Blades of Steel
Blades of Steel is a Wii sports game released in 2007 developed by Konami. It centers on sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around Wii Remote pointing and motion input, the Nunchuk, and Classic or GameCube controllers where supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.0 / 10
About this game
Blades of Steel is a Wii sports game centered on sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, motion recognition, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while standard-definition output, motion feedback, and interface scale at television distance need to preserve control readability. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, motion recognition, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include the Sensor Bar, remote batteries, motion calibration, peripheral requirements, storage limits, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features from other editions.
Collected in series
Blades of Steel is a hockey series built around passing, shooting and physical contests for the puck. Its arcade beginnings favour quick exchanges and on-ice scraps, while later NHL entries bring licensed teams into longer season play.
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AI review
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Fast retro hockey remains fun chiefly through local rivalry.
The Wii Virtual Console Blades of Steel runs the NES hockey game, not the 1991 Game Boy port or a new motion-control adaptation. Fast puck movement, checks and trips keep the rink lively. Enough collisions cut to a brief one-on-one fight, with the loser sent to the penalty box, turning rough play into a memorable diversion. Eight teams, three difficulty settings and local single- or two-player options offer a useful arcade set; an occasional Gradius-like intermission mini-game adds a small surprise. The teams do not provide a deep management layer, so its strongest return is another quick contest with a friend. The direct Wii Virtual Console review finds that the pace holds up, and detailed NES sprites, small samples of speech and music between periods retain personality. There is no continuous soundtrack during the hockey action. Technically this is a preserved eight-bit game rather than a Wii visual remake; the observed strengths are responsive-feeling pace and usable local rivalry within that original presentation. It suits retro-sports players. Historical Wii Shop dates do not guarantee present purchase availability, and no Game Boy evidence enters this judgment.
Strengths
- Fights, two-player matches and an intermission diversion.
Weaknesses
- Little team depth and no in-play music.
Who it is for: Retro arcade-hockey and couch-rivalry players.
Play notes: Wii VC NES emulation, not GB; current availability unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension 本地对战比队伍差异更耐玩。 | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension 街机冰球节奏鲜明。 | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension 有限视听仍有辨识度。 | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension 模拟原作手感直接，无现代化升级。 | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Release date
- 2007
- Platforms
- Wii
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fast-pacedPick-up and PlayShort SessionsMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayableLow Entry Barrier3D GraphicsSports-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1988
- WiiWorldwide2007
Game gallery
Sources
- www.world-of-nintendo.com