All
guns blazing
GUN
XBOX
PS2 PC
The game: You are Colton White, a gun
slinger, living in the old west the way it should have been – violent and
short. After White’s mentor, Ned, is killed he makes his way to Dodge City
to fulfil Ned’s dying wish – and settles a few scores along the way.
The play: Gun is fast paced and unfortunately over before
you know it – this is a rainy afternoon waster – the plot is good but
too short needing a few more twists and turns in order to lengthen the gameplay.
There are plenty of enemies and you’ll play both sides of the law to achieve
your missions and of course there are side missions that allow you to earn more
cash to upgrade your weapons – that allow you to kill faster. Run around
on foot or grab a horse and shoot, trample or blow your enemies into their wooden
boxes using your quick draw which enables a slow motion feature where you can
fire at normal speed against your slowed opponents. A nice addition to the game
is the free-play format allowing you the ability to interact with the environment,
for instance you can ride into a town and just shoot somebody without reason bringing
the town patience meter into play. Empty the meter and you’ll have a local
posse chasing you which is actually quite funny.
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The terrain: The graphics are good, the sound effects are
good and the voice overs are good – note not exceptional but all are of a
good quality. The soundtrack plays more like an action packed epic which is a
little odd considering it only took five and a half hours (on normal) to finish
the game. The cut scenes are impressive, adding value to finishing each level
and leading to White’s next challenge. Fighting on horseback, on foot or
on a wagon the terrain changing is smooth and there’s a reasonable array
of weapons – pistols (unlimited ammo), rifles, shotguns, bows, dynamite,
Molotov cocktails (amusing for your victim’s screaming), cannons, hatchets
and knives – you can actually scalp your victims but I’m still not sure
why, for there’s no benefit in terms of the gameplay for doing it and it’s
not recorded as a stat.
The experience: A good game that’s
too light on content – nevertheless it’s worthy of a look if you’re
keen on this era.
– SQNLDR Nick Hogan
