Red Dead Redemption

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The leading edge of interactive media has a new face. It is filthy, crudely scarred and belongs to John Marston, the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption, the sprawling and sublime new western from Rockstar Games.

Blackmailed in 1911 by unscrupulous federal agents into hunting down his former comrades in Dutch van Der Linde’s notorious gang, Marston straddles more than the border between Mexico and the United States. He also stands between the Old West and modernity — between the celebration of the individual and the collective requirements of organized society — as he tries to salvage a family life from the smoldering legacy of his criminal past. Along the way, he and his creators conjure such a convincing, cohesive and enthralling reimagination of the real world that it sets a new standard for sophistication and ambition in electronic gaming.

Like our own, the world of Red Dead Redemption — its cantinas, dusty arroyos, railway stations and cragged peaks — is one in which good does not always prevail and yet altruism rarely goes unrewarded. This is a violent, unvarnished, cruel world of sexism and bigotry, yet one that abounds with individual acts of kindness and compassion. Like our own, this is a complex world of ethical range and subtlety where it’s not always clear what the right thing is. This is a world where revenge often tastes not sweet but bitter, like the dregs at the bottom of a mug long since drained. (If all this reminds you of Sam Peckinpah, and in particular of “The Wild Bunch,” that is no coincidence.)

One of the buzzwords in the game industry these days is immersion. Rockstar scoffs at that. Red Dead Redemption, which is scheduled to be released Tuesday for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, does not merely immerse you in its fiction. Rather, it submerges you, grabbing you by the neck and forcing you down, down, down until you simply have no interest in coming up for air.

More at Video Game Review - ‘Red Dead Redemption’ Brings Old West to Life - NYTimes.com

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EDGE Magazine gave Red Dead Redemption a 9/10 score!

But this sandbox extends beyond the tale’s natural climax. If the story leads us through well-trodden territory – blending The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’s adventurous sweep with Unforgiven’s morality, as played by Deadwood’s perverts and bigots – the greater game is more digitised Westworld: an impeccable example of world building begging to be interrupted with a bullet. As one character notes: “I dreamt of documenting the last days of the old west. The romance, the honour, the nobility! But it turns out it’s just people killing each other.” There’s no shame in that.

Read the review at

Review: Red Dead Redemption | Edge Online

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Be sure to watch this video review of Red Dead Redemption!

Red Dead Redemption Video Game, Review HD | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

[jrconde]

nindut2x sad diay ni sa. abi nko ug bati because of old setting.

[sharkey360]

It's not yet available locally, I was told.

[kenites]

excited na kaayo ko ani...naa na daw abot ugma

[sharkey360]

I'm excited too. This game made me forget about Alan Wake.

NEW YORK, May 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , is proud to announce the highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption is now available at retail stores in North America for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system.

"We wanted to bring our vision of the American West to life," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "With Red Dead Redemption, we tried to make players actually feel like they are an outlaw living in the last days of the Wild West."

Developed by Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption is a dark and epic story set against the dying years of the American West, as former outlaw John Marston is sent back across the frontier to track down the members of his former gang in a world where survival is a constant struggle. Red Dead Redemption's single-player story takes players across the American frontier; down into Mexico, up into the mountains and northeast to the Great Plains, while the multiplayer experience offers a unique Free Roam mode for 16 players to form posses and explore the entire world, alongside Western variations on classic multiplayer competitive modes. Future downloadable content will include six co-operative missions available for free this June via Xbox LIVE(R) and PlayStation(R)Network. Red Dead Redemption's original soundtrack is available now on the iTunes(R) store.

Seth Schiesel of The New York Times heralded Red Dead Redemption as a "tour de force" and claimed it to be the "new standard for sophistication and ambition in electronic gaming."

In the UK, The Guardian stated that Red Dead Redemption "stands out as one of the best open-world gaming experiences to date and is a clear contender for game of the year."

According to Game Informer, "The game perfectly captures the expansiveness of frontier life and the gritty gunplay of spaghetti westerns, rightfully earning its place alongside the great Western films and the best Rockstar games."

"The environments are breathtaking in both their scope and attention to detail," said IGN.com.

G4TV.com stated that "[Red Dead Redemption] has all the hallmarks of a killer Rockstar title: compelling characters, a sweeping and brutal narrative, and more content than you can toss a lasso around."

Red Dead Redemption for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is rated M for Mature by the ESRB, and is currently available for the suggested retail price of $59.99. Red Dead Redemption will release in Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific on May 21, 2010 and Japan in September 2010.

For more news and information, visit the official Red Dead Redemption website (www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption); become a friend of Rockstar Games on Facebook (Page Not Found or follow Rockstar Games on Twitter (twitter.com/rockstargames).

[tingkagol]

The guys at Rockstar NEED to release this on PC.

[eirawn]

Sandbox games usually ma bored dayun ko kay balik2x.

Since wlay lain ngindot release this april for PS3, im gettin a copy, maybe for trophy farming.

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With Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar succeeds in creating one of the most impressive open worlds I've ever seen in a game, and it's telling that -- even after playing for over 30 hours -- all I want to do is get back on my horse and gallop back into the wilderness.

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