Call of Juarez: The Cartel

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 168 Ratings

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  1. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    4
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  2. AltMetal
    Oct 16, 2022
    3
    A really low effort and poor excuse for a Call of Juarez game. Maybe if the guns had actual impact and the writing was entertaining and/or interesting, it would've been a lot more bearable, but it has none of those things. That's not even counting the fact that this game is set in 2011, instead of the Old West and the game has zero consideration for players playing solo in certainA really low effort and poor excuse for a Call of Juarez game. Maybe if the guns had actual impact and the writing was entertaining and/or interesting, it would've been a lot more bearable, but it has none of those things. That's not even counting the fact that this game is set in 2011, instead of the Old West and the game has zero consideration for players playing solo in certain objectives. Why couldn't this game have been set during WW1, when the cowboy era was dying? You know? An interesting setting? Play the other three games instead.… Expand
  3. vova22379
    Dec 3, 2021
    3
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  4. ElBandolero
    Apr 17, 2021
    2
    The only positive things about this game is Co-Op Campaign and the soundtrack.
  5. sallamayan
    Jul 11, 2020
    1
    I played this game on xbox, actually a disgrace is boring, the tasks are very faint and I only give 1 because I spend 1 hour with this game.
  6. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    4
    Запомнился только зрелищный трейлер с приятной кантри музыкой. А игра - проходняк.
  7. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Просто шмат вонючего, жидкого лайна, от которого тянет блевать.
  8. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    5
    This game is not a total disaster... if you play it with a friend in coop. Alone, I would probably give it 2/10, because I hate FPS games with regeneration and lots of bugs. But in co-op you can survive it. The story is boring and predictable. The driving is awful, the bugs are everywhere, but the game was funny. If you want to play this, do it with another person. Alone this could damageThis game is not a total disaster... if you play it with a friend in coop. Alone, I would probably give it 2/10, because I hate FPS games with regeneration and lots of bugs. But in co-op you can survive it. The story is boring and predictable. The driving is awful, the bugs are everywhere, but the game was funny. If you want to play this, do it with another person. Alone this could damage you. Pickens rethinks his life choices.… Expand
  9. AstiX
    Jun 25, 2018
    4
    This is definitely the most boring title I've played in the last few years. The game is a disaster and not in the good way.

    Horrible graphics with annoying pop-up textures. Dysfunctional depth of field that acts very weird when you aim and makes the game look even uglier. Endless and repetitive shootouts in bland environments. Enemies are stupid and drop like flies when you shoot    This is definitely the most boring title I've played in the last few years. The game is a disaster and not in the good way.

    Horrible graphics with annoying pop-up textures. Dysfunctional depth of field that acts very weird when you aim and makes the game look even uglier.

    Endless and repetitive shootouts in bland environments. Enemies are stupid and drop like flies when you shoot them. Weapons feel weak and don't pack any punch.

    Don't even dare go exploring the world around you. The mission ends if you try to take a detour from the intended path even a little bit. What even.

    The story is incredibly boring and uninteresting. The characters are so shallow and unlovable that throughout the whole game you don't care what happens to them. The dialogue is straight out of a worn out clichè-filled stereotypical Hollywood action movie.

    You play with 2 other partners, but they are pretty much useless throughout the whole game because you do all of the shooting yourself, while they keep repeating the same annoying one-liners about how you suck at shooting.

    The gameplay feels very wonky and unpolished and aiming is very clumsy. This with a bunch of other stuff like your partners spawning in front of you when you get too fast for them, some lovely microstutter etc. makes for a very bad and tedious experience.

    It was a relief to finally finish it. Good riddance.    … Expand
  10. Darkin20
    Feb 23, 2018
    5
    This game is a bit of an odd duck but if you can get if cheap, (like less than 8 bucks) then it is worth it.

    Pros: -gameplay is very responsive -enemies aren't dumb -power ups are ok -guns are varied -interesting collectables Cons: -the ubisoft site has pretty much disowned it (nothing works other than achievements) -the in game cutscenes are dated -the prolog (highway car    This game is a bit of an odd duck but if you can get if cheap, (like less than 8 bucks) then it is worth it.

    Pros:
    -gameplay is very responsive
    -enemies aren't dumb
    -power ups are ok
    -guns are varied
    -interesting collectables

    Cons:
    -the ubisoft site has pretty much disowned it (nothing works other than achievements)
    -the in game cutscenes are dated
    -the prolog (highway car escape) is horrible
    -the characters are one dimensional (figuratively)
    -only one photo model exists in this universe
    -some wierd glitches (some are funny)

    If you want a shoot em up, this is good if it is cheap, just don't expect amazing    … Expand
  11. Tomle1202
    Feb 23, 2018
    4
    Call of Juarez: The Cartel could have been something similar to its entertaining predecessors, but instead it becomes a lazily produced shooter that may make even the most forgiving gamers want to vomit.
  12. dandalis
    Dec 13, 2017
    5
    The Cartel isnt that bad, in fact it could've been a decent game actually under better circumstances, but Techland either really lacked talented developers to achieve something better, funding or their hand was rushed by Ubisoft to release the game in such problematic state.

    First thing that frustrated me was just how badly it runs on PC, frame rate was fine, but all the time i was    The Cartel isnt that bad, in fact it could've been a decent game actually under better circumstances, but Techland either really lacked talented developers to achieve something better, funding or their hand was rushed by Ubisoft to release the game in such problematic state.

    First thing that frustrated me was just how badly it runs on PC, frame rate was fine, but all the time i was playing there was this annoying stuttering, it wasnt game breaking, i did finish the game, but it severly impacted overall impressions in a bad way. Then there's the disappointing gameplay. Gunplay is pretty floaty, has little weight, not much impact, iron sights are quite terrible on all guns, sounds effects are very generic and severly lack punch, it still does the job, however its really not up to standards set by even much older FPS games. Character movement feels clunky, you cant jump too high leading to you not being able to scale small objects like boxes and small fences during gun battles, all the time when you aim down sights and try to adjust your aim camera moves further than neccessery. There are quite a few driving sections in game, which would be fine by me, but sadly cars have terrible and numb handling model and horrible turning circles making driving tiresome in the game. Also i got so sick of the constant few lines your 2 partners spit out all the time as banter. Also the visual style Techland uses in their game engine with overuse of such annoying effects like chormatic abberation to create illsuion of photo realism and hide not so impressive textures can really get on your nerves.

    On the more positive side, its kinda cool to have choice between 3 different characters to play as, they dont offer that much variety, but atleast they have distinct enough personalities and sub plotlines and objectives while playing adding some replay value if you enjoyed the game enough. Story was on the generic but at the same time somewhat enjoyable, playing as 3 different law agency taskforce who tend get their hand dirty was reasonably good fun. I personaly like the LA based street gang crime scene themes and Mexico drug cartel stuff going on. Theres plenty of interesting locations where shootouts take place in, like old mining ghost town, Mexican cemetery, LA gang lands, smuggler tunnels and others. I even was sad when certain non player story character died. One more positive thing, the weapon selection, there arent many heavy weapons, but good choice of pistols, i really liked to play with Makarov and various revolvers that many shooter games somehow nearly always skip over.

    In the end its an average guilty pleasure or time killer with shoddy PC optimization.    … Expand
  13. renogza
    Dec 27, 2015
    3
    Game is poor in comparison with the other two games in the series. The plot wasn't too bad and the choice of endings was kind of neat. In my view, the downside were as follows: (1) repetitive scenery--how many times do you go through the same building? (2) repetitve comments by the AI characters in the single player mode--how many times can you remind your partner that you are saving hisGame is poor in comparison with the other two games in the series. The plot wasn't too bad and the choice of endings was kind of neat. In my view, the downside were as follows: (1) repetitive scenery--how many times do you go through the same building? (2) repetitve comments by the AI characters in the single player mode--how many times can you remind your partner that you are saving his a__? (3) too many chase scenes. These are ok for some, but I found them annoying. Overall, I suggest you save your money for another game.… Expand
  14. Zero1234
    Jan 5, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a load of rubbish. Not worth spending your money on. The first words you hear is "Jesus Christ", And "Fu*k" this and that ect. What a let down after playing the previous games of this series. Spend your money on something else worth playing.… Expand
  15. Lucathegreat
    Dec 25, 2013
    7
    I don't get all the hate and bad reputation this poor game has earned.
    Sure, it isn't a Call of Juarez like the two before, or.. a Call of Juarez at all, as the only things in common are a guy called McCall, a trip to Juarez in a couple of stages, and the bullet-time which isn't as good as in the previous titles.
    It wasn't ported perfectly on PC, that's true. You almost can't set up the    I don't get all the hate and bad reputation this poor game has earned.
    Sure, it isn't a Call of Juarez like the two before, or.. a Call of Juarez at all, as the only things in common are a guy called McCall, a trip to Juarez in a couple of stages, and the bullet-time which isn't as good as in the previous titles.
    It wasn't ported perfectly on PC, that's true. You almost can't set up the graphics at all, there's a motion blur and a depth blur that can be annoying, but you'll get used to them pretty soon.
    But for the rest? It's a simple action fps like tons of others, with badass characters "maxpayneing" their way against an army of bad dudes, a lot of gunfightings, explosions, car pursuits, a story that's maybe a bit confusing but overall good, great voice acting, the same easy controls as every fps... It may not be the most original fps of all times, it's very linear and doesn't allow you to explore anything, but.. who cares? It's fast paced, funny and entertaining for all its length, and never bored me.
    Give it a chance.    … Expand
  16. Didacticus
    Oct 16, 2013
    8
    This game ain't that bad. If you can feel the atmosphere in it then it's a beautiful game and you will have a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. I've been playing almost all first person shooters since Quake 1 (1996) and this is just another one with a great atmosphere. South of U.S. and Mexico in a hot sun and a lot of criminals.
  17. TheUnbeholden
    May 31, 2013
    3
    This game fails at everything, it fails to represent whats really going on in the drug cartels, the casualties, the sex trafficking, (mexican's kidnapping American women? No, thats stupid, really risky and not nearly as profitable.. they are bringing Mexican women into American to sell as sex slaves), the blatant racist violence, level where you kill nothing but black men because... theyThis game fails at everything, it fails to represent whats really going on in the drug cartels, the casualties, the sex trafficking, (mexican's kidnapping American women? No, thats stupid, really risky and not nearly as profitable.. they are bringing Mexican women into American to sell as sex slaves), the blatant racist violence, level where you kill nothing but black men because... they live in a slum neighborhood and you're trying to start a turf war to destabilize the gangs? Yeah I suppose that could work
    BUT ITS RACIST.
    A achievement to kill as many black guys as possible in that level.
    It gets facts wrong like the phrase "Gold or lead".. thats not the real phrase, it's actually Silver or Lead and was coined by Escobar.
    The games about 3-4 hours and even that felt painfully long. Terrible controls, AI are stupid, they don't even know how to drive cars and the guns feel flimsy pee-shooters. The games design is for coop so all the good guns are now allowed for us singleplayers, not that I care enough to be angry.
    It's linearity wouldn't be an issue if it could back it up with a stellar narrative, but it's got a paper thin storyline with very weak justification for every new intel you find. Characters are stereotypical that you really care nothing for.

    Its probably one of the worst designed, short, boring, and misinformed games I've ever played.
    Why in the 7 hells does it have Call of Juarez in the title, I'll never figure out.    … Expand
  18. dumle
    Nov 23, 2012
    3
    The third part in the Call of juarez saga has absolutely nothing to do with cowboys and is in no way a gunslinger game set in modern time. The games share some locations and resembling characters but that is that. Now that we have sorted that out is Call of Juarez :The Cartel good or bad? The game is sadly a technical mess. Expect constant framerate problems that really screw up yourThe third part in the Call of juarez saga has absolutely nothing to do with cowboys and is in no way a gunslinger game set in modern time. The games share some locations and resembling characters but that is that. Now that we have sorted that out is Call of Juarez :The Cartel good or bad? The game is sadly a technical mess. Expect constant framerate problems that really screw up your experience. Expect annoying blur, extremely limited graphical options, nonsense enemy and ally spawning, glitches, stupid one liners, bad car chases, annoying checkpoints and a overall unfinished feel to the game. The sad part is that the game could have been alright. Not great, but an alright shooter. You fight in a ton of different environments and some of them are actually quite cool. There is a decent amount of weapons in the game, the selection of hand-guns is especially nice. The story though cheesy is actually quite decent when you get into it. Who know, some more months in development could have made this into an alright police shooter. But that is not the case today and considering the all the problems, especially the problems with the framerate makes it impossible for the to recommend this game.… Expand
  19. Dudster
    May 6, 2012
    1
    I pre ordered this game mainly because I could coop it with a friend of mine.

    First problem was a sound problem. Turns out it has something to do with the microphone/headset. After a good while figuring that out, we both plugged in old earmuffs and an old microphone - thank god we still had them around. So finally he joins me and we start playing. First things that comes to mind are    I pre ordered this game mainly because I could coop it with a friend of mine.

    First problem was a sound problem. Turns out it has something to do with the microphone/headset. After a good while figuring that out, we both plugged in old earmuffs and an old microphone - thank god we still had them around.

    So finally he joins me and we start playing. First things that comes to mind are the ugly graphics. The pixelated symbols leading to the next waypoints. Then comes the horrible AI.. its just laughable for a game of 2011. The shooting itself feels.. well.. its just not fun and precise. And then there is a constant vertical sync happening, something that bothers me alot (screen tearing). No option to turn it off, and forced vsync through the graphic card is ignored.

    Despite all those shortcomings, despite the fact that this is the only game we've ever cooped where we DIDN'T HAVE FUN, we still kept at it. After all, we bought it.

    Then after playing a while we both start feeling somewhat dizzy from all the screen tearing and decide to leave it be and accept that its probably the worst game we've ever bought.

    I can look over a cheesy story. I don't mind colorful words, and I don't think that killing guys from a (Mexican?) cartel qualifies as racism, if its just the setting. It wouldn't make much sense to have mostly caucasians in such a cartel.

    What matters to me primarily is the quality of gameplay. And that quality is horrible. Don't buy this game, ever. If you want to coop something with a buddy, there are many older coop games out there which are actually enjoyable.    … Expand
  20. Eekle
    Feb 10, 2012
    1
    This game is not just horribly designed, it is also blatantly racist. Seriously, it is incredible how moronic the contents of this game are. Don't even consider buying it..
  21. BillGR17
    Dec 11, 2011
    0
    i dont understand what the F happen just play the older 2 games and never ever play this
    u are gonna wish u never know this game
    the ppl who rate it this good need to go to the doctor NOW
  22. murut87
    Dec 4, 2011
    4
    oh wow.....just wow.....i never seen such a crappy AAA games and a game with passion turn out to be a horrible shooting game.The story feels awkward,the gameplay is like i playing another shooting game,graphics was dated,swear-fest game and of course,$49.99 was totally burn out your money to waste this piece of crap.The worst Call of Juarez Series ever played,seriously,if you wanna buyoh wow.....just wow.....i never seen such a crappy AAA games and a game with passion turn out to be a horrible shooting game.The story feels awkward,the gameplay is like i playing another shooting game,graphics was dated,swear-fest game and of course,$49.99 was totally burn out your money to waste this piece of crap.The worst Call of Juarez Series ever played,seriously,if you wanna buy this game,i totally not recommended,just go buy a game named Dead Island who make by a same company and a lot more fun.… Expand
  23. Zhuravlev
    Nov 12, 2011
    1
    It has no 7.1 sound support so when I put on my headphones most of the time I don't hear anything or I get static. I searched this on google for a patch and there is none. Also it has bad 3D stereoscopic support; it at least runs in 3D but the shaders are in 2D. I thought well no problem, I'll just turn off the shaders like in MW2/black ops. In this game it isn't an option, and there areIt has no 7.1 sound support so when I put on my headphones most of the time I don't hear anything or I get static. I searched this on google for a patch and there is none. Also it has bad 3D stereoscopic support; it at least runs in 3D but the shaders are in 2D. I thought well no problem, I'll just turn off the shaders like in MW2/black ops. In this game it isn't an option, and there are very few video controls in it either. I couldn't get into this game because of VERY POOR PROGRAMING. Check out CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD IT'S A GREAT GAME!!!!!… Expand
  24. daveyy12
    Oct 25, 2011
    3
    Game is poor in comparison with the other two games in the series. The plot wasn't too bad and the choice of endings was kind of neat. In my view, the downside were as follows: (1) repetitive scenery--how many times do you go through the same building? (2) repetitve comments by the AI characters in the single player mode--how many times can you remind your partner that you are savingGame is poor in comparison with the other two games in the series. The plot wasn't too bad and the choice of endings was kind of neat. In my view, the downside were as follows: (1) repetitive scenery--how many times do you go through the same building? (2) repetitve comments by the AI characters in the single player mode--how many times can you remind your partner that you are saving his a__? (3) too many chase scenes. These are ok for some, but I found them annoying. Overall, I suggest you save your money for another game.… Expand
  25. AdamR
    Oct 22, 2011
    0
    Call of Juarez: The Cartel actually does the gaming community a great service. See, those of us who view games as having the potential to be just as artistic a medium as movie or books have gotten a bit lazy when dealing with Jack Thompson-like characters: It's always kneejerk reactions about freedom of speech combined with Whack-A-Mole-esque dismissals of insane, completely fabricatedCall of Juarez: The Cartel actually does the gaming community a great service. See, those of us who view games as having the potential to be just as artistic a medium as movie or books have gotten a bit lazy when dealing with Jack Thompson-like characters: It's always kneejerk reactions about freedom of speech combined with Whack-A-Mole-esque dismissals of insane, completely fabricated claims like we saw with Mass Effect. Anything else, such as acknowledging shortcomings in a game, start to feel like a show of weakness. This does not push the medium forward. Well thankfully we can put those days behind us (As well as laugh at the true blindness of Game-haters who have overlooked this piece of garbage), because fellow gamers here is a game that is genuinely racist, sexist, and de-humanizing, worthy of all the Fox News reports we have seen dragging comparatively responsible games through the muck.

    Most other games that deal with excessive violence fall into 3 categories. First is the justified violence camp, where violence is at least arguably the only solution. You are killing things that need killing. Second, you have the over the top, ironic violence that frames itself as parody. You don't take your Serious Sams, Duke Nukems or Postals seriously, because how can you? Then you have your games where evil acts are there to provide a larger, philosophical context. You kill little sisters because that is consistent with the objectivist philosophy underpinning Rapture. You shoot Russian civilians because you believe it is for the greater good, and the player must question if this is right. CoJ manages none of these. By simply plastering the mechanics of a shooter over a topic they may have heard of by reading the title of an article somewhere, they completely neglect to ask themselves what this all means. What you end up with is a game about the evils of Mexicans and other minorities overblown to the point where it deserves a place next to "Birth of a Nation" as racist propaganda. Except it lacks even the historical significance of such propaganda, since it will neither have the emotional impact of such trash, the fun fundementals of even the trashier mindless shooters, nor does it manage to contain even a cursory connection with facts.

    If Techland understood even the most rudimentary concepts of design, then frankly, that is terrifying. It means they knowingly have endorsed the viewpoint of a misogynistic Klansman. Frankly I hope that the truth is the more likely scenario, where the creative minds behind this game have no business making games. At least then, we can perhaps hope for an apology. This game degrades the Drug War, the travesties within, minorities, women, the players themselves, and the very idea of games.    … Expand
  26. willzuma
    Oct 19, 2011
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find it disappointing no one has pointed how utterly inaccurately the story paints the drug war that it comes off cartoonish and racist. The boring wave after wave of black and latino badguys, the achievement for killing 40+ black people in one level, this all has a damaging psychological impact that actually does decensitize it's player to the gory racial, and gender violence that is being committed, and without any honest context.

    This is the worst part. When you are chasing down the missing stripper, after strangling TWO OTHER STRIPPERS TO GET INFORMATION (this is so offensive, but it doesn't even matter because of what comes next), they paint the picture that human sex trafficking, one of the most heinous crimes in the world, has the cartel kidnapping American women and selling them in Mexico? Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. That has no basis in reality and is an INSULT to the women and children sold as slaves in the United States. It's Mexican women who are kidnaped and sold in the U.S. and other countries. To even entertain the opposite without recognizing the actual truth of it is so... brainless and I will say it. Misogynistic and Racist. I don't know if the game designers actually are stupid, bigoted and hate women, but they definitely think their audience is. Glad I didn't buy it and just watched some play through. No money should go toward this game. Ever.    … Expand
  27. TheGrindeR
    Oct 6, 2011
    0
    Worst CoJ ever... This game is sooo bad.
  28. MB_
    Oct 3, 2011
    6
    Maddeningly frustrating. Fundamentally flawed. Idiotic. However for a co-op game its well worth buying if it's on the cheapo. The concept of a co-op game where people are working against each other is the idiotic. The frustrating is the simple things like picking up your fallen team mates animates you from cover into the line of fire, putting you on the same dirt your friend was just on.Maddeningly frustrating. Fundamentally flawed. Idiotic. However for a co-op game its well worth buying if it's on the cheapo. The concept of a co-op game where people are working against each other is the idiotic. The frustrating is the simple things like picking up your fallen team mates animates you from cover into the line of fire, putting you on the same dirt your friend was just on. As for the fundamentally flawed. Well a game where you have to search around looking for items but on rails so narrow the game resets if you explore too far.... a child could explain the problem with that. That all said, it looks pretty cool. Driving is fun. It all works [had to grenade my team mates a couple of times to reset a stuck room entry] and functionally is almost up to a Valve game. But things like constant in game phone calls, texts and slow cross hair switching, the depth of field focusing far too slowly and usually onto something invisible right in front of you. Oooh it's so infuriating, there's a good game here. Under the stupid. Dig deep tho!… Expand
  29. Ness
    Sep 24, 2011
    2
    Absolutely bad game. Especially story, and gameplay...and setting...
    Shooting in that game is terrible. Paintball rifle have bigger recoil than guns in that game. It's have not got normal story. It's not interesting to play.
    I am big fan of the first two parts of "Call of Juarez", but "The Cartel" is VERY BIG UPSET. Where is incredible landscapes of wild west? Where is prairies and two    Absolutely bad game. Especially story, and gameplay...and setting...
    Shooting in that game is terrible. Paintball rifle have bigger recoil than guns in that game. It's have not got normal story. It's not interesting to play.
    I am big fan of the first two parts of "Call of Juarez", but "The Cartel" is VERY BIG UPSET. Where is incredible landscapes of wild west? Where is prairies and two cowboys? Where is Sheriff shooting ElBanditos? Spurs, whisky?
    The game I loved died July 22.    … Expand
  30. elgringo
    Sep 20, 2011
    0
    Let's start with the truth, this game took me just one night to finish. I can't nail the exact time down, but it's not longer than 5 hours in total. Whilst you can play 3 different characters there are essentially 2 very unsatisfying endings, a bad and an even worse one which I won't spoil. Most of the time you will gun down generic cartel thugs which look all the same and act the same.Let's start with the truth, this game took me just one night to finish. I can't nail the exact time down, but it's not longer than 5 hours in total. Whilst you can play 3 different characters there are essentially 2 very unsatisfying endings, a bad and an even worse one which I won't spoil. Most of the time you will gun down generic cartel thugs which look all the same and act the same. The AI in the game is ridiculously stupid and your partners can't keep up speed with you. Worst about it, sometimes they will spawn right in front of you, this happened to at least once in every single mission. There is no real free-roam, this shooter plays like on rails and is completely linear, the HUD and GUI look terribly pixelated. Whilst Techland can make godlike games as Dead Island, they completely messed up this one. Save your money and get something else. Zero stars to equal out the anonymous votes of users who left no review.… Expand
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#78 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 6 out of 12
  1. PC Gamer
    Nov 9, 2011
    35
    The Cartel's finest feature is a mess. Everything else is merely bland, repetitive, and dull. [Holiday 2011, p.80]
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  2. Computer Games Online RO
    Sep 20, 2011
    50
    Unfortunately, The Cartel was rushed to the market with at least 6 months in production. If it stayed in development for at least a while longer, it could've used to the maximum potential the cooperative campaign offered and all the interesting competitive elements. But the way it is now, it only misses the mark on all the design elements that could have ensured it a good place in the genre.
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  3. PC Games (Russia)
    Sep 19, 2011
    50
    Everything that was good in Call of Juarez is gone. Everything that wasn't – well, it's still here. And it's only gotten worse. [October 2011, p.78]
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