Each can move forward and backward, can strafe left and right, can run, walk, crouch, and jump. Occasionally, however, the brothers will separate within a level, and, as such, the level design will be different depending on which character the player is using.Ĭontrolling each character is broadly similar.
Most levels are played through in the same manner, irrespective of which character is chosen, with the only difference being that of style. In many levels, there will be times where the brothers will have to directly help one another, such as Thomas helping Ray to reach a high platform, or Ray kicking down a door for Thomas. There are also occasional levels through which the player must play with a specific character. The character which the player does not choose is controlled by the AI for the duration of the level. Whereas in the original Call of Juarez, the player controlled alternating characters from level to level, in Bound in Blood, most levels offer the player the choice of which character they wish to play as, with each character having a slightly different style of gameplay. The game was a commercial success, selling close to one million units worldwide across all systems, considerably more than the first game.īound in Blood is a first-person shooter in which the player can control one of two characters Ray McCall, or his brother Thomas. Some critics also found the single-player mode too short and easy. Criticism tended to focus on poor enemy AI, repetitive level design, and, especially, the lack of any kind of co-op mode. Most critics praised the plot, the general shooting mechanics, the game's authentic western tone, and the multiplayer online mode. With their army commander still pursuing them, they enter into a dangerous alliance with Mendoza and an Apache tribe in order to find the gold.īound in Blood received mainly positive reviews. Two years later, hiding out in Mexico, they meet the bandit Juan Mendoza and his girlfriend Marisa, and first encounter the legend of the Gold of Juarez.
Labelled deserters, they go on the run, with their younger brother William, a priest, joining them. Beginning towards the end of the American Civil War in August 1864, they abandon their post to try to save their family home. Taking place roughly twenty years prior to the first game, Bound in Blood focuses on the McCall brothers Ray and Thomas. Two further Call of Juarez games were made after Bound in Blood a loose sequel set in contemporary Los Angeles and Mexico (The Cartel), and a narratively unrelated game with similar gameplay (Gunslinger). It is the second game in the Call of Juarez series, and a direct prequel to the original Call of Juarez.
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a 2009 first-person shooter Western video game developed by Techland and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.