The latest rumblings stem from a job opening on Gamasutra from developer Ubisoft seeking an online programmer specifically for Nintendo Wii.
The position is for a studio in Paris, "where Red Steel and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter games have been developed." The listing also notes that "knowledge of Unreal" (presumably the engine) is a plus.
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.
UR Engine 2 I guess?
It would be crazy if it used UR Engine 3.
Either way it should be better then the last.
Fix the zooming and I'll buy it!
Make zooming a D-pad press.
Seeing that they don't have a launch window to fight with I'm hoping for a more polished game ^^ Lets see what they can push to the table
a fps on the wii wifi might be lagalicious. i enjoyed the launch title, but hopefully they won't rush this one. we'll see, oh yes, we will see.
They better not lag this one. Red Steel 2 online would be awesome. I would love to slash someone with a katana and shoot them online. Hope it uses WiiSpeak, WiiMotion Plus, and DLC as a factor. WiiConnect24 would also be nice. Please tell Ubisoft.