Dead Man's Hand
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Atari Europe S.A.S.U.

Developed by

Human Head Studios, Inc.

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	Critic Score	User Score
Windows	64	3.1

Xbox	63	...

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Description

The Mexican gunslinger El Tejon once joined the dreaded Nine gang, hoping to become rich and famous. However, as he became disillusioned with the gang's murderous ways and distanced himself from it, he turned into a liability to the criminals. The gang's leader shot him and left him for dead; barely surviving, El Tejon was imprisoned by the authorities. In the prison, he meets a member of a revolutionary movement, and becomes determined to regain his freedom and exact revenge upon those who betrayed him.

Dead Man's Hand is a first-person 3D shooter set in the Wild West. The protagonist is armed with a fairly standard arsenal, which includes pistols, rifles, shotguns, TNT, bombs, etc. The game rewards the player for precise shooting and creative ways of killing enemies (e.g. by shooting a rock that drops on them): as the player practices these activities, the protagonist's "trick meter" is being gradually refilled. A full trick meter allows secondary shooting mode, unique for each weapon. Between levels the player can compete in poker to increase the protagonist's health and ammunition.

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Dead Man's Hand Windows Missions are selected on a large map of the west.

Dead Man's Hand Windows One strategy that works is to count shots then charge an enemy while he is reloading.

Dead Man's Hand Windows It's a western, there has to be a train top battle.

Dead Man's Hand Windows Cinematics are rendered with the game engine but in the style of an old movie.

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Alternate Titles

"荒野大镖客" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Дикий Запад: Игра со смертью" -- Russian spelling

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I Really Tried To Like This Game.	Windows	null-geodesic (243)
Brief entertainment for the restless.	Windows	Joakim Kihlman (275)

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Critic Reviews

Diehard GameFan	Xbox	Mar 18, 2004	7.4 out of 10	74
Thunderbolt Games	Windows	Jun 14, 2005	7 out of 10	70
GameZone	Xbox	Apr 19, 2004	6.8 out of 10	68
Withingames	Windows	Apr 09, 2004	3 out of 5	60
Deaf Gamers	Windows	2005	3 out of 5	60
GameSpot	Xbox	Mar 08, 2004	6 out of 10	60
Deeko	Xbox	2004	5.5 out of 10	55
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Apr 02, 2004	11 out of 20	55
Jolt (UK)	Xbox	May 11, 2004	4.3 out of 10	43
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Xbox	Jul 06, 2004	4 out of 10	40