With gorgeous hand-drawn cutscenes telling a classic tale of revenge straight out of Unforgiven and brilliant level design which perfectly utilizes the Dark Forces engine, Outlaws could very well be the best FPS ever crafted by LucasArts. Shootouts in saloons, chases across train rooftops, and treks through sun-baked canyons are all perfectly realized and portray the dangerous life of a gunslinger with charm and personality. This is no half-hearted Doom clone; this is a full-on spaghetti western shooter which still feels unique to this day.
Like a great John le Carré novel, Sid Meier's Covert Action generates excitement not from the action-packed escapades of spies but through the intense methodical procedures they follow. It's about gathering information, following money trails, staking out rival organizations and piecing together vast conspiracies and revealing the shadowy figures behind them.
