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Breathtaking

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I reccomend Outlaws to all my friends. They made this game in the late 90's so it is extremely hard to find in stores. If you like adventurous, shooting games with overall PERFECT music, then get this. The levels gradually get harder and you will find yourself looking at a strategy guide once in a while. An awesome game.

A Darn Good Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought Outlaws when it was released some years ago and was hooked almost immediately. At the time, games such as Quake and Halflife were making waves, so it seemed as though Outlaws would get lost in the shuffle, but it definitely carved its own little niche in the first-person shoot-em-up genre.

Gameplay is smooth, the story is clever and thoughtful, and the music is simply incredible. I honestly have never found another game with a better soundtrack.

Best still is multiplayer Outlaws, which is addictive, to say the least. I don't know if any of the communities still exist (the Zone seemed to vanish awhile ago, for example), but check out IRC or somewhere. You never know!

This is one of the best games I've ever played, hands down.

This Pistol Has A Little Rust

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When it comes down to basic FPS concepts that "Doom" and "Duke Nukem" and "Star Wars: Dark Forces" invented and reinvented, "Outlaws" doesn't really change much. But like those other three games, what distinguishes "Outlaws" is that while the basic gameplay doesn't change, the gaming world is still unique. The riveting music, the colorful scenery, and the heart-thumping sound effects all give "Outlaws" its own identity. However, like most FPS games released in the late 1990s, this one barely stands the test of time.

GRAPHICS
---The animated cutscenes are just as good as they were back when this game first came out. The actual game footage, though, doesn't hold up. Although "Outlaws" doesn't have a choppy feel and flows really nicely, the character models weren't that good to begin with. The environments look really nice, and are diverse enough to keep the experience fresh (trains, towns, waterfalls...this game has all Western settins imaginable), but it's the character graphics that don't hold up. Overall, good but not great.

SOUND
---The music, as I said earlier, is terrific. There are those quiet tracks of sadness, and loud ones to get your trigger-finger quicker than a jackal. The voice-acting is top-notch, as only LucasArts could pull off back in the day. The dialogue actually has a wicked tongue to it, as there are some bad guys just in dire need of a bullet. The gun effects all feel authentic (though, I'm no firearms expert). No complaints here.

GAMEPLAY
---The controls are all customizeable, but the default setup is perfect. I'm more of a keyboard-and-mouse player myself, but joystick and controller players should feel right at home. The level design is diverse, and there are even some tricky puzzles occasionally thrown in. However, this is a shooter - plain and simple. There are no time limits, hostage scenarios, civilian complications...nothing. You will shoot bad guys, find the keys and occassional items, and shoot more bad guys. You won't even find different enemy types, just different gun-toters. There aren't any horse-riders, but at least there aren't any crazy machines or anachronistic villains like that. This game is very fun, but this game came out just after "Star Wars: Jedi Knight", which reinvented FPS games to me. This game was slightly outdated even back then, but it's still good fun to shoot some villains.

OVERALL
---I don't think this game is required gaming, but it won't be a waste of your time. The multi-player isn't outstanding, but for its time, this was pretty good gaming. I don't think any Western games have come even close to matching this one, but that doesn't mean that this game is a classic.

Totally cool game!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game was one the most fun games I've ever run into. I had to order it from a local electronics store and it was totally painful waiting.i had played it at my nephews house several times and loved it.sometimes I just throw in a cheat for unlimited ammo and throw dynamite everywhere and finally throw a lite on in and **BOOM!!!!!** everyone that was in the path is dead.

great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: March 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

so many levels sooooooo exciting. Appropriate for all ages! Buy this game for anyone, they'll love it!

VERY GOOD

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Outlaws is very fun if you dont cheat and its the best if you can snipe someone!!!!!

Great Game But Old Graphics

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The cutsenes are great. The music is great. Although the graphics are a little old. This would be a great game for people who liked dark forces.

The best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game ever. I love this game because of the great graphics and I like the west. Get this game because you will never get bored. Buy this game now or you'll be mad.

Hard To Quit

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is one of my first forays into the world of PC Gaming and both my Wife and I have gotten a lot of enjoyment from playing this Game. There are two problems. The first is, it's extremely difficult to stop playing once you have started and of course, this is not really a problem but actually speaks highly of the games ability to keep you interested enough to continue playing. The second and most important is, there are no instructions so it's very difficult to figure out what to do in any of the levels of play. Aside from that,we are happy with it and find it very enjoyable.

love the game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

as i said i loved the game. the game is great lots of maps easy internet play and lots of extra stuff free to download off internet. its best to play against known friends and relatives, they are most fun to kill. i have had the game for 5 years and i play it often, msn gaming zone has a gameroom to make friends to playm outlaws with.

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