Red Dead Revolver

 Xbox
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 61
  3. Negative: 4 out of 61
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  1. Gamer's Hell
    74
    The creative use of player control to determine the gameplay and story delivery is an industry-leading feature.
  2. BonusStage
    74
    The game spends too much time focusing on characters other than Red and wildly veers off into too many directions at once, an obvious sign of this game’s strenuous development cycle.
  3. Kombo
    74
    It is inexcusable that the multiplayer mode is so underdeveloped. It is as if Rockstar came up with a nice innovation for a multiplayer mode and forgot (or simply didn’t care) to complete the programming of it.
  5. GameSpot
    73
    There are too many different playable characters and too many unique gameplay elements that just don't gel. And though the story is well told, there's just not enough focus on Red.
  6. TeamXbox
    73
    Very much an arcade shooter at heart, Revolver has that ability to be a title that can be picked up and played without getting sucked in for hours.
  7. Next Level Gaming
    73
    Nothing more than an average execution of an above-average idea. And here's an idea for next time, how about some online play?
  8. NTSC-uk
    70
    It celebrates the perverse catharsis to be found in bringing quick justice to bad people, and the pride found in doing it well.
  9. games(TM)
    70
    When we say that Red Dead is a great little game, the emphasis is as much on the 'little' as it is on the 'great'. [June 2004, p.102]
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  10. GamerArchive
    70
    The fact that the game is so terribly easy, giving even the more gaming challenged gamer the capabilities to blast their way through the game in a mere weekend, gives the impression that Red Dead Revolver was never really meant for the hardcore types.
  11. Boomtown
    70
    If the setting and atmosphere were any different, say a sci-fi or fantasy setting, I doubt that the experience provided by Red Dead Revolver would seem anything more than mediocre, if that.
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  12. GameShark
    70
    Graphically, the title is definitely clocking in at “adequate”, with sometimes lumpy characters and stiff animations. There’s a slight floating in the movement of characters, and the terrain can seem a bit bland and repetitive at times, but hey, it’s a desert setting.
  13. Cheat Code Central
    70
    The story has lots of potential but unfortunately the game kind of loses sight of Red as it introduces several incidental characters forcing you to play through their perspective. Aside from adding some variety to the game it really detracts from the main storyline.
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  14. 1UP
    65
    The atmosphere in Red Dead is the real thing -- not the pseudo-parody of "Dead Man's Hand" -- and that alone should satisfy the audience it was made for. If you can forgive all of its faults, you'll enjoy the few hours you spend in Red's world.
  15. GameBiz
    65
    Though there are obvious faults, but Red Dead Revolver does allow you to be a tobacco chewin’, foul mouthed gunslinger cowboy in the wild wild west.
  16. Xbox Nation Magazine
    60
    Strip away the sombrerors, spurs, and signature Rockstar sass, and what's left is an average third-person shoot-em-up some gallons shy of a full 10-gallon hat. [July 2004, p.84]
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  17. Eurogamer
    60
    It wasn't the linearity that was the issue, nor the overall polish; more that the game ultimately lacks ambition and creativity in the gameplay department - until the last eight or nine levels there's little on show that hasn't been done better before.
  18. GameSpy
    60
    So much of Red Dead feels like it's caught between two camps -- arcade and more modern third-person action -- that it all feels compromised.
  19. netjak
    52
    Merely an average third-person shooter that happened to take place in snapshots of things I’ve already seen in a hundred Clint Eastwood or John Wayne westerns.
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  20. Yahoo!
    50
    The limited AI and by-the-numbers level design completely backfire. And while quick kills form combos that pay off in cash, little is done with the system. Even the multiplayer feels tacked on.
  21. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    The game misses its mark: Instead of the gritty, scrub-brush humor of a Sergio Leone pic, Revolver feels like a rootin'-tootin' Disneyland ride. [18 June 2004, p.L2T 20]
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Awards & Rankings

74
#74 Best Xbox Game of 2004
22
#22 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2004
26
#26 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2004

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 44
  3. Negative: 4 out of 44
  1. drlowdon
    Mar 28, 2013
    6
    Rescued from cancellation by Rockstar Games Red Dead Revolvers strained development is all too obvious in the games lack of polish, both inRescued from cancellation by Rockstar Games Red Dead Revolvers strained development is all too obvious in the games lack of polish, both in terms of visuals and gameplay. Despite this there are enough interesting ideas in this third-person shooter to ensure it never becomes a chore to play and, if nothing else, it provided the template for the fantastic follow up Red Dead Redemption.… Full Review »
  2. MichaelR.
    Oct 9, 2004
    9
    Fun game, I'm having a very good time with it. I wouldn't say it's worth fifty bucks, but you can nab it for 20 bucks at Fun game, I'm having a very good time with it. I wouldn't say it's worth fifty bucks, but you can nab it for 20 bucks at Videogamedepot.com, among other places, and it's well worth it.… Full Review »
  3. HellraiserJ.
    Jul 30, 2004
    10
    This is the best game i have ever played.
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