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This isn't the first time cowboys have faced off against vampires, but this is one the better attempts at fusing the opposing genres. From the time Evil West sinks in its teeth, it immediately becomes a game that's difficult to put down. The story is told through cutscenes that are long enough to get the point across without affecting the pacing. The real star of Evil West is the combat where using the obscene amount of firearms strapped to Jesse's back to supplement melee attacks couldn't have felt more intuitive. Not everyone is a fan of westerns or horror, but anyone who's a fan of either owes it to themselves to play Evil West.","2025-01-15T07:52:06.535975-05:00",{"id":647,"logo":659,"name":660,"slug":661,"tags":364,"bluesky":26,"twitter":662,"youtube":663,"facebook":664,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":665,"website_url":666,"score_format":78,"average_score":186,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":667,"stats_updated_at":668,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":669,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":670,"published_reviews_count":671},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","hardcore-gamer","HardcoreGamer","HardcoreGamerVideo","Hardcore-Gamer","Follow us for the latest and greatest in video game news, previews, reviews and more. No nonsense, just games.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","2025-07-31","2025-08-25T15:23:50.92109",3,28,521,{"id":673,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":674,"author":675,"original_score":458,"normalized_score":97,"review_url":682,"review_date":407,"summary":683,"created_at":684,"updated_at":684,"author_id":676,"last_edited_at":684,"outlet":685},45043,62,{"id":676,"bio":26,"name":677,"avg_score":678,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":679,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":680,"claim_token":26,"article_count":681,"claimed_by_user_id":26},3988,"Garri Bagdasarov",77.62886597938144,"2025-01-18T11:43:00.410922-05:00","2026-04-07T08:06:50.693285-04:00",97,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fevil-west-ps5-review\u002F","Sometimes you want to start a game and have fun right from the get-go. Evil West doesn't try to do anything fancy or tell a big cinematic story. Instead, it gives you various tools to go in, and slaughter vampires like humanity's existence depend on it. With plenty of weapons and fun combat, Evil West provides plenty of non-stop action, although it's let down by a paper-thin story and some issues with visuals and lighting.","2025-01-18T12:26:18.355303-05:00",{"id":674,"logo":686,"name":687,"slug":688,"tags":364,"bluesky":26,"twitter":689,"youtube":26,"facebook":26,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":690,"website_url":691,"score_format":46,"average_score":159,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":692,"stats_updated_at":693,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":694,"active_authors_count":331,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":695,"published_reviews_count":696},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","playstation-universe","PSUdotcom","PS4, PSVR and PS5 news, reviews, previews, features, guides, podcasts & more from the largest independent PlayStation site in the world.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","2025-07-16","2025-07-16T14:07:29.894888",4,46,486,{"id":698,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":31,"author":699,"original_score":705,"normalized_score":256,"review_url":706,"review_date":407,"summary":707,"created_at":708,"updated_at":708,"author_id":700,"last_edited_at":708,"outlet":709},46531,{"id":700,"bio":26,"name":701,"avg_score":702,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":703,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":704,"claim_token":26,"article_count":205,"claimed_by_user_id":26},3171,"PJ O'Reilly",76.11940298507463,"2024-12-06T10:03:57.129389-05:00","2026-06-18T19:19:06.111758-04:00","6","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002Freviews\u002Fxbox-series-x\u002Fevil-west","Evil West is a thoroughly old-fashioned shooter that manages to entertain in short bursts but can't overcome how lacklustre and unoriginal its level design and narrative feels. 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It doesn’t pretend to be something more than it is — a game about cowboys slaying vampires without mercy. Despite being a tad unvaried, the combat is viscerally gratifying and confidently uncomplicated. And for that alone, the game is largely able to overcome the hiccups with the limited multiplayer, graphics crashes, and awkwardly edited story. Though the campaign is fairly short given the asking price, it has a permadeath mode and new game plus for replayability. Evil West may be rough around the corners, but it’s worth a shot of whiskey down at the nearest saloon.","2025-02-08T09:11:39.544563-05:00",{"id":63,"logo":772,"name":773,"slug":774,"tags":240,"bluesky":26,"twitter":774,"youtube":775,"facebook":774,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":776,"website_url":777,"score_format":46,"average_score":491,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":778,"news_editor_email":779,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":275,"reviews_editor_email":780,"editor_in_chief_email":781,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","shacknews","Shacknewsgames","Gaming News on the Cutting Edge of Technology.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","Canton, OH","tj.denzer@shacknews.com","bill.lavoy@shacknews.com","asif.khan@shacknews.com",{"id":783,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":84,"author":784,"original_score":231,"normalized_score":97,"review_url":791,"review_date":407,"summary":792,"created_at":793,"updated_at":793,"author_id":785,"last_edited_at":793,"outlet":794},78845,{"id":785,"bio":26,"name":786,"avg_score":787,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":788,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":789,"claim_token":26,"article_count":790,"claimed_by_user_id":26},5581,"Miguel Moran",72.11453744493392,"2025-02-05T21:59:06.729302-05:00","2026-06-07T06:39:15.915162-04:00",228,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2022\u002F11\u002F21\u002Fevil-west-review\u002F","Evil West is an old-school banger, a reminder of the quick and sharp fun that action games can deliver. It has some flaws here and there, but the meat of the game is fast-paced and endlessly entertaining combat. Smacking vampires into clouds of red mist with a giant lightning gauntlet is something that every video game needs.","2025-02-10T15:09:07.613885-05:00",{"id":84,"logo":795,"name":796,"slug":797,"tags":215,"bluesky":798,"twitter":796,"youtube":797,"facebook":796,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":799,"website_url":800,"score_format":46,"average_score":569,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":801,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":802,"editor_in_chief_email":803,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","thesixthaxis","thesixthaxis.bsky.social","All the latest videos gaming news, reviews, guides, and opinion.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","aran@thesixthaxis.com","dom@thesixthaxis.com","teflon@thesixthaxis.com",{"id":805,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":97,"author":806,"original_score":145,"normalized_score":63,"review_url":813,"review_date":407,"summary":814,"created_at":815,"updated_at":815,"author_id":807,"last_edited_at":816,"outlet":817},60379,{"id":807,"bio":26,"name":808,"avg_score":809,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":810,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":811,"claim_token":26,"article_count":812,"claimed_by_user_id":26},4828,"Dalton Cooper",69.53781512605042,"2025-01-26T12:37:42.4274-05:00","2026-06-26T19:36:28.233367-04:00",247,"https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002F\u002Fevil-west-review\u002F","Evil West's poor narrative, dated graphics, and short length make it somewhat difficult to justify the $60 price tag, regardless of how much fun the core combat is. Even so, those yearning for a no-nonsense action game with old-school sensibilities may still want to take the plunge, and if they aren't bothered by the short length, they are unlikely to walk away disappointed.","2025-01-26T15:48:27.509557-05:00","2025-02-11T13:12:24.633831-05:00",{"id":97,"logo":818,"name":819,"slug":820,"tags":240,"bluesky":26,"twitter":821,"youtube":822,"facebook":821,"mastodon":74,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":823,"website_url":824,"score_format":46,"average_score":133,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":825,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGame-Rant-Logo.png","Game Rant","game-rant","GameRant","@GameRant","Game Rant launched as an online gaming publication in 2009, and we're now a leader in gaming news, reviews, analysis, community discussions, and gaming guides.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002F","editorial@gamerant.com",{"id":827,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":828,"author":829,"original_score":289,"normalized_score":112,"review_url":836,"review_date":407,"summary":837,"created_at":838,"updated_at":838,"author_id":830,"last_edited_at":838,"outlet":839},84853,41,{"id":830,"bio":26,"name":831,"avg_score":832,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":833,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":834,"claim_token":26,"article_count":835,"claimed_by_user_id":26},6812,"Jesse 'Doncabesa' Norris",73.56962025316456,"2025-02-26T19:45:58.945634-05:00","2026-02-20T10:09:03.518108-05:00",318,"https:\u002F\u002Fxboxera.com\u002F2022\u002F11\u002F21\u002Freview-evil-west\u002F","Audio wise the game’s soundtrack is ok but not memorable. The voice acting is well done but cannot carry the subpar writing. The only major bugs I had in the game were audio as well with a particular lightning sound effect would get stuck and continuously play until either a level ended, or I chose to restart from the last checkpoint. Outside of that, I had a few issues with crashing on one particular boss that I was able to solve by lowering the graphic settings to low, killing him, then putting them back up to Epic.","2025-02-26T20:17:06.852259-05:00",{"id":828,"logo":840,"name":841,"slug":842,"tags":215,"bluesky":843,"twitter":842,"youtube":842,"facebook":842,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":844,"website_url":845,"score_format":46,"average_score":159,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":846,"platforms_covered":847,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":446,"reviews_editor_email":850,"editor_in_chief_email":851,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FXbox%20Era%20Logo.jpg","XboxEra","xboxera","xboxera.com","Your destination for Xbox news, previews, reviews and community fun!","https:\u002F\u002Fxboxera.com\u002F","jon.clarke@xboxera.com",[848,849],"Xbox One","Xbox Series X|S","jesse.norris@xboxera.com","pieter.jasper@xboxera.com"]