Combat

== Battles== Battles in Red Dead Redemption are a major part of the game. There are many types of battles. Marston can fight on foot, take cover,

shoot from horseback or from a stagecoach, snipe, throw fire bottles, sneak, lasso people and much, much more.

Euphoria
Euphoria is an animation system developed by Rockstar Games and used in many games, like Red Dead Redemption or GTA IV. It simulates human behaviour. For example, when the player shoots a bad guy in a leg, he'll walk, but barely. If the player shoots the guy in both his legs, he won't move. Ge'll just lie on his knees and shoot the player, and then perish. Euphoria is an excellent, realistic system that adds a lot to RDR. There are a lot more examples - if Marston kills a guy, he may squeeze the trigger when he dies and fire his last shot.

Cover
Taking cover is a very inportant part of the battle. The player is exposed on horseback and on foot, so he needs o find some cover. Marston can 'hug' walls, crates, rocks, he can open(or close) doors while in cover, he can lean out and shoot or fire blindly at enemies. The cover system has changed a little since GTA IV. In GTA, the player still had crosshair while blind-firing. Now Marston as well as the player has no clue what he'll hit. It's not an effective way of fighting, but it can give the player some breathing time and supress the enemies for a while.

Other
Marston has a variety of other skills, like Dead Eye or rolling. He can roll in any direction he chooses, which is a great opportunity to evade incoming bullet/stagecoach/angry bull and such. Marston can replenish Dead Eye and health during battle, using medicine, tobacco and other consumables.