We know about the genre known as the spaghetti western, but is there such a thing as a pierogi western? There is now, thanks to Polish developer Techland's Call of Juarez. An Old West-themed first-person shooter, Call of Juarez fits snugly into the solid little niche that games like Gun and Red Dead...

Interesting two-character dynamic with varying gameplay styles; shooting is solid; great environmental graphics; largely excellent voice acting and music; multiplayer is good fun

Billy's sections revolve around too much stealth and lousy platforming; character models look strange and zombielike; a bit of a generic feel to much of the game; missing content from the 360 version; notable performance issues on higher resolutions

We get a glimpse at Techland and Ubisoft's third installment in the formerly old-west exclusive Call of Juarez series.

Developed by Techland, Call of Juarez is a first-person shooter with a western theme. In the game you play the role of Billy Candle, a young adult, raised at the fist of his stepfather just over the border to Mexico, in a town called Hope.

Call Of Juarez was released 2 years ago by Ubisoft and it was a game set in the Wild West that dealt with a mission for revenge as well as the hunt for a cursed treasure. Reverend Ray was a fantastic character, a fanatical preacher who quoted from the bible while shooting people in the face.

Genre: First-Person Shooter Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Techland Release Date: June 12, 2007 It seems somehow appropriate that since the Italians were the ones to reinvent the Western genre with their Spaghetti westerns, that the next genre innovation should also come from Europe.

Call of Juarez, an introduction. Given the popularity of Western movies and FPS games it's surprising that we haven't see more Wild West flavoured shooters. In fact most of the time the genre seems to be infatuated with the World War II theme (which has been done far too much) and this is a shame.

With first-person shooters rapidly running out of new ideas, perhaps it's time to look at the underused settings for inspiration. Everyone has nuked an alien in the face or blown up a WWII bunker, but not many have travelled across a dusty landscape with two six-shooters in hand.

Ever since Lucasarts' extraordinary game called Outlaws, the first person shooter market set in the Wild Wild West has been rather dull and lacklustre. Sure, there have been a few entertaining games since then but nothing really captured that wild feeling about this era... until now!

The solid gameplay and main story, as well as the bonus modes, ensure that you get a thoroughly enjoyable gaming experience. These even overcome the fact that the game is as short as it is.

If you like the idea of having some half-baked morality crammed down your throat, enjoy a good double-standard and find yourself just itchin' to play a confining and constrictive Western-flavored shooter, then boy, is Call of Juarez for you.