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Gunman Chronicles (2000)

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Played by: JonL

Gunman Chronicles
Developer: Rewolf Software
Released: Sierra Entertainment 2000

** Plot
In Gunman Chronicles, you play the role of Major Archer, an interplanetary soldier whose squad of gunmen battle deadly creatures called Xenomes. One time, the gunmen were forced to retreat in the face of the creatures' overwhelming strength. Archer escaped with his life, but others on his team, including the general (his superior), weren't as lucky. Xenome activity has since been rampant, and Archer has been sent off to investigate a mysterious distress call from a remote planet thought to be under attack by these ravenous creatures. Upon landing on this planet, it becomes clear that the distress call was nothing more than a ruse to lure Archer and the gunmen into an ambush. But Archer survives again and learns that this elaborate setup was orchestrated by none other than the general himself, who mysteriously survived the encounter with the Xenomes five years earlier and felt betrayed by Archer and the gunmen's retreat. The general has since been researching the Xenomes' power and has been using them to instigate these unprovoked infestations of planets inhabited by humans. Archer is tasked with the duty of stopping the general's scheme and, of course, escaping with his own life.

** Notes
This game started as a free Half-Life mod developped by a group of enthusiastic fans. Because of the overall quality of the mod, they were contacted by Sierra and the game finally went on sale.
Although it does not look that good and occasionally suffers from an unbalanced difficulty level, I find Gunman Chronicles extremely fun to play, and features an enjoyable atmosphere thanks to its kitschy design and its implausible scenario that seems to be taken from an old cheesy sci-fi movie. In my opinion the game really deserved its full price.

I mean, it features Mayan ruins, dinosaurs, huge silicon based aliens, tanks, far-west canions, giant robots and a megalomaniac and oh so slightly deranged artificial intelligence. Games can't get any better than that! :o) -
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