Gunman Chronicles (Windows)

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Description

You are the leader of the Gunmen, the only few sources of law on the frontier. Five years ago the Xenome came, and the Gunmen only prevailed when the General sacrificed himself in a suicide attack.

The Xenome are back, bigger and deadlier than ever. Who is behind the Xenome infestation? Will you live long enough to find out?

Gunman Chronicles is a fully-fleshed out version of a Total Conversion what was for Quake, then Quake II, and finally Half-Life. It is a first-person shooter with lots of weapons and some rather creative level design and atmosphere.

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Alternate Titles

• "战栗抢手" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: GoldSrc
• Animals: Dinosaurs
• Commercial mods

User Reviews

Better than you think, but only at a certain price.	Trixter (9125)
A total conversion of Half-Life gone retail.	Radoslaw Koncewicz (7)
Quite fun, actually!	Tomer Gabel (4645)
Why does everybody hate this so much just because it has gone retail?	Goteki45 (354)

Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	Feb, 2001	8.25 out of 10	82
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Dec 11, 2000	8 out of 10	80
Game Over Online	Jan 07, 2000	79 out of 100	79
Shooterplanet	Aug 19, 2004	70 out of 100	70
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Nov 27, 2000	70 out of 100	70
Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec 29, 2000	70 out of 100	70
ActionTrip	Dec 05, 2000	69 out of 100	69
Computer Bild Spiele	Jan, 2001	2.53 out of 6	69
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 15, 2000	13 out of 20	65
Just Games Retro	Jul 21, 2011		50

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Trivia

Development

Gunman Chronicles was originally a Half-Life modification named Gunman, and a Quake II total conversion before that, and a Quake total conversion before that. The game's designers hail from all over the world. Most of them have never met each other before, but they still managed to make the game.

German version

In the German version there are a number of changes:

• All humans were replaced with robots
• All blood was coloured green
• Killed civilians don't die but sit on the ground

Steam

The game is usually a standalone installation, but can also be played via Steam with a downloadable patch, which is around 59 megs in size. You have to use and own a legitimate copy of the game, of course.

Information also contributed by Foxhack and jeremy strope.

Related Web Sites

• Gunman Chronicles (official website)
• Gaming History : Gunman Chronicles – "Best. Guns. Ever." (A video discussing the game's weapons.)
• Gunman Chronicles To Steam Patch (A fan patch to play the game as a Half-Life mod on Steam. This avoids some compatibility issues.)
• Gunman Chronicles Walkthrough at 3dactionplanet (A walkthrough for Gunman Chronicles.)