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Jul 5, 2013 · Call of Juarez: Gunslinger: Price Comparison. Dont mistake price for quality this is a top-notch shooter, limited in resources but not in heart. Silas Greaves is probably full of shit, but that...
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By Colin Moriarty
Posted: May 24, 2013 12:18 am
No single part of American history is more intertwined with legend and lore than the post-Civil War west. As more settlers ventured towards the Pacific coast, so too did tales rise of roadside bandits, shantytowns full of outlaws, and bold robberies of mythical riches – making it an amazing period to explore in a game. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger jumps into it guns blazing, weaving an interesting story that rarely takes its exaggerated history or borderline comedic violence seriously. In fact, one of the best things about it is how it readily embraces its main character’s falsehoods and turns them into a part of the gameplay. That, combined with its surprisingly pretty cel-shaded art style, allows Gunslinger to successfully stand out in a crowded genre primarily full of military shooters.
When old bounty hunter Silas Greaves stumbles into a saloon and finds some folks willing to listen to long-winded, exceptionally well voice-acted retellings of his exploits spanning decades, we flash back and act out self-aggrandizing versions of his adventures. These stories often include the most infamous actors in these anarchic lands, like Butch Cassidy and Jesse James, and they play out in enjoyable bursts of grueling firefights interrupted by well-made comic book-style panels – and inexcusably long loading times.
Then Greaves is called out for a lie by his audience in the bar, and in a clever twist of gameplay, the actual action is affected around you. Enemies appear and disappear mid-story, new avenues through a stage open up as the narration demands, and you even go back to the beginning of certain missions to see how it actually went down. For instance, while exploring a mine Greaves’ narration describes how he passed through an entrance lined with dynamite, so we have to do that too. But it afterward turns out that never actually happened, so we’re returned to the beginning to see how he actually broke in. Greaves is your typical unreliable narrator, and Gunslinger’s clever approach to telling its story keeps the five-to-seven hour campaign fresh and fun, even when it repeats itself with more truthful variations of the same levels.
Thankfully, Gunslinger’s action is a lot of fun, and its gunplay is extremely satisfying. Enemy AI – whether we’re talking about fellow outlaws, Indians or other inhabitants of the West – is intelligent and aggressive enough to keep things interesting, but also vacant enough that clipping consecutive foes with well-aimed headshots is fairly simple. This is in no way a serious or hardcore shooter; it readily emphasizes its arcadey feel. But there's also depth to be found in is its addicting leveling system, with XP bonuses that reward headshots, unique kills and general carnage at a constant clip. This experience, in turn, is morphed into points that can then be spent in one of three skill trees that give you specialization bonuses spanning each pistol, shotgun, and rifle in Greaves’ arsenal, an uncommon and welcome addition to a shooter such as this.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has a lot of charm in its short but appropriately wild Old Western campaign, with an excellent storytelling twist and fast-paced arcadey gunplay against wily black-hats. Why it puts such emphasis on its broken dueling mechanic is confounding, and its ludicrous load times and occasional crashes are marks against it, but th...
Jun 7, 2007 · Call of Juarez is a unique first-person shooter set in the classic Wild West. Call of Juarez features classic gunslinging action including duels, shootouts and barroom brawls. Players relive the days of the Wild West in numerous settings including local saloons and brothels.
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Jun 5, 2007 · Call of Juarez tells the story of young Billy Candle and the righteous Reverend Ray. Billy has been off searching for the lost gold of Juarez, the same mythical stash that the Aztecs paid Cortez...
Jul 2, 2009 · Blast a bloody path through the Wild West. By Jeff Haynes. Updated: May 10, 2012 2:06 pm. Posted: Jul 1, 2009 5:05 pm. Two years ago, Techland and Ubisoft released Call of Juarez, a first person...
May 30, 2013 · Gunslinger is a liquor-soaked, guns-blazing romp... just like the legendary Wild West that influenced it.Subscribe to IGN's channel for reviews, news, and al...
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Oct 6, 2013 · Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a remarkable shooter, but not because of its story, or its visuals, or some innovative new game mechanic.
