Dillon's Rolling Western

 3DS
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 36
  3. Negative: 5 out of 36

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  1. Trey82
    Feb 28, 2020
    2
    Good lord this game is TERRIBLE.
    It isnt that the idea is bad, but just how they got about it is.. wow.
    Tower defense? Cool. Resource management in a reasonably sized arena with little side areas? Cool. You got this sonic the hedgehog rolling around thing, and the music/sfx are spot-on for this kinda game? Cool. It feels kinda like any other cartoony series of games, like Crash, Sly    Good lord this game is TERRIBLE.
    It isnt that the idea is bad, but just how they got about it is.. wow.
    Tower defense? Cool.
    Resource management in a reasonably sized arena with little side areas? Cool.
    You got this sonic the hedgehog rolling around thing, and the music/sfx are spot-on for this kinda game? Cool.
    It feels kinda like any other cartoony series of games, like Crash, Sly Cooper, Sonic and so forth? Cool!

    But using the bottom screen for this rolling feature is tedious. The mixing of game styles doesnt ever start to feel 'right'. The contrived time limit is obnoxious. The 'tutorial' is unneccesary. The gameplay doesnt evolve as you play through, oddly.. you are just grinding your way over and over.

    The 3d is good, though. The story/presentation is good. (I mean, for what it is.) Its just that.. well, its like taking the whole spyro game, making travel around the map tedious, putting in what SHOULD be cool features like tower defense, but then those towers dont even. They literally cant even.
    Why put those towers in, why eVEN HINT at a strategy part, when the game then forces you to manage your time in a rushed fashion and just go kill the enemies, yourself?!

    Here is a comparison: You are a military general. Oversee the action from above.
    But also trek around in your boots and engage the enemy, yourself.
    And you need to do 20 minutes of work in 18. Chop chop, private!

    Like.. do I call up tech support and the guy on the other end MADE the computer, TROUBLESHOOTS the compute over the phone AND is the guy at the computer doing the hands-on stuff?
    No. Because that would be stupid. Like this game.
    Let me do one or the other, roll around or tower defense. You made both into an exercise in frustration.    … Expand

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#44 Best 3DS Game of 2012
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#26 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2012
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#37 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2012

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. Thunderbolt
    Oct 15, 2012
    60
    Despite developer Vanpool's best efforts to do something stylish and new, they're unable to deliver fully on their vision in a cohesive way and Dillon's Rolling Western falls just short of being that standout defining game on the eShop.
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  2. Destructoid
    Apr 26, 2012
    40
    Dillon's Rolling Western demonstrated a lot of promise out the gate, adding a literal "spin" to the tower defense genre, but the journey is just too long and tedious. It's the videogame equivalent of a triathlon, only with the added bonus of having to redo any one leg of the event or the entire event itself should your performance ever fall slightly below satisfactory.
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  3. Cubed3
    Apr 17, 2012
    80
    Definitely download this title at the earliest convenience as it is certainly one of the best eShop titles currently available on the 3DS format.
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