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Call of Juarez is a Western-themed first-person shooter from the Polish developer Techland. First released for Windows in 2006, it was ported to the Xbox 360 on June 5, 2007. The North America release of the PC version is one of the first games to utilize Microsoft's DirectX 10. It was released on June 12, 2007.
The story follows the adventures of both characters, switching from one to the other from mission to mission.
In the opening, the narrator tells the legend of treasure of Aztecs, which was allegedly meant as ransom for Montezuma held hostage by conquistadors. The treasure was lost long ago and never found again. Nevertheless, many daring souls set out to retrieve the riches of Aztec Empire, but the treasure is rumored to be cursed and anyone looking for it will find nothing but death.
One of the protagonists begins the story with his memories of his past life. His name is simply Billy; since he has no idea who his father was, he has no real last name. His mother gave him a medallion in his early childhood which had a candle on it, so the other kids nicknamed him 'Billy Candle'. Due to his Mexican ancestry, he suffered racial prejudice from the local population. He especially hated his stepfather Thomas, who beat him every day. Billy soon had enough of it and left town to go after the rumored treasure of Aztecs, but after two years of fruitless searches he found nothing. So Candle finally returned to his hometown of Hope to see his mother. Unfortunately, he is greeted by the sight of his dead mother, lying underneath the words "Call of Juarez" written in blood. Whilst he is there, he is spotted by the other protagonist Reverend Ray (essentially Billy's antagonist at first as he works against him). On seeing Billy standing over his dead mother, the Reverend presumes that Billy is the murderer; a view which is encouraged by the fact that Billy runs from him in fear, rather than claiming his innocence. The Reverend decides that it is his duty as God's emissary to track down and kill Billy for the crime.
The story unfolds from the two different points of view, with Billy Candle attempting to clear his name whilst on the run, and the Reverend Ray in his pursuit, only slowing to take part in violent skirmishes and confrontations that block his path.
* Play as two opposing characters, each equipped with differing skills,
abilities and weaponry - As Billy, use your bow and craftiness to sneak in
and out of trouble; as Ray, stop enemies in their tracks with your
mesmerizing preaching & take them down with your six-shooter.
* Recreates the distinct rough-and-tumble beauty of the Old West through
detailed and realistic environments that spread across miles of terrain.
* Encounter intelligent Old West enemies, each with individual skills who
use their environments to their advantage.
* Realistic Old West-era weapons & equipment -- from the standard issue
six-shooter or the traditional bow and arrow.
* Shoot your way out of some of the Old West's most infamous events, such as
Billy the Kid's shootout at Stinking Springs Ranch.
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