Red Dead Redemption

 Xbox 360
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 3237 Ratings

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  1. Jakowski
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    I wouldn't say "The best wild west game ever!" for me this game is very great...for reasons

    Story-Great. Ost/Soundtrack-Awesome. Characters-Great (incluinding our myth of west john marston.) Honor-this system compared on rdr2 (which i will play later.) is okay it has some detalies on it. horses and controlling them-they are cool same as the controller moviments. Undead    I wouldn't say "The best wild west game ever!" for me this game is very great...for reasons

    Story-Great.

    Ost/Soundtrack-Awesome.

    Characters-Great (incluinding our myth of west john marston.)

    Honor-this system compared on rdr2 (which i will play later.) is okay it has some detalies on it.

    horses and controlling them-they are cool same as the controller moviments.

    Undead Nightmare dlc-a great dlc and it has some spooky moments to be honest.

    And That's my review :D    … Expand
  2. SWFan523
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    Rockstar's best narrative game. Simple with an emphasis on the progression of John Marston creates a lasting and emotional impact.
  3. RafoGameplays
    Jun 15, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of all time! Perfect and dynamic soundtrack, a very original and well told story, awesome character development and the protagonist is one of the best characters of the whole videogame industry. It's a whole masterpiece with a lot of things to do and a nice gameplay. Without any doubt, my favorite game of all time :D
  4. iKen
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    Played on XBOX 360.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GREAT.
    Graphic: GREAT.
    Music/Sound: GREAT.
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: AWESOME.
  5. tom974
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Well, playing this game in 2020 with the 4K patch on a One X is quite amazing. The game itself is great, the content is well dimensioned, a rich story and, it's rare enough to mention, real sidequests with real stories. A must play which has clearly earned its reputation, still 10 years later.
  6. MrGroviskyi
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse é o jogo que mais me deixou maravilhado e encantado com tudo oque tem nele, desde que eu joguei Zelda Ocarina of Time, sua trilha sonora, seus graficos, e tambem a sua linda e triste historia, sem sombra de duvidas esse é o MELHOR jogo da ROCKSTAR… Expand
  7. MauryEdson
    Feb 26, 2020
    8
    otimo jogo, muito incrivel mas o 2 pra mim é bem melhor, não acho o john marston um personagem legal mas o mundo aberto e a historia são otimas
  8. Shimmeywill
    Feb 19, 2020
    10
    The only open world sandbox that I've completed. A real testament to the quality of the activities and gameplay you do throughout this masterfully crafted world. Quality writing and acting as well. Does a wonderful job immersing you in the world.
  9. jelikey
    Dec 16, 2019
    9
    This is a really good game.Alot of attention & love has obviously gone into it.I am so close to giving this a ten.even though i cant reall
    y fault this game,I dont think its 'quite' a ten.Though i can understand people that did give it a top score.Everything plays & handles well.The horesriding,gunplay,movement,cover system,its all good.The graphics are truely outstanding,& look almost    This is a really good game.Alot of attention & love has obviously gone into it.I am so close to giving this a ten.even though i cant reall
    y fault this game,I dont think its 'quite' a ten.Though i can understand people that did give it a top score.Everything plays & handles well.The horesriding,gunplay,movement,cover system,its all good.The graphics are truely outstanding,& look almost photorealistic.Its a shame the game doesnt have some contemporary modern/western fusion music like Red-Dead Revolver had,but great game nonleless.    … Expand
  10. JustRace
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    I absolutely adore this game. Everything about it from the characters to the music. Where it may have a lot of glitches from it being a lesser priority considering it was wedged between Gta 4 and 5 it still shines in my heart and the sequel cannot beat it.
  11. Frostraith
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Red Dead Redemption, uma das expressões mais bem desenvolvidas da Rockstar Games, é simplesmente espetacular! Sua história envolvente, ótima execução e a ambientação do popular velho oeste americano, tendo ênfase em sua decadência no início do século XX, são o que o tornam tão incrível, tendo em vista cada minúcia e a obra como um todo, sobretudo sua trama comovente, verossímil e humana.Red Dead Redemption, uma das expressões mais bem desenvolvidas da Rockstar Games, é simplesmente espetacular! Sua história envolvente, ótima execução e a ambientação do popular velho oeste americano, tendo ênfase em sua decadência no início do século XX, são o que o tornam tão incrível, tendo em vista cada minúcia e a obra como um todo, sobretudo sua trama comovente, verossímil e humana. Suas qualidades mais exímias ofuscam quase que por completo seus defeitos e bugs.… Expand
  12. Vation
    Nov 2, 2019
    10
    My entry into the wild west. Red Dead Redemption left me seriously impressed. Awesome combat, great atmosphere and most importantly, an Incredible story. One thats sincere, beautiful and very very captivating. A game that would lay the foundations for Red Dead Redemption 2, my favorite game of all time. Simply a masterpiece.
  13. Beastside
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece. A worthy sequel (chronologically speaking) to Red Dead Redemption II. Yet another beautiful example of what gaming can be, and as per usual it is Rockstar Games that are the masterminds behind it, boldly pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment. Both Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II are clear 10/10 for me. They are both easily the greatest pieces ofA masterpiece. A worthy sequel (chronologically speaking) to Red Dead Redemption II. Yet another beautiful example of what gaming can be, and as per usual it is Rockstar Games that are the masterminds behind it, boldly pushing the boundaries of interactive entertainment. Both Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II are clear 10/10 for me. They are both easily the greatest pieces of art that Rockstar has ever created. (And yes, that includes Grand Theft Auto).… Expand
  14. Peter19
    Sep 16, 2019
    2
    This game is basically only GTA in the wild west, it presents basically the same mechanics as in the aforementioned rockstar saga
  15. Nasreddine
    Jul 31, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. لعبة ريد ديد ريدمبشن 1 لعبة كما يقول الناس سبقت عهدها إلى الأن الجرافيكس الخاص بها يعتبر جيد
    الحبكة في القصة جيدة جدا قليل ألعاب الي تعطيك قصص مثل ريد ديد 1
    الجرافيكس مثالي يعني في 2010 كان هذا الجرافيكس واقعي
    تقييمي هو 9/10    … Expand
  16. WhiskeyStories
    Jul 12, 2019
    9
    Honestly one of the best games ever made. Mindblowing world-building, a classic western story, great characters, fun gameplay, amazing graphics (for the time, though it holds up very well) and finally some fun side-missions that just make you want to explore every inch of the map. For me it's kind of a perfect game, and I did not even have access to its multi-player (because of my **** netHonestly one of the best games ever made. Mindblowing world-building, a classic western story, great characters, fun gameplay, amazing graphics (for the time, though it holds up very well) and finally some fun side-missions that just make you want to explore every inch of the map. For me it's kind of a perfect game, and I did not even have access to its multi-player (because of my **** net connection at the time).… Expand
  17. The3AcademySins
    Jun 5, 2019
    10
    Easily my favorite video game, and arguably one of the greatest games ever made. The story is something out of a great novel, the game play is fun, easy to learn, and innovative, and the world of the game and the characters you play as and encounter along your adventure are not easily forgotten. I've gotten 100% completion on Red Dead Redemption three times, and I've gotten 100% completionEasily my favorite video game, and arguably one of the greatest games ever made. The story is something out of a great novel, the game play is fun, easy to learn, and innovative, and the world of the game and the characters you play as and encounter along your adventure are not easily forgotten. I've gotten 100% completion on Red Dead Redemption three times, and I've gotten 100% completion on the Undead Nightmare DLC twice. I've poured more than 100 hours into this game, and it is a must own. You will not regret it!… Expand
  18. brendo214
    May 22, 2019
    6
    I think the setting of Red Dead Redemption is pretty awesome, but the story is too confusing.
  19. RafaelBarrera
    Apr 7, 2019
    10
    John Marston is a sublime character. He accepted the sins he commited, he fought, he repented and he got redemption. A red redemption, meaning his sins were forgiven with his blood, ending up dead. Red Dead Redemption. One of best videogames of 7th generation. An absolute essential and a master piece.
  20. UkaAku
    Jan 15, 2019
    10
    Since the release of red dead redemption 2 I wanted to give a review on this masterpiece of a rockstar game, I always felt like red dead redemption 1 is one of the best games ever made in history, ( and it still is ) they changed too much in red dead redemption 2 that the game is not enjoyable anymore, but feels more like an movie, Red dead redemption 1 is the real game if u want to lookSince the release of red dead redemption 2 I wanted to give a review on this masterpiece of a rockstar game, I always felt like red dead redemption 1 is one of the best games ever made in history, ( and it still is ) they changed too much in red dead redemption 2 that the game is not enjoyable anymore, but feels more like an movie, Red dead redemption 1 is the real game if u want to look for a awesome story, and some real good action and excellent missions. The part I loved the most in this game is that u progress trough the game, u begin at the farm, then u go to the town and progress to mexico, then back to blackwater, etc ,etc I wont tell spoilers ofc :) but red dead redemption is just an masterpiece of a game for me and still is. ( the online part is also still good because it is without microtransactions/lootboxes ) thats all I want to say ! :)… Expand
  21. amotherscrime
    Jan 11, 2019
    9
    Damn near perfect.

    It's been a while since I played it but from what I can remember it was incredibly well made and most importantly vivid. The story, characters, etc. You could feel it. You really lived the life of John Marston. And there wasn't much to snap you out of it. Some minor, MINOR things. But hardly noticable. Not to mention the vastness of the map (which was **** immense    Damn near perfect.

    It's been a while since I played it but from what I can remember it was incredibly well made and most importantly vivid. The story, characters, etc. You could feel it. You really lived the life of John Marston. And there wasn't much to snap you out of it. Some minor, MINOR things. But hardly noticable.

    Not to mention the vastness of the map (which was **** immense for it's day) and the fantastic graphics.

    One of my favorite games of all time and probably the peak of Rockstar Games.    … Expand
  22. phantasm74
    Nov 8, 2018
    3
    I hated every second I spent playing this. I love open world games, they're among my favorites to play, but I thought I was getting a cowboy open world game, not horse simulator. Every single thing about this game is about horses. I did a mission to hunt a bear and the first thing it forced me to do was unsaddle the horse I was using, saddle a new one, sell that horse, and use the moneyI hated every second I spent playing this. I love open world games, they're among my favorites to play, but I thought I was getting a cowboy open world game, not horse simulator. Every single thing about this game is about horses. I did a mission to hunt a bear and the first thing it forced me to do was unsaddle the horse I was using, saddle a new one, sell that horse, and use the money to buy a new horse. Every time I want to do anything it's a 10 minute minimum horse ride to get somewhere. Then I have to brush my horse because he got dirty and dirty horses' stamina refills slower, feed the horse because it needs to regain health because the auto pilot (there's horse auto pilot) tripped over something and injured it, then find a place to hitch the horse or not hitch it and send it off to safety depending on what I think might happen to it. The actual gameplay, not counting horse maintenance, is a minute or so of stuff happening, usually with a rigid scripted outcome that you're given no choice over, and then back to primping and riding your horse.… Expand
  23. SeveredWing
    Nov 4, 2018
    8
    So I really love the game's visual feel and the voice acting is quite good, but mechanically the game has numerous flaws that make "playing" the game a chore. For instance I was riding through town and a dog decided to approach me, I was unable to stop and hit the dog with my horse and received a bounty for animal cruelty, which was quickly followed by one for murder when I was attemptingSo I really love the game's visual feel and the voice acting is quite good, but mechanically the game has numerous flaws that make "playing" the game a chore. For instance I was riding through town and a dog decided to approach me, I was unable to stop and hit the dog with my horse and received a bounty for animal cruelty, which was quickly followed by one for murder when I was attempting to leave the area and hit a passerby. Small things like this make the game not fun to play. Additionally the need to constantly press and hold the button for everything. Why can I not get the money from bounty hunting directly? Why do I have to put the bounty in a cell and then walk to a desk and collect my money from a table? The same with the skinning animations...can we not just instant skin after the 300th time we kill a deer?… Expand
  24. PedroMorgan1234
    Oct 31, 2018
    10
    This is The Best Gaming That I Played, The Story Is The Best of This Is Game
  25. Cynicalcritic
    Oct 30, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I might be a bit late to the party but Red Dead Redemption has probably become one of my all-time favorite games. The story is top notch with characters that flirt within a world of moral grey, there are characters that are characterized as more black and white good or bad but most of the characters are very morally grey with characters such as the main protagonist, John Marston a former outlaw and one of the last remaining embodiments of the old west myth who wants to escape his past for his family's sake but won't hesitate to threaten people in order to achieve his goals, or Abraham Reyes a revolutionary fighting for the freedom of the poor but as events unfold, it turns out he's just as bad as the man he's trying to usurp power from. A majority of the enjoyment of the story comes from the interactions with the numerous characters where they spout about topics such as politics, the government, the changing of the times (a theme that doesn't really get touched upon until John makes it to Blackwater) and the morality he tries to uphold despite his past as an outlaw. If there's one failing I find with the story is that it underdevelops it's villains somewhat. A lot of the horseback dialogue while riding to missions is used to reveal details about John's past with his gang led by Dutch Van der Linde and his other remaining living members, Javier Escuella and Bill Williamson but not many interactions take place between Bill and Javier with John but the limited ones that do occur, Rockstar makes sure to give them so much character that you can vividly imagine what life was like between all of them back when they were friends but I feel the game would've been better if they developed Bill and Javier more cause a majority of the game is about finding the remaining Van der Linde gang members and Dutch doesn't factor in until the last third of the game who gets the most in game development as to who he is as a character and why he does what he does outside of the in mission horseback dialogue. Enough about the story cause that still holds up extremely well, what about gameplay? The game still plays as good as ever but it has started to show it's age. RDR does play more as a Western-themed GTA without the ability to do all the ridiculous stuff that GTA is known for. RDR 2 has developed more of an identity outside of the western-themed GTA but RDR does hold more ties to GTA than RDR 2 does. The gunplay (which there is a lot of) feels solid but at times clunky, namely when you're aiming while riding your horse. When on foot, it feels solid but it does use a lock on feature when you take aim and sometimes transitioning from one target to the next can feel weird to do but the Dead-Eye feature does help in that regard somewhat. Horse riding feels very fast and smooth but maintaining momentum is difficult. It's a game that at its time of release, it helped to push the Rockstar open world model more towards a grounded less clunky style of movement and gameplay but the clunkiness is still there as evident from the early year RAGE engine stuff. Speaking of the RAGE engine, this game looks so much better than GTA IV and it still holds up pretty well in terms of modern standards. Since the old west setting doesn't contain many buildings and a lot more open space, the team at Rockstar were able to squeeze more detail out of the world and the character models although some of the character models do look dated now, namely the animations and the hair. Another thing the game does extremely well is the handling of the cinematic scenes. The camera is utilized much better but it's still very minimalistic in stuff like camera movements and framing but they do manage to pull off some really cool looking shots during the cutscene moments. All in all, Red Dead Redemption has gone down as one of the best games of the 7th generation and a game that still holds up extremely well compared to most games at the time. If you haven't played this already, play it.… Expand
  26. RafaMondini
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is amazing. A masterpiece of its time.
    Bought my X-Box 360 just to play this game back in 2010.    … Expand
  27. RealCritic93
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    Da greatest ever da greatest ever da greatest ever Da greatest ever da greatest ever da greatest ever Da greatest ever da greatest ever da greatest everDa greatest ever da greatest ever da greatest ever
  28. A-Rose
    Oct 19, 2018
    10
    The best story Rockstar has written yet, and the most believable world I have ever roamed in, and with simple but consistently fun gameplay to boot. It is truly one of the greatest games I have ever played. I played it recently and it still holds up really well...well at least in my opinion. If you get an opportunity to play this game please do so. It is a #P4P great.
  29. auditbadger
    Sep 26, 2018
    7
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  30. lionars
    Sep 1, 2018
    10
    You want to know who you are? Huh? Huh? You don't, I do, everyone does... you're the son of a thousand fathers, all bastards like you
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#2 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2010
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#4 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2010
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#1 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2010

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Metascore
95

Universal acclaim - based on 96 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 96 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 96
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  1. Extreme Gamer
    95
    'Red Dead Redemption' is a must buy. Every Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owner should play this game (as long as they're over 18 and not a member of PETA). The only reasons I can't give this game a full 10 are the annoying glitches, connection issues and the lack of difficulty.
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  2. AceGamez
    97
    At times breathtaking, often awe-inspiring and never, ever dull, Red Dead Redemption is already one of 2010's biggest hitters, and is likely to become one of this generation's greatest achievements. A staggering work of art.
  3. GamerNode
    100
    RDR is a phenomenal game that stands out as one of the year's best. The utmost attention to detail is apparent in every aspect, and is something that no gamer should miss.
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