|
 |
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West: (Computer Game) I bought this computer game Online a short time ago. Originally produced in 1995, it works on both the Mac (OS 6.0.7+) and PC (WIN 95/WIN 3.1)
computer, and by today's standards, its computer requirements are very low. Still, I found this game to be surprisingly fun to play. Its not a shoot'em up game,
but instead relies more on investigation. You are the stranger in town and are trying solve a mystery by walking about the 3D town and asking questions and observing. You must also
pick up and purchase certain items along the way that may be of use in your quest to discover the truth. I recommend this game if you like games that require brain power vs shooting first,
and asking questions later (if at all). Many copies of this computer game can be found on eBay and usually sells for about $6 (not including shipping).
For a full review, go to: DUST
|
|
Gunslinger!: (Board Game) Gunslinger is a Wild West shoot'em up board game. Considered
by many to be one of the finest first person gun fighter rules/game available, but
by others to be too complicated and slow moving. Not sure who is really
right, as I have never played the game, but the game is still popular with many people around the world.
Originally published by Avalon
Hill Game Company, many copies are still available in games stores and frequently seen
on eBay. For a full review, go to: GUNSLINGER
|
 |
|
 |
Bounty Hunter: (Book Game) Published by NOVA Games back in the 1980's, this is a fun, book game. Requires
nothing more than the two books the game comes with, although finding a used copy can be a bit difficult. Two gunslingers move around the saloon,
both inside and outside. Your moves are picked and revealed from the books simultaneously, and what a player sees on his page is only what his character
would see. It is entirely possible to stalk your victim, getting in some good shots before ducking behind a wall before he discovers your location.
The game falls short of evoking the spirit of classic Western gunfight, with the locale being too small, too circumsribed to feel like a real place.
Still, its a fun, two player game. For a quick review, go to: Bounty Hunter.
|
|
Outlaws!: (Computer Game) Combines first-person gunslinging and Wild West adventure with solo or multiplayer use over modem, Internet, or local network.
Highly stylized characters with distinct personalities and weapons, and comes with its own original sound track and custom-designed sound effects.
For the PC only (WIN 95). Highly recommended by many people who have played it! For a full review, go to:
OUTLAWS
|
 |
|
 |
Lawless: (Board Game) This is the Wild West! The newly settled prairie where cowboys and Indians have frequent run-ins,
where vigilante justice is the only kind of justice, where bank robberies are a daily occurrence, where the riches of hidden gold draw
fortune hunters from near and far, where the saloons are populated by a motley crew of card sharks, con men, and everyday cheats. In short,
this is a world ruled by the laws of the frontier, and even those are made to be broken. It is here, in this pitiless land, where you must
try to make your ranch the biggest, most successful spread in the whole, wild, West, and earn yourself the respect a tough hombre like
yourself deserves.
In order to build your ranch (and your reputation) you must take over the largest number of ranges, round up the most herds, assemble the
largest number of cowboys and amass the most money possible. To reach this goal, you can act wisely, or call upon slightly more unsavory
methods... in this environment, the ends ALWAYS justify the means. Just don't attract the attention of The Law....
Review: Lawless.
|
|
GNADENLOS!: (Board Game) Another Wild West board game from Europe (German). Go West, young man, loaded with promissory notes to
hire Adventurers for your dirty work. Adventurers, won at auctions, have numbered skills in Poker, Pistols, and Prospecting. Event Cards
determine Adventurers' conflicts each round. The winner's employer earns gold or Prestige Points; the luckiest losers return to their
bosses. At intervals, some spent promissory notes are randomly chosen; owners unable to meet the payment lose considerable Prestige.
You can buy Prestige with gold, but awaiting paydays encourages caution. Win by riding to the Prestige track's end, or by being ahead when
the Undertaker has seen enough gunfights!
Review: GNADENLOS!.
|  |
|
|
Quake 3: Wild West: (Computer Game) Quake 3 engine is being used for a Wild West, first person shoot'em up
computer game. If its as good Quake 3, then this Wild West version should be very good. This is a v2.0 Beta, but works on WIN, and Lixus, but
apparently it won't work on new Mac(?). I have the latest OS on my Mac (10.3.1) and this game won't load beyond its setup page. However,
it apparently runs quite well on the PC, and it is considered one of the best Quake III mods available out there! Maybe I will get a chance to
play it at a later date.
Home Page: Western Quake 3.
|
