Ever since Rockstar released "Grand Theft Auto IV" on the Xbox 360 and PS3, gamers have wondered whether the studio could top this generation's finest game, and although they don't completely this time around, Rockstar North have had a damn good go with "Red Dead: Redemption". Set around America in the early 20th century, it follows the tale of John Marsden, a man hunted by the FBI into the Wild West who realises an old ally must have betrayed him. Vowing to find and murder his betrayer, Marsden must befriend the inhabitants of Armadillo and launch a Greek-psuedo assault on the capital city of the West. The game-play of "Red Dead" is brilliant: random events can be triggered such as a man losing his horse and Marsden being tasked with finding the robber and retrieving the animal, while the story/side-missions manage to develop Marsden's personality so that he's just as likeable as "GTA IV"'s Niko Bellic. Its graphical scheme manages to impress, with a huge amount of scale given to both the deserts and urban settlements. "Redemption" has a lot of longetivity too through its multi-player, which includes a "Free Roam" mode for players to form a posse in and travel through the West. If fast-paced games are for you, bear in mind "Redemption" starts off very slowly and some of the riding segments can become tiresome, however neither of these shortcomings detract from what could easily be the Game Of The Year if "Halo: Reach" "Star Wars Force Unleashed 2" "Super Mario Galaxy 2"and "COD: Black Ops" don't earn this title!
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