Call of Juarez: The Cartel ZAP Trailer

Call of Juarez: The Cartel ZAP Trailer

The Best Buy pre-order ZAP in action

Written by Dog of Thunder on 01 July 11 at 13:57

First off, no, the ZAP is not a laser gun. ZAP stands for "zooming automatic pistol" and it is the most accurate short-to-medium range weapon available in the upcoming Call of Juarez: The Cartel. Here's a quick clip demonstrating the amazing capabilities of this weapon:



I walk away from that trailer wondering about two things. One, how can a pistol have the zoom level of a sniper rifle? Two, why are Cartel members shooting at you with two pistols akimbo? Unless they are being played by Chow Yun Fat, in which case it goes from stupid to awesome.

The ZAP is exclusively available as a pre-order from Best Buy

Call of Juarez: The Cartel is due for release July 19th in the US and July 22nd in the UK.
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Or1g1nal S1nn3r - Hit list: Bioshock Infinite, Deus Ex: HR
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 14:05
I'm not sure about the pistol zoom level but the game is technically a modern western which could explain the akimbo cartel shooters.
REBORN GAIDIN
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 14:24
Cool but not worth a preorder. Bargain bin on this one I think.
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If you look down to the bottom left it will say something about achievement progress which very few games do.
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Infomouse
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 14:41
Man the enemies die quickly!
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Infomouse said:Man the enemies die quickly!Bullet do tend to make people die quickly
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 15:14
Pre-order bonuses for different regions. Again. *facepalm*
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 15:23
Will this be the best pistol since Halo 1?
From the video it looks like it's EVEN better, which is actually amazing.

Sniper rifle + Pistol = This Epicness.
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 15:25
Its on the rental list! And it should be happy with that. Every COJ game has been rental level only!
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 15:25
Well it really doesn't have that much of a magnification. If you watch the video the scope is zooming in on guys who are about 10 feet away.
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Gonna pass
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 16:28
This looks a lot better than the previous titles I have seen, may be worth looking in to. Love that pistol, +1 to smurfs comment on it's the halo 1 pistol but...better. shock
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Posted on 01 July 11 at 16:49
Smurfquake said:Will this be the best pistol since Halo 1?
From the video it looks like it's EVEN better, which is actually amazing.

Sniper rifle + Pistol = This Epicness.
yeah,the most stylish way to play shooter games,and only the real good ones manage to use these equipment properly.
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They are really making some interesting changes to this franchise to say the least laugh
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You spelt Cartel wrong
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Posted on 02 July 11 at 00:28
I'm pretty confused here. When using the hip fire, I notice the gun has some sort of "Red Dot" sight (excuse the Call Of Duty term there) but when zoomed in, the sight becomes something like a 4x zoom sniper scope. Bit crazy if you ask me :S
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Im Varney said:I'm pretty confused here. When using the hip fire, I notice the gun has some sort of "Red Dot" sight (excuse the Call Of Duty term there) but when zoomed in, the sight becomes something like a 4x zoom sniper scope. Bit crazy if you ask me :SIm pretty sure when they announced that you would play as a cowboy in modern day society they gave up on the game being realistic.
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Posted on 02 July 11 at 04:42, Edited on 02 July 11 at 04:43 by The Globalizer
OfficerBarbrady said:Im Varney said:I'm pretty confused here. When using the hip fire, I notice the gun has some sort of "Red Dot" sight (excuse the Call Of Duty term there) but when zoomed in, the sight becomes something like a 4x zoom sniper scope. Bit crazy if you ask me :SIm pretty sure when they announced that you would play as a cowboy in modern day society they gave up on the game being realistic.You obviously haven't been to the US southwest or northern Mexico. laugh

They even pack heat here.
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The Globalizer said:OfficerBarbrady said:Im Varney said:I'm pretty confused here. When using the hip fire, I notice the gun has some sort of "Red Dot" sight (excuse the Call Of Duty term there) but when zoomed in, the sight becomes something like a 4x zoom sniper scope. Bit crazy if you ask me :SIm pretty sure when they announced that you would play as a cowboy in modern day society they gave up on the game being realistic.You obviously haven't been to the US southwest or northern Mexico. laugh

They even pack heat here.
Really? I have been to California a few times before and I didn't see any gun-toting cowboys. I thought it was only Texas and Alberta that have people that wear cowboy hats :|
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Posted on 02 July 11 at 06:25
It looks fun, but I lol'd at the lack of recoil when scoped-in. I think I may enjoy the certain lack of "realism" within this title.

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