Red Dead Redemption is an open world action-adventure western video game, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on May 18, 2010. It is a spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver.
Most of the game's story takes place in the year 1911, during the decline of the American Old West. 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, open world gameplay, and the story. According to the NPD Sales Group, Red Dead Redemption sold over two million units in the combined months of May and June.
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- Platform
- PlayStation 3
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar San Diego
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar
- Genre(s)
- Action-Adventure
- NA Release Date
- May 18, 2010
- JP Release Date
- October 7, 2010
- EUR Release Date
- May 21, 2010
- AUS Release Date
- May 21, 2010
- ESRB Rating
- M
- PEGI Rating
- 18
- CERO Rating
- Z
- ACB Rating
- MA
- MVGL User Score
- 8.7 by 639 User(s)
- MVGL Difficulty Rating
- Medium by 119 User(s)
- Composer
- Chris Heckman
- Official Website
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- 914 User(s)
This game also exists on:
Xbox 360
