Overview
Gun Warrior is an action shooter game placed in the realities of Wild West. The major Player's activity is eliminating hundreds enemies passing through mission-based bloody journey as well as during the duels.
Gun Warrior is not only mission-based shooter. The length play of game has been increased by implementing three extra game modes: Target Range trainings, Multiplayer duels, and Gunfighter's Tournament.
The Player impersonates with Cole Tilghman famous and brave gunfighter, well known on whole Wild West.
genre: action / arcade shooter
platform: PC, (+Xbox plan)
release date: Q3, 2004
Game features:
- 5 different locations split into 10 missions
- 30 game characters
- 9 personal weapons with different shootingrange
- amazing in-game animations (real timerendered cut scenes)
- intensive game-play
- special game modes
Story line draft:
The goal is to kill as much enemies as possible and eliminate our major enemy - unknown gunfighter who seeds death and destruction all over Wild West. Our main character has only one trace which left at our farm after unknown gunfighter has killed with cold blood Cole's brother. This trace is strange bullet-shell found at the floor. Nobody could recognize those unusual bullet-shell, but everybody talks about this rider from nowhere and strange bullet-shell. The final duel is a real challenge. At the end of final mission the Player gets to know that his main opponent became a lead competitor in famous gunfighter tournament organized in Wild Rock City.
The Player disposes 9 different types of weapon:
- standard revolver (6 bullet magazine / rotator)
- automatic revolver
- double automatic revolver
- peacemaker colt (huge caliber, 6 bullet gun)
- Winchester styled gun (long riffle, 10 bullets)
- Long hunter's gun (very long riffle, 6 bullets)
- Demolition shotgun (double riffle, 4 bullets, double shot)
- Sniper riffle (5 bullets, long range, lunette)
Guns, ammo, and energy could be collected nearby killed enemies and inside specially marked wooden boxes situated randomly on every level.
The Player, during his bloody journey will have to kill his enemies in two different modes:
- The duel - the most dangerous enemies to challenge with. There are some rules that should be followed. We must watch enemy face mimic and hand tricks.
- Firing - number of low-skilled gunfighters tofight with.
Game world:
The story line guides us through five different locations:
- Classic Wild West town - Fall City
- Running train (inside, and outside - on the roof of the train)
- Mexican city - San Lonito
- Great outdoor area - Red Canyon
- Little village - Wild Rock
Fall City
The Player has started his deadly journey. From the story told we got to know that unknown "rider from nowhere" has killed our brother.
Our character decided to revenge them and went to nearest city to find out who the killer is. At the beginning he must kill by the duel other gunfighter who challenged him when he asked for the rider from nowhere.
After successfully passed duel our character - Cole decided to stay in the local hotel for one night. In the hotel Cole figured out who exactly is the unknown killer. His name is "one shot" Henry. We were told that killed gunfighter belongs to Henry's gang, and more - the gang is still in the Fall City. Actually they are waiting for us in front of the hotel!
The action has started
We must try to keep them away from the hotel. Number of gang members tries to force our firing shield, so watch through every window, and try to kill them all. Despite of huge effort Cole could not keep all of them away, and using back doors few of the gangsters got inside the hotel. The rest of the fight takes place in hotel rooms and hall.
Finally Cole has killed all gang members, perhaps some of them run away, but any way he could not find Henry, he has found Henry's bullet-shells only.After few days of empty silence Cole could stop waiting and start acting once again - he got the message - citizens of Mexican's San Lonito set the reward for bringing the order in their city. Everything shows that it's about Henry's gang. Cole decided to go there by train.
Running train
Cole enters the train, but he doesn't know that there is a special cargo being transported to San Lonito. The corrupted military officer - Pat Brown with his people is going to capture the gold.
In this mission Cole will have to stop riding bandits who try to get inside the train and grab the gold, and also kill corrupted soldiers, the people of Pat Brown. When the job is almost done, and Cole finished all of the opponents, he noticed that Brown try to run away from running train. Cole must catch him at the roof of the running train. The duel on the roof is very difficult, because of shaking floor, and strong wind.
San Lonito
Cole has arrived and unfortunately he figured out that gang terrorizing the city is not Henry's gang, but Don Olmedo's team.
Cole decided to stay and help the citizens, especially because he was in need of money.
This task is very dangerous. Olmedo's people are everywhere. They took the best shooting positions surrounding Main Street of San Lonito. Cole must find and eliminate the leader. Finally just after the final duel (as always very successful) Cole found a poster with ugly face of "One Shot" Henry. He noticed that Henry with his assassins is organizing the Gunfighters Tournament in Wild Rock town.
The rules are quite simply: 17 gun warriors, $1000 registration fee, and the winner takes all! Cole decided to invest his $1000 earned on Don Olmedo's deadly deal.
On the way to Wild Rock - the Red Canyon trap.
Unfortunately there were more members of Don Olmedo gang, who left and are willing to revenge their leader.
The difficulty level of this mission is very high. Cole should find safe shooting place and use Sniper riffle, because his opponents took long distance positions.
Wild Rock
Cole arrives in little town, fully loaded by blood regimes gunfighters, and spectators. He has registered and paid for tournament. His first competitor is Mr. Cornell - black gentleman with great army experience.
It's good idea to buy a new gun.
The gunfighter's tournament.
Additional game mode, available to run from game menu is GUNFIGHTER'S TOURNAMENT.
The inspiration or tournament rules have been taken from the movie "The fast and death".
In this mode we have to challenge gunfighters randomly chosen from 17 available characters. Each character has its' own features, such as speed, durability, favorite revolver and shooting style.
There are additional gambling rules in the tournament. Money gained after successfully passed duel could be spent on weapon improvement or purchase new one. The amount of each bet depends on competitor's skills and experience. So, some of them have low ratings and we can earn a lot if they are successful.
After each turn we have enough time to buy new gun and ammo, or tune / improve our existing weapon.
In every duel both competitors should stand in front of each other and wait for the signal - the bell jingled every hour at big tower-clock which is situated on the church tower.
The winner is called only if his opponent is down, wounded or dead, but man-down.
Points / score:
There is advanced pointing system in game. The Player gets points for every opponent killed, but the number of points is dependent on shooting distance and skills of killed enemy.
Additionally the Player could get bonus points, as follows:
- Double point counter - if the Player killed at least 4 enemies in short time (3 seconds).
- One time 100 points bonus - if the Player has killed specially selected piorytet enemy
There is also a possibility to deduct points in case of killing background characters - unarmed citizens.