GUN Showdown

PGNx Media

Gun Showdown manages to improve on the original in many ways. You get more content (and thus correcting one of the main faults against the game), multiplayer and portable-friendly minigames. The underlying gameplay is still top-notch and the presentation is as well.

Games Radar (in-house)

Whether you've saddled up with a previous version of Gun or this is your first time strapping on the six-shooters, this title is not to be missed, as it captures this underrepresented genre like no other game.

Extreme Gamer

A little old, a little remixed, but still intensely fun, Gun Showdown is one of the best action shooters available for the PSP and I highly recommend a high noon showdown.

GamingTrend

With a compelling storyline, and load times that don’t keep you guessing when you’ll get to play, this is a great mature title in a time period that is often left neglected.

Armchair Empire

A solid story with accompanying satisfyingly gory and glorified GTA-esque Western gunplay along with added multiplayer and mini-game modes overcome a too-short story mode and just-barely-OK controls as Gun Showdown ride off into the sunset as a quality Western-themed adventure for the PSP.

Gamers' Temple

Despite its control issues and occasional frustrations Gun Showdown is an enjoyable game. It does a good job of creating a classic western lone gunman story and packing it with exciting missions with plenty of action.

Cheat Code Central

Gun Showdown portrays the Wild Frontier with a realism that was missed in those old Spaghetti Westerns of the 60s and 70s.

Game Chronicles

GUN Showdown sets a new standard of wild west action gameplay that merges an epic, and oft-times emotional story with challenging gameplay and realistic horseback riding and mounted combat.

eToychest

Although controls are clumsy and some technical sacrifices had to be made, the added single player and multiplayer content makes Showdown a much longer-lasting game than its rent-worthy predecessor.

Boomtown

It gets annoying at the end and it isn't a long game by any stretch of the imagination but it works well.

AceGamez

It is better than the original in terms of content and extras, the controls and graphics are better than many other PSP games and the overall experience is great fun.

GameDaily

Developer Rebellion's done splendid work bringing the game to the PSP, though the controls suffer from the default PSP set-up.

IGN

An extremely impressive translation of the game from the console to the PSP. Shooting and western fans will be pleased with the job Activision and Rebellion have done here.

GameZone

More than just a ho-hum straight port, GUN Showdown offers up a heaping of extras and multiplayer missions that fans of last year’s game would enjoy checking out, as well as those who missed it.

DarkStation

Activision surprises us with a handheld game that offers even more content and features than its console counterparts. An absolute must for Gun fans on the move.

Modojo

If you have a fascination with the Old West or even remotely liked last year's release of Gun, then Gun Showdown should be added almost immediately to your game collection. Its gameplay is still riveting and awfully bloody, just the way I like it, and the presentation has been handled well. Grab yourself a dusty hat and hit the trails.

Game Informer

I’m glad Activision tried to address some of the problems in the original game (including adding multiplayer), but Showdown suffers slightly by drifting away from what it had already perfected.

Play.tm

Gun is simply fun, allowing you to live out all your cowboy fantasies (no, not those ones) and feel like you really are an old west gunslinger.

AtomicGamer

GUN Showdown is a great game that just doesn't quite fit onto the tiny PSP platform.

GameShark

GUN Showdown proves that with a little ingenuity and some hard work you can create something special for a hand-held platform.

Deeko

I must admit I am a sucker for games that tap into my childhood in a positive way. Gun Showdown pointed its barrel at my long lost younger self and told me to reach for the skies. Being a veteran of many gunfights, I did exactly what I was told and haven't regretted a thing.

TotalPlayStation

It's not perfect -- not by a long shot -- nor is it without frustrations, but these are inherent problems with the PSP itself for the most part, and one could argue that the game's length is perfectly suited for a handheld. Just be ready to take the good with the bad.

GameSpot

This updated, portable version of 2006's open-ended Wild West action adventure introduces a few keen changes and features to make up for a few bits that were lost in translation.

VGPub

A very well put together port of the console version. The story is the main thing that takes the cake here; the extra multiplayer modes are nice but are mostly forgettable.

Digital Entertainment News

Aside from an awkward control system, it’s hard not to appreciate the effort that went into making GUN Showdown more than just a straight port.

GameSpy

Despite a lot of roaming and only moderately paced action, GUN Showdown's adventure proves unique enough to be entertaining, and the lightning-quick pace of the plot will keep you running from place to place before you have much of a chance to get bored.

Pocket Gamer UK

If you're prepared to come to terms with the sizeable control issues and accept the occasional technical gremlin, there's gold to be found in them there pixels.

Gaming Nexus

Gun Showdown could have been a disastrous port of a so-so action game, but it ends up being a surprisingly solid game full of fun missions, crazy firefights and some cool extra goodies.

3DAvenue

Those new to the franchise will find a truly superb game in GUN, but for anyone coming back for a second helping, chances are you will be disappointed.

Pure Magazine UK

Some more variation and a fuller landscape would have made it perfect. [Jan 2007, p.64]

PSM Magazine

This port holds up surprisingly well. [Jan 2007, p.88]

Worth Playing

This version fails to even live up to the console counterpart, as the controls suffer far too much on the PSP itself.

PSM3 Magazine UK

A port of much style, but little substance. [Feb 2007, p.78]

Thunderbolt

The controls are a bit fuggly, but all in all, it’s the same game that was released for the major consoles, so if you’re really dying to play this, this is a version to consider.

G4 TV

The gun fighting and horse riding action is fun on the go, but the controls take a lot of time to get used to, and the overall game is still rather short.

Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

The control system is half-cocked making it seem half the experience of the PS2 game. [Christmas 2006, p.86]

VideoGamer

There's no denying that GUN Showdown is an entertaining game, but you'll have to overcome the incredibly awkward controls in order to get any enjoyment from it.

Games Master UK

A once enjoyable wilid west shooter gone bad on the PSP. [Jan 2007, p.69]

PALGN

Gun Showdown just goes to show that developers need more than just more content to bring console games to the PSP.

Eurogamer

It's GUN on a handheld platform, but it doesn't work quite as well as it does on consoles.

GameTrailers

It’s so frustrating that we’re this far into the PSP’s life cycle and still we get watered down ports of good console games that are all but unplayable. Gun has a lot going for it, but when the interface is broken, the game is broken.