I remember hearing about GUN in passing, not really paying much attention to anything said about it. I usually look ahead and see what games are going to interest me in the coming months/years and make a note of them. GUN never got the pleasure of having that treatment.

So as i went in to purchase my copy of Path of Neo, not knowing at that point by doing so i'll scar my gaming career for life, GUN caught my eye. A quick read of the blurb and a handful of faith, i added that to the purchase aswell. Gun took a back seat for most of the day, with Path of Neo getting the majority of my attention. As the day was ending, and i had felt i had punished myself enough with Neo and his entourage of dated graphics and glitchy gameplay, i loaded up Gun. The splash screen was enough to get me excited. The old western music, seude jackets, leather fraid trousers, saloons, all get you itching to get your fingers on a six gun. From the get go, your indulged into well crafted characters, an exciting storyline and a superb enviroment. As the game progresses, things just go from good to great. The free-roaming, horse riding, gun weilding action just feels so different, yet so similiar.

However, with everything that is grand ... there is faults. The major problem with Gun is its length. If you just power through the storyline, putting the side missions ... er ... aside ... you'll breeze through the game in roughly 6 hours. Even with the side missions, you'll only get 8-10 hours out of it. The game does allow you to explore the land after you complete the storyline, but if you've done the majoirty of side missions then there really isn't much point to exploring. A few minor issues arose, the game becomes sluggish when entering a town and a few graphics glitches here and there, but nothing huge.

With the problems aside, Gun can't really be faulted. The western theme is barely touched in the PC Gaming sector, and for something new to be so entertaining and provide a great gaming experience, albeit a short experience, is well worth the cash in your back pocket.