Red Dead Revolver

Description

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.

Part of the Following Groups

• PlayStation 2 greatest hits releases
• Westerns

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User Reviews

"Killin a man's a hell of a thing"	PlayStation 2	Terrence Bosky (5237)
It’s good, it’s bad but it ain’t ugly	Xbox	Ciarán Lynch (77)

The Press Says

GamePro	PlayStation 2	May 27, 2004	4.5 out of 5	90
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Jun, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Informer Magazine	Xbox	Jun, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Jun, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Jolt (UK)	PlayStation 2	Jun 11, 2004	7.9 out of 10	79
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox	Jun 11, 2004	15 out of 20	75
Next Level Gaming	PlayStation 2	May 16, 2004	73 out of 100	73
Gaming Target	PlayStation 2	Jun 28, 2004	7.2 out of 10	72
IGN	PlayStation 2	Apr 30, 2004	7 out of 10	70
GameSpy	PlayStation 2	May 02, 2004		40

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Trivia

General Diego likes to quote the gangster movie Scarface while firing a Gatling gun.

"Say hello to my little friend!"