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Product:
Red Dead Revolver
Company: Rockstar Games
Website: Official Game Site
Estimated Street Price: $49.95/£44.99
Review By: Brian Kvalheim |
The Features
Wild West…Trains…Horses…Third Person shooter…Guns (no, not weapons). If you
like the sound of those little details, you should thoroughly enjoy what
appears to be the best Western game on the market in 2004. If those little
details don’t interest you, then carry on. This is a game for those who love
the relic days of kickin’ up dirt and tippin’ yer hat to the purdy ladies.
Oh, and who like killing people for little to no reason.
• 1-4 Players
• In game Dolby Digital 5.1
• System Link supports up to 10 player
• HDTV 480p support
• Xbox Live Aware
Gameplay
Review Quotes |
I
found the game to be very fast pace, and to be very challenging. Some
missions took me upwards of 10 tries to pass the entire map. |
If your family was slaughtered in front of
you, revenge would be the first thing on your mind. That was the first thing
on Red’s mind. Now a grown man, Red seeks revenge on those who savaged his
family. You are Red. You need to make things right. You need to kill
everyone who made you grow up to be a man much sooner than you should have.
As a bounty hunter, you will be taken to maps to save the ladies and uncover
the truth behind the mass murders. Don’t expect to trot into town on a
warthog or even horse and carriage. You will be hoofing it.
Enter stage left.
Immediately
you are under fire during your training session, and so begins the story and
the loss of your family. Integrating the training in the story appears to
work for this game rather well as each training mission seems to work for
each instance that you are under attack. Outside of your rural home, you are
attacked on all fronts surrounding your home. Quickly you learn the
excessive number of steps required to aim, zoom, fire and un-holster your
gun(s). If you are used to the typical third person shooter layout, forget
about everything you have learned. Once you get the hang of this Wild West
control, future missions are much more pleasant. I found that after putting
the game down and going back to other third person shooters, I had to learn
the controls again each time. Not something I am very fond of, but trivial
none the less.
The Wild West was real, however this game is not (unlike Rainbow Six 3:
Black Arrow). There are health items to fix your gun shot wounds, allowing
you unlimited shots to your body if you play the game right. Taking out the
bandits will require more than one shot as well.
And now that you have the aiming figured out, add jumping and ducking. When
you are thrown onto the runaway train, you need to make your way to the
locomotive engine without losing your life (saving is an option) while
running along the top of the train. Take out the bandits while jumping and
ducking over and under wood planks that cover the train along it tracks.
Jumping, ducking, aiming, zooming, holstering, and firing can be a challenge
in this game.
And speaking of challenges, you will be submitted to show down challenges on
each map. The challenge will require you to un-holster your gun, cock your
gun, enter a slow Wild West motion, take four target aims at the body and
then fire. Who ever is the fastest, wins. You will then be awarded with a
handsome reward for killing a wanted man, giving the loot required to
enhance your weapon collections. You can win even more money by playing
hands of black jack and poker.
Speaking of playing cards, you can play outside of the story line and have a
free for all shootout. Killing others will give you additional poker cards
to add to your collection and make more money for more weapons for more fun.
I found the game to be very fast pace, and to be very challenging. Some
missions took me upwards of 10 tries to pass the entire map.
Graphics & Sound
Review Quotes |
If
you are used to the typical third person shooter layout, forget about
everything you have learned. Once you get the hang of this Wild West
control, future missions are much more pleasant. I found that after
putting the game down and going back to other third person shooters... |
No custom soundtracks. No problem. This is
a western! The music is perfect for this game, and makes you feel like you
are actually in a western….ok, well not quite. But it feels like you are
watching a western! The Dolby Digital 5.1 surround gives you a heads up on
people approaching you from behind as well as shots fired from behind. Some
of the dialog seems cheesy, which leads me to believe that they skimped on
paying real actors to feed the dialog. Repetitive screeches from the woman
being kidnapped can be somewhat irritating, especially during multiple
attempts to clear a map.
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Even the guns sound like guns. When you reload and fire your weapon, you can
actually feel and get a sense of the weapon you are using. I personally
believe that whomever was in charge of the gun sound effects and the
soundtrack were focused on this game and what it was supposed to feel like
when played.
Graphics are on par with “standard” quality for the Xbox. I found nothing
earth shattering in the actual graphic detail. In fact movements tend to be
a bit jumpy and jagged. As for attention to detail in the game environment,
this game gets an A+. The trains, horses, rolling hay, saloons, windows that
can be damaged, wagons, weapons and landscaping looks impressive when
playing on an HD television.
Final Comments
How It Grades |
Controls:
70%
Gameplay: 80%
Graphics: 80%
Multiplayer: 72%
Sound: 95%
Manual: 84%
Interface: 75%
Price: 74%
Overall: 79% |
Red Dead Revolver is a great 3rd person
shooter in a western theme. Actually, I should rephrase that. It is the BEST
western game available to date, but not necessarily a great game. I think it
is a good game. The fast paced action will shorten the games shelf life,
which adds to the lower score for the overall rating. The game play is
beautiful, the soundtrack is original, the side bets are entertaining, and
the missions are well stated. If Rockstar were to release a second version
“Red Dead Revolver 2”, I would recommend renting this game and buying the
new release. Adding online live multiplayer maps downloadable maps, and
slightly improved graphics would make this game a huge hit.
Specs & Package |
Overall Score |
79% |
Version Reviewed |
Red Dead Revolver (NTSC) |
Release Date |
Out Now |
In The Box? |
1 Red Dead Revolver DVD-ROM
1 Set Of Instructions/Faux Catalog |
The Good Points |
Soundtrack
Great 5.1 Surround w/HD Support
Well thought out environmental details |
The Bad Points |
Graphics not up to par
Poor acting
Difficult Controls |
Xbox Live! Enabled? |
Yes (Aware!) |
Widescreen Support |
Yes |
PAL 60 Support (Europe) |
Yes |
Progressive Scan |
480p |
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