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This section is for Western games that have non-traditional themes or hybrid genres such as Space Western, Sci-fi West, Fantasy Western, Hybrid Western (e.g. Horror Western, Film noir, Martial arts (genre), anthropomorphic animal characters), neo-Western (Contemporary settings/times), Post-apocalyptic West, Weird West (Also can have supernatural, steampunk, superhero themes), among many others.
Space Cowboy (video game) Space Marshals; Spacelords; Star Wars Outlaws; Star Wars: Bounty Hunter; Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic; Starhawk (2012 video game)
Wanted (video game) Weird West (video game) West of Loathing; Westbang; Westerado: Double Barreled; Westward (series) Whomp 'Em; Wild Arms 3; Wild Arms 5; The Wild Bunch (video game) Wild Gunman; Wild Guns; The Wild West (video game) Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (video game) Wild West Dynasty; Wild West Guns; Wild Wild West: The Steel ...
Video game music (VGM) is the soundtrack that accompanies video games. Early video game music was once limited to sounds of early sound chips, such as programmable sound generators (PSG) or FM synthesis chips. These limitations have led to the style of music known as chiptune, which became the sound of the first video games.
Western role-playing video games are role-playing video games developed in the Western world, including the Americas and Europe.They originated on mainframe university computer systems in the 1970s, were later popularized by titles such as Ultima and Wizardry in the early- to mid-1980s, and continue to be produced for modern home computer and video game console systems.
The music encompasses storytelling and the cultural diversity of instrumentation associated with the American frontier. [10] The spaghetti Western sound of Ennio Morricone is influential to the genre. [11] Pioneers of the genre include Johnny Cash, 16 Horsepower, Wovenhand, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Heathen Apostles, and Fields of the Nephilim.
The Australian Western genre or meat pie Western is set in Australia, especially the Australian Outback or the Australian Bush. [4] The genre borrows from US traditions. The Tracker is an archetype in this form of Australian Western, with signature scenes of harsh desert environments, and exploration of the themes of rough justice, exploitation of the Aboriginals, and the thirst for justice at ...
Space Western is a subgenre of science fiction that uses the themes and tropes of Westerns within science-fiction stories in an outer space setting. [1] Subtle influences may include exploration of new, lawless frontiers , while more overt influences may feature actual cowboys in outer space who use rayguns and ride robotic horses.