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Loads of Fun w/ Destruction on Demand

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: March 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In the Outfit, you choose from three playable squad leaders - each has their own skills and weapons. The game has interactive surroundings and you can blow up about anything. As you complete mission objectives, you earn Field Units (FUs), that can be spent to order "Destruction on Demand(tm)" - air-dropped into the action at any time. With "Destruction On Demand(tm)" (D.O.D.) you can order in everything from tanks, jeeps, half-tracks to machine-guns and anti-tank weapons. You can also call in replacement soldiers anytime you need them. The vehicles each drive a little different, and sometimes you end up on the side of a mountain, but they are a lot of fun. Just watch out for rpg's or you will be blown up with the vehicle. The game supports 720p and 5.1 Dolby. The Outfit looks and feels good. I have really enjoyed this game and have played it for hours straight. It is somewhat different than Call of Duty, but special in it's own way. I highly recommend The Outfit for anybody who likes the war action games.

The Outfit misses its mark...literally

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Relic and THQ's first Xbox 360 game, The Outfit, has a simple concept that is stuck between a confused classification: Green vs. Tan, just like the Army Men days, with gameplay that jumps between real-time strategy and all-out action. This genre confusion, as well as other gameplay annoyances and disappointing visuals, make me wish that Relic took a little more time whipping The Outfit into shape, because in too many places, this soldier is way out of line.

The 12 single-player missions take you on a cartoon-like trip through World War II, playing as three eccentric soldiers who hope to assist the French Resistance against the pressing Nazi forces. None of the characters in the entire game ever captivated me to care about the story, which is told in laughable cut-scenes between each level. The only reason I say the story is laughable is because it's so over-the-top and opposite of what other games try to capture in a WWII setting. Brothers in Arms and Call of Duty 2 capture the drama and the hardships of war, while The Outfit seems to make a joke of it with clichéd voice-overs and absurd dialogue.

As I mentioned before, the missions themselves are a kick-back to the Army Men days, where the goal is to capture as many different locations as possible while putting your guys against their guys. Do you remember how the Green and Tan soldiers were exactly the same, only a different color? This is basically the same idea here. Both the Allied and Nazi sides have a machine gun nest that can be dropped into action. Both sides have a speedy transport of some kind, armed with a light machine gun. Both sides have a tank that serves as the iron fist of every battle. Even the grunt soldiers are the same with a different uniform.

You might have noticed that I've said "drop in" about three times throughout this review, and that's the novelty of The Outfit. The "Destruction on Demand" system that Relic has used is a flex of their real-time strategy muscle. It allows you to call up a small menu, select a unit that you wish to use in your current position and press a button to have the unit air-dropped into battle. In other words, if you're itching for a tank to blow up that pesky Nazi rocket wagon, it's only a button press away. If you need to plant a pillbox in front of one of your strategic points, it's extremely simple to do so. Using Field Units, or FU's (interesting acronym), the player can set up entire armies or defense systems with relative ease. To earn FU's, you simply kill Nazis, blow up their defenses, or complete objectives. It's simple enough and it's entertaining to boot.

Unfortunately, controlling The Outfit's vehicles and shooting weapons in the game is a little difficult thanks to an awkward control style and a confused targeting reticle. Though I've never done so in real life, driving a tank can't really be this difficult. I actually watched helplessly on multiple occasions as my 4X4 Rocket Jeep would cruise right up the side of a cliff and get stuck about half-way up while I was trying to simply drive down the path in front of me. With similar frustration I'd shoot tank shells at pesky infantry units and watch them miss completely, blowing up buildings in the background. This game has, without a doubt, the worst targeting system I've ever seen in a video game. I'd clearly point my targeting reticle at a unit, press the fire button, and watch something ten feet to the right of my point explode.

Just as ugly are the visuals, which remind me of a high-resolution Xbox game that still doesn't look anywhere near as good as Halo 2 or Splinter Cell. The cartoon-like story is accompanied by ridiculous character models that animate like real plastic Army Men. There's a running animation, which is the same as the strafing animation, which is the same as the shooting animation. I know this because the enemies use all three at the same time and nothing else. They don't duck and cover, they don't dive out of the way of incoming vehicles, and they definitely don't do anything interesting in terms of animation. The explosions look alright, but every other effect in-between is pretty pathetic. Other than holes blown through buildings, the environmental destruction is pathetic, with set animations for fences and walls blowing up, buildings crumbling, and the like. There isn't a level of "oomph" that I felt this game should have had. The sound effects are also pretty bad, and lack the "oomph" as well. Where Call of Duty 2 had me listening in all directions and then covering my ears in fear of my surroundings, Outfit had me turning on my Xbox 360 custom soundtrack so I had a distraction from dull weapon effects, annoying voice-overs, and bad background music.

While I have to praise The Outfit for its interesting concept and entertaining multiplayer possibilities, I have to criticize it for Xbox visuals, the dumb-as-a-brick storyline and miserable targeting system. (...)If you want a good Nazi-killing experience and you've already played through Call of Duty 2 five times, I'm afraid that you're out of luck until EA drops in this November with Medal of Honor: Airborne or play Call of Duty 2 five more times.

A Bright Cheery Cartoon of WWII

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 22
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Outfit has you performing missions in World War II Europe. You're the Allies, out to stop a rogue German soldier who is causing trouble.

There are certainly a ton of WWII games out there on the market, and many of them are excellent. The Outfit doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. This isn't a dark, realistic, drama-filled game like some others. Instead it goes for a more cheezy, cartoon-colored version of WWII where you're having reinforcements drop immediately from the sky and are blowing things up.

Whether that's good or bad for you of course depends on your personality. I have to say I like the realistic games, but I also understand that every single game shouldn't be exactly the same. There should be room out there for different styles.

It's sort of an odd mix. On one hand the graphics are very nice - the detailed brickwork on the ground, the clouds drift in the blue sky, the mouth animation while people speak. On the other hand, it's like an Oz version of the world. The grass is a bit too green. The rocks are a bit too shiny. I expect a horde of little children to pop out from the shrubbery and start singing, "It's a small world after all!"

The sound ties in with the cheesy design. There aren't moody, realistic commentaries or orchestral music. Instead you get cliches like "They sure have big mosquitoes in this part of France" that you get to hear repeatedly.

There are interesting aspects to the game. You get to be one of three main characters, each with his own special strengths and weaknesses. If you die, you respawn at a checkpoint that you can choose and can rotate to another character. As your health fades, your vision goes to black and white. Your enemy slaying earns you money which you can spend to improve your situation. You can blow up buildings or just watch the blades of grass wave in the wind.

On the other hand, some things are odd here. Units don't reliably use cover. The ragdoll physics are sometimes good and sometimes extremely bizarre. Whoever chose the acronym "F-U" for Field Units wasn't thinking very clearly.

All in all, I would recommend people rent this one first. Give it a play for a few hours. It might be that this lighthearted take on wargaming really appeals to you! On the other hand, it might be that you really prefer serious wargaming and would rather justkeep playing Call of Duty 2. It's best to know which way you will go before you pay for a full version.

This is a Great Game****4 Stars Overall**** Revised Review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

At first i gave it 3 stars based upon the demo, but revised this to 4 stars overall...after I rented the game and have since purchased it mainly for the xbox live gaming which ive found very fun.

If any of you have seen the movie Kelly's Heroes this is kinda like that in a way. You know when watching the movie that its not a serious war movie but a fun to watch exciting movie with guys behind the lines outnumbered, cracking jokes the whole way and blasting the enemy, not too realistic but fun...well that basically "The Outfit" xbox game.

The full version is better than the demo and ive enjoyed the campaign very much and this game is terrific on xbox live with team play or head to head.

The details in the weapons are great, the collateral damage from blasts is much better than on the demo and the rag doll effect is pretty cool. Driving vehicles was tough at first but now that ive played a while its become second hand and not difficult imo.I blasted through german defences and took the main objective only to have german reinforcements coming up from the rear. I had left a damaged tank on they way only to find the enemy had repaired the tank and was using it against me, lol. It is cartoonish, the movie clips are entertaining and the one liners are kinda funny imo....again kinda like the one liners in K.H. I have read over and over about the aiming of weapons. Remember this is in the 40's during WW2 not 2006 so laser guided aiming and pinpoint accuracy was not available and again imo seem to be accurate for the era the game is geared toward. Thats why the Allies would send 1,000 bombers or mass their artillery for effect...so dont expect pinpoint accuracy and no cruise missles.

I would say rent the game see if the game is for you. If you have xbox live its a MUST to try online if not then your missing out on the best part of the game. Also, its a little frustrating at first with the vehicles but practice then go online.

If your looking for a serious xbox WW2 game the two best IMO are Call of Duty 2 (xbox 360) and Sniper Elite (xbox) both of which are terrific WW2 games. However, for a fun light hearted game with terrific sound, realistic WW2 weapons and one liners is what you like try The Outfit.

Total waste of time and money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I had high hopes for The Outfit, since the premise looked interesting--humorous wanton destruction of even-more-evil-than-usual Nazis--but THQ/Relic completely dropped the ball with this game.

Other reviews have mentioned the ridiculous aim and impossible vehicle controls as downsides. Unfortunately, in a humorous blow-stuff-up game, you absolutely need consistent aiming and you need to be able to control your vehicles, especially when the mission won't let you finish it on foot. These are complete deal-breakers. If The Outfit were a car, the makers would apparently have shipped it with the steering wheel only accessible by reaching behind the seat and the windshield painted a cool, glossy, awesome-looking (but completely opaque) black.

I realize some people will be curious about it even after this review. If you feel that way, then rent it first, although I feel bad recommending even that, as you'll be wasting the rental fee. Just be thankful you didn't pay $60 for this turkey. Try Ghost Recon or Elder Scrolls 4 instead. Neither of those is perfect, but you won't feel completely ripped-off ten minutes after you pop the disc in.

Avoid The Outfit like the plague...that you owe money to. It really is that bad.

Buyer Beware... PLEASE RENT THIS GAME FIRST!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Let me boil it down to the basics... average to poor graphics for a "Next Generation Game," sound is a bit above average, but the cheesy voice overs make you want to turn the sound off, terrible controls... walking, running and operating vehicles are all a challenge (you'll love getting stuck and clipped on buildings and hills). You'd be better off giving the controller to your pet so that he/she could freaking control the analog... like many other review have pointed out you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn if your target was right on it... all this while freaking Nazis are "dancing" around you since the animation is so poor. The ONLY positive aspect of the game is calling in the heavy weapons and vehicles and watching them parachute down. You can't shoot a moving target worth a crap due to the controls but planes will deliver the goods with pin point accuracy... Is it worth $60.00 to watch items fall from the sky? Thankfully I rented this via Gamefly and needless to say it was back in the mail the next day. This game has literally spent more time with the mailman than in my Xbox 360. Does the online multiplayer save this game? Don't know... I was so disappointed with the game that I didn't even give it a chance.

The Outfit Proves Games Don't Need all the Bells and Whisles to Be Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am a gamer unphased by all of the new hyped up games with next generation graphics and sound released by the major game makers. Who needs all these games with the state of the art technology if they aren't fun? Nextly, the The Outfit's graphics and sound is much better than some give credit. Maybe the people playing this game don't have a good sound system and display setup. When I play this game with my Harman Kardon 240avr, the bombs rumble my room nicely.

THQ impresses me with The Outfit. Combine War Craft II Battlefield 1942 and you have the Outfit. Bringing in the heavy artillery to smash your opponent is extremeley fun. Even better is seeing your friend's face as he's getting clobbered. If you like a good war strategy game that is incredibly fun and addictive, try The Outfit.

The Outfit

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Bought & played the game after Call of Duty on the 360. I found the outfit to be pretty disappointing and would not recommend it after playing COD.

I have not played it on XBox Live, so I cant speak to some of the other reviews that focused on this aspect of the game.

ITS FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was a fun game in my oppinion. I like the whole buy artillary call in airstrikes and get a tank and burn up a bunch of Germans. But the story line was just plain stupid. I was laughing at how dumb it was and didnt really pay attention. The online is fun if you play with someone who actually knows what they are doing i could play it for hours with a guy who sets up artillary at strategic spots and I do the same at the other end then we rush each other guns blaring untill they over heat. But the one thing that disopointed me was that there is no way to lose no matter what. You could die a thousand times before you take one objective then you do it again and again untill you beet the mission. They can take all your bases but one and it doesnt matter atleast online you can lose the fight. But the funnest thing of all was near the end of the game you team up with a german general and you can fight as him. I dont know how many times i have turned a corner and kill a bunch of germans only to find out they are my guys then wasting money flying in reanforcements.

Overall a fun game if you enjoyed the army men games like sarges heroes this is the game to buy.

"Another WWII Shooter"

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: April 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Outfit is OK but i`ve seen MUCH better-the fact that it uses squads doesn`t mean its original either-"Brothers In Arms" beat it there.
But it is not the usual "dark" WWII game its very colorful and its explosive fun.
Oh yeah...it is just another WWII shooter:)

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