Outlaws (1997) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Outlaws

Outlaws is a first-person shooter released by LucasArts in 1997. It uses a Wild West setting. It follows retired U.S. Marshal James Anderson, who seeks to bring justice to a gang of criminals who killed his…

31 March 1997

What Outlaws is

Outlaws is a shooter game developed by LucasArts and released in 1997. It was published by Disney Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Jedi.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Outlaws is a first-person shooter released by LucasArts in 1997. It uses a Wild West setting. 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. The game is a first-person shooter. Players control the character as he utilizes several American Old West weapons and items, such as a rifle, shotgun, dynamite and revolver. The player can activate the lantern inventory item to lighten dark areas, and use a shovel in specific areas to dig holes.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Outlaws launched on 31 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Need for Speed II.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Need for Speed II.

Outlaws — frequently asked questions

When did Outlaws come out?

Outlaws was released on 31 March 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Outlaws?

At minimum, Outlaws needs 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 graphics, 651 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Outlaws?

The PC version needs about 0.6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("651 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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