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Description
The West is out of control and a new sheriff is in town. As you wander through the dusty streets of this cowboy town keeping law and order, you are encountered by many characters ranging from gunslingers to the ladies.You must use your conversation skills to get through each character and if that's unsuccessful, you may have to use your quick draw skills and lay the law down.
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Alternate Titles
- "La ley del oeste" -- Spanish C64 official title
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User Reviews
| Entertaining, if short, social strategy game | Commodore 64 | Frecklefoot (201) |
| Sort of fun until you realize you can just cheat. | Commodore 64 | Tom White (50) |
| Not Quite 'Deadwood', But Not Quite Bad. | Apple II | Guy Chapman (1996) |
Critic Reviews
| RarityGuide.com | Commodore 64 | Nov 24, 2008 | 86 out of 100 | 86 |
| Zzap! | Commodore 64 | Apr, 1986 | 78 out of 100 | 78 |
| The Good Old Days (Staff Reviews only) | Commodore 64 | Mar 30, 2009 | 4 out of 6 | 67 |
| Commodore User | Commodore 64 | Mar, 1986 |   |
40 |
| Happy Computer | Apple II | Mar, 1986 | Unscored | Unscored |
| Happy Computer | Commodore 64 | Mar, 1986 | Unscored | Unscored |
Forums
| Topic | # Posts | Last Post |
|---|---|---|
| PC98? | 5 | Trypticon (11040) Jan 26, 2020 |
Trivia
Cancelled Spectrum port
The game appeared in adverts from 1986 by U.S. Gold, highlighting the company's efforts to bring American software to the Spectrum customers of the UK. Unlike Psi -5 Trading Company, another Accolade title mentioned in these adverts, a Law of the West conversion was however never released.
Contributed to by Frecklefoot (201), OlSkool_Gamer (102), Martin Smith (80321) and Terok Nor (33128)
