
- 75/100
- Players5 ratings

2011 · Gameloft · Shooter · Third-person shooter
Six-Guns
Six Guns is a Western-themed shooter for mobile devices.
- Released
- 5 December 2011
- Platforms
- AndroidWindowsiOS
- Genres
- ShooterThird-person shooterWestern
- Developers
- Gameloft
- Publishers
- Gameloft
- Modes
- Single-player
About
Six-Guns is an open-world action-adventure video game developed by Gameloft Barcelona and published by Gameloft. It was released in 2011 for iOS devices, on March 17, 2012, for Android devices, and on September 4, 2013, for Microsoft Windows and Windows Phone.
Keywords
- western
- windows store
- multiple gameplay perspectives
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Six-Guns is a wild-west styled open-world, action adventure third-person mobile game. The player may roam about on foot or by horse to complete missions as a man named Buck Crosshaw across two game maps, Arizona (with deserts and mesas) and Oregon (featuring forests and mountains). An in-game store and currency system allow for upgradable clothing items, weapons, and horses, with optional microtransactions available for additional or premium credits. As missions are completed, the player is rewarded with coins and experience points, unlocking access to higher tier items from the store. The main storyline and campaign follows Crosshaw's discoveries of the happenings and fate of his lost wife, while a multiplayer mode features online team deathmatches and capture-the-flag.
The Windows 8 version had support for touch controls, keyboard and mouse, and a gaming controller. The game could also cloud save to a linked account, such as Game Center on iOS or Xbox Live on Windows.
Story
Buck Crosshaw, a lone, and amnesiac outlaw, awakens in the Arizona desert and heads west in search for the nearest settlement. Approaching a ranch, he witnesses a group of bandits raiding the property. Buck fends off the bandits and is compensated with an Azteca. As he rides away, Buck's memory is suddenly triggered and he recalls his wife being mysteriously killed. Unsettled, Buck heads to the town of Socorro to drink and repress any memories of his wife.
Upon arrival to Socorro, the sheriff recognizes Buck as an outlaw and holds him at gunpoint, accusing him of murder which further stimulates Buck's memory. A band of raiders suddenly arrive to pillage the town, and Buck helps the sheriff to defend the town, for which the Sheriff releases him. Buck decides to visit his wife's grave to recall his memory. At the graveyard, Buck witnesses a group of grave robbers digging up and stealing his wife's corpse, prompting Buck to investigate into her death.
Reception
Six-Guns received mixed reviews, scoring a 59 on Metacritic. Many critics praised the graphics and audio of the game, but criticized the repetitive and simple gameplay.
Some also felt that the controls were poor on touchscreen devices.
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