Outlaws + A Handful of Missions (Classic, 1997)

I still have the original discs and I still play this game from time to time, one of my all time favs, my old Pentium MMX struggled to play this, but now plays on my tablet sweeet.

When I saw this box in my local, at the time, computer game store, I knew it was going to be a special experience - I loved the sound, music, gameplay, single player and multiplayer part of it and was especially enthralled by the graphical design - like any half decent Clint film, it had a rough edge to it, that just kept you tied to the screen, Modern day views are pointless when talking about a classic like this; you'll find a ton of games that looks better, plays better - not so sure about sounds better - but none of them will give you the experience it is to play a man, who retired from law enforcement, suddenly finding himself forced to dust off the old Colt and take the law into his own hands. The game is hard - very hard - if you want to play for the story, by all means play Good - but if you want to play for the experience, bite the bullet (literally) and crank it up to at least Bad. - Part of the rush is to beat it at a harder difficulty, knowing you earned your stars, pun intended :) If you like fps games or the western theme, you can't go wrong with this game - if you like both, you're in for a treat. At that price, it would be a crime not to get it.

This was one of the first games to use directional sound.. meaning that you'd hear a voice.. behind you.. it's not scarey, but there were more than a few times when playing it when it was new where my buddy and I swore the room had an outlaw in it. Another game worthy of a re-boot. Dated graphics are about the only thing holding it back. Great story, great voice acting. Would love to see more games in the Wild West setting.

First off, yes there is a bug that stops the music when you enter the menu while playing. It does come back after a while or after loading a save. Outlaws is from the days when FPS' were just fun and except for the obvious (graphics) it still holds up. You run around shooting bad guys in an interesting wild west setting with some nice animations between missions and a classic wild west storyline. I can't think of anything more to say, if you like old school FPS games and old cowboy movies you'll like this.

About time! Great memories, great music, great game. Doesn't like it when I try to save the game, though, but it's still far more properly compatible with modern systems than Jedi Knight for example.