Westbang is a Wild West-themed shoot 'em up based on the 1984 Sega arcade video game Bank Panic. Originally released in 2000 for Microsoft Windows as shareware,[1] an iOS version was published in 2009.

Westbang
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Developer(s)Rake in Grass
Publisher(s)Rake in Grass
Platform(s)Windows, iOS
ReleaseWindows
  • CZ: 13 March 2000
iOS
  • WW: 22 May 2009
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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Outlaws trying to rob the bank

The sheriff of an American frontier town has been killed by a robber gang, so the player has been appointed as the new sheriff and has to protect the town's bank from the robbers. The bank has three or four doors that open randomly and show either outlaws or customers. The player has to make sure that they only shoot the outlaws. There are also western draws. The player can only shoot when the criminal draws first. There are 25 levels and new types of outlaws on each one.[2]

Reception

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Matt Fox, of App Advice, said that the game is entertaining, addicting, and worth people's money.[3] Torbjorn Kamblad, of TouchGen, said that he liked the game even though it offered nothing new compared to the many other shooting gallery games for the iPhone.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tovaryš, Pavel (13 March 2000). "Three Weeks and Westbang is finished!". Team Cascade. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ Mercer, Tim. "Westbang for iPhone". Macworld. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  3. ^ Fox, Matt (9 September 2009). "Westbang". App Advice. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  4. ^ Kamblad, Torbjorn (2 June 2009). "Westbang review". TouchGen. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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