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Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens is a 2D action game for mobile phones based on the graphic novel of the same name. As they escort a stagecoach to Silver City, cowboys Zeke and Verity are attacked by Apache Indians while…

31 December 2011

Cowboys & Aliens is a platform, released 31 December 2011 on Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Cowboys & Aliens is

Cowboys & Aliens was released in 2011. It was published by Gameloft. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device only. It runs on J2ME.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cowboys & Aliens is a 2D action game for mobile phones based on the graphic novel of the same name. As they escort a stagecoach to Silver City, cowboys Zeke and Verity are attacked by Apache Indians while passing through their country. While fighting his way through the Apache camp Zeke witnesses the abduction of some Apache warriors by a UFO. Soon after this, the place is swarming with aliens and Zeke has to find out what is going on.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cowboys & Aliens launched on 31 December 2011, within three weeks of Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Final Fantasy XIII-2.

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When did Cowboys & Aliens come out?
Cowboys & Aliens was released on 31 December 2011 for Legacy Mobile Device.

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