So many games promise to reward exploration, but Cactus McCoy does it: every nook and cranny yields a treasure or a weapon worth finding, and, in doing so, it becomes as much of a lateral thinking puzzle platformer as a beat-em-up. That the content is so well done, and the levels are so well-designed only adds to the awe. The amount of secrets and achievements to discover in each of its twelve levels is truly impressive. I was stunned at the level of depth in Cactus McCoy: it has the amount of pure content usually found only in paid-for titles. Really, though, it shouldn't: Who doesn't love the thrill of shooting the gun out of the local black-hat's hand (and swiping the coins from his pockets)? Who doesn't like taking on a gang of outlaws with nothing but wits, fisticuffs and a good Smith and Wesson? Who doesn't love the inevitable level that takes place on a moving train? I don't know if Cactus McCoy will herald a casual gaming resurgence of the setting, but, in any case, it's proud to be a western game and as a western game it is near perfect. As such, Cactus McCoy feels a bit of an anomaly. Even Red Dead Redemption couldn't help but throw zombies into the mix after a while. Oh sure, you'll have your occasional Freddy Pharkus or Mad Dog McCree, but they're hard to find amongst the waves of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and war. Yippie-Kai-Yay!ДЄnalysis: When it comes to games, westerns are notably under-represented as a genre. Each level has treasures to find and extra challenges to complete. Using the coins you punch out of each 'enemigo' (who are weak on their own, but get quite cagey in numbers), you can purchase upgrades between each level. There are various types of weapons: punching ones, throwing ones, whipping ones, and shooting ones.

To pick up a weapon, you crouch over it with the key, and can aim it around by holding the key along with and for a diagonal shot.

makes you jump and makes you attack, either with your fists or any of the dozens of weapons you'll come across. all the way pursued by the mercenary gang that hired him to swipe the gem in the first place.Д¬actus McCoy is played entirely with the keyboard and the controls are pretty standard. So now, if he ever wants to make balloon animals again, he must return the crystal to its proper old west location. Sadly, Cactus McCoy, the titular protagonist of the new beat-em-up platformer adventure from Flipline Studios, has done just that, and the result is that he's been transformed into a walking, talking, punching Saguaro. In other words, you shouldn't pick up a shiny desert gem when the statue holding it warns of a curse. It's a little wild and a little strange, when you make your home out on the range.

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