Gun (2005) (VG)

Writer:

Randall Jahnson (writer)

Release Date:

8 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Tagline:

Experience The Brutality Greed And Lust That Was The West.

Plot:

Gun takes gamers to the untamed West of the late-1800s where greed, lust and murder are rampant.

Plot Keywords:

Lust | Steamboat | West | Murder | Greed

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	Colton White (voice)
Kris Kristofferson	...	Ned White (voice)
Lance Henriksen	...	Thomas MacGruder (voice)
Brad Dourif	...	Reverend Josiah Reed (voice)
Ron Perlman	...	Mayor Hoodoo Brown (voice)
Tom Skerritt	...	Clay Allison (voice)
Eric Schweig	...	Many Wounds / Fights-At-Dawn (voice)
Jay Tavare	...	Stone Hand / Native American 2 (voice)
Myrton Running Wolf	...	Native American 1 (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Jenny (voice)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Soapy Jennings (voice)
Jim Connor	...	Campbell (voice)
Marc Graue	...	Hollister / Additional Voices (voice)
Bryce Johnson	...	Port / Additional Voices (voice)
Frank Collison	...	Honest Tom / Additional Voices (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

French | German | Italian | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:M | UK:18 | New Zealand:R16

Company:

Neversoft Entertainment

Trivia:

The game features a number of characters whose names are taken from real-life Old West figures, including Clay Allison, Jose Chavez y Chavez, "Hoodoo" Brown, Dave Rudabaugh, John Joshua (J.J.) Webb, and Luke Short as well as Major Thomas Magruder who may have been based off of John Bankhead Magruder.

Goofs:

Continuity: On the bridge cut scene when Pat Denton and Cole are ambushed by Quick killer, Cole draws his pistol but when he walk past the camera it still shows it in the holster.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Colton White: [voice-over] Montana, 1880. My name is Colton White. My father and I hunt game for the riverboats coming up the Missouri. It's not a bad living, if you can stand getting kicked awake every dawn.

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Great game, if not a little short.

This is one of the finest and most entertaining Old West games out there. From fighting off Apaches to dispensing justice vigilante style, this game succeeds in providing all the joy one would expect in this kind of game. The graphics are decent, the fights are wicked fun, the voice acting is top-notch quality, and the storyline is unpredictable and exciting. The only drawback I can think of is the game's length. Yes, the side missions give the game more depth and longevity, but it seems you've only just got started when you beat this game. Consider a game like GTA:San Andreas. That game went on for hours. Side quests, hidden quests, and a very lengthy main quest made that game enjoyable and very replayable. Gun got it right, just not enough of it. Overall though, Gun was fantastic and a great buy. Perhaps better to rent, but great nonetheless.