Activision announced recently that the highly anticipated action game GUN has shipped to retailers nationwide. GUN puts players in the role of Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger who straddles the line between good and evil as he makes his way through the untamed West of the late-1800s where greed, lust and brutality were a way of life. The Xbox 360 version of the game gives us a bit more in the graphics department, that just isn't going to cut the mustard.

The game features a largely mission based structure, as you'll meet with characters that are central to the story from time to time. Gun's central story is one of the best of the year, introducing some great characters, each of which falls into the classic good, bad, and ugly categories. There's a nice mix of story missions that have been culled from classic Westerns, too.The coolest feature of the game is horse back riding which is a lot of fun. The story is brought to life by a voice cast of talented actors including Thomas Jane as vengeful gunslinger Colton White; Kris Kristofferson as Colton’s mountain man father, Ned; Tom Skerritt as Resistance Fighter Clay Allison; Brad Dourif as evil preacher Josiah Reed; Ron Perlman as Mayor Hoodoo Brown of Empire, New Mexico; and Lance Henriksen as the obsessive tyrant Thomas MacGruder.

The GUN Xbox 360 Features Include,new and savage ways to punish,extensive variety of missions and game play, brutal realism and expansive interactive world. With one of the best story lines as well as ,a heaping helping of good old-fashioned violence,GUN isn't a gaming experience that we'll soon forget.With GUN, Neversoft might be one step closer in creating gaming's first Western masterpiece.

It has an ESRB rating: Mature and available at a suggested price of $59.99. For more details check out Activision's website