Outlander is a post-apocalyptic action-driving video game for the Sega Genesis and SNES released respectively in 1992 and 1993.
The game was originally developed as a sequel to the first Mindscape game in the Mad Max universe - Mad Max (1990 video game). When Mindscape failed to secure the license's renewal, the title was changed to "Outlander", and specific references to Mad Max were dropped.[1]
Gameplay[]
Outlander's gameplay combines vehicular combat with on-foot side-scrolling. The main character (which is based on Max Rockatansky) searches for food, ammunition and gasoline in a post-apocalyptic, desert landscape.
Gameplay between the Sega Genesis and SNES versions differ slightly. The driving sequences in the Sega Genesis version are from the driver's perspective of the dashboard (First-person), whilst the SNES version positions the camera behind the car (third-person).
Notes[]
- There was a Malibu Comics series called "Outlander" that came out in 1987. Its lead character was Adam Gallow, a former employee of a company called the Institute, who goes on the run to search for his lost love Cassandra, an empath whom the lnstitute wishes to exploit. Adam Gallow is recognizable by his shoulder length white hair and rebuild left hand and arm, the results of a paralysis that turns out to be psychosomatic
In nature.