<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter/hack	O
and	O
slash	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
sequel	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
not	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
but	O
adapts	O
the	O
common	O
theme	O
of	O
mixing	O
together	O
ranged	O
and	O
melee	O
combat	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Eastern	O
and	O
Western	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
make-believe	O
and	O
somewhat	O
more	O
technically	O
advanced	O
world	O
,	O
where	O
mysterious	O
warrior	O
clans	O
employ	O
both	O
samurai	B-Application
and	O
cowboy	O
weapons	O
and	O
fighting	O
styles	O
in	O
tandem	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
video	O
game	O
Samurai	B-Application
Western	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
Wild	O
West-like	O
North	O
America	O
carved	O
up	O
into	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
manages	O
to	O
break	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
Payne	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Jackals	O
–	O
a	O
vast	O
gang	O
of	O
thugs	O
,	O
murderers	O
and	O
thieves	O
–	O
steals	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
eventually	O
locates	O
and	O
defeats	O
Payne	O
in	O
the	O
Jackals	O
 '	O
hideout	O
,	O
Rojo	O
House	O
,	O
recovering	O
his	O
katana	B-Operating_System
during	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
fierce	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
breaks	O
Shinjiro	O
's	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
pushes	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
Temple	O
's	O
roof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jian	O
then	O
tells	O
the	O
Hero	O
that	O
the	O
katanas	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
Kusagari	O
,	O
called	O
Sora	O
Katanas	B-Operating_System
,	O
have	O
great	O
unpredictable	O
power	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
method	O
to	O
make	O
these	O
is	O
known	O
only	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
Shinjiro	O
,	O
who	O
trained	O
with	O
the	O
Kusagari	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Tiger	O
's	O
Nest	O
,	O
Shinjiro	O
demands	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
katana	B-Operating_System
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
that	O
fails	O
,	O
Shinjiro	O
,	O
now	O
adorned	O
in	O
menacing	O
armor	O
,	O
draws	O
out	O
a	O
newly	O
forged	O
katana	B-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
with	O
the	O
Hero	O
atop	O
a	O
high	O
cliff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
bests	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
intense	O
,	O
ensuing	O
duel	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
wounded	O
Shinjiro	O
warns	O
him	O
that	O
other	O
clans	O
will	O
covet	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Sora	O
Katana	B-Operating_System
before	O
the	O
Hero	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
history	O
will	O
forget	O
him	O
and	O
finishes	O
him	O
off	O
by	O
stabbing	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
alternate	O
between	O
shooting	O
and	O
sword	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tougher	O
enemies	O
have	O
specific	O
vulnerabilities	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
exploited	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
technology	O
;	O
some	O
enemies	O
can	O
parry	O
off	O
sword	O
attacks	O
with	O
a	O
defensive	O
stance	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
circumvent	O
either	O
with	O
a	O
slash	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
blade	O
or	O
three	O
consecutive	O
heavy	O
strikes	O
performed	O
with	O
large	O
,	O
fast	O
swings	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
enemies	O
wear	O
armor	O
that	O
makes	O
them	O
immune	O
to	O
damage	O
unless	O
they	O
are	O
removed	O
with	O
heavy	O
strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacking	O
enemies	O
in	O
certain	O
ways	O
will	O
stun	O
them	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
brief	O
chance	O
to	O
finish	O
them	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
gesture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
each	O
enemy	O
encounter	O
with	O
full	O
health	O
that	O
automatically	O
replenishes	O
once	O
all	O
enemies	O
are	O
defeated	O
;	O
should	O
the	O
enemies	O
overwhelm	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
all	O
health	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
and	O
play	O
can	O
be	O
resumed	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
passed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
besides	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Sports	O
Resort	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Motion	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
Accessory	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
third-party	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
require	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
My	O
Personal	O
Golf	O
Trainer	O
and	O
B-Units	O
:	O
Build	O
It	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
expansive	O
amount	O
of	O
movement	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
quite	O
an	O
interactive	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
certain	O
hands-on	O
minigames	O
such	O
as	O
opening	O
combination	O
lock	O
safes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
executive	O
director	O
,	O
Alain	O
Corre	O
in	O
July	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
new	O
accessory	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
stylized	O
,	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
's	O
more	O
realistic	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
style	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
 '	O
own	O
XIII	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
free	O
of	O
graphic	O
violence	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
save	O
for	O
occasional	O
unrealistic	O
blood-like	O
splash	O
effects	O
when	O
enemies	O
are	O
slashed	O
or	O
finished	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
stab	O
,	O
before	O
vanishing	O
in	O
a	O
cloud	O
of	O
dust	O
upon	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Jason	O
Vandenberghe	O
justified	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
graphic	O
violence	O
because	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
bloodshed	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
Hero	O
appear	O
less	O
heroic	O
and	O
cited	O
how	O
stories	O
about	O
iconic	O
action	O
folk	O
heroes	O
like	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
and	O
Zorro	B-Application
,	O
who	O
influenced	O
and	O
inspired	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
creation	O
,	O
would	O
become	O
distasteful	O
if	O
their	O
dispatching	O
of	O
foes	O
were	O
told	O
in	O
more	O
graphic	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
conceived	O
and	O
later	O
abandoned	O
out	O
of	O
dissatisfaction	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
MotionPlus	B-Application
 '	O
announcement	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
setting	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
support	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
was	O
having	O
the	O
Hero	O
wield	O
both	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
revolver	O
in	O
tandem	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
which	O
Vandeberghe	O
felt	O
was	O
an	O
well-contrasting	O
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
ways	O
and	O
influenced	O
his	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
Wild	O
West-style	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
awesome	O
style	O
and	O
energetic	O
gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
titles	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
controls	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
mission	O
design	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
drastically	O
superior	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
no	O
comparison	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Over	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hit	O
store	O
shelves	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
finally	O
delivers	O
the	O
motion-controlled	O
swordplay	O
we	O
expected	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
more	O
than	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
any	O
niggling	O
flaws	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kohler	O
of	O
Wired	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
seven	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
never	O
played	O
anything	O
quite	O
like	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
lets	O
you	O
use	O
swords	O
and	O
guns	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
switching	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
wild	O
swinging	O
and	O
precise	O
aiming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
some	O
occasional	O
lapses	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
stability	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rare	O
game-crashing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
occasional	O
moments	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
halt	O
briefly	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
originally	O
expected	O
to	O
sell	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
after	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
James	B-Application
Cameron	I-Application
's	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
they	O
slashed	O
their	O
sales	O
predictions	O
in	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jason	O
VendenBerghe	O
at	O
his	O
keynote	O
speech	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
European	O
game	O
developers	O
conference	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
approximately	O
270,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandenberghe	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
the	O
sequel	O
and	O
previously	O
floated	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
bringing	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
series	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
when	O
motion-control	O
add-ons	O
for	O
those	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Algorithm
Kinect	I-Algorithm
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
during	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
2s	I-Application
development	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
motion	O
control	O
market	O
does	O
not	O
yet	O
justify	O
continuing	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
rumors	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
such	O
sequel	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
and	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Vitality	O
Sensor	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
confirmed	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
eventually-cancelled	O
accessory	O
if	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
further	O
word	O
on	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
shifted	O
focus	O
towards	O
subsequent	O
successors	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
