THE GOOD:-amazing lighting effects
-great dueling mini-game
-authentic western guns
-upgrade-able weapons
-a bullet-time mode; Deadeye
THE BAD:
-Too much like Max Payne
SUMMARY:
Quite simply, I love this game. It has a good plot and some fun levels. It doesn't break any boundries of the gaming world, though, so innovation is lacking. But the upgrade-able weapons system is simplistic and far more useful than it seems. Also a nice little feature is the unlockable Journal Pages. Go ahead and guess what those are. You'll never g... wait, what? Aww man, that IS what their for! I'll give you the money on Monday.
The only real promblem I have with this game is that it is far too much like another game by Rockstar. Yes, the one I put in the title. Mmmyep. Slap some old boots and leather on my good friend Mr. Payne, plop him in the old west, and BAM! Nobody would tell the difference. Still...