[PC] Call Juarez: Bound in Blood

[Guest tkdvenom]

This game is a prequel to 2007's Call of Juarez. This game is a tense, superb-looking-first-person shooter, and it ditches the stealth elements that clogged up the original game. It focuses on action shoot-outs. Set years before the first game, Bound in Blood follows the McCall brothers--Ray and Thomas--as they change from honorable Confederate deserters to amoral treasure hunters seeking a fabled fortune. If you played the first game, you know Ray as a religious fire-and-brimstone preacher, which is a stark contrast to the lustful, greedy, coldhearted Ray portrayed in Bound in Blood.

While Ray is a brutish type, his brother, Thomas, is more thoughtful (although just as violent), and you'll get to play as both in Bound in Blood. You could also play as two different characters in the first game, but while the two there were clearly delineated as action or stealth, this time around both characters are action-focused. Ray is more direct: he can duel-wield pistols, throw explosives, break down doors, and walk around with the occasional Gatling gun. Thomas is an expert with the rifle, is deadly with a bow, can use a lasso to reach high places, and can use knives for silent stealth kills. Ray is all about in-your-face confrontation, rushing in with both guns blazing and blowing up any obstacle. Thomas lets you play a more measured game, using the rifle's long sights to take enemies out from a distance. Each brother also gets his own special attack--called concentration mode--which slows down time to allow quick attacks on multiple targets.

There is also a gun duel feature in Bound in Blood. You controll your hand with your mouse and the objective is to get your hand as close to your gun as possible without drawing it, then when the bell rings you quickly pull the gun out (the objective is to pull it out before your opponent) and then you enter another concentration mode where you have to shoot your target. These duels are often fun but also not to difficult.

Though the game is marred by its short length and weak enemy AI, those looking for a fun and different shooter experience shouldn't have any hesitation about biting the bullet and taking a ride with the McCalls.

Pros: Authentic Western feel, exciting shoot-outs and gun duels, great story, great voice acting, amazing graphics

Cons: Lov level enemy AI, too short

I have to say i really loved this game and i recommend it to everyone who wants to play a fun and good looking shooter.

[Guest Shravan093]

Yup this is a great game :) Ubisoft ftw

[Guest gamiolia]

I liked more the first one

[hhaa]

Good rate game.