Red Dead Redemption Video Review

We reviewed Red Dead Redemption, it is an action adventure western video game.  It was developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar games.  It was released for the PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 on May18th 2010.  It is part of a series because there was a previous one called 'Red Dead Revolver'.  It's a role play game.  It's a real time game.  It's a first person shooter. 


Most of the game's story takes place in the year 1911, during the decline of the American Old West. The game follows John Marston, a former outlaw, while he sets out to hunt down his former gang members. Marston's wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a bounty hunter. Having no other choice, he sets out to bring his three former gang members to justice.


Red Dead Redemption is an open world game. Players can interact with the environment and engage in combat with enemies, using various firearms. Different breeds of horses are the main forms of transportation, which come in a variety of quality. These horses must be tamed, however, in order to use them. Swimming is not an option, as the protagonist John Marston cannot swim — he will drown if he ventures too far into deep water.  It's a one player game unless you're online then it's a 2-16 players game. 


The graphics were fairly high quality but the colours sometimes were too dark especially at night time.  


If we were going to buy this game, key elements we would want to know are, the game storyline and the objectives and how many players, and what rating it is and also the genre.