Call of Juarez Bound in Blood

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 — and woe to any man who tries to stand in their way. 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. Ray and Thomas McCall View larger. Roam the Wild West View larger. The ultimate gunslingers View larger. Synopsis In Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, you’ll join Ray and Thomas McCall on a quest for the Gold of Juarez. Become a true gunslinger, increasing your powers of concentration with each accurate shot until you are able to unleash a variety of deadly shooting modes. Play as either Ray or Thomas, using each brother’s distinctive skills to help you overcome amoral outlaw opponents like a renegade Apache chief, a greedy Mexican bandit and a vindictive colonel. Then take the fight online for intense multiplayer action with unique modes, numerous maps and a variety of classes designed to provide a thrilling Wild West experience. Key Game Features: Roam the Wild West in search of a legendary treasure Unleash the firepower of pistols, heavy-caliber cannons, machine guns and other weapons to kill anyone who dares to stand in your way Increase your powers of concentration with each accurate shot so you can unleash deadly shooting modes when outnumbered, or even deadlier ones when the brothers work together Play as either Ray or Thomas and rely on each brother’s gameplay style, specific abilities and arsenal of weapons to triumph in any fight Explore the untamed West on horses, in canoes or in wagons Take the gunslinging action online to explore modes, maps and classes designed to heighten the Wild West excitement Never Before Seen Western Experience Experience iconic settings full of outlaws in the West before it was tamed. The McCall brothers face a renegade Apache Chief, a greedy Mexican bandit, a vindictive colonel – just a few of the underhanded villains standing in the brothers’ way. Explore the vast natural landscapes of the mythical Wild West and its legendary period on horseback and in wagons and canoes.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Dead Man’s Quick Draw
I am a fan of western video games, but this one has a number of flaws or limitations that make the game more annoying than fun to play. Men and horses that can’t jump. Attacking enemy that cannot be killed though the indicator is red. Poor character interaction. I mean you expect at least a thank you for saving someone’s life. But the biggest flaw of all is the quick draw episodes. You have to used the right directional stick to draw your gun, but there is no rhyme or reason to how you do it. In other words, it is a matter of luck whether you get your gun out of the holster. It has nothing to do with skill. So you may end up drawing on some bad guy twenty times before you get lucky enough to pull your gun from your holster. This is so annoying that it spoils the game. In fact, the first time I wrote this review I was so angry that I gave the game one star. And I will probably be again once I have to get shot 20 times to kill the bad guy. Why the right directional stick was used instead of the more precise buttons, I’ll never know. To be fair there are some fun and challenging shootouts, the natural settings are great if you like the virtual outdoors, and the story-game interaction is okay. But I’m not sure they are worth putting up with the quick draw frustration. But since I own the game I’m stuck with it. If you have nothing else to play, then Call of Juarez will do. A better option might be to replay Red Dead Revolver or Gun or, better yet, Red Faction until something new comes out.

4 Stars Great Shooter, Western Style
Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the game features a decent storyline, good graphics, and a real western shooter (not common in games today). Among all the titles out there, this is definitely worth the purchase and play.

4 Stars A decent western game
For starters its the best western game I have played in a while. Not since these days of red dead revolver had I played a decent western. It has a good campaign, it may be a little short but it offers you the alternative to play with Ray or Thomas. So I suggest to play thru with one (when you can, sometime you are limited to one) then play thru again with the other person. Also you get to buy weapons to fit your style. So if you like to pump out the lead you can buy quickshooters. You also can break out the double barrel shotty and lay some guys to waste when they get up close. As for the multi player its quite fun. Its nice to blast people with six shooters instead of machine guns for a change. After all is said and done, if you are looking for a decent different FPS game to pass the time its worth the money.

5 Stars A Terrific Game! A Must Have For Western Fans
I’ll keep this simple and to the point. I’m an adult gamer who enjoys Western movies. I absolutely LOVE this game. I’m not an advanced player, and still found the game great fun with just the right amount of challenge. Plenty of save points and a Huge number of unique chapters! Stage coaches, chases on horseback, Indians, riverboats, trains, quick draws, it has it all! You’ll be playing for hours and since you have the ability to play as two different main characters, there’s Huge replay value. I’ve played for over 4 days and am only on chapter 4 of 15! I feel like I’m in my own Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western. If I never played another game, I’d be happy with just this one! Interested? Get it now and start having fun!!!

3 Stars Very solid shooter with some minor issues
Call of Juarez: BiB is a great game for anyone who enjoys single-player first person shooters on the 360. It took me about eight hours to play through this game.

The environments looks fantastic and, if not anything else, are a great change of pace from most current FPS games. Most of the voice acting and dialog is pretty good (except for some from the Native American characters and a few lines of laugh-out-loud sexually-oriented dialog). The story is interesting and the McCall brothers are well developed characters (for a video game). Using some of the placed weaponry (canons, Gatling guns) is a lot of fun.

As someone who games quite a bit, I noticed that there are a couple of minor things that hold the game back a bit..

The quick-draw mechanic can be infuriating. Basically, your character stands on-screen for what seems like an eternity while you wait for a bell to ring, at which point you flick the right analog stick and fire, hoping to hit your opponent before he hits you. The main problem with this is that if you screw up, you reload the fight and end up standing there again for what seems like another eternity as you wait for the bell to ring. Another problem (which could easily just be me) is that by the time I got to the second quick-draw, I couldn’t remember what controls to use because I’d been through a good 1.5 hours of additional regular FPS shooting and the game didn’t bother to remind me in any way after I’d managed to lose the draw about ten times in a row.

Another issue is that auto-aim and sticky-aim can be turned on/off, but cannot be set to a specific sensitivity. Further, these settings seem to behave quite differently depending on which playable character is being controlled. I personally prefer to have little or no auto-aim, but it does help on some console shooters. This game either has it on full blast or not at all.

Lastly (and this is an issue in Call of Duty too), the computer players have better throwing AI than the NFL quarterbacks in Madden because they can practically throw dynamite into your lap from twenty to forty yards away without much trouble.

So, I would recommend that you buy this game for PC (if you are a hard-core gamer who prefers no auto-aim), or buy it for 360 once the price comes down to about $35. I have no comments on the multiplayer because I did not try it out and don’t plan to do so with so many high profile FPS games coming out in the next two months.

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