Call of Juarez
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| Studio |
 Techland
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| Publisher |
 Ubisoft
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Windows: September 7, 2006 September 15, 2006 June 6, 2007 Xbox 360: June 12, 2007 June 29, 2007   |
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| platform | Windows , Xbox 360 | ||
| Game engine | Chrome Engine 3 | ||
| genre | Ego shooter | ||
| Subject | Western film | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer (Internet & LAN ) | ||
| control | Keyboard , mouse , gamepad | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 2400+ or Intel Celeron 2.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM , 128 MB graphics card from Nvidia GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800, DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB storage space | ||
| medium | DVD-ROM , download | ||
| language | German | ||
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| information | USK-18 version cut. | ||
Call of Juarez is a western- based first-person shooter from Polish developer Techland . It was first released for Windows in 2006 . The game was released in North America a year later, at the same time as the Xbox 360 version. The version for Windows was one of the first games to support Microsoft's DirectX 10.
Gameplay
In Call of Juarez, the player slips into the role of two different characters: Billy the candle and Ray McCall. Both people have different skills and strengths.
- Ray is physically stronger and can therefore kick efficiently and carry heavy objects. He can also wear a chest protector to protect himself from bullets.
- Billy is physically weaker, but he can climb obstacles, use a bow, sneak and use his whip.
Both characters can use or carry objects such as chairs, boxes and stones. Many of these items can be used as weapons by throwing them at enemy figures. With the help of boxes, your own character can climb to higher areas.
Backstory
The legend of the lost gold treasure in Juarez goes back to the times of Hernán Cortés . It is said that this is the ransom for Montezuma II , who was taken hostage by the Spaniards in the great Aztec capital Tenochtitlán . After the city was sacked, the treasure disappeared without a trace and it is believed that it was buried near the border town of Juarez . Legend has it that the Aztec sun god Huitzilopochtli put a curse on the treasure and that those who want to usurp this treasure will go mad and ultimately fall into ruin. This curse is called "Call of Juarez" by the locals.
successor
On July 2nd, 2009 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was released in Europe for Windows , Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 . The first person shooter tells the story of the brothers Ray and Thomas McCall. The game, which was also developed by Techland, received good ratings from the press ( Metascore : 78). In addition, a third part called Call of Juarez: The Cartel was released on July 21, 2011, which, unlike its predecessor, plays in the present. The Cartel failed the trade press and received bad reviews. According to many reviewers, the game contains an excessive number of technical errors and appears overall unfinished. The plot and atmosphere are less convincing than in the predecessors. The unsuccessful translation of the audio sequences was repeatedly criticized in the German-language press.
In September 2012, Ubisoft announced another sequel called Call of Juarez: Gunslinger for 2013. Like its predecessors, this part was developed by Techland and takes the series back to the Wild West . The first person shooter was released on May 22, 2013 for Windows and as a downloadable title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . Unlike its predecessors, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger was released by the USK from the age of 16 and did not appear as a full price title. After The Cartel received poor ratings, Gunslinger was rated positively again. The metascore is 79.
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of December 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Call of Juarez at MobyGames (English)
- Collected reviews of Call of Juarez on Metacritic.com (English)
- Collected reviews of Call of Juarez on critify.de (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood: Metascore on Metacritic.com , accessed March 29, 2016
- ↑ Junge-Technik.de Call of Juarez The Cartel Announcement
- ↑ Thomas Wittulski: A case for the cartel office . GamePro , July 22, 2011
- ^ A b Axel Hengstbach: Call of Juarez - The Cartel: drug war instead of bounty hunt , Computer Bild Spiele , August 1, 2011
- ↑ Peter Steinlechner: Dröger drug war instead of wild western . golem.de , August 1, 2011
- ↑ a b Petra Schmitz: Shot in the knee , GameStar , September 9, 2011
- ↑ Daniel Feith: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - Officially announced, trailer and screenshots online. In: gamestar.de . September 6, 2012, accessed September 6, 2012 .
- ↑ Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Metascore on Metacritic , accessed May 28, 2013