Games

Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

Techland

2009•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalshistoricalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: a fast shooter, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

78 / 100

214 ratings

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About This Game

In the remote and deadly Wild West, the outlaw McCall brothers are on a quest for the legendary Gold of Juarez. In their journey across a vast landscape, these lawless gunslingers will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. Arm yourself with pistols, cannons, machine guns and more as you strike out on a mission with two fearless compatriots whose bonds of blood are only strengthened by the blood they spill together.

Summary: IGDB

Story

THE OLD WEST, 1864. In order to save their family, the McCall brothers will kill anyone who stands between them and the legendary Gold of Juarez. But when the allure of women and money tests their bond as brothers, will the blood they share prove to be thicker?

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsHistoricalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

WesternBloodyDeathHorseRun and gunChickenGangsAction-adventure

Where to play

Details

Developer: Techland
Publishers: Techland, Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 30 June 2009
Series: Call Of Juarez
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 14h rushed, 12h normally, 15h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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