UNITED WE LIVE
RESIDENT EVIL OUTBREAK
PLAYSTATION 2, 2003
Plans for Outbreak had circled around the Capcom offices for a good five years before the game became a reality. It’s an interesting addition to the series, featuring online play, a large number of characters (eight, in fact) and five unique scenarios to fight through. Sadly, the ability to play with three other players was completely stripped from the PAL version of the game, making for a horrendously frustrating experience, as you often find yourself ill-equipped to deal with the large number of zombies the game throws at you. Mechanically it’s exactly what you’d expect from a Resident Evil game, but the pacing, carefully placed scares and strong boss encounters are nowhere to be seen.