Red Steel to (Hopefully) Feature 1:1 Ratio Sword Fighting!

According to German game site Nintendo-LAN, an Ubisoft rep confirmed that Ubisoft Paris is completely revamping Red Steel's control scheme to accurately replicate the Wiimote's movements for sword combat.

This means that if you slash forward with the Wiimote, the sword in game slashes forward. If you thrust, the sword thrust. This is a welcome departure from the gesture based combat system previously seen of the game at E3.

Though this is not entirely official, it is interesting to wonder why this change occured. Did Ubisoft have this planned from the start and either did not have it ready for E3 or not even know if it was possible? Or could they be responding to fan backlash from the original announcement? For the time being, it seems our sword fighting dreams are coming true and we are one step away from that lightsaber game!

Link to Nintendo-LAN.de: N-Vestigativ Spezial zur Games Convention 2006