The Wild West is a genre that seems ripe for a great video game. Lawless towns, outlaws, bandit gangs, shootouts at high noon, gambling, the gold rush, and fierce Native Americans are just some of the elements that should make a terrific backdrop.
To date, unfortunately, no game has really done justice to this classic American theme (although Law of the West was good for some laughs). Earlier this year, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was promoted as the greatest Western-themed video game to date. The presentation of the Wild West elements was a great step in the right direction, and the game captured the gritty nature of the period, but many complained that the game’s single-player campaign was repetitive, too linear, and short.
Enter Rockstar Games and its attempt to take the Red Dead Revolver series to the next level. Check out the trailer below showing the gameplay for Red Dead Redemption.
What do you think of the potential open-world gameplay in Red Dead Redemption? Do you think it will be the videogame equivalent of Unforgiven, Tombstone, or (gulp) The Wild Wild West?
Red Dead Redemption releases for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 27, 2010.
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I’m actually excited for this one.
As you say, we really need a solid Western shooter.
That looks pretty cool to me. Is it like Oblivion in the Wild West?