Gaming: Call of Juarez

Call of Juarez (DirectX 10)


Call of Juarez is one of the most visually impressive games I have come across in some time.  Set in the Wild West time frame, this game puts a bit of a spin on the classic FPS style with some slowdown effects as well as playing characters that are essentially against one another. 

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 79

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 80

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 81

The main DX10-based options here are the “enhanced quality” here at the very bottom as well as the shader model set at 4.0 above. 

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 82

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 83

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 84

HP Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review - Systems 85

First the caveat: the scores from the DS Twister system are going to be much higher in most cases here simply because it was configured as a 3-way SLI system.  The HP Blackbird 002 can actually have that option added to it now as well, so just keep in mind that we are comparing three 8800 Ultra cards to a single 8800 Ultra in this case. 

The Call of Juarez tests have the HP Blackbird 002 performing right where you’d expect: at the level of our 8800 Ultra reference test bed.
  
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