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Oh NO! Zombies!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: April 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

And much much more of course...

Resident Evil has made a name for itself by being a fun, stylish and very stratified game. Either new players love it, like me, or they cannot stand it. If anything, REO goes a long way towards breaking this mold through more intuitive controls and "simpler" menu screens. BUt it is still a zombie game with puzzles and so if TOmb Raider wasn't your style of gameplay, REO likely isn't either.

As for the game itself, many of us Resident Evil fans have been highly excited by the prospect of finally playing side by side in a game. Unfortunetly, the dreams we had of a massive city with numbers of small groups running around in it proved not to be possible. Instead players are given 5 scenarios, all fairly short, which they can play with other folks online. Which brings up a problem. There is no 2 player support for one machine, a strange oversight which might be explained by the need to share screens but it would have been welcome all the same. Because then the players could communicate with more than the very simple commands that are available to players in this game. I cannot tell another player to combine 2 items and then take them to a certain room. All I can do is ask for them, hope he gives them to me, then do it myself. No keyboard or voice systems are available.

Realistically, it doesn't matter too much. The single player game is still classic RE and although you must trust NPC characters to support you, they are not entirely worthless as they are well capable of surviving. And although each scenario is short, they prove fun all the same. My only real gripe in this area is the need to complete the entire thing (there is a save option but...lets just say it is lacking) which up the anxiety (a good thing) and the frustration (a bad thing). There is nothing worse than making it all the way to the end of a scenario and then falling dead seconds from completion.

Overall, in comparison to games like Resident Evil Zero on Gamecube, this one is better and worse. Better because it encompasses a huge amount of area and fun, as well as letting players interact more, worse because it is disjointed and has little of the story line that makes RE so engrossing. But since REO came out on Playstation, to the consternation of Gamecube RE players like yours truly, this is a great way to whett some appitties for zombie blasting.

The game that I have played for the longest so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me tell all the gruntlers here: This game is not for people who are 1) impatient and 2) poor who cannot afford the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) AND the strategy guide. People who complain about the tough controls scheme are new to the game and have no patience in mastering it. They don't realize that if you become a pro, you will soon love this game. I have owned and played about 15 titles of a great variety for PS2 so far (I just bought my PS2 early this year), and this one is the only one that I have played for more than a month non-stop and am still playing mostly online. The replay value is very high particularly on the network mode if you are interested in challenging various national records in clear time and result points. The process of getting alternate costumes for characters is grueling, but satisfying after you have done it. Interacting and cooperating with other players online is where the fun in this game lies in. Even though there is no headset communication, I find this missing feature helps the game become more challenging.

The strategy guide is a MUST-READ for this game. Don't play this game if you don't have the strategy guide since you will easily find no way out and don't know what to do while playing without it.

The thing that I wish most is that they could have put more scenarios on it than the current 5 because 5 scenarios only is fewer than desirable.

Outbreak puts the S back in Survival

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As it stands Outbreak is the pinnacle of the Survival Horror genre, but does not come so neatly packed... however it certainly is a very original and a new type of gaming experience. Minus the cons this is still a five star game and a must for SH fans, but those who do not always like this sort of game may find Outbreak a little, how do we say, complex and tedious. The problem with this game is whether you will like its style or not. If you are a SH fan then obviously just get it. If you are not such a SH fan then rental is probably advisory, but be prepared to spend a day or two adjusting to it.

Outbreak sports what could possibly be conceived as endless playability but some things must be sacrificed and changed from the older titles. There is no complete story... (except possibly continue scenarios in Outbreak 2 which looks likely)... just 5 rather large scenarios. Each scenario has roughly two to three save points in vast levels. The gaming experience can last up to thirty minutes between save points. Each game is run in real-time. This means that the pause screen is no longer the items menu screen, but a different button. When you access the item menu screen the game does not pause (this has to do with the online multiplayer mode) and thus things can still attack you. This is actually very good and just makes the game more dramatic and frantic... which it is most of the time. There are 20+ characters to choose from when you fully complete the game. Each character has a special ability for the gaming experience which can range anywhere from picking locks to having a very big weapon at the start. In single player mode the character AI is like nothing you have played with before. The right analogue stick is used for commands... like when you have been attacked by a zombie and are down to your last bit of health you can scream for help and if someone is nearby, and in good mood, they will help you. Sometimes they will not. Other times they will tell you that they do not want to help you ever. If you survive and save them, then you could find them doing very helpful things for you. You can also swap items between players, however this is mainly because you have a very limited inventory (usually only 4 - 5 items) and need cooperation from another team member to help you out. You can also pick up the wounded and drag them around while trying to escape. In real-time this makes Outbreak an absolutely thrilling experience. There is no question, once Outbreak starts to rock it REALLY ROCKS LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE! Imagine standing on a ledge, a zombie smashing through the window trying to catch a wounded guy while you fill some dead nurses head full of hot lead, who happened to be your best buddy only two moments ago before you let her get bit by a rabid dog, while at the same time the doctor who you need to survive is screaming in the corner for help because he has just been attacked by some beast that has just been vaporized in the temperature control room. You don't think twice about it. Floor stomp the nurse when she is down, pick up the doctor and drag him onto the next level to try and find some meds so that he can help you to get better... while at the same time the clock is ticking because everyone is infected and you can not let the virus meter reach 100%! It has all the puzzles, all the monsters, all the mazes of the original game for the diehards.

Load times are Major Pain #1. Some levels take 20 seconds to start up. Movement between rooms is the worst with a delay just under 7 seconds. If you want to play a fluid moving Outbreak experience then you need to buy a PS2 Hard Drive which reduces the load times considerably... but investing in extra PS2 gear may not be the way to go because of Major Pain #2...

.... is that Capcom have really messed up the game's multiplayer system. If you are getting this game for that then be prepared for the ups and downs. This was the game to really pioneer the broadband capability of the PS2. Instead it just doesn't work, is buggy or when it does work you are playing with people who are useless. To have a good on-line game is like winning the lotto. In Europe Capcom delayed the game for half a year because they could not get ISPs to work with them. So everyone in Europe waited for nothing. Capcom says that they may get a European Multiplayer going soon but I would not chance waiting another half a year for it. Multiplayer is flawed at best.

Aside from the problems that game design is amazing. The character movement can be stiff at times and avoiding some zombies nearly impossible, but the damage dynamics of the objects and weapons on yourselves seems almost endless especially when more than two characters start crawling about on the floor while a third limping one is trying to help you up. It is all very realistic with a very organic feel to the whole environments. Although this is not half as scary as Silent Hill 3, the levels look better and the cut scenes are up there in the million dollar cost region no problem.

The bottom line is that this is one of the best PS2 games ever... depending on how you like this Genre. However it is probably a disaster on the Multiplayer front so only get it for the Single Player mode only. Get the HD for faster load speeds.

Resident Evil of the Future

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game on April 4th and today I have reached the last of the five scenarios. I have been playing for a total time of around 6 hours on the easy difficulty. This game is different from the other games because of two main things...1.Your game takes place in 5 different scenarios in different places. 2. You play along with a team of two other computer operated players or online with a team of 3 other players. The game has stunning visuals and the videos are breathtaking but what else to you expect...it is Capcom. It is very refreshing with the choice to either change characters between levels or continue persuing the game with the character you started with. The game plays alot like the other games with a choice of traditional d-pad controls or left analog stick control. The game is long but keeps you satisfied with amazing videos and all the suspense and action that resident evil is known for. I would recommend this game to anyone and if you are a fan of the resident evil series you should be slapped if you dont buy this.

W00T

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game rules all of the RE games so far!

BEST GAME EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is by far the best resident evil game in the serious so far. The gragphics are sick. The six charaecters all come with diffrent abilitys.The only proplem i have with it is i dont have online

kickin' zombie ass

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In a word this game is awesome. anyone who doesnt buy this game is not a smart game player. This is harder than all other resident evils and is ultimatly more rewarding. It takes time to master, but once you do this game is freaking awesome.

A must have!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've always been a huge fan of Resident Evil. This is definitely a must have in the series, it's not a money maker or a quick fill in. Outbreak tells the story of the civilians of Raccoon City trying to escape the unexplainable nightmare. This game brings new light to the Resident Evil franchise. Online play makes the game so much more real. People do what they want to do and respond how they want to respond. The environments are breath taking and the game play is unmatched. It's the only Resident Evil I've played that has a good reply value, with 8 playable characters plus 31 characters to unlock. It's not just online either there's a scenario mode which you can also unlock new characters, levels, movies, photos, music, and a couple other things... he he! All I have to say is play it for yourself, you won't be disappointed.

great game play online only

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

outbreak is a polished game with only a few problems the in game A.I is awful so only play this game online or not at all the lack of not being able to really communicate online stinks. but the 10 phases work very well the loading time are bad between rooms so if you have the money get a harddrive but over all the game is great game over all 2/5 offline 5/5 online

RESIDENT EVIL OUTBREAK KICKS ASS!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

out of all the RE games i've played, id have to say RE:Outbreak is the best, beacuse of it's sleek internet play, and the fact that when you die, your a zombie... nuff' said

-X[D_MARS

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