<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
 '	O
INSANE	B-Application
animation	I-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
render	O
computer	O
graphics	O
animation	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
often	O
the	O
topic	O
of	O
scrutiny	O
and	O
comparison	O
to	O
better	O
looking	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
largely	O
unanimous	O
in	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
orchestral	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
,	O
and	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
activate	O
the	O
lantern	B-Language
inventory	O
item	O
to	O
lighten	O
dark	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
shovel	O
in	O
specific	O
areas	O
to	O
dig	O
holes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Outlaws	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
five	O
discrete	O
missions	O
that	O
chronicle	O
Anderson	O
's	O
rise	O
to	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
deathmatch	O
in	O
four	O
variants	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Kill	O
the	O
Fool	O
with	O
the	O
Chicken	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
featured	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
MSN	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
before	O
its	O
demise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marshal	O
,	O
comes	O
home	O
after	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
store	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
wife	O
Anna	O
dying	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
daughter	O
Sarah	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
two	O
outlaws	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Matt	O
"	O
Dr.	O
Death	O
"	O
Jackson	O
and	O
"	O
Slim	O
"	O
Sam	O
Fulton	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
employ	O
of	O
the	O
railroad	O
baron	O
Bob	O
Graham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
has	O
hired	O
several	O
wanted	O
outlaws	B-Application
to	O
"	O
enlighten	O
"	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
county	O
to	O
sell	O
their	O
land	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
make	O
a	O
profit	O
off	O
of	O
a	O
huge	O
railroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
travels	O
around	O
the	O
old	O
West	O
,	O
shooting	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
each	O
member	O
of	O
Graham	O
's	O
hired	O
outlaws	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
questioning	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
outlaws	B-Application
,	O
Anderson	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Death	O
in	O
an	O
old	O
mine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
 '	O
INSANE	B-Application
animation	I-Application
engine	I-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
serious	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Outlaws	B-Application
maintained	O
a	O
few	O
easter	O
egg	O
jokes	O
,	O
including	O
Max	O
of	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
series	O
,	O
hidden	O
inside	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
grey	O
aliens	O
experimenting	O
on	O
a	O
cow	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
version	O
1.1	O
to	O
add	O
Glide	B-Operating_System
and	O
Aureal	O
A3D	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
one	O
to	O
add	O
Direct3D	B-Application
compatibility	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
complementing	O
the	O
existing	O
software	O
rendering	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
is	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
noted	O
game	O
designer	O
John	O
Romero	O
's	O
all-time	O
favorite	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
staff	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
community	O
for	O
 [ Outlaws ] 	O
has	O
created	O
like	O
75	O
user	O
generated	O
maps.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reality	O
more	O
than	O
1,500	O
custom	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
since	O
Outlaws	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
maps	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
until	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Outlaws	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plunkett	O
cited	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
visually	O
superior	O
Quake	B-Application
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
not	O
long	O
after	O
as	O
factors	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
fading	O
into	O
obscurity	O
for	O
most	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
Outlaws	B-Application
"	O
is	O
n't	O
just	O
Doom	O
with	O
cowboys	O
;	O
you	O
can	O
tell	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
put	O
some	O
real	O
hard	O
work	O
into	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
're	O
the	O
hero	O
in	O
a	O
Sergio	O
Leone	O
flick.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
really	O
wrong	O
with	O
Outlaws	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
when	O
you	O
start	O
playing	O
Outlaws	B-Application
,	O
it	O
feels	O
downright	O
cruddy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brooker	O
stated	O
that	O
after	O
a	O
lengthy	O
amount	O
of	O
play	O
his	O
opinion	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
he	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
favorable	O
review.Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Outlaws	B-Application
its	O
1997	O
"	O
Musical	O
Achievement	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
(	O
AIAS	O
)	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
and	O
Music	O
"	O
Award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
IGN	O
selected	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Outlaws''	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
10	O
Great	O
Videogame	O
Albums	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
