' s ▁wh ip , ▁where ▁the ▁player ▁points ▁at ▁a ▁potential ▁sn aring ▁target ▁or ▁gra pp ling ▁point ▁and ▁press es ▁the ▁A ▁Button ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁wh ip , ▁allowing ▁Z or ro ▁to ▁swing ▁over ▁g aps ▁or ▁pull ▁down ▁objects . ▁ ▁Controller ▁gest ures ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁combat , ▁where ▁the ▁W ii ▁Rem ote ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁basic ▁sword ▁moves ▁and ▁the ▁N unch uk ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁dod ging ▁enemy ▁attacks . ▁ ▁Setting ▁and ▁music ▁This ▁game ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁desert ▁landscape ▁of ▁Spanish ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁as ▁the ▁player ▁takes ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁hero ▁Z or ro . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁officially ▁described ▁to ▁have ▁drawn ▁" in sp iration ▁from ▁the ▁Mexican , ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Native ▁South west ▁American ▁cult ures ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ", ▁giving ▁the ▁player ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁plots ▁to ▁play ▁through , ▁such ▁as ▁taking ▁on ▁C ala vera ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁or ▁a ▁power - h un gry ▁mob ▁b oss , ▁th wart ing ▁a ▁plot ▁to ▁ste al ▁a ▁great ▁tre asure , ▁and ▁facing ▁off ▁against ▁a ▁re bel ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁game ' s ▁sound track , ▁composed ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Ed len ▁of ▁Harm onic ▁Engineering , ▁takes ▁its ▁insp iration ▁from ▁classical ▁Spanish ▁culture , ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁game ' s ▁setting . ▁ ▁Comp an ion ▁game ▁