Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure

 PC
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. eToychest
    70
    Wanted is the definition of average. Fans of both adventure games and westerns may want to look into it, but I'd advise all others to steer clear.
  2. Computer Games Magazine
    70
    It's impossible to dislike, despite its flaws. [Jan 2005, p.63]
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  3. netjak
    67
    It had the story, humor and graphics worthy of a Monkey Island sequel. Unfortunately, the game included several tedious and repetitive tasks, as well as a very frustrating arcade sequence, all of which managed to destroy the joy of playing and negated all good that the game offered.
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  5. GameSpot
    66
    Suffers from some major problems--juvenile writing, a lame ending, a clunky camera and interface, some ill-conceived puzzles and action sequences, and major bugs, among other things. Still, fans of old-school adventures who can put up with a lot of problems should find the game reasonably entertaining.
  6. IGN
    65
    The oversights involved in not allowing cut-scenes and dialogues to be skipped and allowing many bugs to slip through take this game down a few notches.
  7. GameShark
    60
    The U.S. version uses some over-the-top acting that borders on being agitating.
  8. Adventure Gamers
    60
    The graphics, characters, cinematics and other high points are unfortunately pulled down by an over-reliance on busy work gameplay and a shortage of fun challenges. The end result is a great game that might have been.
  9. PC Gamer
    51
    It's just another in the crowd of well-meaning but ultimately pointless games that offer more tedium than entertainment. [Jan 2005, p.83]
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  10. Just Adventure
    50
    Could have been a really good game—one of the best of the year—despite some of its flaws. But the twitch requirements and the insult sword — errrr… sarsaparilla duels, combined to cast a deathly pallor over the entire experience.
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  11. 1UP
    50
    The only reason you'd buy Wanted is in a (possibly misguided) attempt to support The Adventure Company with your game-buying dollars. Which is fine, of course, but if any TAC game is skippable, this is definitely the one.
  12. GameSpy
    50
    Unfortunately, desktop crashes, the need for money and carrots, some annoying sound effects, and a few frustrating puzzles mar what could have been one of the better adventure games to come out in years.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. GregH.
    Dec 6, 2005
    2
    A very good racing game for the DS :-)
  2. JamesM.
    Oct 23, 2004
    10
    I haven't seen any better AG in 2004....yet!
  3. ii
    Oct 7, 2004
    10
    Fenimore is my hero but I dream with Rhianon.
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