There is still a long standing love for the Western genre in both movies and gaming (despite some problematic aspects to these stories). At this point, everyone and their grandmother knows about Red Dead Redemption and its sequel. The two games embodied the Western genre that all other games set in the Old West become overshadowed.
That may be a testament to how well done the Red Dead Redemption games are but it’s also unfair to other good games in the genre. Over the years, there have been plenty of gems in this genre that deserve just as much praise.
10 The Gunstringer
Despite being a failed experiment with motion controls, Microsoft’s Kinect did have a collection of praise-worthy games. One of them is an on-rail shooter titled The Gunstringer, a game that parodies the many cliches of the…
