Western Outlaw - PC

Reading the various 5-star reviews for "Western Outlaw", I had to say 'huh?' I may be wrong, and maybe they did like this game that much, but I'm wondering if there isn't some confusion here. This game has a copyright date of 2002 on my box. There was another western FPS game released in 2004 called "Dead Man's Hand" for the PC that is far superior both in graphics and gameplay. And neither of those games is to be confused with the original LucasArts games released in 1997 called "Outlaws". That game still rules this genre as far as I'm concerned, though you'll need an Win 95/98 machine to run it (and a VooDoo card to run it accelerated, though that's not really necessary).This here game, "Western Outlaw", is not really a 'bad' game, but it can't hold a candle to the other two. I finished both of those each twice, while I'm still struggling to get through this one due to its very bland graphics and uninspired level design. The weapons are good, and I like the outdoor environments somewhat, but I'm about halfway through at this point, and instead of continuing, all I really wanted to do was start my other PC and play "Outlaws" by LucasArts again. If you can find that one, preferrably with the "Handful of Missions" add-on included (most of the re-releases contained that automatically, and it doubles the single player content over the original release), it's a much better game with excellent level design and a musical score you'll seriously be playing in your car CD player.But if, like me, you simply have to have every western-themed first-person shooter ever made, "Western Outlaw" isn't a waste of money. Just don't expect a whole lot, and you'll be okay with it.

Good

Terrible. Did not work on windows 10

It's ok for the price

Shame on Groove Games for releasing a game of such poor quality. They spent more money developing the packaging on this thing then they did on the actual game itself. - The graphics are extremely low resolution and chunky - The sound is terrible - The gameplay is elementary at best - The textures are extremely poor and are badly stretched over the modelsHow any self-respecting game developer could put their name on something like this is beyond me. I have seen better efforts from Middle-Schoolers creating a Counter-Strike mod.Granted, this is supposed to be a "value-priced" title. But I felt ripped off even spending ten dollars. This thing should be a free download.As for the other reviewers who gushed over it, I can only guess that they are either shills for Groove Games or are brand new to gaming and are still overwhelmed by the novelty of little people moving around on their computer screen.This game might have been hailed as groundbreaking in 1992, but is nothing short of pathetic for any company claiming to be professional game developers today. If you really feel you need to waste $10, convert it to $1 bills and go stuff them in a stripper's g-string. You won't fell any less ripped off, but at least you'll be a little more entertained.

I was anticipating a better game. Lucas Arts Outlaws was much better. Western Outlaw has a below average sound track and graphics. Of course first person western shooters are far and few between. I did like the weapons. Seemed like the levels were similar in plot to Lucas Art's Outlaws. $20.00 is overpriced for this game.

Great