Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez is a Western-themed first-person shooter video game series from Polish developer and publisher Techland, as well as until 2018, French publisher Ubisoft; currently comprising four installments.
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Developer(s) | Techland |
Publisher(s) | Focus Home Interactive (2006) Ubisoft (2006-2018) Techland (2018-) |
Composer(s) | Pawel Blaszczak |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo Switch |
First release | Call of Juarez September 15, 2006 |
Latest release | Call of Juarez: Gunslinger May 22, 2013 |
Games
Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez (formerly Lawman) is a Western-themed, first-person shooter video game. First released for Windows in 2006, it was ported to the Xbox 360 in 2007.[1][2] The PC version was one of the first games to use Microsoft's DirectX 10.
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a Western-themed, first-person shooter video game set in the years of 1864–1866. It is a prequel to Call of Juarez. The game was released on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360[3][4] on June 30, 2009.[5]
Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Call of Juarez: The Cartel is a first-person shooter video game set in modern-day Los Angeles and Mexico with up to three players taking the role of law enforcement agents, and adopts the themes of the Neo-Western genre.[6] The game was released on July 19, 2011 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and was released on September 13, 2011 on PC.[7] The game has received mixed to negative reviews.[8]
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Announced at PAX 2012, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is an Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC title,[9] which sees the series returning to the old western style.[10] The game was released worldwide for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on May 22, 2013.[11]
Reception
Game | Year | Metacritic |
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Call of Juarez | 2006 | 71/100 |
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | 2009 | 77/100 |
Call of Juarez: The Cartel | 2011 | 51/100 |
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger | 2013 | 76/100 |
References
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- Thorsen, Tor (1 March 2007). "360 Call of Juarez sounding in summer". GameSpot. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Park, Andrew (30 April 2009). "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Hands-On – Early Levels, Shootouts, Dynamite, and Cannons". Gamespot.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- Ocampo, Jason (31 March 2009). "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood First Look". IGN.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood". Ubisoft. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- Glasser, AJ (12 March 2011). "PAX East: Call of Juarez: The Cartel Preview". GamePro. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- Kaye, Darryl (15 March 2011). "Call of Juarez: The Cartel Eyes-On Preview". GamingUnion.net. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- "Call of Juarez: The Cartel". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Griffin, Ben (24 April 2013). "Hands-on with Call of Juarez: Gunslinger: The game that is 5% Clint Eastwood, 95% Rambo". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- Harman, Stace (April 22, 2013). "Saddle Up, Partner: Call of Juarez Returns to Old West with Gunslinger". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- Allen, Jonas (2013-04-24). "Ubisoft Announces Call of Juarez Gunslinger Release Date". DailyGame. Retrieved 2016-03-05.