The game offers a wide selection of shotguns, rifles, thrown weapons, and, of course, revolvers. Guns can be purchased at stores and are chosen before each mission.
For example, Jack Swift can quickly empty his guns on a single target and Buffalo Soldier can impale men with a flare from a rifle. Each individual character has a unique ability which can be activated after so many kills or a certain amount of time. Goods range from general store items, which unlock extras, to guns and multiplayer characters. The game allows the purchase of goods at local town stores. The game reproduces a "grainy film" effect and uses music from many different Spaghetti Western soundtracks. The lead character appears to be an amalgamation of various Western Clint Eastwood-inspired characters from assorted movies, particularly the Man with No Name character, with whom he shares many similar traits. Changing from a supernatural American western to a Spaghetti Western allowed the developers to add more blood and over-the-top characters. In 2002, Rockstar Games purchased the game and expanded on it. The game's development stalled when it was dropped by Capcom.
It was originally released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox home consoles on May 4, 2004, and was re-released as a PS2 Classic for the PlayStation 3 on December 19, 2012, and the PlayStation 4 on October 11, 2016, alongside a trophy list. Despite the lukewarm reception, Revolver was used as an inspiration for a spiritual successor, 2010's Red Dead Redemption, and became the first installment of the Red Dead series. Red Dead Revolver was released to mixed reviews, gaining praise for its western aesthetics, uniqueness among the third-person shooter genre and story, but criticism towards its outdated gameplay elements, repetitive action, and difficult learning curve. The gameplay involves arcade-like elements and shooting mechanics, alongside a multiplayer mode called Showdown Mode. Set in the 1880s, it follows the story of Red Harlow, a bounty hunter on a quest to avenge the deaths of his parents.
Originally a concept developed by Japanese game company Capcom, Revolver was eventually picked up by Rockstar Games. Red Dead Revolver is a 2004 western-themed third-person shooter video game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.
Punctuated with dark humor and filled with the elements that make the Wild West so compelling, Red Dead Revolver's story is told through full motion cutscenes and breathtaking in-game visuals. Ride down outlaws on horseback, fight bloody duels aboard trains, command stagecoaches and more in your quest for justice. The addictively fun, innovative combat scheme rewards accurate and ruthless elimination of backwater lowlifes.
The three modes included basically two deathmatches and a one on one match called High Noon.A blazing arcade-style third person game fueled by precision gunplay, Red Dead Revolver is a classic tale of vengeance on the untamed frontier. Also it would have been nice to see more multiplayer variety. There's a way to take on other players on the same console in a sort of death match, but the modes could be so much more fun if online or system link was supported. The single player experience is a fun and solid game unfortunately the same can't be said for multiplayer.
If you miss, you'll likely die.Īfter you complete a level you get bounty, which can be used to repair and upgrade weapons or buy new ones as you wander the town. Some of the best parts of the game involve one on one duels built around an interesting game mechanic that slows down time for a few seconds to allow you to draw, aim and fire. The variety is nice, but it does take away from your ability to really relate to Red as the central character ' especially since some of these characters are actually Red's enemies. Throughout the game you will take on the roll of a variety of characters from Red, the main cowboy, to a female farmer to a general in the Mexican army.