Ubisoft has announced that patches for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of its excellent Western-themed first-person shooter, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, are now available.

The patches will “improve the quality of multiplayer connections and matches” as well as “refine the overall balance of multiplayer classes and modes.” The publisher has balanced the Spy, Gunslinger, Hombre, Veteran and Sniper classes while PS3 owners can also look forward to reduced checkpoint loading times.

The complete class balance patch list for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood follows below:

• Spy: damage increased; health increased;
• Gunslinger: recoil reduced; accuracy improved;
• Hombre: recoil and reload time increased; damage at long range significantly reduced;
• Veteran: health and accuracy decreased; additional pistols removed;
• Sniper: no-scope accuracy and damage significantly reduced; health decreased; sidearm Ranger swapped for Classic Gun

Read our review of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood for more information about the game.