Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PS3)

33%
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Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PS3) (2011)
genre: first person shooter

score: 33%

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'It's a contemptible step back for a series which always had the fun factor on its side and it might just be enough to kill the entire franchise. This is a perfect example of why it's not always a bad thing when games get cancelled.'
Read more » TheSixthAxis
'A poor change of pace for the franchise. Taking the story into modern times seems to have robbed it of its passion and charm, replacing it with asinine characters and more cuss words than an Al Pacino flick.'
Read more » IGN
'The game is generic at best, broken at worst, and falls short in its attempts to innovate cooperative play.'
Read more » GameInformer
'One of the most generic, bland and uninspired shooters I've played in a long time, and in turn has potentially sullied the work done on the series in the past.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'It's shallower than the shallow end of a kiddie pool during a drought, and dammit, it's such a disappointment, because the series has delivered compelling storylines and settings, if nothing else, up to this point.'
Read more » GamePro
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'Compared to the previous Call of Juarez titles, The Cartel is a colossal disappointment.'
Read more » Extreme Gamer
'Call of Juarez: The Cartel, isn't a very good game when you get to the basics. Its low production values and simple gameplay drag the experience down, while an erratic pace to the storyline makes it worse.'
Read more » Gaming Excellence
'Some distinguishing features give this shooter a touch of class, but bugs and execution flaws cast a long shadow over Call of Juarez: The Cartel.'
Read more » Gamespot
'It's depressing to think that Techland took a popular franchise, came up with some brilliant ideas for a new entry, and then botched the execution-but that's exactly what happened.'
Read more » Cheat Code Central
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