Red Dead Redemption is an action-adventure game for Xbox 360 set in an expansive open world that embodies the essence of the American West. Players control John Marston, a former outlaw tasked by government agents to track down his former gang members. Throughout his journey, Marston encounters a rich array of characters and experiences various side activities, highlighting themes of redemption and survival.
A modern-day Western epic, Red Dead Redemption takes John Marston, a relic from the fast-closing time of the gunslinger, through an open-world filled with wildlife, mini games and shootouts. Marston sets out to hunt down his old gang mates for the government, who have taken away his family, and meets many characters emblematic of the Wild West, heroism and the new civilization along his journey.