Gun

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• For 1 player
• Free-roaming action-adventure set in the wild West
• Play as a vengeful gunslinger fighting corrupt lawmen, merciless outlaws and relentless warring tribes
• Side missions teach you the art of gun slinging, horse riding, and poker
• Use authentic weapons from the time, like Gatling guns and six shooters

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ARJXW4
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 8, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,530 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

From the Manufacturer

Gun is a free-roaming action-adventure game that takes you to a world without laws, where greed, lust and murder are rampant. As Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger, you must straddle the line between good and evil in a showdown against corrupt lawmen, a murderous preacher, renegade army psychopaths, merciless outlaws and relentless warring tribes, while waging war on horseback, collecting bounties and protecting whores. Travel through an action-packed landscape of high mountain wilderness, deserts and bustling territorial towns in an epic story of betrayal, greed and revenge.

Defend the weak against the tyranny of evil men

Expansive free-roaming interactive world
Players traverse on horseback or foot through a living, populated environment that stretches from the snowy mountains of Montana to the plains of Dodge City, Kansas and the deserts of New Mexico where danger is at every turn.

Extensive Variety of Missions
Experience an extensive variety of missions such as: wage war on horseback, hunt for bounties, play poker, protect ladies of the night, hunt buffalo, assault a frontier fort.

Broad Range of Gameplay
Multiple gameplay styles include: strategic gunplay and precision shooting, stealth tactics, and use of explosives. Embark on numerous side mission to master gun slinging and horse riding. Players can unlock secret weapons and upgrade skills and abilities to improve their weapon and equipment performance.

Epic Storyline
Written by Hollywood screenwriter Randall Jahnson (Mask of Zoro, The Doors), Gun's engrossing storyline and plot progression will transport players back in time to the lawless West where they encounter ladies of the night, a murderous preacher, and many other characters.

Experience the Brutality and Gritty Lawlessness of the West
Players battle their way through a harsh, visceral and unforgiving landscape that portrays the West as it really was. They can act as a gunslinger protecting righteousness or seek retribution as they face resistance fighters, local lawmen, renegade soldiers and vengeful Native Americans.

Authentic Weapons
Encounter Authentic gunslingers of the time and utilize a multitude of authentic weapons such as: six shooters, shotguns, Gatling guns, flaming arrows, hatchets, and dynamite.

Product Description

Gun is the story of a man's quest for revenge. When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his gun. Follow along with him as he exacts vengeful justice on those who have wronged him. Seek retribution as you face corrupt lawmen, warring tribes, cold-blooded outlaws, and ruthless renegades.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reaching for perfection. Barely missing., November 11, 2005

By 

J. M Quiggins "Sole_Fish" (Owensboro, Ky. USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: GUN (CD-ROM)

I found this to be quite the opposite experience that the reviewer before me had. While i can agree that some of the textures could have been polished more, i think that ,for the most part, the game is beautiful graphically. Nice fire and smoke particle effects. Nice ragdoll effects on the bad guys.EX. Their bodies 'sway' away from a bullet hitting. You hit them in the right shoulder, then their right shoulder twists back and forces the opponent to stagger. However, the clipping/collision is unusually bad. Some things you can just walk right through. That's a strange weakness for games these days. I thought that issue was cleared up 5 years ago.
Now, onto the plot. It's a bit like an Indiana Jones Movie, except here you DON'T know what the item is your looking for.
At least, not for most of the game. Thick storyline with massive amounts of cutscenes. No troubles installing. No kick-backs to desktop while playing the game. A couple of issues with some of the manual. Not enough explanation in a few areas.

This comes on 3 CD-ROMS and takes up around 2 gig.
Very good vocal acting, and incredible horse-riding effects. You really feel the speed of the horse!
Once you get past the training levels and start seeing the 'actual' game, you'll see the true quality of gameplay.
I think it's very strong, myself, and, Well written!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Generally entertaining, has some flaws., November 28, 2005

By 

Jack-Of-All-Trades (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: GUN (CD-ROM)

Many prospective customers may be a little surprised when they start playing the game, after seeing the impressive advertising promoting it. The television advertising and most of the print advertising for GUN show the cut-scenes between levels. Very little of the actual in-level action is shown. I've not seen better PR for a videogame since the much vaunted BROTHERS IN ARMS.

For those who don't realize it, GUN is mostly a Third-Person Shooter similar to RED DEAD REVOLVER. First-Person Shooter (FPS) fans might be a little disappointed. There are a few FPS scenes scattered throughout the game, but it is mainly of the rail-shooter variety where you quickdraw your pistol and just stand fixed, while you aim & shoot at your enemies.

In comparing GUN to other Wild West themed games, GUN excels in its storyline and general execution of the game. The music soundtrack is very moving, obviously influenced by John Barry's DANCES WITH WOLVES soundtrack. The voice acting is top notch and right up there with the best games on the market currently. It's the voice acting in the cut-scenes that really get the player engrossed in the game. Otherwise, I think many players would find the gameplay rather dull and pointless without it.

For those who have been itching for a Wild West game featuring realistic horseback riding, then GUN is for you. Most Wild West games feature horseback riding in a rail-shooter format, if at all. In GUN, you must master horseback riding skills like jumping, spurring, bearing left and right, skidding, even managing your horse's energy level so as not to exhaust the animal.

Many PC users have complained that GUN suffers from a number of bugs. I've found that simply rebooting one's computer solves these problems in the short-term. Hopefully Activision will offer a patch in the future to address these issues. Until then, I've found the game very playable inspite of its problems. Other players have recommended the console versions of GUN (Xbox, PS2, GC) over the PC version as they are more stable. Whether that is true or not, I don't know.

Some players have complained of rudimentary graphics during gameplay. The default resolution setting for GUN is 800x600, which does make the graphics appear somewhat from the 1990s. If players increase their resolution to at least 1024x768, the graphics improve remarkably. Still, I'd say that graphics during in-level gameplay are more on par with WESTERN OUTLAW than a more refined graphics experience like DEAD MAN's HAND. The cut-scenes, on the other hand, have top notch graphics and acting.

PROS: Indepth horseback riding, superb voice acting in the cut-scenes, excellent music soundtrack.

CONS: Dedicated Third-Person Shooter instead of FPS (some players find this a PRO, not a CON!), somewhat unstable for some PC users, questionable in-level graphics detail.

CONCLUSION: Inspite of its flaws, GUN is still an entertaining game to play. In my opinion it is one of the better Wild West themed games out there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic, July 10, 2007

By 

Andrew Elliott "MohawkADE" (Fort Collins, CO) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: GUN (CD-ROM)

Best Western Game I've ever played... even it's the only one I played, It's still great. Great storyline, fantastic game play, a good mix between third person shooter and RPG. Overall a Great Game!

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