What do you do if you have a successful franchise, set in the Wild West with a decent pedigree and solid gameplay? Do you play it safe and churn out another one or take a risk and do something a bit different with it?
Ubisoft and developer Techland has chosen to do the latter, transporting Call of Juarez into the modern day for The Cartel, taking a gamble with the IP, using contemporary cop shows as the thematic touchstone. But has the gamble paid off?
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
What do you do if you have a successful franchise, set in the Wild West with a decent pedigree and solid gameplay? Do you play it safe and churn out another one or take a risk and do something a bit different with it?
Ubisoft and developer Techland has chosen to do the latter, transporting Call of Juarez into the modern day for The Cartel, taking a gamble with the IP, using contemporary cop shows as the thematic touchstone. But has the gamble paid off?
Read our definitive Call of Juarez: The Cartel review to find out.