The first thing that strikes you about Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii first person shooting and sword sequel, Red Steel II, is the art style. Not only has it changed dramatically from the first Red Steel, but it’s so unique that it successfully manages to set itself apart from any other game as well.

After spending some time with the demo of the game I can safely say that it is action-packed from the get-go, with the opening cut scene showing the main character being dragged ruthlessly, hands-bound, behind a motorbike. The environments are slickly presented with the Western theme being carried through down to every last detail of the stages.

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