You might have heard of the game released by Ubisoft. You might've not. I certainly had not until I overheard some of people talking about it. I quickly joined in the conversation and what they told me quickly intrigued me. I decided that I had to play it.
The first thing to note about the game, is the beginning. It starts off with a cut scene of two people pointing guns at each other. Those people you find out later in the game are in fact two brothers. The two brothers are Ray and Thomas McCall
The game is based in America during the American Civil War. The two brothers start off on a mission to find out if their home has been destroyed. From finding their partly destroyed house they set on a mission to run away from the army ( after they deserted to go home), and kill the people who caused their mother to die.
They run to Mexico with their little brother, William, tagging along. William is a reverend at the time, and believes that his duty is to turn his brothers away from their evil deeds "towards the light".
After getting kicked out of a town for killing the sheriff, the three brothers spot a beautiful woman, Marisa, who is been harassed by some cowboys. The brothers rescue her only to find out that she is married to Juan 'Juarez' Mendoza. Juarez then tells them about the mythical Lost Treasure of Cortez. They agree to help him out for a share of the treasure.
Call of Juarez is a typical gangster cowboy game, except that you can choose between either of the two brothers (Ray and Thomas) to play with. Each are better with a certain weapon, and only Ray can wield double pistols, except when both brothers work together to eliminate a room full of people. The storyline, although short (took me about 7 hours to complete) is very gripping. It consists of many gunfights, horse races, fighting against natives, and puzzle solving. From the moment I started playing the game I knew that I would get addicted. Also, unlike most other games where you have a chance to free roam and explore the countryside, this game is actually fun with realistic side challenges that only add to the plot.
Need to know:
Graphics - are reasonably good, although some of the cut scenes look a bit rough overall the graphics are good.
Multiplayer - The multiplayer is fun, it consists of mostly team based modes.
Keys - Not complicated at all, the main thing that you use when playing is your mouse.
Original - Yes, although it is quite similar to most gun games, except for the fact that it auto aims slightly. This is not a bad thing, as the guns don't do much damage.
Similar to - Gun
Overall game play - The game is extremely fun, although lacking somewhat in AI. The graphics could have been a bit better, but overall the game was extremely fun.
Gamespot rating : 7.5
IGN rating: 7.7
My rating: 79%
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