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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 • 2009

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Quick resume

THE OLD WEST, 1864. In order to save their family, the McCall brothers will kill anyone who stands between them and the legendary Gold of Juarez.

Global score

87/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Engaging western story and characters
    • Two playable brothers with different playstyles
    • Improved gunplay and cover mechanics
    • Varied environments and some open world sections
    • Good value especially on sale

    Cons

    • Linear level design
    • Dead multiplayer
    • Repetitive duels
    • Some technical issues like low fov
    • Limited exploration and customization

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Gameplay involves skillful shooting, tactical cover use, and boss fights requiring strategy, providing a satisfying challenge beyond repetitive tasks."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Players control one character with an AI companion, creating a sense of partnership though no multiplayer or direct cooperation."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Immersive historical setting and story provide a strong escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and interest; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily single-player experience with AI companions, limited social connection."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and multiplayer; not a casual idle experience."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable gunplay, sound effects, and visual feedback provide sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition systems; focus on individual story experience."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative focus with alternating protagonists and engaging Western-themed plot."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Expression, Violence.

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    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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