
- 73/100
- Players25 ratings
- 80/100
- Critics1 review
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- Metacritic10 critic reviews
- 82/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 78/100
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- 3.78/5
- Player reviews
- 89% positive602 reviews
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$1.99
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2014 · Action · Adventure
Gunman Clive
Nintendo console exclusive
In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!
- Released
- 3 January 2014
- Platforms
- AndroidNintendo 3DSNintendo SwitchWindowsiOS
- Genres
- ActionAdventureIndiePlatformerShooterWestern
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- ActionScience fiction
- Country
- Sweden
- Age ratings
- PEGI 12ESRB E10+CERO B
- Languages
- English
- Time to beat
- 1hmain story4hcompletionist
About
Gunman Clive, released in Japan as Gunman Story (Japanese: ガンマンストーリー), is a platform game developed and published by Swedish development studio Hörberg Productions. It was first released for Android on 2 April 2012. The game follows Clive, a lone gunslinger in a futuristic Wild West, as he tries to save the mayor's daughter from a group of technologically well-armed bandits.
In 2015, a sequel, Gunman Clive 2, was released, in which Clive must save the world from the group of bandits from the previous game.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Gunman Clive is a side-scrolling platform game. The game is set in the year 18XX. The player controls the character Gunman Clive or Ms. Johnson as they fight enemies across 20 levels to rescue the mayor's daughter.
The player has to traverse a 2D world filled with moving platforms, traps and enemies. The player can pick up power-ups such as a spread shot, explosive bullets, and a laser gun. Enemies vary from bandits who carry rifles and dynamite to animals such as pelicans and wolves. Bosses appear in every fifth level.
Development
Gunman Clive was developed by Hörberg Productions and designed by Bertil Hörberg. Some time after development of Gunman Clive, Hörberg, a gay man, regretted the lack of gay representation in the game. When developing the sequel, Gunman Clive 2, Hörberg made a point to include the character Chieftain Bob partly with the intention of him being included in the Wii U port of the game, where he is portrayed kissing Clive.
In Japan, the game was released by Flyhigh Works.
Reception
Gunman Clive received generally positive reviews after its release from both mainstream and video game journalists. The gameplay, art and style were praised by Destructoid, which said that its major flaws are its short length, game freezes during the second boss fight, and sometimes inappropriate soundtrack. Destructoid also noted that the game takes many ideas from the Mega Man series. Destructoid described it as "a steal at $2" and said that "fans of 2D action platformers need to check it out.
If Hörberg Productions is ever graced with the opportunity to develop a mainline Mega Man game, I'm confident that fans of the series would be happy with the results." IGN described it as "a brief experience, but still one well worth experiencing if you’re looking for a fine $2 platformer on your 3DS. The stellar game design is emboldened by the three different characters you can play as. From start to finish, Gunman Clive is a fantastic platformer, good enough that it is worth playing multiple times to play as every character."
Legacy
A sequel, Gunman Clive 2, was released for the Nintendo 3DS on 29 January 2015. The story now takes Clive around the world to chase after the leader of the bandits from the first game. In June 2015, Bertil Hörberg announced the two games would be released on the Wii U as Gunman Clive HD Collection. The collection was also released on the Nintendo Switch on January 17, 2019, and PlayStation 4 on May 22, 2020.
Clive, Ms. Johnson and the duck enemy appeared as three of the playable guest characters in the 2D action RPG game Drancia Saga for the Nintendo 3DS.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Gunman Clive HD Collection
- Ported as
- Gunman Clive Game Boy Edition
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