GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Addictive combo chaining
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Interactive backgrounds
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Appealing cowboy visuals
Cons
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Basically Wii Play target shoot
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Lack of character variety
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Won't hold attention long
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Have you played Wii Play target shoot? Then you’ve played most of Wild West Guns. To Gameloft’s credit, they squeeze more fun out of similar lightgun challenges – combo chaining for massive scores is addictive stuff and interactive backgrounds allow for experimentation. The cowboy visuals are nicely handled, though how the same female hostage ends up in the middle of every bandit shootout is beyond us. Here’s hoping she’s not your partner in the decent two-player mode. Not dissimilar to Point Blank and, likewise, better in small blasts.
Oct 1, 2008
More info
| Genre | Shooter |
| Description | Not very deep, but it gives the quick fun that light gun games once had when you were a kid. |
| Platform | Wii |
| US censor rating | Teen |
| Release date | 4 August 2008 (US), 4 August 2008 (UK) |
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