounds cool i cant wait 2 play it
HOOOOOOOOOOORAY! All my wildest dreams have come true (good thing i voted for Pedro)