arcade adventure video game developed ultimate play game published released spectrum ported later year game player takes role sheriff town tasked eliminating scattered settlement game developed directly uses game game engine allows images rendered overlapping game received positive reviews release praise directed graphics presentation criticism directed game similarity later included rare xbox retrospective compilation gameplay game presented format set fictional town player takes role main objective game track kill gang hiding town game begins person perspective targeting vertically scrolling bags money shot shooting bags player initial sums money purchase ammunition game locate wanted outlaw found shot shooting outlaw kill duel game shifts person targeting time player shoot rapidly moving outlaw quickly possible player wait outlaw draw initiative shoot draw weapon player successfully shoots outlaw bounty paid increasing round new outlaw enters town gameplay players encounter helpful residents point way residents need protected gameplay player pay fine shot mounted horseback meaning player saddle imaginary horse pursue development release founded brothers tim tim wife carol headquarters trading ultimate play game began producing multiple video games spectrum early 1980s company known reluctance reveal details operations upcoming projects little known development process work separate teams team work graphics whilst concentrate aspects sound programming game developed projection game engine known previously ultimate spectrum game engine created brothers portray imagery image technique drew filled holes background allowing game create composite structures drawings visual despite limitations platforms spectrum offered initially released spectrum game developed direct involvement brothers realising graphical limits platforms spectrum pushed future projects handed designer brothers dave uncredited work alien released ported later year later included august xbox compilation rare titles reception game received positive reviews release reviewers writing crash praised game graphics highly detailed colourful stated game visually similar ultimate immediately previous game hughes thought graphics best aspect game despite similarly comparing hughes praised game smooth animation techniques portray western town reviewer suggested game style gameplay mix nintendo reviewing version reviewer praised game plot complimentary way game able separate ultimate previous game engine reviewers writing crash praised gameplay stating game element considerably developed different stages highly addictive writers criticised gameplay noting found difficult distinguish male inhabitants town noted absence puzzle elements considered unusual ultimate game computer similarly considered omission puzzle elements unusual welcomed witty change genre previous dungeon themed video games
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