You are literally told nothing about your character, his motives or his relationship with the people in the game. The repetitive nature of the missions is made even more glaring by the fact that Six-Guns is almost entirely devoid of plotting.

But cracks begin to appear once you’re a few missions in - while there are different objective types, most of the tasks fall into the same basic template. Six-Guns starts well, and ensures that you have all the information you need to become fully accustomed to the controls and game mechanics. Combat is also pleasantly straightforward, thanks largely to an auto-aim system that's so effective it practically finds your target for you. You can open a map, call your horse, or discharge your sidearm with a single button press. Six-Guns has a well-crafted touchscreen interface which is easy to navigate and intuitive to use. The only drawback is that it does tend to chug a little when there’s a lot of action occurring. Six-Guns looks amazing, with detailed character models and breathtaking scenery. While the premise may boast Gameloft’s traditional lack of originality, the visuals are also in tune with the company’s usual standards - in short, they’re fantastic. Success earns you cash with which you can purchase new items and upgrades. You’re thrust into a large, sandbox-style world and expected to complete 40 different missions. The Wild West may bring to mind visions of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and The Magnificent Seven, but we can’t help but think of the near-legendary campfire scene in Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles.įittingly, Gameloft’s Six-Guns drops quite a few bum notes of its own.Īs usual, Gameloft has taken inspiration from elsewhere in the video game world, and Six-Guns borrows plenty of ideas from Rockstar’s popular Red Dead Redemption.

Six guns review