Helen Lee writes...
"When Red Steel was first released in 2006, it was a bit of a disappointment. I'd been looking forward to seeing some great third-party games for the Wii at launch, and Red Steel just did not measure up. In the gaming press, the Wii's earliest first-person shooter received mixed reviews; people agreed it had potential, but fell something short of greatness. It was kind of fun, but it was also buggy; the controls didn't always work perfectly and the story was hokey and pedestrian. This time around, Ubisoft hopes to fix that."
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.
One.
Yeah, I'm amazed a how pretty this game is for being a Wii title and all...