Red Dead Revolver

The Good
The typical Rockstar stories and characters, the decent graphics, super fluid gameplay, and the fact that it revisited the western genre (of the spaghetti variety) for a quick market probe that, i believe, eventually contributed to small but significantly enjoyable western offers of the last few years: Gun, Red Dead Redemption, Call of Juarez, a few films as well.

The Bad
Gameplay is somewhat repetitive, although I may have been spoiled by the fact that I bought this well into the Xbox 360 era and so my standards for gameplay variety in a single title may have been much higher. Also, the duel mechanics aren't that much fun (try again ad infinitum), and the difficulty curve is actually a zig-zag. The infamous cannon level with General Diego is a perfect illustration of how poor difficulty balance can prevent people from finishing a a game out of justified frustration.

The Bottom Line
As a preliminary Red Dead Redemption, minus the GTA inspired bits. Imagine Sergio Leone's style applied to multiple converging storylines, soap style, and then add a healthy dose of weird west.