At its best, Call of Juarez takes the core of what made the groundbreaking shooters of the early 2000s so damn good (i.e an emphasis on an unbroken narrative, fast paced gameplay, interact-ability with objects in the world), however at its worst, it feels like run of the mil slavjank. The fun outweighs the negative, yet because of the jank the game doesn't reach all of the heights of its contemporaries. Even then, its the closest thing we have to a cowboy Half-Life 2, so its pretty cool for that.