8.0
"Closing Comments
Gun is a mixed bag, where the good stuff outweighs the bad, but not by much. One the one hand you've got a rich and compelling narrative, a twitch-happy gun mechanic, and a big landscape in which to explore. On the other hand, the controls are loose and a little sloppy, the targeting perimeter around each character is way too big and forgiving, so it's easy to be a bad shooter, and the vast landscape doesn't have much in it. The boss battles are trail-and-error power battles, but theyre fun, and each time you beat a boss a new weapon becomes yours.
You'll love this game for about a day and a half, but the fun doesn't last much more than that. It's a great game if you are blinded by anything that says "Western," or if you are religious about your Neversoft games. Otherwise, it's a great rental that's worth your while, even if that while is a little short."
8.0 Presentation
Standard Tony Hawk-like menus, one helluva story, and some wonky interfaces here and there.
7.0 Graphics
Good wardrobes and leathery faces, but awkward animations and motion capture. A few pretty sections of landscape dull ones.
8.0 Sound
Excellent voice acting and a perfect soundtrack. But do these Apaches sound realistic or like total caricatures?
7.5 Gameplay
Loose controls and a giant bounding box are mostly fixed with QuickDraw and a flick-style targeting control. Lots of meaningless side missions and a few really good story-based ones.
7.5 Lasting Appeal
The game itself is about 10 hours. It's not long, but for an action game that's about par for the course. Thus, lots of side missions are left, but once the story is done, are the worth doing?
8.0
Impressive OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
"Closing Comments
Gun is a mixed bag, where the good stuff outweighs the bad, but not by much. One the one hand you've got a rich and compelling narrative, a twitch-happy gun mechanic, and a big landscape in which to explore. On the other hand, the controls are loose and a little sloppy, the targeting perimeter around each character is way too big and forgiving, so it's easy to be a bad shooter, and the vast landscape doesn't have much in it. The boss battles are trail-and-error power battles, but theyre fun, and each time you beat a boss a new weapon becomes yours.
You'll love this game for about a day and a half, but the fun doesn't last much more than that. It's a great game if you are blinded by anything that says "Western," or if you are religious about your Neversoft games. Otherwise, it's a great rental that's worth your while, even if that while is a little short."
8.0 Presentation
Standard Tony Hawk-like menus, one helluva story, and some wonky interfaces here and there.
7.0 Graphics
Good wardrobes and leathery faces, but awkward animations and motion capture. A few pretty sections of landscape dull ones.
8.0 Sound
Excellent voice acting and a perfect soundtrack. But do these Apaches sound realistic or like total caricatures?
7.5 Gameplay
Loose controls and a giant bounding box are mostly fixed with QuickDraw and a flick-style targeting control. Lots of meaningless side missions and a few really good story-based ones.
7.5 Lasting Appeal
The game itself is about 10 hours. It's not long, but for an action game that's about par for the course. Thus, lots of side missions are left, but once the story is done, are the worth doing?
8.0
Impressive OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)