Way better than what the poor reviews of sites like IGN are giving it, especially since some of the info given is factually wrong (i.e. lack of straight multiplayer dueling mode - it is there, and significant performance issues - I've only seen this rarely on the bridge level and then not bad).
I feel like I got exactly what I wanted, a great homage to the great spagetti westerns of old. That said I do hope the next one is more in the vein of the "new" westerns that are darker, and more gritty. But that is NOT what this game was trying to do, and reviewers/players should keep that in mind instead of bitching on about what its not vs. what it is.