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Let’s get this out of the way real quick: Red Steel was awful. Whew, that felt good! Now, on to the sequel that is leaps and bounds better than its predecessor. If I had to describe Red Steel 2 to someone with no prior knowledge, I’d perhaps say it is a more linear, story-driven Borderlands that takes place in a blended world of Wild West gun-slinging and slick, Japanese samurai sword-wielding action. Oh, and you can pull off sweet combos between your motion controlled swords and a selection of powerful guns. What’s not to love? How about the gorgeous cel-shaded graphics or the great utilization of the Wii MotionPlus? Sadly, because of perhaps an audience not quite suited for this type of game, a lack of marketing, or just the bad taste left in the consumer’s mouth by its predecessor, Red Steel 2 was not a roaring commercial success. It may not be worth full price, as it’s pretty short, but at a discount, you shouldn’t hesitate.
Top Ten: Overlooked Wii Games
Dustin counts down ten Wii games you should have been playing!
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- Week: End Game: On 02.08.2014 by Nintendojo Staff
- NintenBros Podcast Episode 1: Why Every 3D Zelda Game Sucks...?? by Dustin Grissom
- Mother Brain Makes an Appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS by Kevin Knezevic
- The Four Characters of a Good Team by Joshua A. Johnston
- Ubisoft Announces Release Date for Child of Light by Kevin Knezevic
- Nintendojo FM Episode 012: Non-Wearable Podcast by Kyle England
- Screens: Sonic Boom (Wii U) by Kevin Knezevic
- Nintendo Download: 02.06.2014 by Anthony Vigna
- Shovel Knight's Miiverse and StreetPass Functions Revealed by Anthony Vigna
- Sega Announces Sonic Boom for Wii U and 3DS by Kevin Knezevic
- In a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Robin Wilde
- ReVeN Officially Coming to Wii U by Robert Marrujo
- Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Curtain Call Getting Exclusive 3DS XL in Japan by Robert Marrujo
- Reveling in Mundanity by Anthony Vigna
- Capcom Potentially Planning to Release Monster Hunter Frontier G in the West by Sam Stewart
- Pokémon Bank Now Open for Business in Europe and Australia by Sam Stewart
- Marvel and Star Wars Characters Coming to Disney Infinity by Sam Stewart
- Amazon UK Games Head Lauds Nintendo by Marc Deschamps
- Batman: Arkham Origins DLC Canceled on Wii U by Marc Deschamps
- Poll: Challenger Approaching? by Kevin Knezevic
- Review: Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder by Robert Marrujo
- Track of the Week: Night Play (Chibi-Robo!) by Kyle England
- This Month in Animal Crossing: February 2014 by Kevin Knezevic
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Great list! Almost makes me want to give GoldenEye another try. (I’m useless at cover shooters, but love stealth gameplay. My relationship with that particular game is complicated. :^)
I’d like to throw out a few other under-appreciated gems:
– Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
– NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
– Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
– Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
None of those are for everybody (as one would expect from overlooked games), but all are great in their own right. I was tempted to list Sonic and the Secret Rings too, though I’m not sure it was “overlooked” so much as some of us loved it while others can’t be happy no matter what Sonic does. (see: Lost World reviews ;^)
Dokapon Kingdom.
At least we can still play these on Wii U and I might look at a few of these games but some (IE Silent Hill and Dead Space) they’re just not for me
Oh, this is just a great list, really loving every single choice. I would throw A Boy and His Blob, de Blob 1 & 2, Zach & Wiki, and Spyborgs on this list, too… along with a few others. Can we just say Wii’s library in general was overlooked?
Little King’s Story is another one which really didn’t get enough appreciation.