In 1992, American Laser Games would release 'The Lost Gold' and it really refined the fun Wild West formula established by the original. The attract reel / trailer really speaks to this. It's still very much a lightgun game, but the polish is substantial. If you enjoyed the first title or this genre of FMV shooters, this is a jump in presentation quality.
You get the return of Mad Dog McCree as the titular villain, but the story is larger, more entertaining. The budget, production values a noticeable step up. You get three guides to choose from to take you thru the story increasing fun factor, replayability and providing bursts of humor. The hunt for treasure and variety in scenery, villains ups the ante here as Ben Zeller returns to be your guide as does the caretaker death scenes with a more humorous spin. The music score adds a bit of energy to the proceedings as well.
Quickdraw events are back in a more dramatic way plus the odd "shoot this object or die" timed objective. It still has the trappings of a railgun FMV shooter however. Innocent people to avoid hitting, bad guy timings / hit boxes and the length is short minus the trial & error of death. It too, of course, was released to death in PC & console ports over time.
Still 'The Lost Gold' nails the western feel and the long tracking shot thru town at the end as you take down the remnants of Mad Dog's gang on the way to the final duel with the man himself is full of atmosphere. They teased a sequel that never came, but ALS kept making titles and returned to its Wild West roots three more times in different titles.
