Apex Legends vs Red Steel

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale built around squads of “Legends” with unique abilities, praised for its fast, fluid movement, gunplay, and ping communication system.

Red Steel is a crime‑themed shooter set in the USA and Japan, where you play as Scott Monroe battling Yakuza clans to rescue his fiancée. The game blends fast‑paced gunplay and sword duels using the Wii Remote for immersive motion‑based controls. Featuring both single‑player and multiplayer modes, Red Steel offers a unique blend of action and shooter gameplay that leverages the Wii's motion sensing to let players aim and swing as if handling real weapons.

• Excellent gunplay and movement
• Free to play
• Great non-verbal comms
• Strong hero design

• Innovative use of Wii motion controls for both guns and swords
• Engaging blend of shooter and melee combat
• Varied environments across two countries
• Multiplayer modes add replay value

• Squad play can frustrate solos
• Grindy cosmetics
• Steep aim skill ceiling

• Motion controls can be imprecise for some players
• Limited platform availability (Wii only)
• Story pacing is uneven in places