Why Red Steel 2 didn't sell (interview)

[Mr Puggsly]

Gamerace said:

Personally I love TvC but I'm not disagreeing with you.   They gave 'core' gamers SFIV.   But as I suck ass in SFIV as I'm too lazy (and disinterested) to master to the characters, I'm ever so grateful for TvsC which make me feel like a champ but still has a ton of depth.     Also, Wii lacks enough buttons to do a fighting games justice and waggle shouldn't be in a precision fighter so TvsC was an excellent fighter for Wii using what buttons are practically available.      I wouldn't call TvsC casual, but I would say it's a bridge title, like Brawl.

People make SFIV a lot more complicated than it really is. I just use a bunch of Fierce Attacks and Special Attacks and I hold up pretty well online. You don't have to be master to enjoy that game, you just have to pay a little attention to what you're doing.

Also, I don't consider a SFIV a game released for core gamers. Its a game that stayed true to the long running series. TvC went a new direction instead of appealing to long time fans. It may have been a critical success, but clearly its not what the fans wanted.