The Escapist writes: "We go hands on with Red Steel 2 to find out if Ubisoft's Motion-Plus-powered sequel rights the wrongs of its disappointing predecessor.
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the hardest ones to get right. Katanas, guns and motion control. That should basically add up to fun on the Wii, but most of us who took the plunge on Red Steel came away more than a tad disappointed. Now Ubisoft is looking to make the game they intended to from the beginning with Red Steel 2, and with the help of a little doodad called the Wii Motion Plus, they're declaring victory over the fiercest of enemies to fun on Nintendo's console."
Phil writes, "Too often we see video game sequels that don't quite live up to their predecessors... but we already have an article series dedicated to those games. Instead, let's take a look at those video game sequels that not only live up to their predecessors but greatly surpass them in quality. It's time to bring back The Most Improved Video Game Sequels (you can read part one here) to check out these sensational sequels that delivered and did so in a deliciously delightful manner."
Resident Evil 4
Ratchet & Clank 2
Silent Hill 2
Street fighter 2
Castlevania: Symphony of the night
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Assassins Creed 2
Metal Gear Solid (not first game in the series)
Tekken 3
God of War (2018)
Mortal Kombat 9
Devil May Cry 3
Virtua Fighter 4
Luigis Mansion 3 doesn’t really belong in that list because the first game was great and it’s sequels didn’t really redefine the series.
There’s more to Ubisoft’s back catalogue than its Templar-bothering flagship franchise and we’re here to prove it. By grovelling for remasters, of course.
With the Switch bringing interest back into the realm of motion controls, it seems as good a time as any to dip back into the backlog and retrieve some lucrative nuggets from the one that launched the phenomenon in the first place: the Nintendo Wii.
