Red Dead

Red Dead
The logo of the Red Dead series, since 2010[1][2]
Genres Action-adventure
Developer(s)
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Platforms
Platform of origin
  • PlayStation 2
  • Xbox
First release Red Dead Revolver
May 3, 2004
Latest release Undead Nightmare
October 26, 2010

Red Dead is a series of Western-themed action-adventure video games[3][4][5][6][7] developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. The first game, titled Red Dead Revolver, was originally released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in May 2004. The second game, Red Dead Redemption, was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2010 to wide critical acclaim, and is considered one of the best video games of all time. The third entry in the series, Red Dead Redemption 2, is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26, 2018.

Games

Timeline of release years
2004Red Dead Revolver
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010Red Dead Redemption
Undead Nightmare
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Revolver

Red Dead Revolver, set in the 1880s, follows bounty hunter Red Harlow, as he uncovers the plot that killed his parents and exacts revenge.[8] Originally developed by Capcom, borrowing elements from their 1985 title Gun.Smoke, the project was scrapped in 2002.[9] Subsequently, Rockstar Games purchased the game and expanded on it.[10] Changing the feel from that of an American Western to a Spaghetti Western allowed the developers to add more blood and over-the-top characters. The game reproduces a "grainy film" effect and uses music from various Spaghetti Western films, including those composed by Ennio Morricone.[11][12]

Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption takes place in the year 1911, during the decline of the American Old West and the Mexican Revolution.[13] A spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver,[14] the game follows John Marston, a former outlaw, while he sets out to hunt down his former gang members. Marston's wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a bounty hunter. Having no other choice, he sets out to bring his three former gang members to justice. Upon its release, Red Dead Redemption was met with high critical acclaim, averaging 95% on both review aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings, making it one of the highest rated video games for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on both websites. It won several "Game of the Year" awards. Reviewers praised the visuals, music, acting, open world gameplay and the story. As of September 2011, the game has sold over 12.5 million total copies.[15] A Game of the Year edition containing all additional content was released in October 2011.[16]

  • Undead Nightmare is a non-canon expansion that follows the exploits of John Marston, as he searches for a cure for an infectious zombie plague that has swept across the American Old West.[17] A standalone disc, titled Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Collection, which does not require the original Red Dead Redemption game to be played, was released in North America on November 22, 2010.[18][19]

Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 follows the story of Arthur Morgan, an outlaw and a member of the Van der Linde gang in 1899, in the waning years of the American Old West and extinction of the age of outlaws and gunslingers. Among returning characters are John Marston and Dutch Van der Linde, the protagonist and an antagonist from the previous game respectively.[20][21][22] The game is a prequel to the 2010 title Red Dead Redemption and will be the third entry in the Red Dead series. It is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26, 2018.[23]

Characters

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  • This table shows the characters and the actors who have portrayed them throughout the franchise.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the game, or that the character's presence in the game has not yet been announced.
  • A M indicates an appearance in multiplayer only.
Characters Games
Red Dead Revolver Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption 2
2004 2010 2018
Buffalo Soldier Benton Greene Benton GreeneM
Red Harlow Robert Bogue Referenced

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Annie Stoakes Carrie Keranen Carrie KeranenM
Nate Harlow Kurt Rhoads Referenced
Griffon Bert Pence Referenced
Javier Escuella Antonio Jaramillo Appears
Dutch van der Linde Benjamin Byron Davis Appears
John Marston Rob Wiethoff[24]
Bill Williamson Steve J. Palmer Appears
Edgar Ross Jim Bentley
Arthur Morgan Appears

John Marston

The main protagonist of Red Dead Redemption, Marston is a former outlaw who has left his life of crime who has been blackmailed by the federal government to bring his old gang to justice in order to save his wife and child.

Dutch van der Linde

The leader of Marston's former gang and one of the games major antagonists, Dutch has been listed as one of the men John has been ordered to deal with and is described by Marston as a man he used to look up to before leaving him for dead before the events of the game.

Bill Williamson

Another former member of John's gang, Williamson is the first major antagonist met in the game, first encountered occupying a fort in New Austin.

Javier Escuella

Escuella is another member of the gang who is encountered in Mexico. Escuella is the only one of the three with the option to capture and hand him in alive.

Edgar Ross

The main antagonist of Red Dead Redemption, initially an ally of Marston, he later betrays and kills him near the end of the game.

Arthur Morgan

The protagonist of Red Dead Redemption 2, which is a prequel to Red Dead Redemption, whom is a member of the Dutch van der Linde gang.

Reception

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Red Dead Revolver 73/100 (PS2)[25]
74/100 (Xbox)[26]
Red Dead Redemption 95/100 (PS3)[27]
95/100 (X360)[28]

The Red Dead series, particularly the second game, is critically acclaimed. Red Dead Redemption won numerous awards, including Game of the Year by GameSpy and GameSpot,[29][30] and is considered to be one of the greatest games of all time.[31][32][33][34][35]

Sales

As of August 2015, the Red Dead franchise has shipped over 14 million units worldwide.[36]

References

  1. ↑ "Red Dead Revolver". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Red Dead Redemption". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Henry, Jasmine (2014). "'Red Dead' Is Definitely Getting Another Sequel". Gamerant. Warp 10 LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Hussain, Tamoor (20 October 2016). "Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Players Will Have First Access to Some Online Content". Gamespot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ McKinney, Jessica (18 October 2016). "Rockstar Games Confirms 'Red Dead Redemption 2'". Complex. Complex Media, Inc. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Koller, John. "Red Dead Redemption 2: PlayStation and Rockstar Games Announce Partnership". Playstation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Parker, Ryan (20 October 2016). "'Red Dead Redemption 2' Teaser Released". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Legends and Killers of Red Dead Revolver: Part One". Rockstar Games. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Capcom cancels Red Dead Revolver and Dead Phoenix". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  10. ↑ Crist, Ry (8 August 2016). "Red Dead Redemption 2: Everything we know". CNET Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Amechazurra Falagán, Martín (23 April 2016). "Red Dead Revolver - Análisis retro". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Rignall, Jaz (28 July 2015). "The 15 Best Games Since 2000, Number 10: Red Dead Redemption". US Gamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Tamburro, Paul (2 May 2018). "When Does Red Dead Redemption Take Place? RDR 2 Time Period". Game Revolution. Mandatory Media, LLC and Evolve Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Mills, Adam (5 February 2018). "Red Dead Redemption 2 Release: 5 Things to Know". Gotta Be Mobile. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  15. ↑ Orland, Kyle (September 14, 2011). "Grand Theft Auto IV Passes 22M Shipped, Franchise Above 114M". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  16. ↑ Kasten, Emmy; Lewis, Alan (13 September 2011). "Rockstar Games Announces Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Release on October 11, 2011". Business Wire. New York. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Venom Raptor (17 March 2013). "Violently cleansing the wild west frontier and wilderness from the walking dead as John Marston is gory entertainment". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Red Dead Redemption Original Artwork: Horse Racing with Combat (From the Undead Nightmare Collection / Liars and Cheats Pack)". Rockstar Games. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Hussain, Tamoor (May 4, 2018). "Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Shows John Marston And Van Der Linde Gang". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  21. ↑ Orry, Tom; Cryer, Hirun; Wallace, Jamie (June 12, 2018). "Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date, Pre-Order Bonuses, Editions, Trailers, Characters, PC Version - Everything we Know". USgamer. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Red Dead Redemption 2: Who is Arthur Morgan?". IGN Entertainment, Inc. Ziff Davis, LLC. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Pereira, Chris (May 23, 2017). "Red Dead Redemption 2's New Release Window Narrowed Further". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ Skrebels, Joe (September 20, 2018). "We Played 2 Hours of Red Dead Redemption 2 - Here's What Happened". IGN. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Red Dead Revolver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Red Dead Revolver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Red Dead Redemption". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "Red Dead Redemption". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  29. ↑ "GameSpy Game of the Year 2010". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment, Inc. 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  30. ↑ "GameSpot Game of the Year 2010". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  31. ↑ "The 100 best games of all time". GamesRadar. Future Publishing Limited. February 15, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  32. ↑ "The 20 best games of Edge's lifetime". Edge. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time". Empire. 1 June 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Metacritic Game Releases by Score, All time". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  35. ↑ "IGN's Top 100 Modern Games". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  36. ↑ Karmali, Luke (August 21, 2015). "Red Dead franchise sells 14 million units worldwide". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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