Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
79
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Marshall James Anderson had been a great gunfighter. He had worn the badge of the law and put men to death or to jail. But a Marshall can only travel alone so long. And so James Anderson retired; he got himself a wife, got himself some land, got himself a daughter and dedicated himself to the peaceful life of a home on the range.

The Gentleman, Bob Graham, has other plans for James Anderson's plot of land however. It sits right along some prime real estate for where the railroad is going to go, and whomever could own that land might be able to get rich setting up a town. So Bob, he's hired himself up some of the roughest and toughest ruffians west of the Mississippi to try and "persuade" Anderson and the other land-owners to sell or abandon their lands.

James Anderson returns home from town one day to find his homestead aflame, his wife killed and his young'in abducted by the badguys. Not willing to trust in the fates, Anderson dusts off his six-shooter, digs up his buried shotgun and dons his old tin star. He's about to follow the trail of these men across deserts and valleys... until he finds his daughter.

Outlaws is a first-person shooter with an "old west" theme and hand-drawn graphics. James will come across his share of guns, landscapes and saloons in his adventure and will certainly fill a whole bunch of bad guys with holes.

Alternate Titles

  • "Outlaws: Die Gesetzlosen" -- German title
  • "Outlaws: Cidade Sem Lei" -- Brazilian title

Part of the Following Groups


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User Reviews

Doom can go to hell! JazzOleg Bronze Star Contributing Member (53181) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A tense and fun game experience if you play it right... Jeff Thomas (19) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Refreshingly different western shooter, highly recommended. Shadowcat (123) 3.57 Stars3.57 Stars3.57 Stars3.57 Stars3.57 Stars
A very fun game with a great theme and unique approach Alan Chan (3715) 4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars
Lazy Lucasarts okos ember (12) 3.29 Stars3.29 Stars3.29 Stars3.29 Stars3.29 Stars
One of the best, most atmospheric and important contributions to the FPS genre. John Romero Bronze Star Contributing Member (964) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
To call this an Italo Western is like calling Bon Jovi a rock band. Daniel Steinbrück (237) 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars
It had all the right stuff... but just couldn't put it together. Andrew Romig (10) unrated
The Law's Come Back to Town MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34669) 4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars4.71 Stars
Spaghetti Western Shoot-em Up Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5236) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars

The Press Says

Game Revolution Jun 05, 2004 A- 91
PC Gameplay (Benelux) May, 1997 88 out of 100 88
GameSpot Apr 30, 1997 8.6 out of 10 86
Gamezilla Dec 13, 2000 86 out of 100 86
Privat Computer PC 1997 86 out of 100 86
PC Games (Germany) May, 1997 82 out of 100 82
Just Games Retro Mar 31, 2008 82 out of 100 82
Kingdom of Desire Aug 06, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Pelit May, 1997 78 out of 100 78
Computer Gaming World (CGW) Jul, 1997 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
No music. 26 Dancin' Fool (1236)
Jul 18, 2007

Trivia

"1138" sighting: Engine number of the train in the intro. (1138 is a reference to George Lucas' first feature film: THX-1138)


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34669) on Feb 28, 2000.
 

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