Orphaned by bandits and left for dead on the frontier, Red Harlow grew up with a scar burned into his hand and the lust for revenge burned into his heart. Surviving as a bounty hunter in the rough-and-tumble Old West, Red stays ever watchful for some clue that could lead him to the men who murdered his father and mother -- and then one day, that clue appears. Step into Red's spurred boots, and take up his mission of revenge.

Red Dead Revolver features environments and artistry inspired by the classic spaghetti westerns films, mixed with third-person shooter gameplay similar to that of Max Payne. The gameplay and story proceed linearly through stages, including several levels in which you play as different characters (a British trick shooter, a female rancher, a renegade Mexican general, a stealthy native warrior, and a Buffalo Soldier). Each character has his own signature move: for instance, Red's "Dead-Eye" slows down time and allows you to set up targets for a rapid "fan fire" takedown, while General Diego's flare rifle lets you specify a target for bombardment by Diego's cannons.

Beating each level will earn you reward money (and chaining together many limb shots and multiple kills will earn you bonus money). You can spend your cash on unlockable characters (for the multiplayer game), journal entries that offer backstory and character info, or an array of canonical Old West weaponry, including pistols, rifles, and shotguns of many varieties, as well as knives, molotovs, poison and dynamite.

The game features pistol dueling with certain boss characters, as a mini-game mechanic in which you time your draw to an opportune moment and prepare targets as you raise your gun. There is also a multiplayer game (split-screen only, not networked), which you can play with friends and/or AI bots. Multiplayer incorporates a wide array of powerups, an alternative dueling showdown mode, and two kinds of optional poker sub-games (based on stud or Texas Hold 'Em) that mix some strategy into the action.

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	Red Dead Revolver	PlayStation 2	$45.99
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User Reviews

It’s good, it’s bad but it ain’t ugly	Xbox	Ciarán Lynch (76)
"Killin a man's a hell of a thing"	PlayStation 2	Terrence Bosky (5238)
Pow Pow	Xbox	melquisedeq (8)

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The Press Says

Gamesmania	Xbox	Jun 24, 2004	87 out of 100	87
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Jun, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Jun, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox	Jun 11, 2004	15 out of 20	75
GameSpot	Xbox	May 03, 2004	7.3 out of 10	73
Gaming Target	PlayStation 2	Jun 28, 2004	7.2 out of 10	72
GameCola.net	Xbox	Jan 06, 2006	7.06 out of 10	71
Factornews	PlayStation 2	Jul 04, 2004	7 out of 10	70
FOK!games	Xbox	Jul 04, 2004	64 out of 100	64
Xbox Nation (XBN)	Xbox	Jun, 2004	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

The game was originally developed by Capcom for the PlayStation 2, but cancelled in August 2003. Rockstar bought the game, continued development, and released it in 2004.

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