Western Outlaw

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Summary: Got ye a hankerin' fer th' Ol' West?
Review: First, let's set th' record straight, here. This here's valueware. It ain't no $50 game. If'n yer not gonna be happy without state-of-the-art graphics and 50 levels, yer not gonna be happy.

But if yer hankerin' fer about th' first Western in software since Outlaws, I'd check it out. I'm playin' Outlaws now, again, and love it. But I gotta say, 2D graphics gets old after awhile. This here game's in 3D, and two things stand out. First is the weapons rendering. The programmers had a real appreciation for the old guns. They were modelled with care. And the reloading sequences are nice, if maybe a little fast (but they're purely slower than pressing 'r' and thinkin' yer ready for that next hombre). I like how the Remington revolver has a fanfire option, and you can get twin Colts (that's Colt revolvers for you nature lovers that think it's young horses...)! I think the game is worth the value price for the guns alone (and we're talkin' Western guns, pard, not the super-duper goo blasters of some games. 6 shots from a revolver and you're done till you reload). Second is the leaning function. You can crouch by a corner, then lean out and shoot them varmints from a bit of cover.

The 'feel' of moving around in the game as you move is a little less 'sure' of what I'm used to in a game, but it's really more immersive than most games. I WILL say that climbing a ladder is more intuitive than I've seen yet. But that leaning function is priceless. I find myself losing myself in the game.

So, if'n ya don't mind valueware, and enjoy westerns and western guns, I'd pick it up. I did, and I'm glad I did. It'll shore tide me over until one o' them $50 games comes along. And if Groove games releases a level editor for it, or a pack of new missions, I won't waste time throwin' my lasso around it! I wanted MORE, and that tells me the game-play's pretty good.

Rating:
Summary: Got ye a hankerin' fer th' Ol' West?
Review: First, let's set th' record straight, here. This here's valueware. It ain't no $50 game. If'n yer not gonna be happy without state-of-the-art graphics and 50 levels, yer not gonna be happy.

But if yer hankerin' fer about th' first Western in software since Outlaws, I'd check it out. I'm playin' Outlaws now, again, and love it. But I gotta say, 2D graphics gets old after awhile. This here game's in 3D, and two things stand out. First is the weapons rendering. The programmers had a real appreciation for the old guns. They were modelled with care. And the reloading sequences are nice, if maybe a little fast (but they're purely slower than pressing 'r' and thinkin' yer ready for that next hombre). I like how the Remington revolver has a fanfire option, and you can get twin Colts (that's Colt revolvers for you nature lovers that think it's young horses...)! I think the game is worth the value price for the guns alone (and we're talkin' Western guns, pard, not the super-duper goo blasters of some games. 6 shots from a revolver and you're done till you reload). Second is the leaning function. You can crouch by a corner, then lean out and shoot them varmints from a bit of cover.

The 'feel' of moving around in the game as you move is a little less 'sure' of what I'm used to in a game, but it's really more immersive than most games. I WILL say that climbing a ladder is more intuitive than I've seen yet. But that leaning function is priceless. I find myself losing myself in the game.

So, if'n ya don't mind valueware, and enjoy westerns and western guns, I'd pick it up. I did, and I'm glad I did. It'll shore tide me over until one o' them $50 games comes along. And if Groove games releases a level editor for it, or a pack of new missions, I won't waste time throwin' my lasso around it! I wanted MORE, and that tells me the game-play's pretty good.

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Summary: Whoa! TEX. Don't aim that dern thing at me!
Review: I gotta say. I was more than pleasantly surprised. Like many, when i pay less than 20 bucks for a shooter, i expect total mediocrity. Well, at first, this game seems that way. Your basic walk across a train and shoot the guys with the scarves kind of game. But, once you get out of that level and start seeing more of the plotline and cut-scene goodness, you begin to realize there's more than meets the eye, or wallet, here. The simple details are what's important here. The game focuses very little on unnecessary background stuff. It's mostly focused on items and objects that are needed to play the game. Example : In a bar-fight, you won't see a 'Madam' standing at the top of the stairs crying over the death of her best customer. You'll see tables, a hard-wood floor, a bar with a bartender, a chandelier, etc. The outside elements are well crafted as well. The skies, the dust floating up from behind horse-drawn buggies/carriages. The reload time on your weapons is a little long. But, that adds to the shoot and hide mentality of the game. Head shots are an immediate takedown. No more pummeling seven rounds into their eye without them even so much as flinching. The body animations are a little stiff. It almost seems like they designed those first and let them be until the whole game was finished without really changing them. But, that's a small gripe. This game is a barrel of fun. A GUN barrel.....get it...well, read it again. It's also a smidge short. With only ten overall levels, don't expect to play this more than 4-8 hours overall. But, it's worth playing again, and the price is definitely right.

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Summary: Too bad was expecting more
Review: 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.

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Summary: Wait for Dead Man's Hand
Review: We haven't seen a real first person Western shooter since LucasArts released Outlaws back in '97. This game isn't going to be nearly as good as Dead Man's Hand. I've seen a few reviews already and Dead Man's Hand looks like it really rocks. It's an Xbox game but you can bet they'll probably put it out for PC as well.