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10.5.2004

Red is supposedly the main character in the game, but Red Dead Revolver takes regular sojourns into short side-stories by putting you in control of various supporting characters (not all of whom are on Red's side), including the tough-minded independent farm owner, Annie Stoakes; the English dandy sharpshooter, Jack Swift; the merciless General Diego; and Red's Native American blood brother, Shadow Wolf. These episodes offer a bit of variety, though all the characters play roughly the same as Red. More importantly, the fact that these characters continually take center stage over Red contributes to his weakness as a central character. All of these characters,along with just about any other characters worth mentioning in game, show up in Red Dead Revolver's multiplayer game, though the mode itself, which offers a handful of deathmatch-style games, seems kind of tacked-on. In all honesty, an extra mode where you could engage in a series of duels would've been a far more interesting addition.The components that make up the visuals in Red Dead Revolver are fairly modest. The environments are generally pretty small; the characters are chunky; and some of the animations are kind of awkward. Though it's not the most visually advanced game we've seen, Red Dead Revolver gets a lot of mileage out of heat-wash blur effects, dusty particle effects, and gritty film-grain filters, giving the game a purposefully worn-in look. The color palette is also very thoughtful, relying heavily on earth tones and deep hues of red and orange, though this doesn't mean that all the environments look identical. This is a case where personality supersedes technical merit, though there are moments where Red Dead Revolver is too absurd and self-indulgent for its own good. The most egregious of these transgressions comes in the form of a pack of midget clowns you square off with early on in the game. These Wild Wild West moments aside, Red Dead Revolver is the best-looking and most authentic Western game we've seen.
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15.2.2006

I bought this game with great gusto and when I started to play it, I was not dissapointed. The gameplay is exceptional and very good, helped by the in game graphics; and the story is great for a video game.Of course, this being a Rockstar game, there are some of the developer's touches: the blood, although nowhere near as horrid as GTA (which I am ashamed I ever played) is reminiscent of it in a vage way. For example it is watchable (and I am very sensitive when it comes to gore) but when you shoot someone in a "Showdown" it sort of spurts/dissipates out in front of the victim before dissapearing in to thin air.In game however it is no worse than Timesplitters 3.There are also some almost supernatural elements eg.Circus Freaks, Grizzly and the "boss" wearing the coffin.But despite how this sounds this is a fantastic game.There are some wonderful locations, controls, settings and even music! (tracks from Ennio Morricone)It succsesfully portrays the feel of a spagetti western and the cut scenes are really atmospheric.All the levels are really fun and some are more than excellent; especially where you get to ride a horse!At the end of the day my overall summery would be that this is the first of it's kind and more will follow (hopefully they won't all be 18s - Gun) and they will hopefully become more sophisticated and will end in perfect quality. Maybe a Dollars game?Having said this, it seems to me that, because this game captures the Western feel 90% (at numerouse times 100%), someone would have to come up with a really ingenuitive game to surpass it. Otherwise games may feel just a cleanup of this one.But I am excited about the prospect of the Western genre in video games, especially after this.This is almost perfect and I give it 5 stars. A "Must Have" and it holds the feeling that you get when you first spot the cover.Retrospect is good but it is also a shame when you finish this game.One last thing: I can bet the makers of this have seen "Death Rides A Horse"!
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14.6.2004

Wow right from the off this game had me amazed. The graphics are defenetly somthing to be complimented. This game has some of the best motion captured charecters that i have seen in a long time. The game casts you as Red Harlow who,after his Ma' an Pa' are brutily murderd, goes on a revenge fuelled mission. The story is pointed out very well and you never feel lost. After the prolouge level that acts as a training level were you play as young Red. His family are killed and the game sees you as a hard ass bounty hunter. The levels are well made and there are many places to hide. Red also has the ability to use "Dead eye".This is a kind of slow mo aiming but don't be put off by this as it has been pulled off far better than the likes of Max Pain and is a hell lot more usefull. During the game you will also have to have tense showdowns that are quite challenging. There are only 2 things that I dislike about this game. One thing is that the game is quite short but not as short as some. The second is that some off the boss battles are quite annoying but that said once you have killed the boss you can't help feeling smug and cowboy like. Between missions you can walk around the small town of brimstone. Around this town there is a clothes shop a Grocers a gunshop and no cowboy game would be good without the salloon with cool barroom brawls and Hookers. HEHE. This game is a one of a kind and is far better than that shabby time crisis style game Gunfighter 2. There are very few spaghetti western games on the ps2 but this is defenatly the one to own. The multiplayer part of this game is quite fun and even more so if you own a multitap if not you can still have mass shootouts with 3 other cpu player. If you like cowboys then this is the game for you. If not this game won't change your mind, but with loads of replay on this game many westren fans will be hooked for weeks.
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20.5.2005

Red Dead Revolver, is a shooting game that takes place in the wild west. Different and unique to many of the games currently on the market.You play as Red, a stone cold mercenary who's a sharpshooter, and doesn't really care what the mission is, as long as he's paid at the end of it. Storyline wise, there's not much there, but its no worse than most of the action games out there.The graphics are unusual. Grainy, almost like your viewing them through sand. Deliberately done to give you an old western video sort of feeling. With that in mind, its certainly a nice refreshing change from the typical. The wild west looks beautiful and shows off in sections such as the town and the old home ranch.The gameplay is what sets this apart.There is a fast action pace, requiring you to eliminate all the baddies, and trust me, there are a lot of baddies. This is in the usual shoot and duck sort of mode. However, there are a nice range of weapons to unlock throughout the game, which are brought with ransom money you've earned. The game also has unlockable characters which you can also use. It takes you accross train jouneys, to deserted towns, to the rocky mountains and back. However, one of the nicest features is the showdown option, which is the equivalent of a quick draw contest, where you will need to use the right analogue and aim quicker than your opponent.With all this in mind, the sound could be neglected, but all it does is casually follow a Western theme whilst voice overs of your enemies can also be heard. This is a good game, and certainly one worth owning, but if you cannot stand the wild west (i mean really cannot stand) then this may not be the game for you.
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3.11.2004

when i first began to play red dead revovler,i was slightly suprised by the choice of graphics,some character designs seeming to have undertones of "legend of zelda" titles on the n64.certainly not what you'd expect of a next gen title.yet,once i began to play i was enthralled by the wild west storyline since "sunset riders" on the megadrive, i've been crying out for a decent wild west shooter...Red Dead Revovler answered the call,with amusing characters only Rockstar could create it seemed to encapsulate everything i loved about spaghetti westerns the music,dodgy camera and revenge driven storyline.this game is packed full of action,featuring the slow motion "dead eye" targetting system giving a much needed edge in combat,the "show down" mode with an original off the hip style camera.Rockstar seem to take most of their ideas from cinema e.g. "boys in the hood" san andreas,"escape from L.A" manhunt Red Dead Revovler would most definately be a "fistfull of Dollars" Red (main character)even sounds like clint eastwood and exudes coolness, hes a pleasure to play!it's also an extremely diverse game with 5 other playable characters in story mode,and great multiplayer.Red Dead Revovlers storyline flows extremely well (one of the best i've seen) with well orchastrated cutscenes...pistols,saloons,mines,horses the cool ricochet noise, this game seems to encapsulate the spaghetti western a must have for all fans of westerns and for fans of the action genre its one of my all time most playable games...buy it!
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6.8.2005

There's nothing bad or ugly about this game - its all good! It's so refreshing to have a western on the PS2, I just HAD to buy this! It follows Red, a gunslinger who has travelled the land looking for his parents' murderers. Along the way, he becomes a bounty hunter for the sheriff of Brimstone, providing lots of oppotunities to take out the local heavies.Red Dead is pure magic - the level design is marvellous, with alot of them being set piece shootouts and duels rather than spawling maps. The graphics are smooth and the scenary is stunning with terrific effects - looking like something Leone would be proud of! The controls are fiddly to begin with, but after a while,you realise that Rockstar have done a great job with the gameplay - allowing yu to jump, kick, punch, shoot (obviously) and roll over fences etc. like summit outa Magnificant 7! Plus loads of good weaponry and horses and bufalo that you can ride!The multipayer allows up to four combatants and is also a real good laugh, and each character has their own special weapon. But the icing on the cake (aside from a wonderful soundtrack, pace and replay value) is the DEAD EYE mode. During gameplay, you build up your DEAD EYE and when activated, it provides a slow motion target display - in other words, you can target all six bullets on various limbs etc or multiple enemies and take them all out at once! COOL!!!!You have to buy this game - it reminds me of the type of action that used to be good in Syphon Filter 1 and 2. Get it now!
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31.3.2005

Red Dead Revolver was a good game, it wasn't as good as I had hoped, but Rockstar managed to do a good job of the western game genre, considering it is not the most common of game settings.The player controls are quite good, the violence is as you would expect from a Rockstar game, thick and fast. The weapon selection is also good and the fact you can upgrade weapons is a great feature.One of my main problems with the game was the difficulty level, considering it was set to normal mode (hard mode and bounty hunter mode are now unlocked after completing it) the game was incredibly difficult. The bosses at the start of the game are harder than the ones towards the end of the game.There are also too many baddies and not enough health bonuses within each level. I found myself having to start some of the levels again because of the mass of baddies that swamped your character. This is a game for the experienced gamer, and even then it can be quite frustrating.Also another problem I had with the game was I found the graphics not up to much (a few too many glitches and the characters faces looked terrible). That said the scenery graphics of the game are very good.Aside from that this is a really good game and is worth buying to try a different setting. Plus there are unlockable features for the showdown mode - which is also good. And I forgot to say the story is good, but let down at the end.Worthy of 4 stars.
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25.6.2004

When a new genre of game is approached and written, you must always approach with trepidation. Wild West games do not normally do well, usually poorly programmed, poorly tested and generall slack efforts with gaudy graphics and linear play.So Rockstar games get involved- whom have a pritty good pedigree of games to their name (grand Theft auto etc).I am delighted to say this game cracked it for me.A good old revenge story line- a good multi player function (I regard this as essential for any console game) and an interesting control system. Many people will damn this game purely on it's controls- not so- it makes the game very much more than a simple 'run round shooting' affair. The 'quick draw'faceoffs part of the game is done especially well- really drawing you into the gun slinging.Downside? Well the 'boss' characters you have to defeat are sometimes quite bizarre- and it falls all to easily into the 'blast at them with your biggest gun' affair. Plus some levels just end up being a frustrating plod whereby enemies pop up and you nail them. Plus the lack of any 'sniper' type weapons mean some long distance rifle battles become annoying guesswork and straining the eyes to see them.Overall it is a worthwhile title- you will not find yourself thinking it the 'best game' in the collection but definitely one to keep playing.
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7.3.2005

Having read the other reviews there isn't much to add. Yes it has a few flaws, yes it could be a bit longer and the environements within chapters a bit bigger, but boy is it satisfying when you finally kill your nemesis at the end of chapter 27.Now heres the really good bit. You've got to do it all again in HARD mode! Or you can complete individual levels in Bounty Hunter mode with added challenges, like having to escape the mine in under 3 minutes, or kill Ugly Chris without hitting the poor old sheriff, or only kill all the baddies with head shots.I'm no expert gamer and it's taken me several months to get complete the game first time,playing it on average 3-4 hours a week.Another challenge is to complete the game without ever getting killed.The showdown mode is quite relaxing especially if you get stuck on a level for a bit. Only problems is your best friend is likely to become your worst enemy if the're a better shot than you.Only other improvements rockstar could make for Red Dead Revolver 2 would be quicker load times for PS2 which is a problem with all games, and a the option to play the as a villainous character. The Baddies get all the best lines!
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16.7.2007

This is a fantastic game. The graphics are graet and the gameplay is extensive. Added with the easy controls you will jump into this game and just start to have fun.I was really surprised by how long this game is and how many levels there are. The story line is enjoyable and with many different weapons and style of level, you will not be bored with this game.There are a couple of bad points: firstly, there is no free roam when you are in the town, and so you quickly just jump from one level to the next. Secondly, you only really get on a horse when that is the type of level and it is not that great when you do. (however this is compared with GUN which has these aspects,yet not the good points of Red Dead).You will have so much fun with this game, well worth buying it.
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16.8.2004

Rockstar have done it again, they`ve created another truly mesmorizing game which follows up GTA`s triumph and leaves other shooters wallowing in the mud (or any other kind of gritty kind of excreta). The controlls are dead simple to use and the levels are extremely enjoyable. The initial close-up graphics are not incredible but it dosen`t half make up for it when playing the game. There are 27 Rootin` Tootin` levels to complete on three kinds of difficulty settings and a multiple choice of characters aswell. The game also provides a two player showdown mode where you can test your gunslinging manoeuvre`s on an inexperienced freind. Levels can range from Old Western ghost towns to huge dusty caverns.From showdowns to plain old shoot em` ups Red Dead ROCKS! YEE HAW!
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7.12.2015

I'll be mercifully brief - this is a fun old school shooter. The visuals and characterisations are a faithful homage to 1960s spaghetti-westerns, and the whole game is flavoured with a wicked sense of humour. It's a lot of fun and for that reason alone is highly recommended.Gameplay is straightforward, bordering upon simple. Some aspects of the game 'feel' like the Time-Splitters series; only (IMHO) more fun and not so difficult (as to detract from enjoyment).My only minor gripe is that the data on the various firearms (available across the game) is largely anachronistic. Perhaps that's intentional as spaghetti-westerns were not known for their factual content.In this instance it adds to the fun flavour of the game.
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16.8.2005

This is by far and away the greatest western game ever made. If you're a fan of the genre in film, you will appriciate and revel in the atmospherics, freedom and sound, taking elements from classic films such as 'the Good, the Bad and the Ugly', 'the wild bunch' and 'the outlaw Josey Wales'. A noticable feature is the town that can be explored, with its own saloon and a number of different shops where goods can be purchased. While the action can become repetitive at times, it never becomes dull with a vast amount of different enemies to conquer and landscape to explore. From jumping onto trains to tracking indians through woods this game has it all with long lasting appeal.Well worth spending your hard earned on.
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2.9.2004

First off, for some reason in all reviews Red Dead Revolver is shown to be some sort of arcade shoot-em-um.Well it aint!Its a third person RPG/ACTION game that kicks ass. Basically i could go on about the graphics and such, but all you need to know is the blood looks great, you can upgrade + buy wepons, ranging from Revolvers to Flaming arrows. And the multiplayer is superb. Buy this game!!! Oh and just for the record the graphics are better than any other rockstar game.One Minor prob with the game is that you can buy a poncho, but you can not wear it! if you could wear a poncho this game would have got 5 stars.If you are a fan of western films this is the game for you,even if you cant wear poncho's!
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13.7.2005

There's nothing I can say here that hasn't already been said, but I feel I must make some comment on this superb game.It's definitely the most authentic-feeling western based game I've played, and although games in this genre are few and far between, Red Dead Revolver sets the standard for others to follow. And what a high standard it is!The gameplay is fast and smooth and although the controls may seem difficult to come to grips with when you're reading about them in the manual, believe me, once you get into the game, you'll pick it up straight away.I would recommend this game to any western fan and also anyone who likes a highly addictive, playable and enjoyable action/adventure game.

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