The Gunstringer Review

Posted: 10 months ago, last updated 6 months ago.

Overview

The Gunstringer is an Xbox Kinect camera game where you use your body to control a cowboy puppet and shoot the villains by forming a gun with your fingers. You can play with two people working together, with one player controlling the character’s movements and gun while the other gets their own target.

Details

Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 13/11/2011

Platforms: Xbox 360.

Genres: Action, Narrative, Physically Active, Platform, Puzzle and Shooting.

Tips

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 6 hours and 8 hours to complete.

Players: This is a single player game.

Costs

Does not offer in-game purchases, 'loot boxes' or 'battle/season passes'.

Age Ratings

This game has been rated PEGI 12+.

ESRB TEEN with blood, cartoon violence, drug reference and sexual themes. The game also contains some suggestive dialogue and depictions: a female character is depicted with exaggerated-sized breasts and protruding cleavage; a character appears to be straddling an alligator in a sexual manner; the dialogue contains some sexual jokes and innuendo. A reference to peyote is also contained in dialogue.

Accessibility

Accessibility for this game is as follows:

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