Call of Juarez Announced for Xbox 360

[fitbabits]

Source - IGN (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/768/768925p1.html).

February 28, 2007 - Ubisoft sent us word today that Call of Juarez, a Western themed shooter previously announced only for the PC, will be joining the Xbox 360 library this summer for a simultaneous release in North America. Polish development house Techland will be responsible for bringing its PC title, which has already been released in Europe, to the console.

Call of Juarez is set in Texas in 1882 and features a campaign that puts players in the shoes of two opposing characters. The first is Billy Candle, an outlaw who stands accused of murdering his mother and stepfather. This guy uses a bow and works his way through situations using stealth and brains. The other main character, Ray McCall (the brother of Billy's stepfather), is a gunslinger with a six shooter and a belief that the Lord has chosen him to slay the wicked. In this case, the wicked happens to be the aforementioned Billy. While following the characters' intermingling stories, players will find themselves in the midst of duels, barroom fights, train robberies and classic Western shootouts.
I played a demo of this at QuakeCon last year and I wasn't that impressed. That was a long time ago, so I'm hopeful it's been improved since then.

[Nighthold]

Source - IGN (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/768/768925p1.html).


I played a demo of this at QuakeCon last year and I wasn't that impressed. That was a long time ago, so I'm hopeful it's been improved since then.

I played the PC version. It hasn't.

[fitbabits]

I played the PC version. It hasn't.
That's my worry... :(

[Tyrant]

Overall, I thought the PC demo was pretty decent...

[archon]

I didn't like the demo at first, but I didn't play it for a few months and came back and its actually pretty good if you give it a chance.

[flinxz]

I found out this game was out last week or so when it showed up in a sale. I don't understand how this was released without me knowing. I mean I read Evil Avatar and other sites six hours a day. Was it really that low under the radar? I remember the demo in June/July last year, but never saw that it was released for the PC. I don't recall ever seeing it on the shelves.

Best of luck on the 360 release, maybe this time they will market it better.

[RainOfTerror]

Actually Techland already announced that it would be bringing Call of Juarez to the Xbox 360 version months ago.

flinxz, it's only been released in Europe, somewhere end of last year, but Ubisoft decided to delay it in the US to make it more up to snuff for the NA market.

[Ajguy]

I remember enjoying the PC demo quite a lot. The bullet time mechanic was fun, the setting interesting, and the graphics very nice (except that the out door scenes took a huge performance hit due to the foliage). If the game is optimized properly for play on the 360, I'll be very excited for it.

[flinxz]

flinxz, it's only been released in Europe, somewhere end of last year, but Ubisoft decided to delay it in the US to make it more up to snuff for the NA market.
Ah ha! That explains it.

[Jedi Beast]

I was just saying the other day that they need a good western themed game. I hope this can be that game. Seeing as I'm not a PC gamer I know nothing about this title.

[KingGorilla]

I hear that this game is shit.

[Disgustipated]

I hear that this game is shit.

It's a lot better than Gun, I'll say that. It's a pretty good game, with great graphics, a good atmosphere, and fun gameplay. A 7/10. Not something you'd pay $50 for, but $20-30. It's not particularly long, and the multiplayer isn't so grand, but it'll be a good 360 title.

[torrefaction]

I remember a period of time when people on IRC where generally says juarez instead of warez.

I think of that everytime I see this title.

[Lind]

I bought this game the second it was released to PC and I quite liked it. Decent story, loads of action and it looks pretty good as well.

[The_Darr]

i enjoyed this game for the most part. but why does techland love forced stealth missions so much?!?

[Max Sand]

I heard on the official UK forums that the Xbox 360 version and PC version for North America will require a lot less stealth. I think they're doing a major retooling.