<s>
Gun	O
is	O
a	O
Western-themed	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
)	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Gun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
features	O
new	O
side-missions	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
additions	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
game	O
critics	O
and	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	O
features	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
environment	O
,	O
including	O
side-missions	O
that	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
act	O
as	O
gunslingers	O
protecting	O
righteousness	O
or	O
seek	O
reputation	O
as	O
they	O
face	O
resistance	O
fighters	O
,	O
local	O
lawmen	O
,	O
renegade	O
soldiers	O
and	O
vengeful	O
Apaches	B-Application
and	O
Blackfoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throwing	O
knives	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
Gun	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barrels	O
of	O
TNT	B-Protocol
are	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
during	O
missions	O
,	O
encouraging	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
barrels	O
to	O
set	O
traps	O
or	O
throw	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
Quickdraw	O
mode	O
to	O
shoot	O
them	O
and	O
detonate	O
the	O
TNT	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Land	O
mines	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
Bowie	O
knife	O
,	O
tomahawk	B-Device
,	O
and	O
cavalry	O
saber	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stealth	O
plays	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
many	O
missions	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
use	O
bows	O
,	O
melee	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
throwing	O
knives	O
,	O
in	O
such	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
cities	O
and	O
badlands	B-Application
with	O
populated	O
environments	O
that	O
stretch	O
from	O
the	O
mountains	O
to	O
the	O
plains	O
of	O
early	O
Dodge	O
City	O
,	O
Kansas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colton	O
"	O
Cole	O
"	O
White	O
(	O
Thomas	O
Jane	O
)	O
–	O
The	O
Apache	B-Application
protagonist	O
and	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
ride	O
to	O
Piper	O
Lake	O
from	O
the	O
Badlands	B-Application
,	O
he	O
confides	O
to	O
Cole	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
his	O
nickname	O
:	O
he	O
was	O
cornered	O
in	O
a	O
lady	O
friend	O
's	O
bedroom	O
by	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
hide	O
inside	O
the	O
shaft	O
of	O
her	O
water	O
closet	O
–	O
after	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
scrub	O
for	O
three	O
days	O
before	O
he	O
could	O
get	O
the	O
smell	O
off	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
unofficial	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
railroads	O
being	O
installed	O
through	O
Apache	B-Application
Indian	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
work	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
Apaches	B-Application
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
keeping	O
Magruder	O
and	O
his	O
men	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
frontier	O
and	O
restore	O
some	O
dignity	O
to	O
the	O
Old	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Wounds	O
(	O
Eric	O
Schweig	O
)	O
–	O
An	O
Apache	B-Application
Indian	O
who	O
gave	O
Colton	O
to	O
Ned	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
baby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Cole	O
confronts	O
the	O
Mayor	O
in	O
his	O
Casino	B-Application
back	O
in	O
Empire	O
City	O
,	O
Hoodoo	O
tells	O
Cole	O
that	O
Reed	O
has	O
captured	O
Jenny	O
and	O
is	O
holding	O
her	O
in	O
his	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
he	O
meets	O
Port	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Resistance	O
,	O
and	O
Soapy	O
Jennings	O
,	O
a	O
safecracker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
discover	O
the	O
boxcar	O
of	O
the	O
train	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
captured	O
Apaches	B-Application
,	O
who	O
Magruder	O
had	O
been	O
using	O
as	O
slaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apache	B-Application
Chief	O
Many	O
Wounds	O
turns	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
scene	O
,	O
and	O
thanks	O
Cole	O
for	O
freeing	O
his	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Empire	O
to	O
Hoodoo	O
's	O
stronghold	B-Application
,	O
Cole	O
eventually	O
rescues	O
Clay	O
from	O
his	O
prison	O
and	O
confronts	O
the	O
corrupt	O
mayor	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
eventually	O
kills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cole	O
realizes	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
piece	O
is	O
held	O
by	O
Many	O
Wounds	O
,	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
Chieftain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cole	O
and	O
Soapy	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
Badlands	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
Camp	O
,	O
where	O
Many	O
Wounds	O
reveals	O
that	O
Cole	O
is	O
Apache	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clay	O
and	O
Cole	O
then	O
use	O
the	O
train	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
Magruder	O
's	O
Mine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
joint	O
force	O
of	O
Resistance	O
fighters	O
and	O
Apache	B-Application
warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	O
was	O
marketed	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
Last	B-Application
Call	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
"	O
—	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
from	O
42	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
although	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
met	O
positive	O
to	O
mediocre	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
initially	O
a	O
19th-century	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
GameSpy	O
addressed	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
you	O
could	O
want	O
from	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Wild	O
West	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
needs	O
a	O
sequel	O
and	O
fast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Custer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
Gun	O
provokes	O
wonder	O
.	O
</s>
