Gunstringer
Gunstringer Kinect Review
Gunstringer Kinect Review
Gunstringer is definitely the most unique and pleasant game I have played in years. There is literally no game out that even closely resembles what the Gunstringer is. Gunstringer is a fun game that keeps a smile on your face throughout with its amazing presentation.
You take the title role as The Gunstringer, an undead cowboy out for revenge on his old posse that betrayed him. You are performing in a play in front of a live-action crowd. It sounds crazy and I understand anyone’s qualms as to this concept being pulled off effectively. This is a thrilling game that completely wraps you into the role of operating an undead-cowboy marionette. You use your left hand as if you were holding the strings for the marionette and hold your right arm out and make a ‘invisible-gun’ hand shape. So the left hand controls walking, moving and jumping of the Gunstringer and your right arm is for shooting. You accomplish shooting by aiming at a target and recoiling your hand as if you just fired a real gun. You can even paint up to 6 targets and then pop back your hand for multi-kills. It all works effortlessly and is a joy. It just feels natural for what you are playing and my hat goes off to Twisted Pixel for making such a responsive and working control system. Certain areas of the game can turn into what boils down to a simple plat former, where you don’t shoot and are meant to control the Gunstringer through obstacles, over ledges, etc. So you will literally just be bowing your left arm up and down or left and right. These parts are few and don’t overall hamper the experience at all.
The humor in the game is unmatched. The presentation, commentator that narrates the game in real time, and countless cameos from the developers at Twisted Pixel all combine to give a package that is not lacking on charm and humor. To finish off a boss, you literally smash your hand towards the ground and a giant Monty Python-like arm will rain down in game and smash your opponents. Your real-life crowd will laugh, cry and gasp along with your entire adventure, keeping the atmosphere very light-hearted during the entire game.
The game is budget priced for a reason, it is short. I beat it in maybe 4 hours at the most with my first run through. However, if you have ever owned a Twisted Pixel game, you know how much extra content they pack into them. You can unlock game modifiers, music, pictures, audio commentary tracks that will play over the game like Mystery Science Theater 3000. Plus I unlocked like 10 avatar items and a theme for my Xbox. On top of that, the very first piece of DLC, “The Wavy Tubeman Chronicles” is completely free and available to download in game. This DLC is brilliant as it is entirely Full Motion Video, like those old western games on the Sega CD and arcade where you would shoot at the video of real people and they would horribly act out their death. It really is amazing and a great homage to early 90′s gaming. Fruit Ninja Kinect is also included in the package, so you can add that to the value of this game as well.
Frankly, even though it was short, the only fault I can find is that I wanted more. This is one of the few games I have played were I beat it and actually wanted to go back for round 2 immediately. With all the unlockables available to purchase with in-game money earned by playing, it entices you to come back for more and more. It is Core game that can appeal to multiple generations while not sitting under the housing of a ‘casual, family-friendly’ game.
If you own a Kinect then I highly recommend The Gunstringer in your collection; a truly amazing, unique and humorous experience.
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New – Microsoft The Gunstringer – KL4819 $48.12 General Information Manufacturer/Supplier: Microsoft Corporation Manufacturer Part Number: L5L-00001 Brand Name: Microsoft Product Name: The Gunstringer Marketing Information: Where he came from, no one knows. What he wants now is revenge on his old posse who packed him fall of lead and left him under three feet of hard-packed desert clay. He’s a skeleton cowboy marionette on the bloody vengeance … |
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Microsoft The Gunstringer. GUNSTRINGER FOR XBOX 360 DVD S/D 9/13 SHOOT. First Person Shooter – Xbox 360 $47.44 Manufacturer/Supplier: Microsoft Corporation Manufacturer Part Number: L5L-00001 Brand Name: Microsoft Product Name: The Gunstringer Marketing Information: Where he came from, no one knows. What he wants now is revenge on his old posse who packed him fall of lead and left him under three feet of hard-packed desert clay. He’s a skeleton cowboy mariote on the bloody vengeance trail. He’s The Gunstri… |
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NEW Gunstringer X360 – L5L-00001 $50.13 The Gunstringer Xbox 360 English NTSC DVD Where he came from, no one knows. What he wants now is revenge on his old posse who packed him full of lead and left him under three feet of hard-packed desert clay. He’s a skeleton cowboy marionette on the bloody vengeance trail. He’s The Gunstringer. Control his every step, gallop and pull of the trigger with Kinect as you face off against nefarious vill… |
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Exclusive Gunstringer X360 By Microsoft Xbox $52.37 … |
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Kinect Sensor with Kinect Adventures and Gunstringer Token Code $134.00 These are not included: Xbox LIVE 3-Month Gold Card, 1600 Xbox LIVE Microsoft Points, 8GB USB Flash Drive. This is whats included as stated at the beginning of the Product Description: What’s in the Box Kinect Sensor |
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Gunstringer $39.99 He’s a skeleton cowboy mariote on the bloody vengeance trailControl his every step gallop and pull of the trigger with Kinect as gamers face off against nefarious villains through 5 handcrafted old west worldsPlay with friends through same-screen co-op multiplay and even fill foes full of lead while sitting downMultiplayer in-room co-op bines solo platforming and shooting mechanics into fun petiti… |