Outlaws (Jewel Case)

by LucasArts

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004WGVY
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 10, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,684 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

Welcome home, pardner! We have been waiting for you here in the town of Sanctuary. Take your boots off and sit a spell next to the campfire while I tell the story of James Anderson. Ex-Marshal Anderson lived a quiet life with his wife and daughter. One black day, a fancy-dressed, greed-driven land baron shattered his life. The baron's intent was to plow down Anderson's farm to make way for the railroad. Now Anderson is driven by revenge, which he will exact in a spray of gunfire.

Features:
* Combines first-person gunslinging action and Wild West adventure in one game
* Single- or multiplayer gameplay over modem, Internet, local area network, or serial connection
* Highly stylized characters with distinct personalities and weapons
* Original digital soundtrack and custom-designed sound effects
* 3-D sound emulation and hardware support to provide realistic sound environments
* Scalable difficulty for novices to advanced players
* Gameplay includes puzzles to tease the mind as well as the trigger finger

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Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic western game., September 18, 2000

By 

Iosef Smith (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outlaws (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Ever since getting into gaming, I have noticed the growing trend of the 1st person shooter genre, the trend set by those wonderfull guys at ID software. Ever since Doom, each new game seems to be related to it somehow, all of them set in space or in the future, having you battle it out with hell spawn, or outlandish aliens. With weapons consisting of nothing more then hyper blasters and rocket launchers. I got sick of this overdone theme fast and longed for a 1st person shooter with a story, one that captured me and consisted of more then just blowing up crap.

Then came Outlaws, a diamond in the rough, a hidden gem amongst the piles of other games that seemed to have everyones attention. Outlaws plays out like a classic spaghetti western. It consists of a wonderfull story that tells itself through handdrawn cutscenes and ingame action. You are a US Marshal, who has retired, but while away in town, outlaws set on vengence, kill your wife and kidnap your daughter, making your retirement shortlived.

This game was originaly released in late 1996 and met with mixed reviews, most were to caught up in the phenomena known as Quake to pay it any mind but for those that did not, boy did they miss out. The graphics are superb for it's time, and the music is out of this world. The weapons are simple, real world weapons from the times of Jesse James and Billy the Kid. You can't shoot forever and you actually have to reload. This game takes skill and stealth. I have played through the single play mode countless times enjoying it more and more each time.

After you are done with single player make sure to take advantage of the wonderfull multi-player modes. Outlaws plays well online with a 28.8 modem and is supported on Microsoft's, zone.com. It also is a great game for any lan party or the network at work. It is easy to start up and easy to play. There are many different modes to try, deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag, and an original game called kill the fool with the chicken. It also developed a pretty big on-line community with many new custom maps always being created leading to endless replayability. Outlaws also has customizable taunt files you can bind to the f-keys. This realy adds to the game enabling you to yell out insults to your oponents. You can even record or import your own voice or clips from movies or what ever you can think of.

All and all this game is a must have for any gamer who even hints at liking western movies. You can't beat the price for what you get. Don't pass this up, truly one of the greatest PC games ever made.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dated, but really fun, September 19, 2001

By 

APE Gamer "apegamer" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outlaws (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I'll start by saying that this game is really dated. If I'd written this review 3 years ago, I'd have given the game 5 stars.

I liked the game so much for several reasons. First, it is one of the few old west games on the market - a genre that I think is far underutilized in the gaming industry.

Second, the story is quite good. The opening cinematic is done cartoon-style, and so holds up well even today. The opening is quite long, and does a lot to get the player involved, and set a dark mood for the game.

Third, this game has a more realistic damage system than most (but not all) other 1st person shooters on the market. Your character isn't armored to the hilt, and so one or two well-placed shots will likely take him out.

Overall, if you don't mind the graphics this is a darned good game. As I always say - the play's the thing!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Old Game..., January 5, 2001

By 

Roger Crain (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outlaws (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This is a wonderful game, even after a few years of playing it it dosen't get old, the graphics may be old and only sorta 3D-ish, but the game never fails to give you a good time, the story is well amde and the game holds it up. Once your finished with the Single Player portion, On to the Multiplayer! a great wonderful and nice group or rather community of people play outlaws online. ages ranging from the very young (6yrs) to the rather elderly I've known someone who was about 65 and still to this day plays the game. Whats even better is the vast assortment of multiplayer levels available for playing online with other people ranging from deathmatches, to capture the flag, kill the fool with the chicken and a few more. The graphics may be old, and the game maybe old, but the game itself is a classic. So buy this game! It's certainly worth the 10 bucks if not more. And I'll see ya out in the world of multiplayer gaming, maybe you'll play a few multiplayer levels I've built for the game, or maybe you'll design your own, if anything enjoy the game for what it is, an old one.

But I assure you. It's worth it's weight in gold.