Wild West Guns
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Wild West Guns is a WiiWare
and iPhone OS
shooting
video game by Gameloft
. For the Wii, it was released on August 1, 2008 in Europe, on August 4, 2008 in North America, and on August 5, 2008 in Japan. It costs 1000 Wii Points
. On February 5, 2009, Gameloft released the game worldwide for the iPhone OS via the App Store. It costs $4.99 USD.
-themed light gun shooter
, the game sees the player shooting at targets ranging from vultures, balloons and flying sombrero
s to armed robbers, angry gold diggers and renegade soldiers across a number of environments such as saloons, cemeteries and a speeding steam locomotive. The game features 6 levels across two difficulties, with 3 challenges in each.
The game also supports the Wii Zapper peripheral on the Wii, but does not feature aim calibration.
Official Nintendo Magazine scored the game at 80%, praising the variety in settings and the interactive environments, and the simple point and shoot gameplay, though they felt genre experts might find it too easy. WiiWare World, which gave it a 7/10, felt the game was "addictive and attractive" and "very well executed", and highlighted the depth in gameplay that requires players to carefully choose their shots to score the most points. However, they felt the relatively small range of objectives, settings and enemies was "somewhat disappointing", and that the omission of scoreboards affected replay value.
In contrast, Eurogamer
was less impressed with the game, giving it a 5/10 and calling it "a rather limited and repetitive experience". 1UP.com
gave it a C+ grade, believing the game was "a little pricey" at 1000 Wii Points. IGN
, which scored it a 6.8/10, also had issues with the price and the shallow nature of the game, but otherwise felt it was "fun", praising the tight controls and polished presentation.
WiiWare
WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...
and iPhone OS
IPhone OS
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shooting
Shooter game
Shooter games are a sub-genre of action game, which often test the player's speed and reaction time. It includes many subgenres that have the commonality of focusing "on the actions of the avatar using some sort of weapon. Usually this weapon is a gun, or some other long-range weapon". A common...
video game by Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
. For the Wii, it was released on August 1, 2008 in Europe, on August 4, 2008 in North America, and on August 5, 2008 in Japan. It costs 1000 Wii Points
Wii Points
Nintendo Points are a currency that Nintendo uses for its Wii and Nintendo DSi systems through the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop respectively...
. On February 5, 2009, Gameloft released the game worldwide for the iPhone OS via the App Store. It costs $4.99 USD.
Gameplay
An American Old WestAmerican Old West
The American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...
-themed light gun shooter
Light gun shooter
Light gun shooter, also called light gun game or simply gun game, is a shooter video game genre in which the primary design element is aiming and shooting with a gun-shaped controller. Light gun shooters revolve around the protagonist shooting targets, either antagonists or inanimate objects...
, the game sees the player shooting at targets ranging from vultures, balloons and flying sombrero
Sombrero
Sombrero in English refers to a type of wide-brimmed hat originating in Mexico. In Spanish, however, it is the generic word for "hat", which originates from "sombra", meaning "shade"....
s to armed robbers, angry gold diggers and renegade soldiers across a number of environments such as saloons, cemeteries and a speeding steam locomotive. The game features 6 levels across two difficulties, with 3 challenges in each.
The game also supports the Wii Zapper peripheral on the Wii, but does not feature aim calibration.
Reception
Wild West Guns received mixed reviews from critics.Official Nintendo Magazine scored the game at 80%, praising the variety in settings and the interactive environments, and the simple point and shoot gameplay, though they felt genre experts might find it too easy. WiiWare World, which gave it a 7/10, felt the game was "addictive and attractive" and "very well executed", and highlighted the depth in gameplay that requires players to carefully choose their shots to score the most points. However, they felt the relatively small range of objectives, settings and enemies was "somewhat disappointing", and that the omission of scoreboards affected replay value.
In contrast, Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news, reviews, previews and interviews. It is operated by Eurogamer Network Ltd., which was formed in 1999 by brothers Rupert and Nick Loman. Eurogamer has grown to become one of the most important European-based websites focused on...
was less impressed with the game, giving it a 5/10 and calling it "a rather limited and repetitive experience". 1UP.com
1UP.com
1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....
gave it a C+ grade, believing the game was "a little pricey" at 1000 Wii Points. IGN
IGN
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, which scored it a 6.8/10, also had issues with the price and the shallow nature of the game, but otherwise felt it was "fun", praising the tight controls and polished presentation.