Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a brutal Western action game with small role-playing elements. The game was developed by the Polish studio Techland, and published by Ubisoft. The plot is presented as a story by Silas Greaves, who sits in a provincial Kansas tavern at the beginning of the twentieth century. He drinks, smokes his pipe and remembers the past. The narrator is not always honest, and this affects what the player sees. Shootings take place in first person, and duels require patience and precise timing. For hits they give experience, which is spent on skills. There are many enemies, and shelters quickly turn into a sieve. Between chapters there are separate challenges and a duel mode. The design follows the posters of that era. The plot keeps your attention until the end. Skirmishes alternate with duels, where the exact moment decides. Experience is spent on the skills of the three branches. Test mode tests accuracy and speed. The narrator sometimes gets confused in details. The design repeats the posters of the era. Duels require patience and precise timing. The tests test accuracy and speed. Shootings take place in first person. The scenes are retold by the hero himself. Accurate hits to the head give bonuses. Weapons are divided into revolvers, rifles and shotguns. Duels involve concentration and dodging. The chapters end with conversations about the past. Concentration slows down time around you. A miss in a duel costs your life. The chapters are short but dense. Bonuses are given for a series of accurate shots. The difficulty is selected before the start of the chapter. Anyone who loves Westerns will love this game.