E3 06: Red Steel confirmed for Revolution launch

Ubisoft officially announces its first game for Nintendo's next-gen platform; says game will be at E3 and take advantage of motion-sensing controller.

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.

333 Comments

  • Leandro29

    Posted May 18, 2006 3:57 am PT

    Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted May 14, 2006 7:50 pm PT

    this game looks awesome........

  • IwubYuna

    Posted May 8, 2006 7:42 am PT

    Looks awesome. I hope it fufills completion as much as it has our hopes.

  • 00Rambol00

    Posted May 6, 2006 7:50 am PT

    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

  • elementfx

    Posted May 5, 2006 11:34 pm PT

    Weeeeeee!!!!! I mean Wii!!!!

  • gokugohanbraves

    Posted May 5, 2006 6:11 pm PT

    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....

  • eldoucho

    Posted May 4, 2006 7:54 pm PT

    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!

  • eldoucho

    Posted May 4, 2006 7:50 pm PT

    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!!

  • markbridges

    Posted May 3, 2006 12:51 pm PT

    I'm psyched for this game. I can't wait to purchase.

  • daimokumetta

    Posted May 1, 2006 11:22 pm PT

    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.

  • Redeemer9968

    Posted May 1, 2006 6:02 pm PT

    Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii what fun this is going to be......nintendo once again please me ^_^

  • soxs

    Posted May 1, 2006 5:52 pm PT

    WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  • Mario-B

    Posted May 1, 2006 5:25 pm PT

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  • Mario-B

    Posted May 1, 2006 5:15 pm PT

    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 !!!

  • game_freak_0001

    Posted May 1, 2006 2:29 pm PT

    sounds awesome. i can only express it with WEEEEE!!! oh, sorry: WIIIIII!!!

  • SPLATTY

    Posted Apr 30, 2006 9:32 pm PT

    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!

  • IceBlazer10

    Posted Apr 30, 2006 2:25 pm PT

    Seems to me like Wii's off to a pretty sweet start.

  • kai7991

    Posted Apr 30, 2006 1:38 pm PT

    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

  • The_Zoid

    Posted Apr 29, 2006 10:04 pm PT

    nintendo aint playin and this is the perfect start to a new console

  • FlashFirer

    Posted Apr 29, 2006 9:33 am PT

    Wiii!!! An action game!!! =D
    [coough cough bad joke]
    Anyways, I'm looking formward to it. I love fast-paced action games!

  • neon_tetra

    Posted Apr 28, 2006 6:15 pm PT

    who cares bout the name with this kinda game?!

  • alia999

    Posted Apr 28, 2006 7:20 am PT

    a great game----on a system with a bad name
    lol it rhymes
    who else hates the name wii

  • forchy

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 2:42 pm PT

    viva la WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • thomasono

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 7:54 am PT

    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.

  • Fooljeff

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 8:54 pm PT

    At least its something new. I expected the revolution launch to be the same old nintendo games with a new controller.

  • volpexpress

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:54 pm PT

    yes!!! this game looks sick it will be the first game i get. but can u show us more?

  • Sasuke253

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 1:32 pm PT

    the rev controller looks like a disaster but at least red steel will appease the older crowds for nintendo

  • Zodiac_attack

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:46 am PT

    Nintendo Forever... I Do Believe That This System Will Top The Charts

  • mraj21

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 2:54 am PT

    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.

  • Killian420

    Posted Apr 25, 2006 12:12 pm PT

    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.

  • Mr_Kappa

    Posted Apr 25, 2006 10:29 am PT

    if gameplay will be alright and the game won't be short, it's gonna be a real HIT

  • Links_gf

    Posted Apr 25, 2006 5:22 am PT

    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.

  • Necromace2938

    Posted Apr 24, 2006 8:25 pm PT

    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

  • OtterX

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 6:37 pm PT

    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!

  • Kristian56

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 4:45 pm PT

    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.

  • grave_rob

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 11:18 am PT

    swordplay + gunfire = happy grave_rob

  • CheatIsNotDead

    Posted Apr 23, 2006 11:09 am PT

    Hells Yes.

  • nightwing930

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 10:06 pm PT

    sounds madd cool for the revolution

  • cesarotromundo

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 7:23 pm PT

    THIS GAME IS GONNA BE NUTS!

  • kevo14

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 7:19 pm PT

    i jioned a uoin of red steel on gamespot.. its shows pic too =)

  • thepeter

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 1:39 pm PT

    tee-hee!

  • 50pepsi

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 12:19 pm PT

    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.

  • urbangecko26

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 9:04 am PT

    finally a mature rated game that actually looks like it will do well

  • togo2828

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 7:58 am PT

    *sheds a tear of joy*
    Viva Le ReVoLuTioN

  • Guitara

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 2:26 am PT

    I would disagree with that last comment if I could get past the horrific lack of concern for spelling or coherency.

  • 50pepsi

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 9:30 pm PT

    Red steel will probley be the only good game to come out for the revoultion,besides those stupied mario games...

  • Dunmer_Lord

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 7:34 pm PT

    Just makes me want E3 sooner... AND LONGER THAN LAST YEAR!

  • akuko2

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 6:53 pm PT

    this sounds cool but ........... im reserving a copy of xtreme samuri can opener 4

  • jmoney1800

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 11:30 am PT

    this game sounds cool i cant wait 2 play it

  • Np_Pro

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 10:47 am PT

    HOOOOOOOOOOORAY! All my wildest dreams have come true (good thing i voted for Pedro)

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