Review: Red Dead Redemption (360)

+'s

-tons and tons of things to do (nearly all of them are very fun)

-best graphics, sound, and controls for a Rockstar game yet

-outstanding story

-campaign missions are all fun (none of them are filler like in previous games)

-great sense of atmosphere (feels like you really are in 1910)

-interesting characters

-things are happening constantly no matter what (animals attacking you, people asking for help, people challenging you to duels, people being attacked, etc.)

-fixes nearly all of my issues with GTAIV (checkpoints are much improved, no more health or body armor-heath regenerates over time, you spawn in your nearest owned house after death with all weapons, items and ammo, and finally traveling too and from mission starts is less cumbersome).

's

-some bugs and glitches here and there (none of them bothered me much at all)

Neutral

-multiplayer is much improved from GTAIV (unlockables, leveling up, Free Roam and focused game modes). It's fun, and adds very good value to the game, but is not yet a contender for best multiplayer game.

Overall, wow, just wow. This game went from me saying "Red Dead Revolver wasn't one of Rockstar's better games, maybe I should just rent this one" to me wanting to play this game pretty much nonstop. Probably my favorite Rockstar game yet (something finally takes the throne from Vice City) and absolutely a contender for GOTY.