Dead Man's Hand (2004) (Computer game)

Disclaimer: This review is written with so much hindsight as to be almost useless for any real detail. However, it gives a recalled general impression.

Dead Man's Hand is a comparatively straight forward shoot-'em-up set in the Old West. A slightly novel variation is that the play can only carry a very limited selection of guns, providing an extra challenge. My recollection was that quite a bit of time was spent chasing after limited ammunition too. A further unique addition was the ability to ride horses, which was slightly fiddly—but provided there was a long straight line to ride in—quite fun. Looking at it now the graphics seem somewhat weak (i.e. it comes across as more of an Unreal 2 mod than a polished independent game), however I'm not sure how much of that is just the passage of time: at the time I remember getting a faint "mod" impression, but don't recall it looking too bad.

A fair general conclusion is that it was entertaining enough to play, but largely inessential. I suspect the passage of time has rendered that conclusion more true than ever.

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