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Gun review
Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo GameCube, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
Release Year: 2005
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Open-world, Action-adventure, Western
► Music (in order):
"Main Theme"
"Colt's Training"
"Bear Hunt"
"Law Approach"
"Apache"
"Empire"
"Hold Them Off"
"Allied Battle"
"Colt's Travels"
"Gun" Soundtrack composed by Christopher Lennertz
► Gameplay, audio, and images from:
Activision
Atari
Bioware
EA Black Box
Eden Games
Electronic Arts
IGN
Luxoflux
Naughty Dog
Neversoft
Rockstar Games
Rockstar North
Rockstar San Diego
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Visceral Games
► KZbin videos used:
"Gun - Teaser E3 2005 - PS2.mov" by PlayscopeTimeline
• Gun - Teaser E3 2005 -...
"Making of - Gun (2005 Game)" by NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive
• Making of - Gun (2005 ...

[@ColourShedProductions]

Thanks again for 100,000 subscribers ladies and gentlemen, and for the kind words you all gave me when I announced it, it shows how supportive of a fanbase we've created along the way. It's been a fortnight since we hit it and I'm still trying to wrap my head around that number. The next few videos include a 100K Subs Q&A special, a review of 'Split/Second Velocity', and RE-REVIEW of 'Gran Turismo 2'. Hopefully that's a good enough reason to stay subscribed, haha.

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I will always be subsribed to you. 😁

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Legend. Still watch your gta reviews (that was the reason I subbed). Could you review the last of us 1. Gow4 and dark souls 1. It would be interesting to see some modern games from you and I would take your channel to the next level I think!

[@MPS72192]

Do shadow of rome... I loved playing that game on PS2. Spent hours on it!

[@BoleDaPole]

Np man, just don't let it get to your head. ( you'll be able to do that past 1 mil)

[@nubladooso]

You deserve it✌️

[@GunsNGames1]

I think GUN is a true predecessor to Red Dead Redemption. Definitely ahead of it's time, and they got it to run on a PS2. Amazing game, always worth of a replay.

[@destynova4512]

Dude got an old copy of Red Dead and was disappointed I confused it with Gun 😂.

[@freshnesbro3792]

They also made it run on the psp

[@jackryan7312]

bruhhh the true predecessor to Red Dead Redemption is Red Dead Revolver? Came out in 2004 1 year before this game

[@Palendrome]

@Achilles xbox 360 probably easiest way to play Gun

[@budmanne524]

Has this game on game cube when I was in 3rd grade. One of my favorite games ever.

[@Raycevick]

Finally, I've seen more of this game than clips from Gamespot in '05.

[@sunfl0wer_988]

Ayo it's the Ray Man

[@lawsofearth6617]

❤️

[@lasarousi]

The rice bitch or race Beach

[@chillhour6155]

Yeehaw

[@JZStudiosonline]

I always saw this game in stores but with a name like GUN I figured it HAD to be stupid and awful.

[@Ericboy114558]

I've replayed this game like 5 times. One of the most underrated games of all time.

[@j-rocdub9883]

1000% always recommend to friends but they never ever hear of it.. blows me away

[@LegendStormcrow]

I dunno, it was kind of... bland

[@tapsofosiris3110]

@@LegendStormcrow Was it bland in 2005 when there was no Open-World Red Dead Game to compare it to? Do you hold that opinion because you played it when there where other open World Cowboy games?

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@tapsofosiris3110 I played in 06

[@joshchapman4753]

That sounds like autism brother lol

[@ra7ar]

Last game I ever played with my older brother, he passed away years later but Gun was the last thing we both played until we completed it. Taking turns on missions and lives.

[@bigblujay9729]

@Asryk R Wake Sorry about your loss.

[@stankinmybank]

sounds like a great memory bro, your brothers in a better place

[@dr.loomis4221]

I hate when people use someone's death for likes. It's just gross

[@stankinmybank]

@@dr.loomis4221 man be nice, nobody needs that negative shit

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

@@dr.loomis4221 You’ve been milking Michale Meyers for how long? Shush, Loomis! 😂

[@m.hreels9822]

Interesting they had a Hollywood script writer work on this game. It makes sense, because the story felt a tad bit rushed and hurried cut scenes. Probably because the writer was afraid people we’re going to skip the scenes and put a lot of emphasis on making sure people wouldn’t skip them like you said.

[@Des_Zee]

There was a behind the scenes making of this game and that's what the developers were afraid of.

[@Lolotrixx]

Interesting, its the opposite for me. I think the cutscenes are about the perfect length for a Video Game. They are precise and just short enough so I can quickly jump back into Gameplay without losing any context. It makes senses if you watch the Making of. But Im also not a big fan of long overblown cutscenes and walking sections in modern Video Games so this works perfectly fine for me. I think the story is pretty great overall.

[@tempsitch5632]

Absolute garbage perception you have there.

[@tempsitch5632]

@Y'all Lame Aw. Someone doesn’t have an adult supervisor nearby to explain adult things to him. Stay in school, kid.

[@PureRacing04]

A remaster of gun would be rly cool. It's a rly underrated gem.

[@gabriel_alemdoaquario]

A remake, rather

[@nexus7034]

A GUN sequel as well

[@t3cstudios440]

No, not really

[@CoryCDS]

@@nexus7034 a remake and a sequel would be great

[@mattybearxo4372]

Did anyone here complete 100% and get the braided black horse??? It's bad to the bone if you did.

[@KurtAnglesPerc]

I was obsessed with this game as a kid. I still remember that little hole you can blow up in the ground for unlimited ammo.

[@vincentoconnor5640]

Where

[@jasonnix9438]

In Cole's father's old house right below the ranch

[@IronChitlinSA]

I played Gun a few years ago, and it sparked a love of Westerns which is a genre I never cared for beforehand. I still listen to the soundtrack occasionally, and the game is short enough that it doesn't require a huge time investment to enjoy. Love it.

[@justinmontana7218]

And its one of the rare western games which are really Brutal

[@juandemarko8348]

The soundtrack is awesome

[@IronChitlinSA]

@Y'all Lame I know right? That would be almost as sad as trolling the comments section of a youtube video about a game you hate. Imagine how unbelievably sad and empty your life has to be to do something like that lmao.

[@TheFloodFourm]

Love this game. It’s like Red Dead Redemption in 10 hours. You lose a lot of the details but you get exactly what you want out of a western.

[@orion7741]

huh? if you want a shorter Red Dead Redemption, then logically you would just play Red Dead Revolver, not GUN.....

[@TheFloodFourm]

@@orion7741 no I would defiantly recommend the short open world game (GUN) over a linear shooter (RD Revolver) to someone looking for a shorter RD Redemption. Revolver might as well be a different franchise they didn’t even bother to bring Red back.

[@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742]

@@orion7741 Gun is better than Red Dead buddy.

[@mandalore1089]

@@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742 Revolver? Absolutely, but definitely not Redemption 1 & 2.

[@Astrothunder_]

@@orion7741 Revolver is not a great game to begin with, but it can’t even compete with GUN.

[@David.Marquez]

Wow that Neversoft logo really brought back a lot of memories

[@jojo120997]

I absolutely adored this game as a kid. Nice to see that it gets the recognition it deserves. Thank you for the great videos you produce, they always entertain and I´m sure this one will to, I will update this comment after I watched it! Edit: Solid work as always, enjoyed watching it and gave me a bit of a different perspective for sure. And who would have thought the Hellboy himself voiced one of the characters?(I´m german so I never played it with the original voice acting) Anyways, despite the short development time it proofed one thing, its memorable as fuck! And a BIG congratulations on 100k subs, you really deserve it with the high quality videos you always bring out! (and yes I corrected the spelling mistakes in my OG comment, pretty embarrasing, I know😂)

[@stanettiels7367]

Ditto.

[@abletothink]

Same. It was a solid experience. Actually was the first game I 100%ed.

[@BoleDaPole]

Its always been a fan favorite

[@Ytnzy250]

Proofed or proved? Answers on a postcard 😁 👍

[@stanettiels7367]

@@Ytnzy250 Lol. Proven.

[@wingmwanzia960]

When games were made to be fun, not riddled with micro-transactions. this game was so much fun and made me feel cowboy badass before red dead redemption. Incredible story!

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

This was also before most video game narratives took a backseat over graphics or gameplay the latter of which is of course important but IMO not as important as the story and that I think of all things has taken quite the dip in quality nowadays especially when it includes real world politics no matter what side they lean towards

[@117johnpar]

"A time when the genre was rising in popularity" Did I miss the great western genre craze of the mid 2000

[@willyk-fv6ok]

GUN,Dead man hand,Red dead revolver,Call of Juarez not many but a few I guess

[@sirpepeofhousekek6741]

@@willyk-fv6ok Darkwatch.

[@willyk-fv6ok]

@@sirpepeofhousekek6741 and that's a badass game too!

[@BeatmasterAC]

@@willyk-fv6ok Outlaws, Sunset Riders, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, Wild Guns, The Gunstringer,

[@boricuawarrior]

@@sirpepeofhousekek6741 i loved darkwatch

[@mademan8450]

Rarely a game transports me to a different era. This game did it. One of my favourites.

[@603xxg]

I used to play this game every day. God only knows how many times I’ve replayed and completed this game. Absolute classic in my opinion.

[@RiverOvKnives90]

Hands down one of my fav games of all time

[@jaycuthbert245]

God only knows how I feel about yooooouuu....🎵

[@stanettiels7367]

Absolutely loved this game. Looked amazing for its time and still looks good today, in my opinion. And the story was pretty captivating. Congratulations on the sub milestone, m8. Well deserved.

[@ChicagoBulls1984]

I never played it, but ya, the art style looks like it holds up pretty well

[@emokiller907]

I loved this game, the theme song still gets me after all these years.

[@cjnovo992]

Cannot explain how happy I am seeing this game getting some love.. genuinely adored it

[@JustinJohnson-xb5gy]

Total classic I hardly ever see anyone talk about this game, I played the hell out of this game as a kid

[@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn]

I remember dreaming about owning this game when getting the monthly videogame magazine. But alas, back then parents took the game age ratings very seriously.

[@GeoShed]

I LOVED this game as a kid. Such an overlooked classic that made the Red Dead Redemption series that much more satisfying for me to play.

[@FeetLavers69]

I love westerns, so discovering new western games to play is always exciting.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Sunset Riders

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

Call of juarez The lone ranger Gun smoke

[@michi-fv2mf]

Six guns

[@Miltypooh2001]

I played gun on the Sony psp and it's actually quite impressive how they hired people to work on developing the game who also worked on Hollywood western movies it could've been if the developers worked on it on its on own date instead of being crammed together with the tony hawk series

[@gabrielgoncalves1208]

psp version horrible

[@NewAgeSlaves]

One of the greatest channels on yt giving me nostalgia with all these uploads

[@MistahJay7]

Man the story in this game was so good.

[@13lood13ath]

Gun is severely underrated. It's still one of my all time favorite games, but my only complaint would be that it's way too short/small. A game as good as Gun deserves to be twice it's size. Hopefully we'll see a remake/remaster of it some day. Do yourself a favor and play it if you haven't yet.

[@sligacheese6470]

Try call of Juarez Xbox 360. Reminds me of Gun. Funny exiting gorgeous and bloody 🎉

[@elitereptilian200]

I played through this game more times than I can remember back in the day, such a good game and deserves remaster 100%

[@elitereptilian200]

@Y'all Lame your opinion, also your opinion is wrong so 🤷‍♂️

[@sam8404]

@@elitereptilian200 pay them no mind, they're just a troll.

[@GlennDavey]

Wow, it's incredible how much of Red Dead Redemption was already fully formed in GUN. I had no idea.

[@devilsofthedirt3199]

Red dead revolver was before gun….. just for the record

[@ghosttoast8610]

@@devilsofthedirt3199 it wasn’t open world and had no side content besides the multiplayer🌚

[@InfamousJJ420]

If somebody told me this was a build of Red Dead in really early stages I would believe you lol

[@devilsofthedirt3199]

@@ghosttoast8610 well yeah your not wrong but revolver has redemptions theme and feel to it as well as the soundtrack is forming in revolver. gun is a lot more cinematic for sure but is still kinda a play on a western.

[@charlesforbin8526]

Redemption looks closer to Gun than to Revolver, it's amazing

[@DebugMenu]

Hey congrats on 100k man, love your channel and you’ve gotten me in to so many older games lately.

[@yachidan]

Hey lance 👋

[@QuixEnd]

The visuals and cutscenes aged really well surprisingly. I mean it's not mind-blowing but its far better than most mid 2000s game

[@fernandoblengio]

It was mind blowing and beautiful back then.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

Beat it on PC a few years back after getting Nostalgic for that time I briefly touched it on a friends 360 back in 2006. Was a pretty fun ride and that shotgun can launch men into the atmosphere, the kick on that thing is ridiculous!

[@flippedoutkyrii]

@Talcum X No shit lol. It's damn memorable tho.

[@CraftyApe]

This was a great watch! Gun was one of my favourite games as a young teenager. Absolutely adored its world and soundtrack and story. Played through it multiple times on PS2, then more times on PSP, again on PC and Xbox 360. Its dated now, and yeah you won't love it as much playing it today, especially now it has been made obsolete by Red Dead, but it is still good fun!

[@rednecktruthspouter3485]

This is one of my favorites. More today because of nostalgia than the replay factor it holds but the time I spent playing through the story was awesome. I still have the song from the stealth mission in my head at times

[@brendanbyrne6607]

100k Subs, congrats mate, road to 1 million!

[@KakarotOwns]

Thanks for the brilliant reviews, you deserve a lot more subs!

[@bazbazzer2822]

This was red dead 2 before the game was ever close to coming out I loved this game the scalping animations were brutal haha

[@arturskozlovskis124]

I loved this game, part of my childhood.

[@jordansutton2942]

I already know I’m going to love this channel within the opening minutes. Subscribed immediately.

[@AugustBurnsRed181]

I love this channel one of the Very few doing well done review of old games and it’s great.

[@eddiehanley4258]

I love Gun so much. Best old west game ever made. I'm so happy it was ported to Steam so I don't have to keep setting up the original Xbox to play it.

[@deadgambler879]

Hahah Best Having a favorite game doesn't make it the best my friend Don't be confused

[@armyofninjas9055]

@@deadgambler879 Games are subjective. Don't be a douche. And RDR wouldn't exist without Gun. Red Dead Revolver fucking sucked!

[@goldendevereaux]

What?! Damn, thank you for commenting this info.

[@deadgambler879]

@@armyofninjas9055 your assumptions aren't truth Gun had 0 influence on red dead series Gun..... Sucked

[@chillhour6155]

@@deadgambler879 don't get triggered R⭐ fanboy, it's his opinion

[@DominatorLegend]

Oh shit, been asking for this a lot. Damn I have fond memories of this game!

[@robotcow28]

Thankyou for this. This was an amazing review, good job.

[@BenjaminIce2003]

I was waiting for this for years… Thanks for this amigo!

[@cominroitover80]

I was actually really dissapointed with the first RDR when I played it because I was hot off this game. Yes RDR obviously had better graphics and a better story, but it was slower and clunkier. I missed the fast paced action of GUN, it played like a wild west version of Max Payne with an open world element to it. and the soundtrack was absolutely killer. I kind of wish they made another game like this, a western with fast paced responsive shooting controls.

[@OrdinaryLatvian]

I remember playing this on my PSP. Hell of a game.

[@gabrielgoncalves1208]

psp version horrible

[@NikoTeaJay]

I haven't played this since the mid 00's. I remember liking it, but disliked how short it was. I think now I would enjoy the brevity. Definitely a nostalgia consideration for 2022. Enjoyable video.

[@oussemabenrebah6454]

the game , the story ,the soundtrack and evry details in this game i grow up THE NOSTALGIA IS REAL ❤❤

[@Levan4KGaming]

Love this game so much, this was * red dead redemption before red dead redemption* 😄 Fun fact the PSP is the most complete version has the most missions 😄

[@Caero_]

Bro, there was a psp version of this game? That's actual news to me

[@WllKiedSnake]

Has multiplayer also.

[@Levan4KGaming]

@@Caero_ yes it is exactly the same game as the home consoles (minus the frame rate) but it has additional missions to tie in the story better.

[@jojo120997]

maybe it was intended to release as a PSP game but the execs decides to throw it on home consoles?

[@lifesAtrip513]

What are you talking about? There was Red Dead Revolver a year before this

[@ivgotballsofsteel4048]

Remember playing this game when i was at college, good way to spend the day during the weekend, completed it 100% on the hardest difficulty without using the in game bullet time mechanic (slow motion).

[@Xycomm]

I grew up with this game. One of many video games that molded my childhood into what it was.

[@Xycomm]

@Android / hey same!

[@GrandmasCamera]

Forgot to mention the gore effects in this game which I think were ahead of their time. The heads shots looks brutal, they'd blow chunks out of the enemy, I love how you can shoot people's legs off, or how some shots from more powerful guns send goons flying. Great review, I love how honest you were about the games legacy, maybe it's not the triple AAA masterpiece red dead 2 is but I checks a lot of the boxes that make it an expectational game for the time.

[@bakedwaffles420]

congratulations on hitting 100K!!! keep it up man!

[@NotJakeSmith]

0:30 "THE DEVELOPERS GOT BASICALLY TIRED OF MAKING THE SAME GAME" THE DEVELOPERS: "SO HERES CALL OF DUTY: 22..."

[@GilletteSkater]

Funny thing is, neversoft dissolved and many of the developers went onto work on future COD titles..

[@rabbyd542]

This game went from super easy to nigh impossible once you got to the last boss. Probably the biggest, most abrupt, increase in difficulty I ever experienced in a game.

[@andychangotaco5134]

Great to see another review loved it brings back beautiful childhood memories

[@martyb5945]

Was OBSESSED with this game as a kid, first ever title I can remember getting really deep into. Would love to replay again sometime

[@Moonchild1607]

I really enjoyed this game! I even found a bug where you can go out of bounds by jumping against a certain rock wall with your horse. You end up falling in a endless sky though.. 😅

[@zakdom19]

I remember playing this game it was really good wished the publisher would re-release or remastered it

[@seth5212]

I LOVED this game as a kid!!! glad to see someone else replayed it in their adult years!

[@BMAD97]

Congrats on the 100k mate! :)

[@aaaaplay]

I remember hating the final boss battle, it broke my 13 year old self.

[@gradymott4067]

Imagine how rough trying it at 6 was 😂

[@ennote91]

Just found your channel and love it. The fact you did this game!!! You're my buddy guy

[@danmcalester1716]

Nice one bro! Nearly everyone of your subs have seen this video! That's awesome :)

[@bobbybearer1044]

I legit Love you so much for making this video I absolutely love gun will never forget needs a remaster

[@stevemac6707]

Excellent breakdown of a game I have never played but now want to play just once to see the story for myself.

[@AlmightyKyle360]

great review as always!

[@lawsofearth6617]

Congrats on 100k subs

[@djtoxicdhg]

Congratulations on 100k subs bro much deserved and long over due bro hears for 100k more 🍺🍻

[@user-fp2uu4nb2t]

Oh, when I was a kid this game pop up everywhere, thanks for the review and you got a new sub

[@cripside60s55]

Just started playing a few days ago and i was glad to see this recently uploaded

[@budaroddy]

Congrats friend! You earn it, really deserve it!! And way more! 🙌

[@dedstring]

VERY happy to see this one in my feed mate. Cant wait to watch it

[@chrismogard4144]

Just replayed this for the first time in about a decade. Still holds up!

[@taken6232]

Congrats on 100k !!

[@kwaiper]

This game was my life 😥 great review. I loved seeing this game back

[@asherwallace7736]

I loved Gun when I was a kid. I was an only child and I’m grown now. A few weeks ago me and my friend were talking about games we played a a kid and when he mentioned Gun we both geeked out for like 30 mins about it. So glad you posted!

[@Jared_Wignall]

I love this game. I have a lot of memories of playing this game when I was young. One of the best western games that’s been made, it’s a shame it’s not talked about as much these days. Thanks for making a video about Gun, keep up the great work!

[@josephthomas8318]

"Bite some jerky and collect your gear" Holy fuck those words and that music gave me flashes of nostalgia

[@cojack]

Such a great game, I played it a couple of months ago and it still holds up reasonably well. So happy to see that so many people rate it

[@deadrisingrules1]

One of my favorite games of all time. Been playing it since it came out when I was a kid, I'm almost 21 now

[@mikebaxter6771]

Such a great game! Thomas Janes voice is perfect for a cowboy lol

[@simonrockstream]

Thanks for this video!! Definitely a game Im looking forward to playing! Never knew about it until now!

[@ThonotosassaBoys]

I probably replayed this 20+ times back on the gamecube. So much nostalgia

[@samuelmcandrew2125]

Thank god for this review!! I thought this game had been all but forgotten about!

[@nobel11]

I loved this game. I was a huge Tony Hawk fan, and a pretty big western fan, too. And would visit family in Montana every summer holiday when school was out. And I was very impressed. I keep meaning to replay this one, but fear it may not live up to my nostalgia.

[@vincentblouin5882]

Love your chanel man!

[@LG-ro5le]

Im 27 now and only just getting round to playing this. No idea how i missed this out back in 2005.. this is red deads daddy for sure. Great game

[@vaporvvaves]

My uncle introduced me to this game when I was 7. Admittedly I was far too young to play this game! 😂 But he was cool, and still let me play because I just wanted to ride the horses and explore the world hahaha. Now its one of my all time favorite games that I can still play start to finish in a single sitting.

[@kevingipe8242]

One of my favorite games during my formative years, I love this game so much

[@thecanadian8719]

I borrowed this from a friend. Started it during a week off work. I did nothing but play this game. It was a good week.

[@Kush4Life420]

Great review

[@stephenr9204]

‘Gun’ was a blast! I remember playing it first on PlayStation then bought it for PSP. Would love to see another or a remaster someday.

[@yetanotheruser1989]

I got this on Gamecube when it came out, couldn't believe how good it looked, and how well it played. Great game!

[@Nerfyboy800]

GUN is one of my favourite games of all time. It was so good, I wonder why it never got a sequel but Red Dead Revolver did?

[@Greekman1346]

One more solid interview !!! One hell of a game this one !!!

[@andrewcz4346]

You 10000% deserve all the views and subs you got.❤❤

[@GilletteSkater]

very untoxic comment, andrew!

[@andrewcz4346]

@@GilletteSkater ikr

[@rigolith]

One of my favorite games to play as a kid!

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

I cannot believe Neversoft is gone... I loved them as a kid. I event sent letters to the devs and they would respond. Man, time goes by so fast. The only downside to GUN is that it was made for almost every console out in 2005 so the game was developed on the PS2 and then porter/updated for all the other consoles. That is why xbox 360 launch games look so much better than the xbox 360 version.

[@63alkash]

Played it way back on pc, and few years later on PSP. What a great game. Actors were adorable in those roles. And OMG, that fight against MacGruder in the end...

[@alexwinter5416]

A very underated western game. One of my personal favourites