I have a small feeling that we're being trolled...

I honestly thought there was no possible way I would buy this full price, but everyone who has tried it is doing back flips.

frikin Ubisoft.

What do you mean by this?

^4 hours long? Reports I've heard said it was around 10.

I don't know if it's allowed to link to a pirate forum, so I won't, but following is the end of a review by a pirate of the pirated version. The reason I am putting it here is your commenting on what you think is the game length.

"Overall, Red Steel 2 was able to come from a bad game to create a true masterpiece. It's something that few third (and even some first parties) can top or come close to, and something that third parties should strive to be half as good as. It takes what we've all been waiting for and fills us up every bit.

Presentation: A unique blend of Japanese and Wild West styles mix with a futuristic setting to bring you a great atmosphere that's all its own. The game pops with style and oozes with creativity at every edge. The story is better than expected, if not the best you'll ever see. Menus are easy to navigate and look stylish. 9/10

Graphics: It's easily the best looking third party Wii game, and it even beats a lot of first party titles (except for the likes of Super Mario Galaxy). The cell shading looks great, it has some gorgeous models, environments, and lighting effects, the cutscenes are amazingly beautiful, and it all runs at a constant 60fps. The only thing it lacks is blood and gore to bring your hacking and slashing to life. If it had that, I'd easily give this category a perfect score. 9.5/10

Audio: A nice blend of traditional Japanese sounds and Wild West vibes. It's subtle, but it helps bring the world to life. The voice acting isn't bad, but it's definitely not great. Sound effects are pretty damn good. 8.5/10

Gameplay: We've wanted "that sword swinging" game forever, and now we have it. A mix of pin-point perfect gun slinging transitions smoothly with accurate 1:1 sword swinging. It takes a while to get used to, but the game tackles the learning curve well. The game itself has lots of depth through upgrades and side missions. It borders between first person adventure and first person shooter, which is great. There could be a little more enemy diversity, but that's just nitpicking. 9.3/10

Lasting Appeal: The single player is decently lengthy. Multiple difficulties, upgrades, side missions, and various other features will give you plenty of reason for multiple play throughs, on top of the sheer fun nature of sword swinging. A lack of multiplayer, even if it could be hard to imagine it, is a massive disappointment though.

8.2/10

Overall: 9.2/10

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[added]By the way, I don't frequent pirate forums, I found the link to this pirate review in some IGN forum (which I also don't frequent these days , I found the post while Googling for red steel 2 reviews).[/added]

It takes a different amount of time to play your first time than your second or third. I really doubt you'll play it through in 4 hours, or 6 doing sidequests, on your first try. Not if others describe it as a fairly lengthy game.

^ I looked it up. You mean lucasnooker? I don't see where he said it was his first play through.

(also his comment about Wii games having to be short is utter bullshit, RE4 had the same limitations and that wasn't short).