Resident Evil: Outbreak (PlayStation 2)

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Description

Resident Evil Outbreak returns you to the Umbrella Corporations disaster that consumed Racoon city. You play one of eight ordinary citizens of Racoon city attempting to survive the carnage caused by the T-Virus.

There are five different scenarios in this game. Initially only one is open to you, this is concerned with the outbreak in the city, but upon its completion further scenarios with different plots and locations become available.

Gameplay is similar to the previous Resident Evil games. It consists mainly of exploring, solving puzzles, finding items and of course surviving. This is also the first game of the resident evil franchise that can be played on-line, with up to four people playing cooperatively in order to survive.

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Alternate Titles

• "生化危机：爆发" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "REO" -- Common abbreviation
• "Biohazard: Outbreak" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• BioHazard / Resident Evil series
• Middleware: CRI
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
• Theme: Zombies

User Reviews

What went wrong with a game so full of promise?!	AxelStone (37)
Possibly one of the worst games in the series.	TwoDividedByZero (149)
The only resdient evil where you get to turn into a zombie.	evan dmith (2)	unrated
You still won't have enough ammo.	Nick Seafort (22)

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Jun 19, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
GamesRadar	Jan 16, 2004	9 out of 10	90
PlayFrance	Feb 27, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Gamesmania.de	Sep 27, 2004	78 out of 100	78
1UP	May 09, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75
Game Revolution	Apr, 2004	B-	67
GameSpy	Mar 30, 2004		60
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Aug 13, 2004	5 out of 10	50
G4 TV: X-Play	Apr 10, 2006	2 out of 5	40
Super Play (Sweden)	Sep, 2004	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

Development

The younger Black character in this game, Jim, was originally designed as a comic relief character for the original game. (Perhaps they realized how unintentionally hilarious the game was already?)

European release

In Europe, the publisher decided to release this game without the possibility to play online, which wasn't a very smart idea as the whole game was intended to play with friends and not alone.

Sales

According to publisher Capcom, Resident Evil: Outbreak has sold 1.45 million copies worldwide since its initial release (as of June 30, 2016).

Related Web Sites

• Capcom-Europe Official Web Site (Official Capcom-Europe site for "Resident Evil: Outbreak".)
• Resident Evil Fan (With tons of videos, artwork, interviews and a Resident Evil encyclopedia, this fansite contains everything that the passionate fan could ask for.)
• Wikipedia: Resident Evil: Outbreak (Information about Resident Evil: Outbreak at Wikipedia)