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Parents' Guide to

Gun

By Chris Jozefowicz, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Violent, hollow Old West action game. Adults only.

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What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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Gun

Great game, loved it from beginning to end. I've always been a huge western fan in both movies and video games. Theres just nothing like shootin' em up with a .44 revolver.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (8 ):

While White's world can be quite striking -- leaves fall from trees in green valleys while frogs croak and crickets chirp in the background -- the Wild West presented here is underpopulated, and players soon realize they are in a small, sterile territory. Exploring it gets old fast. Ultimately, there is too little to do. Even side missions, such as hunting rare animals and capturing wanted criminals dead or alive, seem tacked-on and grow repetitive.

The 18 story missions in the game rush players along, and can easily be finished in five to six hours. In the end, the violence comes off as simply gratuitous. This is definitely not for kids.

Game Details

  • Platforms: PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube
  • Available online?: Not available online
  • Publisher: Activision
  • Release date: January 12, 2006
  • Genre: Action/Adventure
  • ESRB rating: M for blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol
  • Last updated: November 4, 2015

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