GameZone's Review
8.0
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 8 |
| Graphics | 8.5 |
| Sound | 8 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 8 |
| Multiplayer | 8 |
| Overall | 8.0 |
Reviewer: Steven Hopper
Review Date: 10/23/2006
GUN Showdown manages to pack the original game and more onto the PSP.
7.8
News
Activision’s GUN Showdown Ships to Retail Shelves Nationwide
Saddle your horses and get ready to ride, Activision, Inc.’s GUN Showdown for the PSP has shipped to retailers nationwide
New GUN Showdown Trailer
The new trailer highlights the new missions featured in the game, which is scheduled to release on September 26, 2006
Activision Reveals Diverse Fall Handheld Lineup
Activision, Inc. is delivering big-time fun to the palm of gamers’ hands this fall with a diverse line-up of titles for the PSP, Nintendo DS™ and Game Boy® Advance platforms
New Trailer and Screens Released for GUN Showdown
Activision has released some new assets for their upcoming PSP western, GUN Showdown
New Trailer Released for GUN: Showdown
Activision and Neversoft have released the first trailer for their upcoming PSP game, GUN: Showdown
Description
Gun Showdown is a free roaming action-adventure that expands the untamed West by challenging players to shoot, knife and dynamite their way through an epic story with new wireless multiplayer and quick-play modes, missions, and gameplay features unique to PSP. Work both sides of the law as a gunslinger doling out vengeance as you showdown against corrupt lawmen, a murderous preacher, a renegade army psychopath, and merciless outlaws.
In a world where greed, lust and murder reign, you wage war on horseback, hold up banks, collect bounties on prisoners dead or alive, commandeer and derail trains as the lines between good and evil are drawn in blood in a picturesque, corrupt West.
Features
- Increased Depth of Gameplay – Players extend their GUN experience with five new missions for the PSP that extend the rich story as well as new weapons including mines and throwing knives.
- Pick-up and Play Action – Jump into a host of Quick-Play modes including Shotgun Games, Mission Challenge and good old fashioned Texas Hold’em, for a quick fix of gaming on the go.
- Wireless Multiplayer Functionality – Players can team up or go head-to-head in Showdown mode, which includes Deathmatch, Golden Cross and Last Man Standing gameplay features via the PSP’s wireless network capabilities
- Broad Range of Gameplay – Multiple gameplay styles include: strategic gunplay and precision shooting, stealth tactics and use of explosives. Embark on numerous side missions to master gun slinging and horse riding. Players can unlock new weapons and upgrade skills and abilities to improve their weapon and equipment performance
- Epic Storyline – Written by Hollywood scriptwriter Randall Jahnson (“Mask of Zorro,” “The Doors”), GUN Showdown’s engrossing storyline and plot progression will transport players back in time to the lawless West where they encounter ladies of the night, a murderous preacher, and many other characters.
- Experience the Brutality and Gritty Lawlessness of The West – Players battle their way through a harsh, visceral and unforgiving landscape that portrays the West as it really was. They can act as a gunslinger protecting righteousness or seek retribution as they face resistance fighters, local lawmen, renegade soldiers and vengeful Native







