The multiplayer component utilizes most maps and character models from the single-player campaign, with only a few exclusive ones. There are three game modes, mostly free-for-all battles, where the goal is to be the last man standing. The game includes a local multiplayer component, which can be played by either one or two players, alongside two AI-controlled bots.
When the targeting sequence ends, the player character automatically fires to all marked locations in very quick succession, dealing high amounts of damage. 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 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.Ī 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 slow motion to place one or multiple precise shots on an enemy's body. Though the game lacks an open-world, players may freely explore the small town of Brimstone between levels, where they can interact with NPCs. 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. Levels usually end with a boss fight, and each boss has a bounty on their head that is collected once they are killed. New weapons can be purchased at the end of each level. Players can fight enemies using handguns, rifles, shotguns, and throwable weapons such as hunting knives, molotov cocktails, and dynamite. Red Dead Revolver is a third-person shooter and action-adventure game with a linear storyline. A spiritual successor, Red Dead Redemption, was released in May 2010, and a third game, Red Dead Redemption 2, was released in October 2018. The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and sold moderately well. 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. During the development, Angel Studios was acquired and rebranded by Rockstar Games. Rockstar San Diego (then known as Angel Studios) began work on Red Dead Revolver with Capcom's funding in 2000.
A local multiplayer mode allows up to two players to face off against each other or AI-controlled bots in free-for-all battles. Set in the 1880s, during the American frontier, the single-player story follows bounty hunter Red Harlow's quest for revenge after the murder of his parents. It is the first entry in the Red Dead series, and was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in May 2004. Red Dead Revolver is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.