Out at midnight: Wild Wild West turns you into a badass gunslinging pixel cowboy

You could be the laziest person in the world and still be a badass in Wild Wild West, which is coming out tonight.

You play the role of a deadly gunslinging cowboy who arrives in wild west towns to clear them of pretenders. They charge at you in waves, and you charge right back, shooting them all while you remain unscathed.

All you have to do in Wild Wild West is move the cowboy around with a virtual d-pad. It appears on screen where ever you place your thumb.

The cowboy shoots on target automatically, so your only concerns are dodging the bombs, bullets, and stakes in your path.

You also have fast-moving rockets launched at you every now and then. They flash up on the side of the screen with an exclamation mark to indicate where and when they're coming from.

The harder task is defeating the bosses, which requires you to be more alert, and react quicker to more obstacles. But, in the end, you'll beat them if not by skill then by being overpowered.

You see, Wild Wild West lets you buy upgrades to your shooting and movement speed, gun damage, health, and more. You do this by spending the coins that you collect from fallen foes.

You can't level up that quickly unless you want to buy extra coins via IAPs. So it doesn't feel like the game gets too easy too quickly (it's actually quite hard). And you still need to dodge well to win anyway - with IAPs or not.

It's a compelling if simple shooter with charming pixels and an addictive gameplay loop. It's one of those games I meant to try out for two minutes and spent 15 minutes playing it without realising it.

You can download Wild Wild West for free on the UK and US App Stores at midnight.