Sin and Punishment 2: Star Successor Wii Review

Sin and Punishment 2:Star Successor is a successful on-rail shooter exclusively on the Wii which takes advantage of the Wii controls. Star Successor may not be very beautiful to behold without the high HDMI graphics, but the great gameplay and awesome bosses will keep you coming back for more. There are a few flaws which will accumulate when playing which may frustrate you and tempt you to rage out, but not minding the details, Sin and Punishment 2 can give you an experience like no other shooter on the wii to date!

For those who may just pick this game just because it looks fun and unique (like I did), and never played any previous installment will miss the origin of the story. There isn't much of it, and it is nothing special and overall short, but offers quite a good deal of replay value. The game stars two young kids; Isa and Kachi, in their escape from the 'creators'. The plot tells their story in their futile escape, and the story isn't very predictable but there aren't many twists in the plot. The game is short as well, divided in lengthy stages full of enemies and many, many bosses.

Sin and Punishment 2 is a third-person, on-rail shooter which is perfect for the Wii. The controls are so good that you don't even require the Wii Zapper to play properly. Over time using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk can become annoying since you have to constantly point to the Wii Remote to the screen and move in air. Like an arcade on-rail shooter, and yet sadly enough you won't be moving your character and progress at your own pace. The game moves on as you eliminate the target in the area or just moves towards the boss kinda like (House Of The Dead Or Time Crisis) but there are a ton of unique and awesome bosses to fight which are always fun to play against. Some bosses are a bit infuriating, since they may require more skill to eliminate, but Sin and Punishment 2 is rarely difficult to the boiling point.

The shooting is really fun overall. The bosses are awesome and huge most of the time. The dodging is so frequent that is become annoying after a while. Some bosses will need your constant attention to dodge their attacks and counter. There are some parts that you're in  2D, meaning that you will be shooting in a 2D environment, left and right, and not forward. This kind of areas will restrict how much you can move and the direction of your shooting, and are fairly tougher than normal stages.

The stages are all different, and the enemies rarely are the same, making Sin and Punishment 2 quite varied in this area. Unfortunately you won't earn any new powers or anything.

The graphics don't steal the show, but overall good by wii standards. The slightly ugly and unrealistic character models could have been made better, and some of the backgrounds are generic and lack the finishing touch, there is no doubt that the game looks good for Wii technology. The cutscenes aren't special either, keeping the same amount of production values.

On a personal note,I found this game to be a great follow up from the original on N64 just saying if you have the extra cash or points try the 1st its a classic and still captivates a small part of my heart till this very day.

Positive
- Superb control scheme lets you use the Wii Remote besides the Wii Zapper
- Great and addictive shooting, with a lot of replay value
- Huge, unique bosses, and there is a lot of them

Negative
- Slightly dated graphics and character models (Bring On The HDMI Lol)
- Too much dodging can ruin the fun for anyone

Graphics = 7/10
Sound = 8/10
Presentation = 8/10
Gameplay = 9/10
Story = 7/10

OVERALL = 8/10
This third-person, on-rail shooter will give something you may have never experienced before.