Gunman Chronicles (2000)
Genres:Shooter
Themes:Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Originally, Gunman Chronicles was developed by Rewolf Software as a mod for the first person shooter Half Life; after negotiations Sierra released it as a retail version in 2000.
In Gunman Chronicles, the general of the Gunmen fell in battle with the Xenomes, a strange alien species which suddenly appeared on the planet Banzure Prime. Now, a mysterious presence has tinkered with the DNA of these Xenomes, making them bigger and stronger than ever before, and the scourge is spreading once again. As Major Archer, leader of the Gunmen, the only law in this area of the galaxy, you must set things right - find the source of this hostile invasion, and clear these alien scum from the rim of the galaxy!Show more
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Gunman Chronicles by Rewolf Software is a commercially released product based on the GoldSource (Half-life) engine. Starting off as a mod that was scooped up by Sierra during the gaming hype around half-life, Gunman Chronicles was granted a retail release and lived a short retail lifespan.
Unfortunately shortly after release, Rewolf Software was disbanded and Sierra was in the process of being consumed by Vivendi. This meant that the publishing rights were lost to time during these events although they are now rumoured to be with Valve. IIRC, to prevent Gunman Chronicles disappearing completely, some of the original design team banded together to form a new studio, reverted Gunman Chronicles back to it's mod form and released it back into the world where it has since been preserved on ModDB.
If GOG however could get it re-released here, a new audience could discover what is possibly the best GoldSource campaign to ever be released at retail. A wild adventure containing Aliens, Dinosaurs, Robots, Robo-Dinosaurs, Space Cowboys and an insane AI who could rival both Shodan and GlaDOS. Customisable weapons with multiple weapon modes, driving mechanics and a flair for dramatic set-pieces all appear within it's galaxy-hopping campaign.
I played the demo version through multiple times back in the day because it was fun and unique, containing content and levels that don't appear in the full game as you are hunted across a jungle planet by hungry dinosaurs and space cowboys. When I obtained the full version via a budget re-release just before the publishing rights collapsed, the campaign turned out to be even more wild, with superb set pieces, interesting story and clever level design, an enthralling ride from start to finish.
Gunman Chronicles is one of my most treasured games and if it was ever re-released on any digital storefront be it GOG or Steam again, I suspect many people who take the plunge into it's campaign would absolutely feel the same.
I remembered wanting to play it bad after the trailer back in 2000 but never got a chance to get it at the store back in the day had short run would really like to play it it’s look boss bro
IMO one of the must "underrated games/hidden gem" in the 2000ish era!!
Back in the days I played the Demo Version i think 10 times. Then my dad bought me the Full Version of it...until now i think its one of the best games of my childhood.
Like i said its highly underrated, which somehow i cannot understand cause i liked it way more than Half-Life back then. The theme, the guns, the enemies (dont wanna spoiler), the antoganist, the tritagonist...ahh so good.
For me this next to Freelancer would be a dream come true!
I remember this being such a fun sci-fi experience, and one of my favorite games as a kid! You got the mechanics of Hal-life with Dinosaurs, Humans and almost Terminator like robots sometimes all at once, and you could drive Tanks... Blew my freaking mind when I was 10 years old and have not played it in a good 20+ years now, but would love to revisit!
I do not understand why this game is forgotten. Previews looked stunning back when, the demo was great, and reviews were, ultimately, fairly muted. The game I remember is a great post-HL FPS, though. Maybe a little messy, sure, but it deserves circulation. Glad to see it has quite a bit of requests on here. Wish I held on to my physical copy.
Also, it had dinosaurs. That was huge, even if it was mostly limited to the beginning and trailers.
This game is pretty much another really good half life game in spirit, and not a cutscene heavy yet scenaristically empty game like half life 2. It is a complete package, with cool weapons, cool aliens, cool environments, epic bosses... if Half life is number one, then this game can only be number two, not any other number.
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