Windows

Codename: Outbreak

Description

In the early 21st century, a meteor storm hits a valley somewhere in the United States of America. Scientists and marines are sent to investigate the occurrence however they all disappear under mysterious circumstances. Eventually, a special team is sent by the authorities, only to discover the shocking truth: the meteor storm contained an alien parasite life form, which has taken control of the scientists as human hosts, turning them into murderous monsters. The soldiers must get to the source of the infestation and put an end to it.

Codename: Outbreak is a first-person 3D shooter in which players control a team of two soldiers. Recruits can be chosen among several that are available. The single-player campaign mode is composed of 14 missions. In each mission, the player controls one of the soldiers directly and gives orders to the other. Cooperative multiplayer for up to sixteen players is also available for 13 missions.

In contrast to most other games of this type, player characters carry only one weapon, which can be switched to different modes corresponding to standard FPS firearms: machine gun, sniper rifle, rocket launcher, etc., each with different types of ammo. A few missions call for a stealth approach, which is possible to achieve through the use of a silent laser gun mode. Items (e.g. medical kits) can be picked up and stored in the inventory.

Alternate Titles

• "Venom. Codename: Outbreak" -- Russian title
• "Venom" -- Developing Name

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The Press Says

Christ Centered Game Reviews	Jun 01, 2005		90
4Players.de	Oct 29, 2001	85 out of 100	85
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 2001	76 out of 100	76
GameSpy	Jan 14, 2002	75 out of 100	75
Game Over Online	Oct 29, 2001	75 out of 100	75
Gamezone (Germany)	Oct 19, 2001	7.2 out of 10	72
ESC Magazine	Feb 26, 2002	7 out of 10	70
GameZone	Dec 26, 2001	7 out of 10	70
Deaf Gamers	2001	6.4 out of 10	64
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	May, 2002		50

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Trivia

Characters

The available character faces are modeled after GSC Gameworld's staff. The main character in the intro has the face of lead artist Andrew Prokhorov.

Legacy

After the completion of Codename: Outbreak, the development team split up: some of them left the company to form Deep Shadows - a new developer, working on the RPG shooter Boiling Point: Road to Hell, while those who stayed at GSC developed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, another shooter with RPG elements.