Bang! Howdy says hello

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Feb 23, 2007 11:44 am PT

Indie developer Three Rings' free-to-play follow-up to Puzzle Pirates officially launches.

Three Rings Design made a splash on the casual gaming scene with its massively multiplayer online game Puzzle Pirates, which has attracted more than 2 million registered players since its release in 2004. Last year the company opened the public beta on its follow-up, a free-to-play tactical strategy game called Bang! Howdy. Yesterday, Three Rings officially launched the game.

Set in the Wild West, Bang! Howdy combines real-time and turn-based strategy elements in short rounds. Players can customize their avatars with a variety of thematically appropriate clothes and accessories as they work through five different environments, unlocking new units, scenarios, arenas, and game features along the way.

Even though the game has launched, Three Rings isn't finished with it. Bang! Howdy is free to download and play, but players can purchase new items and features for the game through micropayments, giving Three Rings incentive to keep working on new content for the game.

For more on Bang! Howdy, check out the game's official Web site.

26 Comments

  • lophat

    Posted Mar 13, 2007 9:33 am PT

    Tried it. Loved it.

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Feb 27, 2007 7:05 am PT

    heh heh ... sounds lame but interesting ... check out soon!

  • skipyou

    Posted Feb 26, 2007 10:57 am PT

    Well hello, and goodbye soon i guess

  • stiker71

    Posted Feb 26, 2007 6:28 am PT

    I tryed it,Rather boring....

  • eggsiboss

    Posted Feb 26, 2007 5:35 am PT

    wow, well not wow- and that is the exact reason i shall now go and play it!

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Feb 25, 2007 7:06 am PT

    Another casual MMO...

  • ufopuller

    Posted Feb 24, 2007 7:04 pm PT

    Howdy -- OMFG, like Dowdy Doody!

  • Pete5506

    Posted Feb 24, 2007 2:51 pm PT

    all the way anarchicgoth

  • anarchicgoth

    Posted Feb 24, 2007 10:21 am PT

    lame another crappy mmo

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Feb 24, 2007 7:53 am PT

    Well, hello Howdy.

  • gmax Site moderator

    Posted Feb 24, 2007 6:37 am PT

    The name of this game just cracks me up... Some sort of unintended innuendo...

  • TryMe01

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 4:55 pm PT

    the title sounds more like adult orrientated entertainment... the game should be good since its free. sweeeet!

  • SimuLord

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 4:42 pm PT

    One part Puzzle Pirates, one part Final Fantasy Tactics, unfortunately the combo package doesn't really work...I played enough of the beta to know that the gameplay mechanics themselves are fundamentally uninteresting, and the micropayments are more Oblivion horse armor than Sam & Max episode.

  • aldrenar47

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 3:28 pm PT

    Not! Interested

  • dwmorrow

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 2:25 pm PT

    Best game title ever.

  • Jakshot

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    That game looks fun but a waste of time, like Runescape.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 2:08 pm PT

    I like the name. The game sounds neat too.

  • Re_ensurer

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 1:49 pm PT

    What a name.

  • muppen

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 1:47 pm PT

    Hmm sound pretty cool

  • Dr_Corndog

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 1:44 pm PT

    I saw Puzzle Pirates on a free game site I was browsing the other day. It looked fun, but I don't have the time to invest in an MMOG.

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