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MobyRank
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3.7
MobyScore
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The Press Says

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76
PC Gameplay (Benelux)
Voor de Red Alert fan zal er te weinig actie zijn en te veel management, voor de Civilization fan is er teveel actie. Het originele idee is goed, de uitwerking is minder geslaagd.
75
Game Revolution
Outpost 2 can be very engaging at times, and has the potential to keep you up burning the midnight oil. Its "last humans alive" premise in intriguing, but at times it can become a little dull to deal with all the little things necessary to keep your colony running. It is fairly complex, and so I would not recommend it to the beginning strategy player. It is also not as combat oriented as some other real-time strategy games out there. So for the bombs and missiles crowd, I would suggest you look elsewhere. But for the real-time strategy player who is more interested in building than bombing, Outpost 2 could feel just like your home planet.
75
Game.EXE
Графика могла быть и лучше. В принципе, все нарисовано нормально, но... Сооружения слишком похожи друг на друга, ориентируешься в них в первую очередь по их местоположению, а не по внешнему виду. Машинки, пожалуй, слишком мелкие. К звуку претензий нет. Но восторженных воплей он тоже не вызывает. Сюжет... Скажем так, он намного интересней, чем в DOOM. В принципе, если уж делать Outpost 2, то именно так. (Стоило ли заниматься этим вообще - отдельный разговор.) Интересен ли он? Да, на какое-то время. Игра, безусловно, найдет свою аудиторию. Но мне трудно представить человека, который будет проводить за ней дни и ночи напролет. С другой стороны, "трудно" - не значит "невозможно".
61
GameStar (Germany)
Beim Betrachten der geruhsam tuckernden Outpost-Lkws kommt einem das Mars-Wägelchen der NASA wie ein Formel-1-Flitzer vor. Alle Liebe zum relativen Realismus in Ehren, aber Fans schnittiger Spielbarkeit kriegen bei einigen »Outpost 2«-Zickigkeiten den Weltraumkoller. Für geduldige Genießer relativ realitätsnaher SF-Szenarien ist das Spiel nicht gänzlich reizlos. Mit Forschung, Rohstoff- Kreislauf und motivierenden Mini-Missionen ist die außerirdische Arterhaltung manierlich ausgestattet. Zäher Spielfluß, mondstaubtrockene Präsentation und triste Grafik trüben allerdings den Blick für diese inneren Werte. Wem der ganze Infrastruktur-Kram generell Schnuppe ist und vor allem Echtzeit- Schlachten liegen, der verbrate seine irdischen Devisen lieber anderweitig.
50
GameSpot
Outpost 2 is, in the end, a great deal of clicking and waiting with very little user control. Even the features that should be its saving graces, such as combat and multiplayer support, help very little. A patch to speed up play might help, but you are still faced with the fact that you're more of an observer than active participant. This game is a prime example of what happens when a company worries more about cashing in on a trend than actual gameplay. And, sadly, Outpost 2 probably would have been a lot better had it been turn based.
40
PC Player (Germany)
Sage und schreibe 14 Tutorials mußte ich durchackern, um das komplexe Geschehen vollständig zu überschauen - und hinterher festzustellen, daß Outpost 2 genauso langweilig ist, wie es ausschaut. Die unnötig komplizierte Handhabung trägt dabei die Hauptschuld: So genügt es nicht etwa, einen Transporter per Mausklick zu einer Mine oder einem Abräumfeld zu lotsen, ich muß ihn auch noch mittels eines Wegpunktesystems klar machen, welche Ladung er wohin zu befördern hat.
35
Gamezilla
All in all, Outpost 2 is one to avoid. Had I not made a commitment to Gamezilla to write a review, I never would have spent the thirty-five hours I did with it. The game lacks excitement, is difficult to use and is painfully slow. The graphics are lackluster and unimaginative (or perhaps too imaginative, 'cause its so hard to identify units and buildings). The sound effects are not entertaining, and the music score is something akin to a cross between disco and Rock 'n Roll. Outpost 2 is neither a good game, nor good software. However, Sierra Dynamix did thoughtfully put it in a really attractive box.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 3.0
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.8
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 4.0
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.8
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.7
Overall MobyScore (21 votes) 3.7


User Reviews

The thrill and adrenaline rush of a desperate evacuation! WildKard (11891) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
This is a great game, so why did they call it Outpost? Maury Markowitz (217) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars
An improvement over the first, but that isn’t saying much. PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025) 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars
OP2, A Giant Step in the Right Direction Leeor Dicker (9) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
So challenging I can't leave it on the shelf. Aaron Grier (32) unrated

 

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