Customer Reviews

Gun

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(27)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Neversoft, the developers who brought the world Tony Hawk Pro Skater(and related) have FINALLY decided to bring the world a new Western genre game. I'm a fan of the Western Genre, but it's seriously lacking on all current systems. With the only other western game being Red Dead Revolver, Gun has no oppistion. Neversoft took a gamble on a completly different genre than the one they're used to, and, while they didn't lose, they really only broke even.

The game is solid. The gameplay, the story line, the voice acting and the charectors are all well designed. The only thing that suffers is the graphics, which, while not being bad, they aren't great. But the game suffers little from glitches, so what it lacks in beauty, it makes up for in seam-less play.

The game follows Colton, a leather faced, ornery looking man, who oozes cool like a fat guy with the runs. Colton gets in deep trouble, loses his father and has to hunt down a one eyed villian by the name of Magruder. The story is VERY good and you won't know where the storyline is taking you until the end. You actually WANT to know what is going to happen, a rare thing these days.

The game itself takes place in the old west. Now, the map isn't huge. Infact, it's a little smaller than GTA3's Liberty City, but the terrain and things to see and do make up for it. The side missions are fun, but there aren't many of them, and once you max out your stats, there's nothing to do, except start again.

But you can do things like hunt down wanted felons, taking them Dead or Alive of course. You can run for the Pony Express, be a deputy and clear out the lawless out of town, or, my favorites look for gold or hunt the great beasts. Looking for gold is fun, not to mention it makes you rich, and hunting is challenging and takes practice.

But these things end quickly, and when you finish the game, you'll wish there was more to do and more to buy.

The game is still solid and extremly fun. Using QuickDraw to kill your opponents is not only fun, it's essential and it's the only way you can kill a whole army of enemys in 5 seconds. Every feature in the game is fun and usefull, which is ALSO very rare these days, as most developers like to cram as many useless features into games as possible.

This game may be short, but if it takes off, it may inspire other developers to drop their Plasma Cannon's in favor of a revolver.

Gun is one of those games that you just have to play to believe. Despite some lofty promises that it doesn't fully deliver, Gun is the best western video game to come out in years (and certainly better than Red Dead Revolver) and features some of the grittiest and grisliest action you'll encounter in a video game that doesn't come from Rockstar. You play as Colton White; a tough hombre who's looking to avenge the death of his father. Throughout the game's story, you'll meet a deranged preacher, a kindly prostitute, an insane Civil War veteran, and the railroad mogul behind the devious plot. In between all that, you'll be able to go on side missions, ranging from playing Texas Hold 'Em poker to earn some cash to picking up bounties and acting as a law man to max out your stats. You'll fight Apaches, thugs, and killers along the way as well, but the main problem with Gun is that it's too short. Side missions and all, it won't take you long to beat the game, which is a big disappointment. Not to mention that the gameplay elements can appear really linear at times, throwing out the notion that Gun could be GTA with a horse. The storyline is entertaining enough, but the violence and language can be a little too over the top at times. Despite all that, Gun is still a great game thanks to the atmosphere, excellent music, solid graphics (mostly), and the great team of voice actors which include Tom Jane as Colton, along with Lance Henriksen, Brad Dourif, Ron "Hellboy" Perlman, Tom Skeritt, and Kris Kristofferson as well.

Gun is not a huge game, it's not a very unique game, and it's not really that noteworthy. It is, however, very fun. Like most people, I had no idea what this game was, because the only thing commercials showed were the cut scenes. I wondered why were they hiding the game play? I don't care about some Hollywood reject making his pixelated story, I want to play.

So, I gave it a chance by renting it, and it was pretty darn good. You're in western area, reminiscent of HBO's Deadwood. You travel town by town, participating in gun and horse fights with Native Americans and Cowboys alike. You also have side missions, like the Pony express, hunting a wanted criminal, playing poker, or stopping crime. The game play is neither frustrating, unintuitive, nor gimmicky. It's basically a third person shooter where you can also ride on a horse.

Despite my hatred of cut-scenes, the videos in this game provide the perfect compliment. Neither too long or too "artsy", they give proper reason and explanation as to what mission you are on.

The main complaint I hear from people is that it's not very long. Technically, that's not quite right. There is not much repetition. So, while the game only takes 10 hours for the story missions to be completed, about 8 hours is original gameplay. Most 15 hour games only really have 7-8 hours of original gameplay. Gun is actually nice enough to not let you repeat the same stuff over and over again.

If you want a fun game to play, then this is really the best choice out there.

Pros:
Fun gameplay
FMV and gameplay mixed in well

Cons:
Not very original
Not much to explore

Difficulty: Low (easy level).

Frustration Level: Low

Hours to Complete: 12 hours (including some side missions)

Up until this game came out I thought it would be one of the best games this fall. Although it's not bad, it's just not what I was expecting. The gameplay is fairly simple. The missions pretty much just entail shooting whoever the bad guy in the area is, moving barrels, following a train...those I'm fine with. The story based missions are great in my opinion...very well written. The side missions that you do to boost your stats, to me, are a waste of time. Just the same variation of the same mission over and over. For instance, 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, nothing special.

Graphics aren't bad. The cut scenes I was impressed with. Just looks like your normal PS2 game graphics. The controls are easy to learn. No big deal there.

Overall I think the game is okay, but too repetitive for my taste. I'm glad I rented it and didn't buy it, but it's worth the rental just to see if it's your thing.

Not a bad game. The world itself is beautiful, often times finding myself in awe as I rode on horseback (which is extremely realistic) and gazed into the western sunsets... The fighting is very good and fastpaced. Enemies are intelligent.

I did not like the mission-style gameplay. I prefer open-ended RPG's... However, the missions were immersive and had different objectives.

Easy learning curve, but not for children.

Again, biggest plus about Gun was the voice-acting, story, and world. However, it's extremely short for a game, and needed more of an open-ended feel. You literally need to stop and at the top of the screen it says, "Continue "here" and talk to "bob"", completely ignore the message and continue to explore if you want to see anything other than where the missions take you.

Just wish there was more advancement, but all in all, good game. Just not fantastic, would recommend to anyone as there are some very fun and exciting missions!

I friends love Western themed games.

I must say this got me glued to the PS2.
It is not fair to say it is better than Red Dead Revolver.
RDR had a lot of features that GUN did not. Eg: The slow motion gun showdown.

OK as for GUN, The only two Cons are that is short. Two It is relatively easy. But please note there are:
1. Variety of missions.
2. Variety of cool weapons.
3. Interesting Game story.

I only more games of that genre come out, It seems to be popular.

Thanks,
Nawaf

Overall gameplay for this game is good. Aiming/shooting reticles are clear and precise. Physics are pretty good. (being thrown against the wall, or up into the air when you get hit with a sticck of dynamite is really cool, even though you are dead) the realism for the guns is pretty good, except for the final gun which you get for beating the game...a shotgun that shoots 500 yards? I dont think so. Horse physics are great and make the only source of transportation in the game much much better. Being able to shoot defensless animals (including, but not limited to: Dogs, horses, buffalo, cows, pigs, and birds) and also random people is pretty cool, too.

The world in which you are playing could be much bigger. There could be more things to see and do...it is the old west afterall...where is the OK corral, etc?

Basically, if you are looking for a GTA of the west, this is not it. Rent it, or buy it cheap.

This was one of the first games that I had played on the PS2. I have had alot of fun with it! There are a lot of possibilites, and you can really have alot of fun with it. The horses are cool, and with realistic moments. The guns are neat-o. And you are not restricted to ONE area of game play very often. You can go and wonder around... Thats fun!

Note to players, be sure to do ALL SIDE MISSIONS possible! (Wanted posters, etc...) Very important!

The only thing that I don't really like is the swearing. There isn't a whole lot of swearing, but enough to make one roll their eyes. But that is the era that it is based in.

Overall, this is a fun game worth the money!

This is perhaps the best western themed game I've ever played. The horseback riding is extremely well done; I was expecting the horseback riding to have a tacked-on feel but it really was executed in a very playable manner. The list of things I liked is pretty long; how the controls were done for the gun fights, how the missions were set up, how the action flowed, the scenary, etc. Like others have said, this game is short compared to the big epic games like Final Fantasy X or GTA (it took me about 15-20 hours to finish all the missions) but I didn't feel cheated. The game delivered enough fun that I felt I got my moneys worth. The one complaint I have with this game, which is minor in light of all the other stuff that was done so well, is that the big story arc mission was out of place. I don't want to spoil the big story arc so I can't go into details, but it felt like it should be in a different game. Everything else was western action in the theme of "Deadwood" or "Unforgiven", but the big story arc felt more like "Raiders of the Lost Arc" - it wasn't bad, it just didn't fit.

A must have game!!! Although its too short, money is worth it. The game is western-themed action adventure. You can complete the game in no time or you can take your time by playing pokers, chasing bandits, and so on.