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{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox video game
| title      = Red Dead Revolver
| image      = Red Dead Revolver Coverart.jpg
| developer  = [[Rockstar San Diego]]
| publisher  = [[Rockstar Games]]
| director   = <!--There is no director credit given in the game, so do not include any here.-->
| producer   = Stewart Spilkin
| designer   = Josh Needleman-Carlton
| programmer = Michael Kelley
| artist     = {{Unbulleted list|Daren Bader|Joseph Pileski|Carlos Pedroza}}
| writer     = <!--There is no writer credit given in the game, so do not include any here.-->
| composer   = <!--The game does not feature any original music, so do not include any credit here.-->
| series     = ''[[Red Dead]]''
| platforms  = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 2]]|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]}}
| released   = {{Video game release|NA|May 4, 2004<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2004-05-04 |title=Red Dead Revolver Ships |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/04/red-dead-revolver-ships |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>|PAL|June 11, 2004<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-06-11 |title=What's New? |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-110604 |access-date=2023-03-29 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329230346/https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-110604 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| genre      = [[Action-adventure]]
| modes      = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Red Dead Revolver''''' is a 2004 [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Rockstar San Diego]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. It is the first entry in the ''[[Red Dead]]'' series, and was released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in May 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/originals/red-dead-revolver-out |title=Red Dead Revolver Out |author=kombo |date=May 4, 2004 |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005210/https://www.gamezone.com/originals/red-dead-revolver-out |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> Set in the 1880s, during the [[American frontier]], the [[Single-player video game|single-player]] story follows [[bounty hunter]] Red Harlow's quest for revenge after the murder of his parents. A [[local multiplayer]] mode allows up to four players to face off against each other or [[Artificial intelligence in video games|AI]]-controlled bots in free-for-all battles.

[[Rockstar San Diego|Angel Studios]] began work on ''Red Dead Revolver'' with [[Capcom]]'s funding in 2000. During the development, Angel Studios was acquired and rebranded by Rockstar Games as Rockstar San Diego. After [[Yoshiki Okamoto]] left Capcom in 2003, ''Red Dead Revolver'' was canceled until Rockstar Games acquired the rights to the game and revived it later that year. The game received mixed reviews from critics and sold moderately well. A successor, ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', was released in May 2010, and a third game, ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'', was released in October 2018, both of which were critically acclaimed.

== Gameplay ==
''Red Dead Revolver'' is a [[third-person shooter]] and [[action-adventure game]] with a linear storyline. Players can fight enemies using [[handgun]]s, [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s, and throwable weapons such as [[Hunting knife|hunting knives]], [[molotov cocktail]]s, and [[dynamite]]. New weapons can be purchased at the end of each level. Levels usually end with a [[Boss (video games)|boss fight]], and each boss has a bounty on their head that is collected once they are killed. Each level uses a rating system that rewards players with unlockable content, such as new weapons or characters for the game's multiplayer component, depending on how well they completed specific objectives, such as the time taken to finish the level or weapon accuracy.

Though the game lacks an [[Open world|open-world]], players may freely explore the small town of Brimstone between levels, where they can interact with [[Non-player character|NPCs]]. Throughout the storyline, players mainly assume the role of bounty hunter Red Harlow, but in some levels they get the chance to control other characters, such as English trick-shootist Jack Swift, rancher Annie Stoakes, [[Mexican Army]] General Javier Diego, Red's Native American cousin Shadow Wolf, and an African American soldier known only as the "[[Buffalo Soldiers|Buffalo Soldier]]". Each playable character has a unique signature weapon, such as Red's [[revolver]], Jack's twin pistols, and Shadow Wolf's [[bow and arrow]].

A game mechanic introduced in ''Revolver'' and later carried over into other ''Red Dead'' games is "Dead Eye", a targeting system that temporarily puts the player in [[bullet time|slow motion]] to place one or multiple precise shots on an enemy's body. When the targeting sequence ends, the player character automatically fires to all marked locations in very quick succession, dealing high amounts of damage. Dead Eye is also utilized in the game's duels, which consist of four stages:
* Grabbing – the player controls the character's hand and must direct it towards the weapon.
*Drawing – the player moves the right analog stick back up to remove the weapon from its holster.
*Acquiring locks – the right analog stick is used to move the crosshairs over the opponent's body and place several targets.
*Shooting – once the bullet time effect ends, the player character automatically fires bullets in rapid succession.

The game includes a [[local multiplayer]] component, which can be played by one to four players, alongside one to three [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]-controlled bots. There are three game modes, mostly free-for-all battles, where the goal is to be the last man standing. The multiplayer component utilizes most maps and character models from the single-player campaign, with only a few exclusive ones. Although the game did not have online multiplayer, ''Red Dead Revolver'' was supported on [[Xbox Network|Xbox Live]] with the "Live Aware" feature. It is now supported on [[Insignia (Xbox)|Insignia]], a replacement online server for the Xbox.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=2004-05-01 |title=Red Dead Revolver |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/01/red-dead-revolver-2 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Xbox |first=Pure |date=2023-11-16 |title=Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Pure Xbox |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Plot==
In the 1870s, [[Prospecting|prospectors]] Nate Harlow (Kurt Rhoads) and Griff (Bert Pence) find gold in an area called Bear Mountain and celebrate by crafting two identical [[revolver]]s, each taking one. When Griff is later captured by the [[Mexican Army]], he convinces corrupt army general Javier Diego (Robert Jimenez) to spare his life by offering to show him where the gold is hidden. Diego instructs his right-hand man, an American mercenary calling himself Colonel Daren (Dennis Ostermaier), to kill Nate and his family in order to conceal the gold's location. Daren and a band of hired guns murder Nate and his Native American wife, Falling Star (Messeret Stroman), but their teenage son, Red ([[Jason Fuchs]]), escapes after shooting off Daren's left arm with his father's revolver, the heat from which burns a scorpion-shaped scar into his hand.

Twelve years later, Red ([[Robert Bogue]]) has become a ruthless [[bounty hunter]]. After slaughtering a gang of [[outlaw]]s led by Bloody Tom (Christian Tanno), he takes their bodies to the town of Widows Patch for the [[Bounty (reward)|bounty]] on their heads. There, he is ambushed by Ugly Chris (Erick Devine) and his men, who control the town. Red kills the gang with the help of Sheriff O'Grady ([[Stephen Schnetzer]]), though the latter is wounded during the shootout. Red takes O'Grady to Brimstone, the nearest town with a [[Medical practitioner|doctor]], foiling a [[train robbery]] on the way there. In Brimstone, Red meets local lawman Sheriff Bartlett ([[Gene Jones (actor)|Gene Jones]]), who offers him several bounties on vicious outlaws plaguing the area. While claiming one such bounty, Red meets and befriends English trick-shootist Jack Swift (Gregg Martin). After being saved by Red, Jack personally guns down his treacherous former employer and his henchmen.

After eliminating all his targets, Red returns to Bartlett, who informs that the [[wagon train]] carrying his payment hasn't arrived yet. At the Brimstone Bank, Red overhears local rancher Annie Stoakes ([[Carrie Keranen]]) mentioning the gold his parents were killed over. Intrigued, he visits her at her ranch shortly after it is burned on the orders of Governor Griffon as retribution for Annie refusing to sell her property. Red offers to give her all his bounty money once he receives it in exchange for information on Bear Mountain, which Red learns is partially owned by Griffon. Later, at a saloon, Red overhears some thugs talking about Colonel Daren, and winds up killing them in a gunfight when they refuse to tell him more. Bartlett arrests Red, but quickly releases him upon learning he is Nate Harlow's son, and reveals the circumstances surrounding his parents' murder.

Red leaves to exact revenge on Diego, but is captured by Daren after destroying one of their supply trains. While imprisoned and forced to work as a slave mining gold, Red befriends a fellow captive referred to only as the "Buffalo Soldier" (Benton Greene), before the pair are rescued by Red's [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] cousin Shadow Wolf ([[Chaske Spencer]]). After escaping from the mines, Red and Shadow Wolf storm Diego's camp and kill Daren, though Shadow Wolf is mortally wounded during the battle. Diego then tries to escape via armored train, but Red chases him down and kills him. Meanwhile, Buffalo Soldier travels to Brimstone to seek Governor Griffon's help, only for the governor to reveal his affiliation with Diego and order Buffalo imprisoned.

Later, Red, Annie, and Jack participate in Brimstone's yearly quick-draw competition, hosted by Griffon and Bartlett. Griffon manipulates the competition to ensure Red is killed, but the latter defeats all his opponents. Enraged, Griffon pulls out his revolver to kill Red himself, but the latter notices the weapon is identical to his own revolver, and deduces Griffon is actually his father's traitorous partner Griff. As Griffon makes his escape, he orders his henchman, Mr. Kelley (Joseph Melendez), to kill Red. After dealing with Kelley, Red storms Griffon's mansion alongside Annie, Jack and Bartlett. After cutting their way through the governor's bodyguards, Jack sacrifices himself to buy Red enough time to kill Griffon in a duel, while Annie finds and rescues Buffalo Soldier. His family finally avenged, Red thanks his allies for their help, and is offered the gold that he is owed by Bartlett, who thanks him for all the good he has done for Brimstone. Honouring his promise to Annie, Red tells the sheriff to give the gold to her and Buffalo Soldier, and leaves with Griffon's revolver, saying that “it was never about the money."

==Development==
[[Rockstar San Diego|Angel Studios]] began working on ''Red Dead Revolver'' under the oversight and funding of Japanese video game publisher [[Capcom]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/31/red-dead-interview |title=Red Dead Interview |first=Douglass C. |last=Perry |date=March 30, 2004 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811042937/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/31/red-dead-interview |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-no-longer-sponsoring-red-dead-revolver/1100-6072100/ |title=Capcom no longer sponsoring Red Dead Revolver |first=Hirohiko |last=Niizumi |date=July 22, 2003 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811042229/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-no-longer-sponsoring-red-dead-revolver/1100-6072100/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The project stemmed from Angel Studios and Capcom's partnership on the ''[[Resident Evil 2 (1998 video game)|Resident Evil 2]]'' port for the [[Nintendo 64]]. Capcom's [[Yoshiki Okamoto]] then approached Angel Studios with the idea for an original [[intellectual property]] entitled ''S.W.A.T.'' It later adopted a [[Western (genre)|Western]] theme at Okamoto's recommendation, redefining the acronym as "Spaghetti Western Action Team". It is reported that inspiration for that came from Okamoto — who had previously worked on Capcom's 1985 [[Arcade game|arcade]] [[shoot 'em up]] ''[[Gun.Smoke]]''—upon viewing the movie ''[[Blindman]]''.<ref name="Polygon: How">{{cite web|title=How the Red Dead franchise began|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/17/17986118/how-the-red-dead-franchise-began-angel-studios-capcom-rockstar|last=Hester|first=Blake|date=October 17, 2018|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190823/https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/17/17986118/how-the-red-dead-franchise-began-angel-studios-capcom-rockstar|archive-date=October 21, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Artist [[Akira Yasuda]], also known as Akiman, moved to United States to work on ''Red Dead Revolver's'' character design.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/street-fighter-artist-akira-akiman-yasuda-talks-past-future-love-overwatch/|title=Street Fighter Artist Akira "Akiman" Yasuda Talks Past, Future, and His Love for Overwatch|website=DualShockers|first=Giuseppe|last=Nelva|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>

Capcom announced the game in March 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/22/capcom-unveils-four-major-games |title=Capcom Unveils Four Major Games |author=IGN staff |date=March 22, 2002 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107042216/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/22/capcom-unveils-four-major-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IGN: Red Dead Interview">{{cite web|title=Red Dead Interview|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/31/red-dead-interview|last=Perry|first=Douglass C.|date=March 30, 2004|website=[[IGN]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811042937/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/31/red-dead-interview|archive-date=August 11, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="IGN: Capcom Unveils">{{cite web|title=Capcom Unveils Four Major Games|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/22/capcom-unveils-four-major-games|author=IGN Staff|date=March 22, 2002|website=[[IGN]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107042216/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/22/capcom-unveils-four-major-games|archive-date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> Its development was troubled, partially due to cultural differences between the two companies, and the game remained unplayable.<ref name="Polygon: How"/>

In November 2002, [[Take-Two Interactive]], [[parent company]] of Rockstar Games, announced that they had acquired Angel Studios, with it being moved to the Rockstar Games label and being renamed Rockstar San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|title=Take-Two Adds Angel to its Rockstar Roster|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/take-two-adds-angel-to-its-rockstar-roster|author=Gamasutra staff|date=November 20, 2002|website=[[Gamasutra]]|publisher=[[UBM plc]]|access-date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030430/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/92521/TakeTwo_Adds_Angel_to_its_Rockstar_Roster.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Take-Two Buys Angel Studios|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/20/take-two-buys-angel-studios|author=IGN staff|date=November 20, 2002|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=October 31, 2017}}</ref> Following the purchase, Rockstar Games executives reviewed projects in development at the studio, so to sort out what was worth keeping.<ref name="IGN: Red Dead">{{cite web|title=The Revolution of Red Dead|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/22/the-revolution-of-red-dead|last=Robinson|first=Martin|date=February 22, 2010|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107093445/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/22/the-revolution-of-red-dead|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dan Houser]], creative director at Rockstar Games, remarked that the game "looked very good" and caught the review team's eyes, despite it being in an unplayable state.<ref name="IGN: Red Dead" /> The troubled development led to that unplayable state of the game, with it missing both the 2002 [[European Computer Trade Show]] and the 2003 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Capcom TGS 2002 Display|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/05/capcom-tgs-2002-display|author=IGN staff|date=September 5, 2002|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107042223/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/05/capcom-tgs-2002-display|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Red Dead Revolver status update|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-revolver-status-update/1100-6028716/|author=GameSpot staff|date=May 21, 2003|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811042218/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-revolver-status-update/1100-6028716/|url-status=live}}</ref> Okamoto then left Capcom,<ref name="Polygon: How"/> which eventually cancelled the title in August 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Capcom cancels Red Dead Revolver and Dead Phoenix|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-cancels-red-dead-revolver-and-dead-phoenix/1100-6073294/|author=GameSpot staff|date=August 12, 2003|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811042229/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-cancels-red-dead-revolver-and-dead-phoenix/1100-6073294/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Rockstar Games acquired the rights to ''Red Dead Revolver'' the following December,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rockstar rescues Red Dead Revolver|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-rescues-red-dead-revolver/1100-6085873/|last=Calvert|first=Justin|date=December 18, 2003|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811183948/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-rescues-red-dead-revolver/1100-6085873/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rockstar Announces Red Dead Revolver|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/18/rockstar-announces-red-dead-revolver|last=Burnes|first=Andrew|date=December 18, 2003|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811042902/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/18/rockstar-announces-red-dead-revolver|url-status=live}}</ref> and let Rockstar San Diego go on to develop what would become the first installment in the acclaimed ''Red Dead'' series.<ref name="IGN: Red Dead"/>

The [[List of PlayStation 2 games for PlayStation 4|PlayStation 2 version]] was released on [[PlayStation 4]] on October 11, 2016,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seppala |first1=Tim |title=The original 'Red Dead' is on PlayStation 4 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2016-10-11-red-dead-revolver-ps4.html |website=Engadget |date=July 18, 2019 |access-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108093205/https://www.engadget.com/2016-10-11-red-dead-revolver-ps4.html |archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Frank |first1=Allegra |title=Replay Red Dead Revolver on PS4 right now |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/10/11/13243788/red-dead-revolver-ps4 |website=Polygon |date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108120415/https://www.polygon.com/2016/10/11/13243788/red-dead-revolver-ps4 |archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> and the Xbox version was made available on [[Xbox One]] via [[List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X|backward compatibility]] on November 15, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782746/microsoft-xbox-backward-compatibility-76-new-games|title=Microsoft's Xbox backward compatibility program returns with 76 new games|website=[[The Verge]]|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211115182955/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782746/microsoft-xbox-backward-compatibility-76-new-games|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Music==
The game's soundtrack comprises licensed music from authentic spaghetti westerns. The main title theme is from [[Luis Bacalov]]'s score for ''[[His Name Was King]]''.<ref>https://www.gamesradar.com/game-music-of-the-day-red-dead-revolver/</ref> Other tracks come from ''[[A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof]]'' (composed by [[Ennio Morricone]]), ''[[A Bullet for the General]]'', ''[[Django, Prepare a Coffin]]'', ''[[Minnesota Clay]]'', ''[[Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay]]'' and many others.

==Reception==
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| 1UP_XBOX = C+<ref name="1UP">{{cite web |title=Red Dead Revolver Review: The Old West was a dark, violent, oddly fascinating place to live.|first=Kevin|last=Gifford|publisher=[[1Up.com]]|date=April 30, 2004|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/red-dead-revolver_2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720123405/http://www.1up.com/reviews/red-dead-revolver_2|archive-date=July 20, 2012|access-date=May 29, 2025}}</ref>
| 1UP_PS2 = C+<ref name="1UP"/> 
| Edge_XBOX = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Red Dead Revolver (Xbox) |author=Edge staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=137 |date=June 2004 |page=100}}</ref>
| EGM_PS2 = 4.83/10<ref name="EGM">{{cite magazine |title=Red Dead Revolver |author=EGM staff |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=180 |date=July 2004 |page=95}}</ref>
| EGM_XBOX = 4.83/10<ref name="EGM"/>
| EuroG_XBOX = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_reddeadrevolver_x |title=Red Dead Revolver (Xbox) |first=Kristan |last=Reed |date=June 8, 2004 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506183910/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_reddeadrevolver_x |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Fam_PS2 = 31/40<ref name="Fam_PS2">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10821&redirect=no |title=RED・DEAD・REVOLVER （レッド・デッド・リボルバー） [PS2] |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502055504/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10821&redirect=no |archive-date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>
| Fam_XBOX = 31/40<ref name="Fam_XBOX">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10865&redirect=no |title=RED・DEAD・REVOLVER （レッド・デッド・リボルバー） [Xbox] |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117155704/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10865&redirect=no |archive-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 8/10<ref name="GI"/>
| GI_XBOX = 8/10<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/97E24883-B36B-43BC-8484-828226534E4F.htm |title=Red Dead Revolver |first=Andrew |last=Reiner |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=134 |date=June 2004 |page=124 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107152346/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/97E24883-B36B-43BC-8484-828226534E4F.htm |archive-date=January 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
| GameRev_PS2 = C−<ref name="GameRev">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33466-red-dead-revolver-review |title=Red Dead Revolver Review |first=Ben |last=Silverman |date=May 2004 |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605175815/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/ps2/action/red_dead_revolver.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GameRev_XBOX = C−<ref name="GameRev"/>
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/35756.shtml |title=Red Dead Revolver |author=Major Mike |date=May 27, 2004 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212160345/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/35756.shtml |archive-date=February 12, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="GamePro"/>
| GSpot_PS2 = 7.3/10<ref name="GSpotRev">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/red-dead-revolver-review/1900-6095229/ |title=Red Dead Revolver Review |last=Davis |first=Ryan |date=May 3, 2004 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421083711/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/red-dead-revolver-review/1900-6095229/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 7.3/10<ref name="GSpotRev"/>
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/red-dead-revolver/510476p1.html |title=GameSpy: Red Dead Revolver (PS2) |first=Russ |last=Fischer |date=May 2, 2004 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420214721/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/red-dead-revolver/510476p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/red-dead-revolver/510477p1.html |title=GameSpy: Red Dead Revolver (Xbox) |first=Russ |last=Fischer |date=May 2, 2004 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315232148/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/red-dead-revolver/510477p1.html |archive-date=March 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
| GameZone_PS2 = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/red_dead_revolver_ps2_review/ |title=Red Dead Revolver - PS2 - Review |first=Nick |last=Valentino |date=May 11, 2004 |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209010453/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20499.htm |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/red_dead_revolver_xb_review/ |title=Red Dead Revolver - XB - Review |first=Eduardo |last=Zacarias |date=May 11, 2004 |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015201805/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20499.htm |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/01/red-dead-revolver-2 |title=Red Dead Revolver (PS2) |first=Douglass C. |last=Perry |date=April 30, 2004 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506183921/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/01/red-dead-revolver-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/30/red-dead-revolver-3 |title=Red Dead Revolver (Xbox) |first=Douglass C. |last=Perry |date=April 30, 2004 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Red Dead Revolver |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=July 2004 |page=98}}</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 8.4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Red Dead Revolver |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=July 2004 |page=80}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev1_PS2 = C<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/06/18/red-dead-revolver/ |title=Red Dead Revolver |first=Noah |last=Robischon |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |issue=770 |date=June 18, 2004 |page=L2T 20 |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502055508/https://ew.com/article/2004/06/18/red-dead-revolver/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev1_XBOX = C<ref name="EW"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev2_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="TheTimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/red-dead-revolver-k9sfz202sb7 |title=Red Dead Revolver |first=Tim |last=Wapshott |date=July 10, 2004 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506023246/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/red-dead-revolver-k9sfz202sb7 |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| rev2_XBOX = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="TheTimes"/>
| MC_PS2 = 73/100<ref name="MC_PS2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/red-dead-revolver/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Red Dead Revolver for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 74/100<ref name="MC_XBOX">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/red-dead-revolver/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Red Dead Revolver for Xbox Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-date=March 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250331182551/https://www.metacritic.com/game/red-dead-revolver/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

''Red Dead Revolver'' received "average" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC_PS2"/><ref name="MC_XBOX"/> In Japan, where the game was ported and published by [[Capcom]] later in 2004, almost a year after the company had cancelled the title, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 31 out of 40.<ref name="Fam_PS2"/><ref name="Fam_XBOX"/>

''[[The Times]]'' gave it four stars out of five, saying that it "has a strong, coherent storyline that whisks Red from novice gunslinger to competent bounty hunter in what proves to be the mother of all shooting practice games."<ref name="TheTimes"/> ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' similarly gave it four stars out of five, saying that "Show-offs can even stealthily duck behind cover and shoot at foes' feet to make 'em jig like [[Michael Flatley]] sans [[Ritalin]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_7458.html |title=Red Dead Revolver |first=Alex |last=Porter |date=May 3, 2004 |website=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=[[Biglari Holdings]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040505044146/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_7458.html |archive-date=May 5, 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave it a C and said that "The game misses its mark: Instead of the gritty, scrub-brush humor of a [[Sergio Leone]] pic, ''Revolver'' feels like a rootin'-tootin' Disneyland ride."<ref name="EW"/> Kevin Gifford of ''[[1Up.com]]'' gave the game a C+, saying "The atmosphere in ''Red Dead'' is the real thing -- not the pseudo-parody of ''[[Dead Man's Hand (video game)|Dead Man's Hand]]'' -- and that alone should satisfy the audience it was made for. If you can forgive all of its faults, you'll enjoy the few hours you spend in Red's world."<ref name="1UP"/>

It was nominated for ''GameSpot''{{'}}s 2004 "Best Licensed Music" award, which went to ''[[Battlefield: Vietnam]]''.<ref name=bestworst2004>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021607/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ | title=Best and Worst of 2004 | date=January 5, 2005 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=March 7, 2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die |last=Mott |first=Tony |year=2010 |publisher=Quintessence Editions Ltd. |location=London |isbn=978-1-74173-076-0 |page=584}}</ref>

===Sales===
According to [[market research]] firm [[The NPD Group]], ''Red Dead Revolver'' sold 140,000 units during June 2004 and had lifetime sales of 920,000 by July 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/npd-june-game-sales-up-12-percent/1100-6103066/ |title=NPD: June sales up 12 percent |first=Curt |last=Feldman |date=July 20, 2004 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723065240/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07/20/news_6103066.html |archive-date=July 23, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/07/02/npd-on-the-red-dead-alan-wake-and-split-second-retail-showdown/ |title=NPD on the Red Dead, Alan Wake, and Split/Second retail showdown |first=Alexander |last=Sliwinski |date=July 2, 2010 |website=[[Engadget]] ([[Joystiq]]) |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |access-date=April 11, 2011 |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420032715/https://www.engadget.com/2010/07/02/npd-on-the-red-dead-alan-wake-and-split-second-retail-showdown/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==Sequels==
{{main|Red Dead Redemption|Red Dead Redemption 2}}
{{See also|Red Dead}}
The first glimpse at a sequel was in 2005 when Rockstar showed a teaser at a Sony press conference. The successor to ''Red Dead Revolver'', ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', was officially announced for [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/02/04/confrimed-red-dead-revolver-gets-sequel/ |title=Confirmed: Red Dead Revolver Gets Sequel |first=Kemuel |last=Stewart |date=February 4, 2009 |website=GamerCenterOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207054400/http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/02/04/confrimed-red-dead-revolver-gets-sequel/ |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/rockstar-goes-west-with-red-dead-redemption |title=Rockstar goes west with Red Dead Redemption |first=Jason |last=Dobson |date=February 4, 2009 |website=[[Engadget]] ([[Joystiq]]) |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110559/https://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/rockstar-goes-west-with-red-dead-redemption/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After a few delays in release dates,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/mafia-ii-and-red-dead-redemption-delayed-to-fiscal-2010/ |title=Mafia II and Red Dead Redemption delayed to fiscal 2010 |first=Andrew |last=Yoon |date=May 26, 2009 |website=[[Engadget]] ([[Joystiq]]) |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012095305/https://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/mafia-ii-and-red-dead-redemption-delayed-to-fiscal-2010/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/26/red-dead-redemption-release-date-now-official |title=Red Dead Redemption Release Date Now Official |first=Jim |last=Reilly |date=November 26, 2009 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102214501/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/26/red-dead-redemption-release-date-now-official |url-status=live }}</ref> it was finally released on May 18, 2010 in North America, and on May 21, 2010 in Europe and Australia to critical acclaim, with many reviewers praising the game's gameplay and technical improvements over its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/03/red-dead-redemption-delayed |title=Red Dead Redemption Delayed |first=Jim |last=Reilly |date=March 3, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505225256/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/03/red-dead-redemption-delayed |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'' was confirmed by Rockstar in October 2016, and was released on October 26, 2018 for [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2016/10/18/red-dead-redemption-2-officially-revealed-out-2017/ |title=Red Dead Redemption 2 officially revealed, out 2017 |first=Sherif |last=Saed |date=October 18, 2016 |website=[[VG247]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=October 18, 2016 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019044715/http://www.vg247.com/2016/10/18/red-dead-redemption-2-officially-revealed-out-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/1/16959884/red-dead-redemption-2-release-date-delayed-october-2018| title=Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed to October| first=Michael| last=McWhertor| date=February 1, 2018| website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]| publisher=Vox Media| access-date=September 4, 2023| archive-date=February 2, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190049/https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/1/16959884/red-dead-redemption-2-release-date-delayed-october-2018| url-status=live}}</ref> It was released for [[Windows]] on November 5, 2019.<ref name="PC Gamer PC">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/red-dead-redemption-2-pc-announced/ |title=Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC |last=Chalk |first=Andy |work=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=October 4, 2019 |access-date=October 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005070932/https://www.pcgamer.com/red-dead-redemption-2-pc-announced/ |archive-date=October 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==

{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/17/17986118/how-the-red-dead-franchise-began-angel-studios-capcom-rockstar |title=How the Red Dead franchise began |first=Blake |last=Hester |date=October 17, 2018 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=October 21, 2018 |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190823/https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/17/17986118/how-the-red-dead-franchise-began-angel-studios-capcom-rockstar |url-status=live }}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadrevolver/}}

{{Red Dead series}}
{{Rockstar San Diego}}

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