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Red Dead Revolver

(2004, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated M, Play it on: PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Not for kids, but mature players may enjoy.

Why We Rated This not for kids

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    The game may pique players' interest about the real Old West but it still falls into several romantic notions.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The game does introduce several characters from diverse backgrounds not often represented in tales of the old west.
  • Violence:

    In keeping with the Red's main mission in the game is to hunt down and kill another person. Along the way he finds a way to destroy everything else in his path. Bullet holes gush blood and victim's cry in desperation.
  • Sex:

    A saloon scene has women behind close doors making suggestive remarks, but nothing too blatant.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    By purchasing alcohol and tobacco, players get clues to help solve the missions.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Red Dead Revolver was written by Matthew Pavao

Parents need to know that this is a role-playing game in which you become a bounty hunter in the Old West. It's particularly violent, thus the "M" rating. The star rating given this game is based on quality of gameplay within this genre and not an endorsement of the violence in the game.

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What’s the Story?

From the makers of the Grand Theft Auto series comes RED DEAD REVOLVER, set in the Wild West. The story focuses on Red, a bounty hunter who has sworn revenge on the man who murdered his parents. To complete his quest, Red, travels through several familiar western settings, gets into gunfights, overcomes an out-of-control locomotive on horseback, and wins a no-holds-barred saloon brawl.

You can play as several different characters, completing missions as all of the friendly characters that Red meets, as well as a few villains. Annie Stokes is a single woman who, instead of working at the saloon, is very handy with a shotgun and owns and operates her own cattle ranch. Red also meets up with a buffalo soldier who becomes invaluable to his quest, and a Native American who instead of being cast as an enemy is one of Red's only real friends.

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Is It Any Good?

Gameplay is often clumsy and hard to deal with. Players rely mostly on manually aiming Red's pistols with the left and right analog sticks. Red does have Dead Eye mode, but this feature is limited to only a few uses per battle, and is rarely effective. There are some creative touches, though: Unusual characters break genre stereotypes.

The game merges the kitschy charm of a spaghetti western with the characteristically violent adult realism for which Rockstar games have become famous. Blood streams from gunshot wounds, and dying characters let out cries of desperation. While the violence in the game prevents it from being appropriate for kids, mature players may enjoy the unique takes on the Old West.

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Publisher’s Details

Released on 5/3/2004, price $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0

    Its not to good! but not to bad!

    This game is rated M for 4 resons the sex,language,violence and substances.... the game is made for 17+ but i say maby if your 14,15,16 you can play it.... ill give you a bit more info on the games matureness.. ill start with the worst then go down to least worst 1 violence= theres blood and gore the gore is pretty limited pepole get there body parts blown off you can see bluet holes in pepole you can set pepole on fire cut then open and blow them up sometimes you see arrows in pepoles bodys.2 sex = it has partial nude girls= many girls are dressed sexualy showing half of there full breast and wereing skirts etc. and in one scene you go to a bar and you have a huge bar fite and in 1 room of the hotel/bar there is a girl bathing her breast are slitley visible her legs and hips are also pretty visible her butt and p-s-y are not visible.3 language is mild including dam and s--t it is not comon toe.4 substances alchool and cigarets are buyable. in other words older teens!!!!!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0

    REVIEW # 1

    ok. I am 20 years old. I think this game is for 7 year olds. Not bad at all. There is no language. There is tiny amounts of blood. There is also some violence. I think this is a kids game.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    its good game teens should be abls to play

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    DUMB GAME!

    this game has way to much blood and gore not appropriot language and themes.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Great game!! Awesome extra features such as Showdowns and Slow Motion!

    This game is great! The violence is bad, but it is not gory. Blood doesn't ooze out or anything, there is just a red puff. In Showdowns, though, it gets kind of nasty. You hear the bullet enter, making a gross sound, and then blood (fake looking) shoots out all around the entry point. then, in slow-motion the blood and the body falls to the ground. The blood disappears when it hits the ground. There is never any blood stains, and the body disappears s well after a while. Alchohol can be bought in saloons. Educational content is interesting as well. 4 Stars.

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