I can have quite high expectations when it comes to games, and Sandbox titles are one of the genres which I find hardest to be satisfied with. While most of my favourite elements within them have been done before, I often find that most sandbox titles will contain some of the elements that I enjoy, yet fail to meet my expectations elsewhere. Perhaps this is simply a matter of developers allocating their priorities to one area over another, or maybe they just think [...]
The cowboy game is perhaps one of the more underused concepts, given the popularity of the classic western films that inspired many a mind both young and old – from the legendary Clint Eastwood movies, to Back to the Future III, the idea of horseback gangs and outlaws with pistols has always had a certain appeal – and it’s an idea that you’d think would lend itself to games rather well. Sure, there’s one or two titles out there, but I’d [...]
The wild west has had relatively few games out when compared to the more popular genres of pirates, world war 2 and anything involving aliens, and there a good reason for this: It’s hard to do a decent Western in videogame form. At best you’re going to get an average to mediocre FPS with a few plat forming and exploring bits in it, such as Call of Juarez, though to be fair; COJ is a pretty decent game. But on [...]
