Outlaws (1985 video game)

Outlaws is a video game for the Commodore 64 released by Ultimate Play the Game in 1985. In a break from earlier action-adventure titles such as The Staff of Karnath and Entombed, Outlaws is a straightforward shooter game and does not feature the aristocrat adventurer Sir Arthur Pendragon.
Outlaws was released on the Commodore 64 at the same time as another Wild West-themed title, Gunfright, for the ZX Spectrum. The game was created by brothers Dave and Robert Thomas.

Introduction

Typically for an Ultimate release, players are given a tantalising and cryptic introduction:

Reception

The game was poorly reviewed. Zzap!64 rated the game with 35%, stating that "Ultimate surely seen better days" and that "there is nothing much to say about Outlaws, except how mediocre it is", but the graphics were generally praised as being "crisp" and having "excellent equestrian" animation. Commodore User were similarly unimpressed, describing the game as a "massive disappointment". Although they thought the graphics were of a high standard and sound fairly effective, the music was considered to be "awful" and "well below standard". Overall it was said to "lack depth" and could have been better if there was more for the player to do.