*This is a long review as it also includes a review of the 4 DLC packs that have been released on top of the game itself, please feel free just to read the standard game review if that's what your interested in, thank you* Read Dead Redemption (RDR) is a 3rd person open world game set in 1911 and america's wild west. Developed and published by Rockstar, it was coming from a good home , of course Rockstars other open world title is the incredibly successful Grand Theft Auto series. Released In May 2010 It follows the story of outlaw John Marston who his out for revenge against his ex gang members, but in addition he must save his wife and ...  Read the complete review

Red Dead Redemption is Rockstar's take on the Wild West. With the Grand Theft Auto brand being their flagship product it was going to be interesting to play a game which is very similar to that series but in an entirely new setting. It was worrying the length of time it took to finish this (rumoured 6 years) and there seemed to be regular development problems associated with this. However, as always with Rockstar products, the end result is a resounding success. The hero of this story is John Marston. The story is set in the early 20th century and we pick it up with the government encouraging Marston to find and kill the main members of his former gang. ...  Read the complete review

More atmospheric than GTA 4, more engaging than L.A. Noire, more fun than Manhunt. Not only is this the best Rockstar game yet, Red Dead Redemption (RDR) is also one of the most impressive games ever released. You take charge of John Marston, a former gang member who is tasked with tracking down his remaining ex-comrades by government agents. Marston leaves the big city behind and heads for the wild western territory of New Austin, a world apart from the life he knows. RDR is immersive. The map is huge, bigger than GTA 4's Liberty City, and feels even bigger due to the wide-open countryside setting. In most games the setting is just a background for the story ...  Read the complete review

Anyone remember Gun from 2005 on the PS2? Let's all stop talking about Red Dead Redemption like we'd never seen anything like it before, fact is, it's been done. That however is not to say that Red Dead Redemption isn't fantastic, it's just not that innovative or full of new ideas like the marketing would have you believe. It is, as they say, Grand Theft Auto with horses, that's another thing that gets on my nerves, it was the marketing that told us all how not like GTA it was and the fact of the matter is that although there are huge adjustments making the game a thousand times better than GTA and there's enough new features in the game to mask the niggling ...  Read the complete review

Red Dead Redemption is an open-world western set in the western years. Produced by Rockstar, a company held highly in the industry for producing the engrossing Grand Theft Auto series. The 20 hour story follows the adventures of John Marston who is sent to kill his former gang members to save his wife and child who have been taken hostage by the government. The game itself is set in three states, New Austin, Nuevo Paraiso and West Elizabeth. The story in Red Dead Redemption is fantastic and you really feel for John Marston, even when he is doing a crime. You actually believe that John Marston is a real person, a very difficult achievement for a video game to ...  Read the complete review