At some point in every level there will be a boring driving sequence, followed by a bunch of guys to shoot, and then several doors to kick in, triggering a slow-motion shooting scene. The guns are fun enough to shoot and there are always plenty of enemies to kill, but the levels are so utterly repetitive that I could literally predict what was going to happen next. Call of Juarez: The Cartel's first-person mechanics aren't bad, they're just abused by repetition. It's hard to even start to get into the story when you're constantly seeing generic, poorly made environments and cloned characters. On top of this, characters are constantly clipping through things, magically reappearing ahead of you when they were just behind you, and sometimes even speaking when they're already dead. Textures are constantly popping in, and it's downright garish at times. The Cartel looks like a game from several years ago. You don't like them, you know they don't like each other, and you don't really care what happens to them.
Moreover, all the intrigue and emotion that developer Techland attempts to seed in the story is pointless because they never create any good bonds or trust between the characters. The characters are caricatures of American law enforcement officials, with laughable dialogue that makes them hard to take seriously. The problem is that the story fails to be engaging. Together they form a motley crew, one that has to fight against enemies on the outside and within. Eddie and Kim, on the other hand, are sassy modern cops who've grown up in the streets, and come with all the clichéd dialogue and one liners you'd expect. Ben is a typical gunslinger, sticking out like a sore thumb with his predisposition to using old cowboy revolvers. Of course, they all come from different backgrounds, making each of the three playable characters a little different. Call of Juarez: The Cartel tells the story of three law enforcement officers put together on a special task force to take on the infamous Mexican drug cartels.
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