Outlaws (1997 video game)

Outlaws
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Developer(s)	LucasArts
Publisher(s)	LucasArts
Producer(s)	Lleslle Aclaro
Designer(s)	Stephen R. Shaw Daron Stinnett Charlie Ramos Adam Schnitzer
Programmer(s)	Stephen Michael Ash Richard Fife Aaron Giles Stephen R. Shaw Daron Stinnett
Artist(s)	Maria Bowen Kevin Evans Adam Schnitzer Patrick Sirk
Writer(s)	Matthew Jacobs Stephen R. Shaw
Composer(s)	Clint Bajakian
Engine	Jedi engine
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	April 7, 1997[1]
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Outlaws is a first-person shooter developed and published by LucasArts on April 7, 1997. 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 uses an enhanced version of the Jedi game engine, first seen in Star Wars: Dark Forces. It is also largely credited as the first shooter game with a sniper zoom, as well as one of the first to feature a gun reloading mechanic. LucasArts' INSANE animation engine was used to render computer graphics animation sequences. These have special filters to look hand-drawn, and play between each mission and set up the action in the next area.

The game received generally favorable reviews from critics. While the graphics were often the topic of scrutiny and comparison to better looking titles of the time, such as Quake, reviewers were largely unanimous in praising the game's orchestral soundtrack, composed by Clint Bajakian, and solid gameplay. The voice cast includes veteran talent such as Jeff Osterhage, Richard Moll and John de Lancie. A free expansion, entitled Handful of Missions, was released in 1998. Community-created expansion levels are also available and have received media coverage. Although not a huge financial success, the game has a cult following.