Customer Reviews

GUN

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(19)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Gun for the XBox lets you become Colton White, the 20-something gunslinger who is out to avenge his father while tracking down a mysterious object.

In essence this is an action-RPG with you moving from mission to mission, learning more as you go, gaining skills and new weapons. Most missions involve shooting down waves of bad guys with your rifle or revolvers. There are numerous side missions, from pony-express relays to poker playing and tracking down wanted men.

The game is pretty typical of its genre. Pony express missions involve "go here! No, go there! Wait, go to a third spot!" within a time limit. Hunt-and-find missions abound. The plot is also pretty standard. You start with Colton and his "dad" out tracking some game. "Dad won't last more than one mission," says I. Sure enough, in the very next area he's slain. Life was cheap in the Old West.

The graphics are sort of a mixed bag. On one hand they don't look "stunning" in some parts, at least as high-quality as you've come to expect from recent XBox releases. On the other hand, sometimes when you're riding your horse across the desert and the sun is setting behind rock formations, it is simply *gorgeous*. I also have to comment that the horse movements are really nicely done. The way the horse's muscles move and the various gaits are right on.

The sound is reasonable. The voice acting isn't bad, and beyond that you just get the shot noises from the various guns. It's not in your face, but really it doesn't need to be. Being in the west was about being in a vast landscape with silence around you.

There were a few glitches with the game. If bad guys were up on the second floor of a building, you could often see their shadows *through the floor* to know where they were. Also, the red dots on the mini-map to point out enemies was nice, but it also gave you a sort of xray vision to pinpoint their locations even if you couldn't visually see them.

I know this is a mature title, but I found the excess of blood spurting and obscene language to be a bit much. This was the Old West, and yes, there was blood. It doesn't need to rain across the entire screen. Yes, they were cussers. But the language they used back then would have been different than some of what they say in the game. I'd much rather have had authentic badmouthing than to have them use some of the nasty phrases the game features.

That all being said, I did have a lot of fun playing this, even if at times it felt a bit like I was Link riding all over Hyrule doing my various quests. We'll have to see what Gun for the XBox 360 is like next!

Before this game came out I thought it would be one of the best games of all time. I'm not saying this game is bad, it's just not what I was hopeing for. The gameplay is pretty simple. The levels pretty much just killing whoever the enemy in the area is, moving explosive barrels, tracking a bad guy...those I'm fine with. The story based missions are okay, very well written. The side missions that you do to gain more stats, to me, are stupid. Just the same variation of the same mission over and over. The Pony Express missions pretty much are just picking something up and dropping it off to someone else. The item usually changes, but other than that, just catching a bad guy from a wanted poster.
Graphics aren't bad. The cut scenes are pretty good. Just looks like your normal X-Box game graphics. The controls are easy to learn.
Overall I think the game is pretty fun, but too repetitive. You'd be glad you rented it and didn't buy it, but it's worth the rental just to see if it's your thing.

Gun is a third person shooter for the XBOX. You play a gunslinger out to avenge the death of your father, who was murdered by outlaws. You go From town to town and accomplish missions which propell the story or take a side-quest to earn more money and develope your skills. The best way to describe this game, is Grand Theft Auto meets the old west. You have huge free-roaming levels. First let me get the negatives out of the way. When you travel through towns you will find NPCs (non player characters) walking about, chatting, there is even random crimes taking place. All these are nice touches and add the atmosphere of the gameplay, but the towns feel a bit empty. You will see rivers and lakes in the levels, but you cannot go swimming. Walking to certain areas of the map will be blocked by an invisible barrier; which subtracts from the fantasy. Although the game is free-form, there are a few linear missions, you have to finish through. Negatives aside, GUN this is still excellent and should not discourage you from making a purchase. There has so many fun things to do; you can ride any horse that is not being used, you get an assortment of weapons like, pistols, rifles, shotguns, dynamite and bow with arrows. You can make stealthy kills with a knife and cut people's throats, become a deputy keep the peace in town, be a bounty hunter and bring down outlaws, hunt bears or wolves, do side missions for other characters or just follow the storyline. There are a lot of elements which will remind you of GTA; except of course you're a cowboy instead of a gangster. Shootouts can be bloody at times as you can make headshots and blow people's brains out. Kids should not be playing this; for adults only. Hurting innocent people causes the law to come after you, but killing criminals is loads of fun (no pun intended). GUN can be exciting, or it can also be laid back if you choose to play that way. So if you like old west actions or western movies and wished a good game existed; this is the one for you!

Pros:
+best cowboy game available
+free roaming levels
+excellent story
+excellent voice actors
+excellent level design
+excellent action
+excellent controls
+excellent sound effects
+excellent music
+excellent A.I.
+fun side quests
+weapons can be upgraded
+blood and gore

Cons;
-some towns feel a bit too empty
and needs more people
-some levels are linear
-a few areas have invisible barriers
to prevent you from roaming too much
-you cannot swim.

The overall gaming experience was great. The audio and graphics were excellent. The story line was superb but could have been longer. Some of the shortfalls of the game were as follows: I would have liked to experience more ranching quests with other cowboys riding with you instead of by yourself or with the owner of the ranch. A wagon train quest and a train ride quest would have been excellent. More interaction with the town folks would have given the game more debth as well as interacting with the whores in the saloons. The store where you purchased upgrades should have more diverse products similar to Fable as well as more games in the casinos. Overall, I found the game very entertaining and will enjoy replaying the game often. I hope the sequal will be longer and include some of the scenes that I felt would have made the game more enriching.

Fun. That is the only way to describe Gun. It's opened ended, free-roaming western experience is truly one of a kind. The game perfectly portrays what life was probably like back in the old west. From bloody shootouts in the streets of Dodge City, to stealthily hunting wolves and bears in the plains and mountains, to riding horseback through Indian territory; Gun offers a one of a kind experience that you have to play to believe.

The gameplay is amazing. Gun puts you in the boots of gunslinger Colton White, a tough guy that is seeking revenge on the men who killed his father. Gun has an epic story running throughout the game. Playing as Colton White, you will get to see what life was like in the bloody west. The game offers both thrilling mission objectives as well as easy, but exciting side missions to earn some extra cash. You will easily know where to go to continue on with the main missions as well as be pointed in the direction of side missions. The main missions offer various objectives, with a wide variety ranging anywhere from basic escort missions to prison breaks. The side missions have a huge variety: taking on a role as a deputy sheriff, riding Pony Express, capturing outlaws for rewards, playing poker in the saloon, herding cattle as a ranch hand, even going on hunting trips. The game is insanely easy on the lower difficulties, so I'd recommend a higher difficulty, that way the game will offer a bit of a challenge. While the game does have a shooting gallery feel to it, you won't get bored with Gun due to the free-roaming gameplay and its huge variety in missions.

The graphics look very good overall. The problem is that they are often hit and miss; they will sometimes look absolutely amazing in detail in some areas, but in others they will seem extremely unpolished. For the most part, they look great. Environments look great and are extremely detailed and full of life. Character models and animations are great. Weapons look and sound excellent. Voice-overs are fantastic, really bringing life to the characters. The main highlight (especially for those of us who have ever ridden a horse) are the horse animations. They are amazingly realistic and move flawlessly fluent and are extremely life-like. It is great to watch the dust kick up from your horse's hooves as you run along. Another thing that I want to take note of are the shadows. Take a minute while you are galloping along on your horse and watch the shadow alongside you; it is amazing to watch how fluently it moves along with the horse's movement; and the shadows just aren't good on the horses, they are also extremely well done on human animations as well. Despite the fact that the graphics are hit and miss at times, it is amazing that the developers could put so much meticulous detail into such a large spanning environment, and I therefore rate Gun higher in the graphics department. It is just amazing that the framerate never stutters.

Sound effects are great in the game. From gun shots ringing through the streets to arrows piercing through the air. It is all extremely well done. All the weapons sound awesome. Animal noises also sound great. Voice-overs are fantastic. It is amazing that the developers could find this talented of a group to do voice-overs. Overall, the sound is awesome and really takes advantage of Dolby 5.1 surround sound.

It is too bad that developers couldn't spend some more time making the single-player game longer. The game is really short and should take you anywhere from 10 to 12 hours to finish. The game luckily offers some replayability which does add some extra value to the game. But due to Gun's short length and lack of bonus features, the value level is lower. But I would personally recommend buying this game over just a rental because I think it is a game worthy enough to be added to your collection.

Gun is insanely addicting due to the epic storyline. The game will pull you in and definitely keep you hooked from start to finish. The pure fun of playing through the story and completing side missions will keep you coming back for more, making Gun an amazing game.

I just thought I should throw this in as a warning notice: DO NOT PLAY IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 17. The ESRB notice does not lie on this game. Gun is extremely bloody and violent. It contains strong language that is not suitable for children. I guess you could consider this as being gritty and uncensored. So if you are a parent looking to buy this game for your kid, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

Gun is one of those insanely fun games that is hard to describe. The open-ended, free-roaming style of gameplay is amazing and extremely well done. The epic storyline running through its roots is reason enough to buy this game. With the perfect combination of excellent gameplay, stunning graphics, excellent sound effects, and extremely high tilt level, Gun is truly a one of a kind experience that you must play in order to believe. The only thing now is for you to saddle up and to get ready for the most exciting ride of your life as you play as Colton White through one of the most stunning, thrilling, and emotionally captivating video games of all time.

Gun beats out Red Dead Revolver as best western game. Gun's graphics are very nice, the quick draw feature is intriguing and involves much skill, and the slow motion fighting option (can't remember its name) is also cool. The storyline is entertaining enough, but as other reviews have noted the world overall is small. The ablity to perform side missions is a nice way to increase stats but you will have to sacrifice entertainment to do so, as the side missions get old very quickly. The game itself is very well put together and very much worth the money.

this game has subtle hints of "the good the bad and the ugly" in it. Your character is similar to clint eastwood's "blondie" character in his italian western movies. its a lot of fun to play. like grand theft auto, you don't have to do only missions and there is a free roam. you can buy guns, knives, whiskey... its alot of fun to play. alot of missions ot choose from. the gore is hilarious. BUY IT

Set in the untamed West of the late 1800'2, 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. Along the way you'll wage war on horsback, collect bounties and protect whores. Travel though an action-packed landscape of high mountain wilderness, deserts and bustling territorial towns in an epic story of betrayal, greed and revenge.

Gun is such a good game and it is very addicting. What makes the game so great is the liberation. The game lets you really be free and you feel like you really re a part of the game. The landscapes of the game are like no other. It really is unbelievable when you play in the landscapes. They are built so well to match the time of the 1800's. The landscapes are huge but the game doesnt have that bad problem where you must travel a lot, all the missions are in a certain area until you move to the next area. The landscapes hold mountain ranges, forest and woods, deserts, farms, towns and more. Now you can do whatever you want to do the story missions then do them, if you want to do side missions and other things do them, like i said you're totally free i nthis game. I'll get to the story-line in a minute, the side missions and other stuff you can do in the game are great and it keeps the game worth playing after you did the story-missions.

SIDE MISSIONS:

Pony Express - In these side missions you use your horse to deliver items from place to place in an alloted time.
Ranching - Earn some money and hone your horse riding skills by helping local farmers corral up their livestock.
Bounty Huntng - Catch outlaws dead or alive and bring them to the bounty store and get some money.
Mining - Go hunting for gold, gets you good money.
Poker - Play a game of poker with a bunch of local gamblers at the saloon.
Keep the Peace - Help out the local deputies by stopping trouble before it starts and flushing out the bad guys in each town.
Hunting - Go out into the wilderness and hunt some animals.
Rescue - Rescue hostages from outlaws and take out bandits to keep people safe.

Now if you want to do the story-line missions, they are great. The story line is excellent and keeps oyu wanting to play the game. You are a gunslinger, Colton White, and you go hunting with your father one day. Both of you come across a ship and you board it. Just then the ship gets attacked by an indian tribe and you start fighting them off with your father. Your father tells you to get off the boat. You tell him no and he tells you he really isn't your father and he pushes you off. The ship blows up and your so called father dies. Before he pushed you off he told you to go to dodge city and ask for Jenny. Now you are on your own in an adventure for revenge and searching for answers on who you really are. The story line is great as you go on through the game but the only problem is that its way too short. You can easily beat the game in one night without the side missions, especially since it is addicting. Throughout the story there are a lot of fun duels with gunslingers and what not. You can get plenty of guns like pistols, rifles, shotguns, melee, grenades, bows, and sharpshooters. You can also use quickdraw where you slow down time letting oyu be able to shoot many enemies.

This game is so good and i highly recommend you buy it, if not rent it. If you think you are going to be doing the side missions then buy the game, but if you didnt like what i told oyu about the side missions and you just want it for the amazing story then just rent it because it is incredible short. Gun is rated M for Mature: Blood and gore, intense violence, sexual themes, strong language, use of alcohol.

This was a great game but it was too short. You start off as Colton White, hunting wild game with your father Ned as part of a tutorial (throughout the rest of the game there is a tutorial to guide you along). You board a steam ship to take care of some business when its ambushed and your dad pushes you overboard saving your life but not before telling you "I ain't your father". He also tells you to go to the Alhambra in Dodge city. From then on the main storyline is to avenge your father, find out what those guys on the steamboat were after, and ultimately who you really are. But there are also side missions like pony express, hunting wild game, bounty hunting, deputy missions, ranch hand etc

Throughout the game the side missions help to boost your stats like your horse riding skills or quick draw as well as to earn cash so you can buy weapons and abilities upgrades. Quickdraw is very useful it allows you to slow down time and pick off enemies one by one until the meter runs out. You can extend the meter by getting upgrades.

I found my horse to be a useful weapon also. Trample your enemies or break down doors with your horse. They are more than just transportation! But be warned as your enemies will try to shoot your horse to bring you down, making you an easier target. It's also useful to do the same to your enemy, especially in bounty hunting missions where you want to take them down but bring them in alive for more cash. The graphics were nice and theres lots of wide open spaces to ride your horse. But while roaming the wild west you might randomly be attacked by some bandits.

The voice acting was good also, there was Kris Kristofferson and literally the voice of Chucky (Reverend Reed). The characters also speak in old west slang (how often have you been asked in real life if you have true grit?) but not so much so that you don't understand what they mean.

I did find some of the missions to be too easy or short so I recommend playing the game on the hard level. Also, There was lots of open space to ride my horse and not enough towns, camps, ruins, etc to explore. I was also disappointed with the AI interaction. I expected townsfolk to speak etc when my character rode or walked past but the most I got was they rolled out of the way of my oncoming horse. The townsfolk do interact with eachother however. You may wander across a shoot out but if you join in you end up testing the town's patience. And when the town's patience runs out a posse gathers and we all know what happenes when the posse comes to town...

The one major flaw I had with the game was its length. It was over too soon. There were lots of side missions and not enough missions for the main story line. It is important to not ignore the side missions, because although some are just for fun (like playing poker)they are actually the main filler of the game as well as good for improving your stats and earning money for upgrades. After you finish the main story line you get a few new weapons and you're free to roam from town to town and do whatever you want. So if you didn't finish all side missions like mining gold, then go ahead.

Gun is a great game. In fact, it's one of my favorite 3rd person shooter/action games ever. The story is great and the characters are believable. The gameplay is exciting and the controls are surprisingly easy to get the hang of. The environment, one expansive lever with different areas (much like GTA), is teriffic.

Pretty much the only drawback to this game is it's brevity. After about 5 hours, you're done with the story and you've beaten the game. This isn't how it's supposed to be, however. Neversoft has packed the game full of side missions that are fun and expand on the character and his skills. Unfortunately, this isn't really emphasized during the story and therefore the average gamer will skip over these in favor of continuing the story, especially since the story is so great. So once the story is completed, you are left to roam the environment freely and complete these missions. It's not as bad as it sounds, really. The missions include, hunting missions, ranchhand missions, pony express missions, poker tournaments, and even more. And let's not forget the ability to just run around starting gunfights in the cities. That too is a great way to waste time.

I'd say this game is a rental. It doesn't seem to me as if the gameplay could be exciting past a week of continual play and definitely no more than a month. Still, it is a great game and without a doubt, worth playing.