Gun

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 103 out of 119
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 119
  3. Negative: 2 out of 119
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  1. JohnT.
    Nov 16, 2005
    6
    Visually the game looks great, but with the mature rating limits the gamers and I never remembered spaghetti westerns having such poor language. which is to bad because my 10 year old would of loved to play this one.
  2. OliverS
    Apr 4, 2007
    7
    Nice story, but the missions are a tad repetitive, and it's really just too easy.
  3. SteveH.
    Nov 16, 2005
    5
    The game is way too short and confined and some of the missions are repetitive.
  4. Barnes1987
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    A decent game for the PS2. Not much here to keep you coming back for more though and can get real boring and repetitive real fast. Worth a one time play through at the least.
  5. GabePhoenix
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    Tells a tale of greed, power and vengeance as we follow young gunslinger Colton White, in his bloody journey to put an end to a corrupt syndicate.

    Starting off by the game's PROS: I could say the atmosphere is pretty good. The sound effects, the overall map design, although small, it has a lot of heart and personality. The soundtrack helps a lot on building up that atmosphere,    Tells a tale of greed, power and vengeance as we follow young gunslinger Colton White, in his bloody journey to put an end to a corrupt syndicate.

    Starting off by the game's PROS:

    I could say the atmosphere is pretty good. The sound effects, the overall map design, although small, it has a lot of heart and personality.
    The soundtrack helps a lot on building up that atmosphere, though. To be honest, there aren't a lot of remarkable OSTs in this title, but its main theme is just to stick with you. Somehow, it represents the dirt and bad smell of that time and age.

    There are some good characters in GUN, but none of them is actually deeply explored, or humanized (in case of the villains); they're all just bad for the sake of being bad, but I don't think that's a con, by any means. In fact, GUN's villains are irrefutably well written, for what they are. They actually steal the show for the most part, as they are extremely unpredictable, and could escalate the situation pretty quickly.

    The gameplay should also be mentioned, and it is really fun, and responds well to basically everything. You have a full-power arsenal at your disposal, and blowing limbs off of your enemies' bodies could be quite pleasant.

    As for the CONS, though:

    The story... it just doesn't get you hooked at all. It is basically good vs. evil, and a man's road to ruin due to greed. It could've been a lot better if there was a good character development.

    The main story is also very short on length, and has serious pacing issues, for example: Colton shares his knowledge on how to attack a fortress, and everything is calm and nice; it cuts into a black screen, and then all of sudden Colton is in the middle of a fortress attack, dressed up in an indian outfit. It was weird - really weird. And this sudden, vibe-breaking change happens a couple of times.

    The hunting side-missions in specific are really uninteresting, and kind of irritating at times. You're given an untracked task by an indian, who describes where the beast lurks in the map. You must find it, approach while crouched and shoot an arrow to it's head. The animals are completely dumb, and it just doesn't capture the essence of hunting.

    The overall quality of side-missions is fine, it isn't a con at all, but it could've had more compelling stories. They're all just a collection of events that are fun to play, at times.

    GUN might not have the greatest of plots, but it delivers the feel of being in the old west, and has some really unpredictable, gruesome scenes during its 6 hours max main campaign. Unfortunately it feels rushed, but it should be able to satisfy any western fan who's been looking for some adventure.

    To me, this was a GOOD experience.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#65 Best PS2 Game of 2005
43
#43 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#44 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. GameSpot
    74
    The experience just doesn't last long enough to be savored. Gun's main story missions are exciting, but the main plot is over so quickly that the whole thing just ends up feeling rushed, and the various side missions aren't compelling enough to hold your interest after the end credits roll.
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  2. 1UP
    80
    The interesting thing about Gun, however, is that it mixes broad free-roaming aspects with some of the most tightly scripted missions we've seen in any game -- quite an achievement for an original game from a company known for skateboarding titles.
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  3. IGN
    80
    You've got a rich and compelling narrative, a twitch-happy gun mechanic, and a big landscape in which to explore. On the other hand, the controls are loose and a little sloppy, the targeting perimeter around each character is way too big and forgiving, so it's easy to be a bad shooter, and the vast landscape doesn't have much in it.
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