Gunman Chronicles
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| Developer(s) | Rewolf Software |
| Publisher(s) | Vivendi Universal |
| Engine | Half-Life engine (GoldSrc) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | November 20, 2000 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature 17+ (M) |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| System requirements | 233 Mhz Processor, 32 MB RAM, 400 MB hard disk space, 2x CD-ROM Drive |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Mouse |
Gunman Chronicles is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game using the Half-Life game engine. It was originally planned as a total conversion for Quake; it then switched games to Quake II, followed by another switch to Half-Life, before being spotted by Valve Software and released as a stand-alone retail product in 2000.
The player's character is Major Archer, a soldier who once left his commanding officer behind on a battlefield believing him to be dead. As the story unfolds, Major Archer discovers that said commanding officer, known only as The General, in fact survived the battle on Banzur Prime, and was swallowed by a giant fish known as the Delta Species.
The General escaped, feeling betrayed by his followers, and decided to create a race of super-Xenomes to conquer the Human species, and it is the player's mission to stop him.
Despite being essentially a science fiction game, Gunman Chronicles also features Western-style elements, and its space soldiers are curiously attired like 19th Century US Cavalrymen. Notably, most of the weapons have different firing modes and some can be upgraded with add-ons: for example, the laser pistol can be fired in pulse, charge, and rapid modes, and an add-on allows the player to charge up shots or use a telescopic sight. The game also features the M.U.L.E, which is a rocket launcher with 11 different customisations.
A demo was released for Gunman Chronicles which included levels not available in the full game. These can be added into the regular gameflow using the Gunman Chronicles Demo Addon [1].
No patches were ever released for Gunman.
Sierra studios and Valve gave Gunman Chronicles little attention or support, and it can no longer be played online, since Valve's WON standalone multiplayer device no longer works
[edit] External links
- Gunman Central
- Gunman Cheats, provided by Yahoo Games
- Gunman Chronicles To Steam Patch
- Gunman Chronicles at MobyGames
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