Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 384 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 274 out of 384
  2. Mixed: 83 out of 384
  3. Negative: 27 out of 384
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  1. TheUnbeholden
    May 23, 2013
    4
    +It looks like a western
    +its got dual guns
    +its got horses +its got wanted posters, -side missions you don't need to do, you already have all the money you need. -it feels like a console port, autoaim, very easy (you seem to take alot of damage without dying), AI are terrible, cutscenes galore -concentration mode replaces what used to be a good game mechanic (needing to fire as    +It looks like a western
    +its got dual guns
    +its got horses
    +its got wanted posters,

    -side missions you don't need to do, you already have all the money you need.
    -it feels like a console port, autoaim, very easy (you seem to take alot of damage without dying), AI are terrible, cutscenes galore
    -concentration mode replaces what used to be a good game mechanic (needing to fire as soon as the cursor moves over a enemy) now essentially boils down to move mouse randomly over the screen and they automatically get targeted. Lame.
    -Story is rather plain, the brother aspect is more of a excuse to create conflict. One brother starts trouble.    … Expand
  2. DonnyD.
    Jul 12, 2009
    1
    Just finished the game and....It's just as boring as the first Call of Juarez, if not more. And most annoying is the narrator, a whiny little kid with an incredibly irritating and boring voice. If this game was more of an open experience like GUN it would probably be allright, but right now it's very scripted, linear and repetitive. And a game featuring horses should atleast Just finished the game and....It's just as boring as the first Call of Juarez, if not more. And most annoying is the narrator, a whiny little kid with an incredibly irritating and boring voice. If this game was more of an open experience like GUN it would probably be allright, but right now it's very scripted, linear and repetitive. And a game featuring horses should atleast have some decent riding mechanics, but riding in this game is a complete horror. I'm sorry but GUN owns this game in every aspect.… Expand
  3. grandpajoe6191
    Dec 10, 2011
    4
    "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood" is simply a crappy game to start off with. First of all, this game doesn't feel western; it's gun animation or the shooting feel is too lethargic and clumsy for me. Second, the story is plain **** Watch "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" 3 times and broaden the story, and boom! You have this. Lastly, the AI. The game's Artificial Intelligence is one of"Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood" is simply a crappy game to start off with. First of all, this game doesn't feel western; it's gun animation or the shooting feel is too lethargic and clumsy for me. Second, the story is plain **** Watch "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" 3 times and broaden the story, and boom! You have this. Lastly, the AI. The game's Artificial Intelligence is one of the most heavily scripted thing I've seen in my life. Too easy, too simple. Don't buy this.… Expand
  4. FungoBatte
    Oct 27, 2009
    2
    Uses the same moronic stuck-on-rails system as the equally moronic Call of Duty series. But here it's even more tediously restrictive. Basically, you walk forward down the (trench/path/tunnel/street). You shoot the bad guys that pop up. You die. Repeat, with exact same bad guys popping up. Weapons: uninteresting. Missions: over-familiar. Western setting: wasted. This game may please Uses the same moronic stuck-on-rails system as the equally moronic Call of Duty series. But here it's even more tediously restrictive. Basically, you walk forward down the (trench/path/tunnel/street). You shoot the bad guys that pop up. You die. Repeat, with exact same bad guys popping up. Weapons: uninteresting. Missions: over-familiar. Western setting: wasted. This game may please CoD droids, but anyone with half a brain should give it a miss.… Expand
  5. EDYSTERi
    Jul 3, 2009
    4
    2 good things in this game are story and graphics. levels are just boring and sooo linear. There are like 10 weapons in the game and few upgrades so that ain't too convincing. And straight ahead shooting ain't nothing new so this game really doesn't bring anything new even the sideguests there are like umm 6 of them and they are all just the same. I really think that GUN on 2 good things in this game are story and graphics. levels are just boring and sooo linear. There are like 10 weapons in the game and few upgrades so that ain't too convincing. And straight ahead shooting ain't nothing new so this game really doesn't bring anything new even the sideguests there are like umm 6 of them and they are all just the same. I really think that GUN on ps2 made all the things so much better than this piece of crap.… Expand
  6. chris
    Nov 9, 2009
    2
    I really wanted to like this game, BUT it made itself very unlikeable. First off, as mentioned earlier, the narrator is HORRIBLE. ---SPOILER (kind of?)--- I was glad when he died in the end. The graphics are terrible, like it was made 5 years ago. Storyline - boring. Voice acting - boring. Game play - boring. Everything about this game was boring. If you're looking for a good western I really wanted to like this game, BUT it made itself very unlikeable. First off, as mentioned earlier, the narrator is HORRIBLE. ---SPOILER (kind of?)--- I was glad when he died in the end. The graphics are terrible, like it was made 5 years ago. Storyline - boring. Voice acting - boring. Game play - boring. Everything about this game was boring. If you're looking for a good western FPS, check out GUN. It's a few years old but blows this thing out of the water in every aspect (including graphics) - the only downside to that game was not multiplayer. CoJ:BB does have multi, but I'm not even slightly interested in trying it out. Waste of money, wait for the bargain bin if you just have to play this game.… Expand
  7. Lolasaurus
    Jun 2, 2012
    4
    Repulsively unoriginal story; uninteresting characters with terrible development; god awful writing, both in dialogue and narration; voice acting is 'meh' and the ending is w/e; highly repetitive, just CoD mechanics with predictable show-downs that inexplicably get harder without rational factors. Bottom line: this game is drab.
  8. omgitsbiren
    Jul 19, 2012
    2
    Horrible voice acting, painful narration cutscenes, awful story - CoJ: Bound in Blood is just simply a stupid **** game. Gameplay is repetitive and boring, and the showdowns that conclude every level feel exactly same, each as broken and tedious as the last. The only thing that makes the game even remotely interesting is the choice to play as one of the two brothers in the game: Thomas isHorrible voice acting, painful narration cutscenes, awful story - CoJ: Bound in Blood is just simply a stupid **** game. Gameplay is repetitive and boring, and the showdowns that conclude every level feel exactly same, each as broken and tedious as the last. The only thing that makes the game even remotely interesting is the choice to play as one of the two brothers in the game: Thomas is good with a bow and arrow, Ray can use dynamite, and each has their own version of a slowed down focus mode. Unfortunately it's not enough to make Bound in Blood worth playing. Skip this garbage and just pick up or replay Red Dead Redemption.… Expand
  9. Crayno
    Jun 19, 2013
    0
    Just finished the game and although I had a lot of fun playing it, it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth because the duels were extremely frustrating. If they would have given an option to skip them I would definitely have rated this game much higher.
  10. audioman83
    Jul 14, 2013
    2
    I'm generally pretty critical of bad game-play and voice acting, but this is just ridiculous. If you think the voice acting is good, you must not have every seen a Pixar movie, or spent much time around an actual southerner. The accents always sound forced and fake. The controls are clunky and the mechanics of motion and aiming are somehow cheap feeling. The scenery is just endless blursI'm generally pretty critical of bad game-play and voice acting, but this is just ridiculous. If you think the voice acting is good, you must not have every seen a Pixar movie, or spent much time around an actual southerner. The accents always sound forced and fake. The controls are clunky and the mechanics of motion and aiming are somehow cheap feeling. The scenery is just endless blurs of low texture brown. There is no flow between out of control moments and game-play. For my tastes, this is a very bad game. Maybe I'm just too damn used to Valve games.… Expand
  11. hiphop97
    May 27, 2013
    4
    This game was ok but it got a bit boring as every mission had the same feel and it was really repetitive but if you just like shooting, then this game is perfect for you but I personally think its mediocre.
  12. ElCucuy
    Jul 11, 2019
    3
    The first game of the series was not bad, due to the changing gameplay and pace of the game, which was provided by 2 completely different characters, it was interesting to play it until the very end + there was an intrigue and a good plot.

    In the second part there is nothing of this, it is a dull shooting gallery, from the beginning to the very end, with the same gameplay, regardless of    The first game of the series was not bad, due to the changing gameplay and pace of the game, which was provided by 2 completely different characters, it was interesting to play it until the very end + there was an intrigue and a good plot.

    In the second part there is nothing of this, it is a dull shooting gallery, from the beginning to the very end, with the same gameplay, regardless of which character you play for. "Run and shoot target" is a game that could be interesting if you have at least some good script. But this is not here, the script seems to be written by a naive inexperienced schoolboy, and all the intrigue revolves around the banal conflict around the girl, it is simply impossible to follow this plot without tears.

    The atmosphere of the wild west is not. I understand that it is stupid to compare with "Red dead redemption", but the atmosphere here is not at all. In those moments when they give you a walk around the open world, you will see empty locations and even entire settlements! (consisting of two barracks and 3 NPC, two of which are your brothers, and a third seller), this is extremely weak even in comparison with the "Gun" 2005 year of release.

    The game is not all bad. There is quite a dynamic and interesting shooting systemists, but due to the length of the game, and shooting over time becomes unbearable.

    The final verdict is bad. 3 out of 10.    … Expand
  13. Keskin
    Jul 16, 2020
    1
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  14. The_Nametag
    Mar 9, 2020
    3
    This game is a perfect representation of everything that went wrong with the FPS genre in the late 2000's into the 2010s. Brown, shaky cam, blurry, enemies blending into the background, a half-assed story filled with cliches, and absolutely awful mechanics that make it a nightmare to play. The game isn't fun. Almost no part of it feels good to play. The game is cobbled together out ofThis game is a perfect representation of everything that went wrong with the FPS genre in the late 2000's into the 2010s. Brown, shaky cam, blurry, enemies blending into the background, a half-assed story filled with cliches, and absolutely awful mechanics that make it a nightmare to play. The game isn't fun. Almost no part of it feels good to play. The game is cobbled together out of set pieces because "other games have this, therefore we need it too." Both in game mechanic term - such as having turret sections and on-rails sections, and in story terms - such as having a section of fighting off an enemy army in a war effectively single-handed. None of the choices the characters make come from a place of logic, just "we need to do this to have an excuse to shoot more things." They reuse set pieces and entire levels from the first game (which makes sense to a degree but when the finale is a lifted wholesale from the first game it's an extreme let down). Though I think the worst mechanic is having the AI companion who gets in your way more often than not, like any other AI companion does.

    The entire game is lazy. No thought was put into it. No "why is this happening", no designing levels logically around events. Everything is there "because video game". It's not art, it's soulless product. Avoid it.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best PC Game of 2009
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#36 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#74 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. 3DJuegos
    85
    Bound in Blood is gritty, violent and frantic. A must have for western movies fans, and a videogame with amazing gunfights and eye-catching graphics.
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  2. Vandal
    80
    It uses many stereotypes, brings them to the maximum and keeps us in a world of political incorrectness, showing us hard environment were life is worth nothing: Wild West from cinema and literature enters Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, turns into a videogame and is still recognizable in all its elements, making the most of the spectacle of the medium.
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  3. VideoGamer
    70
    It's often gorgeous to look at and the story is worth experiencing, but the multiplayer is nothing more than a slight distraction and the lack of co-op is a missed opportunity. Bound in Blood is worth a look, but as a sequel it doesn't take the series on enough.
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