Great gun-play, average everything else
User Rating: 8 | Call of Juarez X360
I was hesitant to play this game until my friend forced me to install it on my computer. I have to say i was pleasantly surprized with it. The graphics were decent enough and the voice acting alright for the subject matter but what really stood out was the gun-play and blood effects. To be honest i think his game has better blood/death animation than most recent games. When you shoot an enemy it really does feel like you're killing someone and the effects are quite visceral. You see the blood stream out and the body react to the shots and best of all, the carnage is to be seen afterwards with blood on the walls and wounds on the body. This game made shooting a real rewarding experience so much so that the other portions of the game (when stealth is key) are nearly unbearable as you can't wait to get back to shooting. Really I think that's the only flaw, playing as "Billy" just isn't fun and is nearly frustrating at times. The enjoyment of this game comes out of playing as Ray where the real fun is to be had though he isn't the most likable character, but aside from billy the most fleshed out. Story tries to be an important factor here but it's nothing special and draws heavily from a stockpile of Western movie cliches as one would expect. Still, if you have a love for the genre, this is one of the best western games if not the best western game I've played. I'd love to see something similar in the near future that improves upon some of this game's less than perfect aspects.
