

If Marston has negative honor, lawmen and civilians will usually say obscenities to Marston and feel insecure around him lawmen will even threaten to kill him next time they see him. This works along with another system, 'fame', showing and governing how people react based on Marston's honor status.

Negative honor can be gained for committing crimes including killing or robbing civilians. Some of the ways to gain positive honor include taking an outlaw alive instead of killing him, or saving a kidnapped innocent. Red Dead Redemption makes use of a morality system where players have the ability to gain positive or negative 'honor'. Players can also take part in optional side activities including duels, bounty hunting, herb collecting, gambling, and hunting animals for pelts, meat and other various items. For example, if a group of people ride into town firing guns in the air, the player can kill them, and will receive a bonus of honor and fame. These include public hangings, ambushes, pleas for assistance, stranger encounters, "ride-by" shootings, and dangerous animal attacks. In addition to following the main storyline, players can take part in random events they encounter as they explore the West. Swimming is not an option, as the protagonist John Marston cannot swim - he will drown if he ventures too far into deep water.

These horses must be tamed, however, in order to use them. Different breeds of horses are the main forms of transportation, which come in a variety of quality. Players can interact with the environment and engage in combat with enemies, using various firearms. Red Dead Redemption is an open world game. A Game of the Year edition containing all additional content was released in October 2011. As of September 2011, the game has sold over 12.5 million total copies. Reviewers praised the visuals, music, open world gameplay and the story. It won several "Game of the Year" awards. Upon its release, Red Dead Redemption was met with high critical acclaim, averaging 95% on both review aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings, making it one of the highest rated video games for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on both websites. Having no other choice, he sets out to bring his three former gang members to justice. Marston's wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a bounty hunter. The game follows John Marston, a former outlaw, while he sets out to hunt down his former gang members. Most of the game's story takes place in the year 1911, during the decline of the American Old West. It is a spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on May 18, 2010. Red Dead Redemption is an open world action-adventure western video game, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. Open world, third-person shooter, action-adventure, western
