Outlaws

"Outlaws was the first game I can remember to take the FPS genre to the wild west and the production values were great at the time. [...] It really was a great game for its time and if you were to pick it up today, it would definitely be worth at least a few hours of fun."

- Sohinki

Outlaws is a game featured on Top 5 Friday.

Game information
Outlaws is a 1997 first-person shooter developer and published by LucasArts. One of the first first-person shooter games set in the Wild West, it follows retired U.S. Marshal James Anderson, who seeks to bring justice to a gang of criminals who killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter. It is largely credited as the first shooter game with a sniper zoom, as well as one of the first to feature a gun reloading mechanic.

While the graphics were criticized for being inferior to other titles of the time, reviewers were largely unanimous in praising the soundtrack and gameplay. A free expansion, Handful of Missions, was released in 1998. Although not a huge financial success, the game has a cult following.