this western shooter is pretty fun.
User Rating: 8.5 | Call of Juarez X360
Gameplay: So in Call of Juarez, You play as young Billy Candle and the righteous Reverend Ray who was a famous gunslinger, gone preacher and is also billy's uncle. Billy has been off searching for the lost gold of Juarez, the same mythical stash that the Aztecs paid Cortez to free their captured leader, Montezuma. It is said that the lost cursed treasure is buried somewhere in Juarez. After searching without luck, Billy returns home to Hope, the small town that is about as hopeless as it gets. Soon after a brief rendezvous with the local prostitute, Billy returns home to his mother and abusive stepfather. There's only one problem -- they're dead. So begins the epic game of cat-and-mouse that will touch upon just about every Western cliche out there, from the wise old Indian sage to the sultry saloon prostitute to a train robbery to a stagecoach chase and, eventually, to the lost gold of Juarez. In this game you get to use pretty much the same weapons as any western like, revolvers, shotguns, winchesters and Bow and arrows. There is also a multuplayer which you can play online or just on the consol with a few friends but I personaly don't like playing shooters with a control and perefering the keyboard and mouse on the computer.
Graphics: I have to say that the graphics are really well done in this game. Everything is detail, looks real and is colorful. The lighting and shadows are especially well done -- looking toward the setting sun behind a mountain top is gorgeous. Character models and animations all look good, and the game holds steady with a nice framerate. There are several problems, though. In dark environments, the details are washed out and you can barely see your gun in front of your face
Sound: The sound in this game are well done aswell. The soundtrack suits the game well and sound effects and voice covers are really done well in this game.
Value: All in all this is a fun game but it uses almost every western cliche out there. Wish they could make a game that did not use so much steriotyping. So if you like western shooters or just shooter games in general then you will probrably enjoy this game. The atmosphere is excellent, thanks to a great cinematic score and a great variety of gameplay including horses, dueling, stealth and flat-out action. I give this game 8.5 out of 10.
