Tag: Gun
Summary: Gun
by admin on Mar.13, 2010, under Summary
Experience the brutality, lawlessness, greed, and lust, that was the West. When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his GUN. From award-winning developer, Neversoft, and accomplished screenwriter, Randall Jahnson (The Mask of Zorro, The Doors), GUN follows Colton on his quest for discovery as he seeks to exact vengeful justice on those who have wronged him. GUN is a realistic epic action/adventure that lets gamers experience the brutality of the lawless West.
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
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Gun
by admin on Feb.01, 2010, under Review
November 15, 2005 –
After seven years of solely making Tony Hawk games, Neversoft, the Southern California developer that’s made a mint on perfecting the best skateboarding games on the planet, has branched into new territory with a rowdy, spirited action game based on the Wild West. The subject matter of Old West shooters is hugely popular with gamers, who anxiously awaited Rockstar’s Red Dead Revolver last year and have shown substantial interest in more Western goodness. Now, not only is the newly created IP on all the current gen systems, Neversoft stretched itself to put Gun on Xbox 360.
Why is there a dearth of Western videogames? Why has the Western been neglected so much in the videogame realm? Nailing the right control and camera system has something to do with it, but riding, shooting and generally interacting on horseback is also a concern. It’s the same reason that motorcycle and bike games are so hard to develop — the character and bike must physically react independently of one another but also work in synchronization. Camera angles have also been an issue. Neversoft hits those subjects head on and with general success.
Gun, however, is not the Western to beat all Westerns. Remove it from the genre, take it purely as a shooter, and it’s less impressive. The vast landscape is too often vacant of action. The side missions are easy, even simplistic. And while the shooting aspects of Gun comprise an excellent set of weapons and the fun, arcade mechanism of QuickDraw, the lack of precision and wily controls will leave many gamers scratching their heads. There are both positive and negative aspects to Neversoft’s western action game, and the positives win out, whether you play it on Xbox or Xbox 360.
