Red Dead Redemption is a Western Action-Adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego, being the spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver.
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John Marston is a reformed outlaw in America in the early 1900s. When federal agents threaten his family, Marston is sent across the American frontier to help bring the rule of law. He must kill or capture his former gang members, including his old 'friend' and gang leader Bill Williamson or his family will pay the ultimate price.
Along the way through frontier towns, deserts, prairies, and mountainpasses, Marston is given work as he explores the free-roaming sandbox environments. The game features 36 species of animals that can be hunted including cattle, bears, rattlesnakes, wolves, vultures, bighorn sheep, owls, cougars and more.