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A fugitive and the preacher hunting him trade perspectives in a Western FPS mixing stealth, shootouts, horseback action, and duels.
Released 08 Nov 2007
Flee as Billy
Hunt as Reverend Ray
Swing with a Whip
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray.
Developed by Techland · Published by Techland Publishing
Call of Juarez is a story-driven Western first-person shooter told through two opposing characters: Billy, a fugitive on the run, and Reverend Ray, the preacher pursuing him. Their chapters offer different perspectives on the same journey.
Billy’s sections emphasize stealth, exploration, climbing, and using a bow and whip, while Ray’s focus on armed combat and quick-draw encounters. Both characters also take part in horseback sequences, including shooting from the saddle.
The campaign advances through a series of chapters and varied Western locations. Combat includes a slow-motion aiming ability, and the game’s physics let objects in the environment react during encounters and traversal.
Players often praise the Western atmosphere, the contrast between Billy and Ray, and a story that gives the alternating chapters a sense of purpose. Shootouts, horseback sequences, and other varied activities also appeal to some reviewers. Many note that the game feels dated or rough, with recurring complaints about controls, whip-based traversal, duels, and technical problems.
Please note as of October 2024, the online features for this game will no longer be supported.
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray. Apart from the highly interesting, emotional and psychological aspect of the link between the two characters, the player will experience a variety of gameplay with many differences whilst playing a particular character.
The game features fast paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, mounted combat and stealth actions in memorable locations set after Western movies. Emergent gameplay based on accurate simulation of not only rigid bodies and rag-dolls but also liquids, gases, fire and smoke makes the gameplay innovative and non-linear.
Very serious approach to the Wild West theme and detailed reconstruction of the character and visuals of that times
The use of physics and innovative simulation of fire, liquids, dust, smokes and gases to construct emergent gameplay
State of the art graphics making use of the top technology graphics cards features on todays cards
Playing 2 distinct characters with different abilities and different gameplay
Horseback riding and saddle shooting, gunfighter duels
Using the whip to fight, move objects and move the player's character
Legendary weapons form the Gold Fever era and full akimbo mode for the hands on approach
Exhilarating storyline with full of twists and turns in this exciting Western Genre.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 72/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
