RECOMMENDED: THE GUNSTRINGER The Gunstringer
Microsoft releases a motion-sensing Wild West shooter with a budget price tag. Dominic Sacco locks and loads
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED as a download-only title destined for Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft’s The Gunstringeris now a fully-fledged retail product.
Not only that, but as the first action shooter on Kinect, the title is a pioneer for Microsoft’s motion accessory, leading a new wave of games that cater to more traditional shooter fans. That’s not to say the game isn’t for the more casual player. Far from it. With its colourful cartoon style and easy-to-pick-up gameplay, along with its core shooter mechanics, The Gunstringeris a Kinect title that offers something for all kinds of users. It’s also safe to say there’s nothing else quite like this on the market. The action game is presented as one giant stage show. It blends third-person shooting with platforming, and includes a Spaghetti Western-themed soundtrack as well Clint Eastwood- style narration.
Plus, the protagonist is a zombie cowboy marionette.
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Gameplay consists of 2D and 3D sections, run-and-gun shoot-outs and boss battles.
There are plenty of items to collect along the way, but it’s the motion gameplay that makes it stand out.
While aiming at the screen, players can flick their right hand up
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It’s safe to say there’s nothing quite like this on the market. If it all sounds a tad crazy, that’s because it is.
to their shoulder to fire the in-game gun, and use their left hand to move the Gunstringer character around. The storyline is as unique as the gameplay, too. Players take the Gunstringer on a revenge mission against a posse that abandoned him and left him for dead.
All the enemies have a comedic nature, from the standard outlaws
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