Resident Evil: Outbreak

THE BAD:
Same Tank controls, No decaps, 5 minute Zombie, Bad communication.

SUMMARY:
I decided to do my review of Outbreak just because I wanted to do so for a long while... so here it is.

Resident Evil: Outbreak (Known as Outbreak from here on) Takes place in Raccoon City, remember it? It starts off right when the virus infection was in the early days and there were many survivors around. You are able to choose from eight ordinary civilians and fight for your lives, Not that old stuff like taking down Umbrella. You can pick from a fellow RPD cop who is having a bad day, a big security guard who looks very much like Carl Winslow, a Plumber who was probably some kind of murderer, and many more. The first scenario takes place in J's Bar where the characters get attacked by zombies that surround the bar. From there you branch off into different scenarios such as Birkin's Lab from Re 2 or the Hospital from Re 3. But the biggest reason to buy this game is because of Online play, yes online play. For once you and three others must work together to survive or every man for himself to make sure no one will turn into a zombie and kill your ass. During the entire game you have an infection meter, remember these are ordinary people so they are infected. The infection will rise always but at a slow rate, It increases when your character gains damage and is hit to the ground. Luckly you can slow it by using herbs and new items called pills. However once it reaches 100%, your character will turn into one of the many zombies in the city.

Lets get this bad stuff underway. This is Resident Evil so that means your character move like a tank. This Resident Evil also took out Zombie Decaps when using the shotgun or magnum which is a bummer. The zombie mode is awesome but only being able to use it for 5 minutes with limited control was a bad move. And the communication in the game is very limited so its hard to tell your teammates to go somewhere when all your character says is "Go" "Over there!" "Hi!" Also the scenarios are short, average of 30 minutes if you are slow. And playing the same ones over and over make them boring since everyone knows the puzzles and runs laps around you.

There is also Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 coming soon... Expect my review of it when it hits stores.

THE BAD:
Frustrating, the zombies, and the leech thingy. You can't kill that thing with any of your basic weapons, only that heat room thingy, and the zombies are hard to kill, it takes 5-8 shots with the handgun.

Also, I found that the last level is a little over the top with the zombies, their are soo many!

I really hate that part, GRRRRRR!

SUMMARY:
Well, the graphics are ok, but they don't rank anything near Halo 2, but I still like it a fair bit, I mean it does take a while to creat a game of this calibure!

Frustrating, the zombies, and the leech thingy. You can't kill that thing with any of your basic weapons, only that heat room thingy, and the zombies are hard to kill, it takes 5-8 shots with the handgun.

Also, I found that the last level is a little over the top with the zombies, their are soo many!

And I think if you get this game, you should be hooked in no time!

THE BAD:
Frustrating of the zombies, and the leech man. You can't kill the leech man with your weapon only that heat room thingy, and the zombies are hard to kill, it takes 5-8 shots with the handgun, 2-5 with the shotgun. weird huh?

SUMMARY:
This game is great, ppl should buy this game it rocks.
Sad, because no voice headphone like the Xbox. This game should be like about 30 or 40 bucks to buy. I can't wait for Outbreak File 2. This game makes a good story-line in raccoon city.

THE BAD:
The Leech man, the Leeches, All of the stages are very hard solve the puzzle except the stage Outbreak scenario. The most annoying character is Jim. ( ~_~ why cant he keep his mouth shut and calm down like David) but david he's a very quiet character. but i must say this must have cooperative teams (you know... i player and 2 players or 3 and 4 players WE MUST WORKED TOGETHER!!!!)

SUMMARY:
Well i think this game is awesome. ~.~ I'm a girl. some day i'll solve the puzzle. I AM THAT SMART!!!

THE BAD:
Slow Loading Time, Strange Glitches.

SUMMARY:
Capcom once again proves that they can blow us out of the water with the Survival Horror genre. Outbreak is a credit to the series, boasting new features never before seen.

The FMV's are asbolutely beautiful, making you feel like you're playing "Resident Evil: The Movie: The Game".

Outbreak takes place back in Raccoon City sometime prior to Claire and Leon's romp from Resident Evil 2. There are two scenarios where you can completely re-explore previous RE locations, bringing a pleasing sense of nostalgia to the experience. Players will find themselves exclaiming, "Holy crap! I know where I am! This is so cool!"

The partner feature is a new twist, having two AI characters or up to three Online teammates makes for a much more interesting run through the game. This, combined with the real-time inventory selection process makes it that much more true to real life.

The array of selectable characters and unlockable secrets is astounding. Players won't find themselves getting bored anytime soon, despite the limited number of playable scenarios.

The only downfall to this game is the slow loading times in between cut scenes, and the occasional glitches related to specific characters. All in all this game is excellent, and belongs in any hardcore Survival Horror fan's game library.

THE BAD:
LOADING TIMES!!! Camera angles at times, controls need to be tweaked a bit

SUMMARY:
The game everyone has been talking about is finally out!! I've been waiting a long time and I said many moons ago this would be the next logical step. I'm good!

The gameplay is awesome, bringing new twists and turns to the RE saga. The inclusion of character AI while alone and team members while online is a great new addition but it can become a pain. The character AI isn't the smartest crayon in the box constantly running into zombies and enemies as I'm chuggin along. Saving them becomes a pain especially in the middle of a good fight.

8 characters to choose from each with their own unique abilities is great. It adds a whole lot more to the game while adding in new things like being able to buy the videos for points as well as other costumes for characters making the game unique again. Adding new skins was one smart addition.

The only problem I've come across is the loading times. Once you leave one room into another it takes a bit to load. It's a huge pain!! Using the HDD is supposed to help this out but it's still annoying noe the less.

The controls aren't bad but you do run into problems once in a while. I found the worst part is coming out of a door. Sometimes you'll hit the direction you want but your character edges back towards the room again. In pops up the loading times again. almost every door you walk into brings a loading time.

Camera angles aren't as bad as before, now taking a better view of the playing area and leaving you to see a bit more. They can block what you need to see sometimes though.

The inclusion of all new enemies and tactics is a real plus. Enemies like the Leechman is new and looks good. It's a brave new twist in the RE world. At the same times you see some of the older characters you've seen throughout the games.

This game is definately worth the price tag, RE fans will love it. The online play isn't bad but new people watch out, some people aren't so friendly. And rememeber when your online to skip the cinematics during online play if you host the room!

THE BAD:
the only thing that gets on my nerves is the coments that some of the characters make. the black baseball player guy really gets on my nerves. bad!!! he just wont shut up. and i think that it would be a better game if you were able to switch between the characters. and i dont really like the save process. but other than that this is the best resident evil EVER!!!!!!!!!!

SUMMARY:
resident evil has been my favorite video game ever senice ive been playing games. this one is the best one. it has great graphics, good story line, great that you can die and come back as a zombie, great that you can play with different characters. great everything. ITS ALSO VERY CHALANGING. The only thing that gets on my nerves is the coments that some of the characters make. the black baseball player guy really gets on my nerves. bad!!! he just wont shut up. and i think that it would be a better game if you were able to switch between the characters. and i dont really like the save process. but other than that this is the best resident evil EVER!!!!!!!!!!its great! Very great!!!! THANKX CAPCOM.