<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
Western	O
milieu	O
developed	O
by	O
Techland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
by	O
Auran	O
Development	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
Techland	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
three	O
additional	O
titles	O
;	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bound	I-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
(	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
modern-day	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
(	O
narratively	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
milieu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Billy	O
'	O
Candle	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
ranch	O
hand	O
and	O
fortune-seeker	O
,	O
and	O
Ray	O
McCall	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
gunslinger	B-Application
turned	O
preacher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
arrives	O
at	O
his	O
farm	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
his	O
mother	O
and	O
stepfather	O
have	O
been	O
murdered	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
"	O
written	O
on	O
a	O
barn	O
in	O
their	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
called	O
Lawman	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
reaction	O
to	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
dominating	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Techland	O
's	O
own	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
numerous	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
changed	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
stealth	O
in	O
Billy	O
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
PC	O
release	O
version	O
incorporated	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
graphical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PC	O
games	O
optimized	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
allowing	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
original	O
DirectX9	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
DirectX10	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
praising	O
Ray	O
's	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
finding	O
Billy	O
's	O
levels	O
significantly	O
inferior	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
platforming	O
sections	O
and	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
whip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
alternating	O
protagonists	O
-	O
Billy	O
'	O
Candle	O
 '	O
and	O
Ray	O
McCall	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
shares	O
an	O
identical	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
information	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
can	O
also	O
interact	O
with	O
certain	O
objects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
health	O
pick-ups	O
(	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
health	O
automatically	O
regenerates	O
over	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
ammo	O
,	O
and	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
does	O
so	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
hidden	O
from	O
enemy	O
sight	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
character	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
is	O
blacked	O
out	O
to	O
show	O
he	O
cannot	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
available	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
and	O
online	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
via	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
feature	O
"	O
Deathmatch	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Skirmish	O
"	O
(	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Robbery	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
team	O
designated	O
as	O
"	O
Outlaws	O
"	O
must	O
find	O
the	O
hidden	O
gold	O
and	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
an	O
"	O
escape	O
zone	O
"	O
without	O
being	O
caught	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
designated	O
as	O
"	O
Lawmen	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Gold	O
Rush	O
"	O
(	O
gold	O
is	O
spread	O
over	O
the	O
map	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
specified	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
who	O
has	O
collected	O
the	O
most	O
gold	O
wins	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
features	O
"	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bag	I-Application
"	O
(	O
each	O
team	O
has	O
a	O
bag	O
of	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
four	O
multiplayer	O
classes	O
-	O
"	O
Rifleman	O
"	O
(	O
wields	O
two	O
revolvers	O
and	O
a	O
rifle	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Gunslinger	B-Application
"	O
(	O
wields	O
two	O
revolvers	O
and	O
several	O
sticks	O
of	O
dynamite	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Miner	O
"	O
(	O
wields	O
a	O
revolver	O
,	O
a	O
shotgun	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
complement	O
of	O
dynamite	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Sniper	O
"	O
(	O
wields	O
a	O
revolver	O
and	O
a	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
madness	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Reverend	B-Application
Ray	I-Application
McCall	O
is	O
giving	O
a	O
sermon	O
in	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumored	O
to	O
have	O
once	O
been	O
a	O
gunslinger	B-Application
,	O
Ray	O
is	O
Thomas	O
's	O
older	O
brother	O
and	O
now	O
the	O
local	O
preacher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alerted	O
to	O
gunshots	O
at	O
Thomas	O
's	O
farm	O
,	O
Ray	O
arrives	O
to	O
find	O
Thomas	O
and	O
Marisa	O
dead	O
,	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
"	O
written	O
on	O
the	O
wall	O
in	O
their	O
blood	O
,	O
and	O
Billy	O
standing	O
over	O
the	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
nursed	O
back	O
to	O
health	O
by	O
an	O
Apache	B-Application
Native	O
American	O
named	O
Calm	O
Water	O
,	O
who	O
advises	O
him	O
to	O
accept	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
and	O
embrace	O
his	O
destiny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Techland	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
2004	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Lawman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
they	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
had	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
,	O
and	O
with	O
that	O
change	O
,	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
had	O
also	O
shifted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
would	O
involve	O
duelling	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
needing	O
quick	O
reflexes	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
real-life	O
gunslingers	B-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
was	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Techland	O
's	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
introduction	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Chrome	O
had	O
undergone	O
several	O
upgrades	O
and	O
for	O
this	O
new	O
version	O
(	O
Chrome	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Techland	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
nVidia	O
to	O
incorporate	O
Shader	B-Language
Model	I-Language
3.0	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
per-pixel	O
lighting	O
and	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
,	O
Phong	O
shading	O
,	O
Blinn	O
lighting	O
,	O
virtual	O
displacement	O
mapping	O
,	O
shadow	O
mapping	O
,	O
HDR	B-Device
environment	I-Device
mapping	I-Device
,	O
and	O
post-processing	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
enhanced	O
depth-of-field	O
,	O
light	O
blooms	O
,	O
refraction	O
and	O
heat	O
distortion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
ChromeEd	O
;	O
an	O
"	O
effective	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
authoring	B-Application
tool	I-Application
for	O
creating	O
not	O
only	O
user	O
's	O
own	O
maps	O
but	O
even	O
completely	O
new	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
delayed	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
used	O
this	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
supported	O
DirectX	B-Application
9.0c	I-Application
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
optimized	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PC	O
games	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Techland	O
released	O
a	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
enhancement	O
patch	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
adding	O
such	O
elements	O
as	O
geometry	O
shaders	O
,	O
dynamic	O
shadows	O
,	O
high	B-Device
dynamic	I-Device
range	I-Device
lighting	I-Device
,	O
and	O
parallax	O
occlusion	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
also	O
featured	O
the	O
gameplay	O
redesigns	O
introduced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Techland	O
themselves	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
Techland	O
elected	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
patch	O
,	O
Zawodny	O
said	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
considerable	O
graphical	O
improvement	O
;	O
"	O
we	O
squeezed	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
possible	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
vertex	O
and	O
pixel	O
shaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
high	B-Device
dynamic	I-Device
range	I-Device
lighting	I-Device
,	O
hardware	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
,	O
bump	O
mapping	O
on	O
almost	O
everything	O
,	O
relief	O
mapping	O
on	O
many	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
subsurface	B-Algorithm
scattering	I-Algorithm
,	O
just	O
to	O
mention	O
a	O
few	O
technical	O
terms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
revealed	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
would	O
utilize	O
both	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
for	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
Gamerscore	O
achievements	O
for	O
both	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-five	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-seven	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
cowboy	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
is	O
the	O
one	O
which	O
most	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
soul	O
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
you	O
feel	O
someone	O
actually	O
cared	O
about	O
making	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
also	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
the	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Van	O
Leuveren	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Alex	O
Navarro	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
well-made	O
genre	O
exercise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
has	O
numerous	O
problems	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
something	O
beneath	O
all	O
its	O
faults	O
that	O
I	O
can	O
forgive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Miller	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
noted	O
instances	O
of	O
aliasing	B-Error_Name
,	O
vertical	O
tearing	O
,	O
and	O
pop-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
Australian	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Bennett	O
Ring	O
scored	O
it	O
8.1	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazines	O
Cameron	O
Lewis	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
6	O
out	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
unwraps	O
some	O
interesting	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
one	O
fulfills	O
its	O
promise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
whip	O
,	O
the	O
platforming	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
liked	O
Ray	O
's	O
levels	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
practice	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
shooter	O
crowd	O
on	O
360.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
McGarvey	O
also	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
suggesting	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
capture	O
"	O
the	O
ambience	O
and	O
authenticity	O
of	O
the	O
historical	O
period.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
whip	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
feels	O
 [ like ] 	O
a	O
next-gen	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
lackluster	O
Dead	O
Man	O
's	O
Hand.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
moving	O
only	O
137,000	O
units	O
across	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
that	O
Techland	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
established	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
