Evil West shows that there's more to the American frontier than Red Dead Redemption 2

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Evil West is one of those action games that just feels right. From the first shot I fired through a vampire's head to the last creature I booted through a spike trap, I immediately wanted to climb back aboard developer Flying Wild Hog's new rollercoaster ride. That's exactly what Evil West is, by the way – an unashamedly wild ride and one of the most interesting new games of 2022. Like the Shadow Warrior trilogy before it, Evil West is self-aware and assuredly absurd in all the right ways; breakneck and bloodthirsty, focused intently on ensuring you embrace the power fantasy laid out in front of you and have a good time doing it.

Flying Wild Hog is adept at holding up funhouse mirrors to popular genres and developing whatever is reflected back. The Shadow Warrior games always felt as if they were calling back to a style of FPS that had long gone out of style, and Evil West looks set to do the same for the action genre – fans of the best action games, like the early God of War and Devil May Cry titles, will want to pay attention. It isn't quite as grandiose as the former, or as skill-based as the latter, but Evil West occupies a strange middle ground between the two that seems to work well enough. You know, only this is set in a twisted American frontier that is overrun by supernatural entities. 

Admittedly, Evil West isn't as brash or as crass as Flying Wild Hog's previous efforts, but the 'zero shits given' attitude that helped Shadow Warrior unlock a special place in my heart is alive and well here. I think that's what imbues Evil West with its edge over other games looking to slot into the throwback-action genre niche. Lock your rifle's reticle over a flashing weak point and watch as a vampire's limbs explode outward