Conclusion
In summing up, I have to say that overall, though Outbreak is fine at what it does, it just doesn’t have that something that makes me want to go back to it. Sure, there are different characters to play, little bonuses to unlock and all that, but they don’t feel like real rewards when you’re fighting the controls for half the game. Perhaps if things moved a little quicker, or there were more scary bits that weren’t FMV then I’d go back to it.
On the other hand, if you’re a Resident Evil fan, can mouth all the dialogue to the film and know the credits off by heart, then you’ll be buying this and loving it anyway. If you’ve not played any of the games in the series, then this is as good a place to start as any. You get a good single player mode, you get the bonus of multiplayer (which none of the others do) and the control system, though still fiddly, is the best there’s been yet.
Yep, I reckon that sums it up nicely. A ‘must have’ for the fans, a ‘like it or leave it’ for those who’ve played the other games and a ‘give it a whirl’ for anyone who hasn’t played them before.
Pros
Multiplayer mode
Improved movement controls
Lush graphics
Good mix of puzzling and shooting
Cons
Long load times
Fiddly inventory
Weak story
Poor comms in multiplayer
