Lead & Gold: Gangs of The Wild West

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

8
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

It’s the Wild West, and you’ve got guns.
Good character class variety.
Crisp shooting and movement mechanics.

Cons:

Trouble finding servers to join and gamers to play against.
Small player population can make it tough to find a good match.

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Last revision on March 19, 2014

Reviewers Liked

It’s the Wild West, and you’ve got guns
Good character class variety
Crisp shooting and movement mechanics
Attractive visuals
Every game mode is enjoyable
New ideas bring added depth
Visuals and music fit so well

Reviewers Didn't Like

Trouble finding servers to join and gamers to play against
Small player population can make it tough to find a good match
Intermittent lag
Does not support voice chat
Numerous disconnects
Lack of join game options

Expert reviews and ratings

Simple can be very good, when it is handled right. Take Paradox’s latest PC title as a prime example of that. Customizable gear, upgradeable abilities, unique outfits – there are none of these things in Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, and yet...

By GameZone on May 13, 2010

Most people upon hearing ‘Wild West Online Shooter’ might expect a fairly hardcore offering, with the slow firing and inaccurate weapons, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Lead and Gold is a fast paced game, aiming is loose rather than...

By Gaming Daily on May 11, 2010

I don’t think Lead and Gold is going to replace Team Fortress 2 for any of the fans out there. There’s just not a lot in the game, but what is there is fun, stylish, and cool. If you’re more of a casual multiplayer gamer like I am, then Lead and Gold...

By ign.com on May 06, 2010

I have a brilliant financial plan: Games should be cost-adjusted to what they would’ve cost during the time they’re set in. You’re making a depression-era mafia epic? Price it at $2. Creating a caveman-themed, rocks-and-clubs beat-’em-up? That’ll be...

By Games Radar on May 04, 2010

100

Lead and Gold Review - Boom or Bust in the Wild West? (Page 2 of 2) Review of Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West by Aaron R. (37,381 pts ) Edited & published by Michael Hartman (11,230 pts ) on Apr 30, 2010Tell a friend Share Leave a comment Flag...

By BrightHub on April 30, 2010

The Old West has been the subject of many a movie, including some of my all time favorites. But as far as gaming goes, the Wild West has been somewhat ignored, with game developers instead favoring the setting of World War II and various other...

By Hooked Gamers on April 27, 2010

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, from Fat Shark Games, is done, finally! Can it live up to the hype? Was there any hype? Who cares. Let’s start shootin’ pardner.Lead and Gold is an online multiplayer, team-based, third-person shooter (whew...

By Gamers Daily News on April 14, 2010

Lead and Gold's straight-shooting multiplayer action is good fun, despite a few drawbacks that tarnish its...

By GameSpot on April 14, 2010

Ah…the American West - a legendary place and time where laws were only as good as the marshals who backed them, and where young men and women could make their fortune and their names by carving out a life in the bandit-filled wilds. This is the...

By Cheat Code Central on April 08, 2010

The return of the Wild West.If I was to sum up in one sentence what Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West was I would say that it is Team Fortress 2 in the Wild West... with cowboys. OK seriously, greatest sounding idea ever! Lead and Gold has become...

By ZTGamerDomain.com on April 08, 2010

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