1883: Cowboys and Outlaws

Cowboys and Outlaws 1883: Title screen

The inspiration for this, my first game, was drawn from the simple arcade shooter games of my youth: Galaga, 1943, and Gun Smoke. The story takes place in the old west. It draws from a classic archtype: The hero charging into a fight he can't win, fighting honorably and dieing for his cause.

Cowboys and Outlaws 1883: story screen

Currently the game is a one level sprint into the heart of Outlaw country, for revenge, honor, and points. The game keeps track of the distance traveled, the amount of enemies killed and the amount of points acquired. The farther into Outlaw country one makes it the more enemies are on the screen making game play more difficult. To aid the in battle the player is given help in the form of spirit animals. These animals help the player by fighting enemies and taking bullets.

Cowboys and Outlaws 1883: game screen

Cowboys and Outlaws 1883: sprit screen

click here to download a game*.

*Game is in .exe file format, and is only available for play on Windows platform.