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''Red Dead Revolver'' is a [[Third Person Shooter|third-person shooter]] from 2004, developed by Rockstar Games after sitting in Capcom's [[Development Hell]] for a while. |
''Red Dead Revolver'' is a [[Third Person Shooter|third-person shooter]] from 2004, developed by Rockstar Games after sitting in Capcom's [[Development Hell]] for a while. |
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You play as Red Harlow, who after being violently orphaned at a young age becomes a bounty hunter in classic [[Man With No Name]] tradition, hunting down [[World of Ham|colorful outlaws]] for whatever money he can get for them. A chance encounter puts him on the trail of the man behind the death of his parents, and the game climaxes in a huge battle to finally bring him to justice. |
You play as Red Harlow, who after being violently orphaned at a young age becomes a bounty hunter in classic [[Man With No Name]] tradition, hunting down [[World of Ham|colorful outlaws]] for whatever money he can get for them. A chance encounter puts him on the trail of the man behind the death of his parents, and the game climaxes in a huge battle to finally bring him to justice. |
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Sound vaguely familiar? That's because the game's an extended homage to the classic [[Spaghetti Western]], as least as much as its predecessor ''[[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]]'' was to film noir. A lot of effort went into the atmosphere, including giving an oversaturated and 'grainy' cinematic quality to the visuals and building a [[Crowning Music of Awesome|fantastic score]] heavily influenced by (and almost indistinguishable from) Ennio Morricone's best. |
Sound vaguely familiar? That's because the game's an extended homage to the classic [[Spaghetti Western]], as least as much as its predecessor ''[[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]]'' was to film noir. A lot of effort went into the atmosphere, including giving an oversaturated and 'grainy' cinematic quality to the visuals and building a [[Crowning Music of Awesome|fantastic score]] heavily influenced by (and almost indistinguishable from) Ennio Morricone's best. |
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* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: The same [[All-Natural Snake Oil|snake oil]] that Professor Perry's poisoned entire communities with (and makes anyone else ''[[Body Horror|putrefy]]'' if they get it on their skin) [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane|apparently]] acts as a [[Super Serum]] on the man himself. |
* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: The same [[All-Natural Snake Oil|snake oil]] that Professor Perry's poisoned entire communities with (and makes anyone else ''[[Body Horror|putrefy]]'' if they get it on their skin) [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane|apparently]] acts as a [[Super Serum]] on the man himself. |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Annie Stoakes. |
* [[Action Girl]]: Annie Stoakes. |
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** [[Dark Action Girl]]: Whip-crazy Bad Bessie and Christina, the shotgun-toting lady stripper. |
** [[Dark Action Girl]]: Whip-crazy Bad Bessie and Christina, the shotgun-toting lady stripper. |
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: Background information for about everything can only found in the in-game journal, which is filled by buying various items. |
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Background information for about everything can only found in the in-game journal, which is filled by buying various items. |
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* [[Alliterative Name]]: "Blind" Willy Wilson. |
* [[Alliterative Name]]: "Blind" Willy Wilson. |
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* [[Ancestral Weapon]]: The Scorpion Revolver. |
* [[Ancestral Weapon]]: The Scorpion Revolver. |
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** Several character-specific special abilities in multi-player also cross into this. |
** Several character-specific special abilities in multi-player also cross into this. |
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* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: The exquisite pair of Scorpion pistols that Nate Harlow and Griff have custom-made are also the most powerful in the game. One bullet was enough to sever Colonel Daren's left arm from its socket. |
* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: The exquisite pair of Scorpion pistols that Nate Harlow and Griff have custom-made are also the most powerful in the game. One bullet was enough to sever Colonel Daren's left arm from its socket. |
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* [[Badass Beard]] [[Beard of Evil|Of Evil]]: Diego, who's also a [[Badass Grandpa]]. |
* [[Badass Beard]] [[Beard of Evil|Of Evil]]: Diego, who's also a [[Badass Grandpa]]. |
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* [[Badass Boast]]: See [[You Shall Not Pass]] down below. |
* [[Badass Boast]]: See [[You Shall Not Pass]] down below. |
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* [[Badass Mustache]]: Jack Swift and Sheriff Bartlett, among others. |
* [[Badass Mustache]]: Jack Swift and Sheriff Bartlett, among others. |
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* [[Bayonet Ya]]: The Bayonet Rifle |
* [[Bayonet Ya]]: The Bayonet Rifle |
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* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Governor Griffon, your father's former partner, who sold you and your family out to Diego and Daren, and used the proceeds to become Governor.}} |
* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Governor Griffon, your father's former partner, who sold you and your family out to Diego and Daren, and used the proceeds to become Governor.}} |
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* [[Big Fancy House]]: The second-to-last level takes place in one of these |
* [[Big Fancy House]]: The second-to-last level takes place in one of these |
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* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: The Widowmaker revolver is one pimped out piece. |
* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: The Widowmaker revolver is one pimped out piece. |
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* [[Bond One-Liner]]: Jack Swift after killing knife-thrower Clyde 'The Blade' Slade: "I think you've lost your edge." |
* [[Bond One-Liner]]: Jack Swift after killing knife-thrower Clyde 'The Blade' Slade: "I think you've lost your edge." |
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** Annie Stoakes also faces a pair of buffalo-riding outlaws who can cause her cattle to go nuts and try to flatten her, making them a literal example. |
** Annie Stoakes also faces a pair of buffalo-riding outlaws who can cause her cattle to go nuts and try to flatten her, making them a literal example. |
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Mr. Kelley has an adopted daughter named [[Natalie Portman|Natalie]] who he's training to be a gunfighter like himself. If Red speaks to her in the saloon, she will sometimes say: |
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Mr. Kelley has an adopted daughter named [[Natalie Portman|Natalie]] who he's training to be a gunfighter like himself. If Red speaks to her in the saloon, she will sometimes say: |
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{{quote|"[[The Professional|Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?]]"}} |
{{quote|"[[Léon: The Professional|Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?]]"}} |
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* [[The Cavalry]]: Inverted. They show up at the usual time, but they're on the Big Bad's payroll. |
* [[The Cavalry]]: Inverted. They show up at the usual time, but they're on the Big Bad's payroll. |
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* [[The Chief's Daughter]]: Falling Star, Red's mother. |
* [[The Chief's Daughter]]: Falling Star, Red's mother. |
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* [[Flare Gun]]: General Diego's special move, which is used to guide cannonfire in his level. |
* [[Flare Gun]]: General Diego's special move, which is used to guide cannonfire in his level. |
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* [[Four-Star Badass]]: General Diego. |
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: General Diego. |
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* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Gabriel Navarro, Mexican gunfighter and barfly. |
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Gabriel Navarro, Mexican gunfighter and barfly. |
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{{quote|"Keel heem, and let's get back to dreenking!"}} |
{{quote|"Keel heem, and let's get back to dreenking!"}} |
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* [[Gatling Good]]: The preferred Old West method of delivering [[More Dakka]]. A few stationary ones are scattered about the game, and you are required to commandeer a train cart-mounted one to take down a locomotive during one level. Also, Mr. Black likes to keep one in that coffin on his back. |
* [[Gatling Good]]: The preferred Old West method of delivering [[More Dakka]]. A few stationary ones are scattered about the game, and you are required to commandeer a train cart-mounted one to take down a locomotive during one level. Also, Mr. Black likes to keep one in that coffin on his back. |
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* [[General Ripper]]: Diego again. |
* [[General Ripper]]: Diego again. |
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* [[Get Back Here Boss]]: Dammit Dr. Perry, ''stop teleporting''! |
* [[Get Back Here Boss]]: Dammit Dr. Perry, ''stop teleporting''! |
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* [[Ghost Town]]: Tarnation, thanks to Mr Black. |
* [[Ghost Town]]: Tarnation, thanks to Mr Black. |
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* [[Monster Clown]]: Early on you do battle with an army of shotgun wielding midget clowns. |
* [[Monster Clown]]: Early on you do battle with an army of shotgun wielding midget clowns. |
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Mr. Black and Mr. Lynch. |
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Mr. Black and Mr. Lynch. |
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* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Bad Bessie wears little more than a corset. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether this is [[Fan Service]] or [[Fan Disservice]], though. |
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Bad Bessie wears little more than a corset. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether this is [[Fan Service]] or [[Fan Disservice]], though. |
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** The Saloon girls combine this with [[Stocking Filler]]. |
** The Saloon girls combine this with [[Stocking Filler]]. |
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* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Besides Red, all of the different playable characters are only usable for one level. |
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Besides Red, all of the different playable characters are only usable for one level. |
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* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: The Duellist. |
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: The Duellist. |
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* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The voice actor for Red can't really decide whether or not he wants to use a "western" accent, and since Red doesn't speak very much, the accent used for Red changes in pretty much every scene that he does speak in. |
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The voice actor for Red can't really decide whether or not he wants to use a "western" accent, and since Red doesn't speak very much, the accent used for Red changes in pretty much every scene that he does speak in. |
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* [[Railing Kill]]: Can be done to one of the rifle-mooks on the third level. |
* [[Railing Kill]]: Can be done to one of the rifle-mooks on the third level. |
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* [[Red Baron]]: Most of the bandits have nicknames of some sort. |
* [[Red Baron]]: Most of the bandits have nicknames of some sort. |
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* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: Revolvers is all there is, cowboy - at least as far as handguns are concerned. But the best gun in the game IS a revolver rather than a rifle or shotgun. |
* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: Revolvers is all there is, cowboy - at least as far as handguns are concerned. But the best gun in the game IS a revolver rather than a rifle or shotgun. |
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* [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]] |
* [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]] |
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* [[Scenery Porn]]: The game offers quite a few scenes of amazing Western scenery. |
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The game offers quite a few scenes of amazing Western scenery. |