Resident Evil Outbreak (2003)

Capcom Production Studio 1

PlayStation 2

3.13 from 228 ratings

578 members have it in their collection · 11 playing now · 149 backlogged · 124 wish listed

How long? Main story 9h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Resident Evil Outbreak is a survival-horror game released exclusively for the PlayStation 2. The gameplay is similar to the previous Resident Evil games and consists mainly of exploring, solving puzzles, finding items and surviving. It was the first Resident Evil game with multiplayer capability, using the PlayStation 2's online network. Up to four players could participate simultaneously in one scenario. … Read more
Resident Evil Outbreak is a survival-horror game released exclusively for the PlayStation 2. The gameplay is similar to the previous Resident Evil games and consists mainly of exploring, solving puzzles, finding items and surviving. It was the first Resident Evil game with multiplayer capability, using the PlayStation 2's online network. Up to four players could participate simultaneously in one scenario. Alternately, in single-player mode, the player is accompanied by two AI-controlled characters. Read less
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Release dates

  • Dec 11, 2003 (Japan) PlayStation 2
  • Mar 30, 2004 (North_America) PlayStation 2
  • Sep 17, 2004 (Europe) PlayStation 2

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Rating distribution

5 stars
30
4 stars
50
3 stars
84
2 stars
48
1 star
16
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vodsel

Status vodsel Jul 11, 2018

Done attempting to conjure the drive to finish this game after more than a decade. This thing is the absolute worst of the classic RE games, and whatever magical experience that players found while playing with each other online is totally absent when going at it solo. The concept is really exciting, and the art might rival and exceed RE3's …

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Done attempting to conjure the drive to finish this game after more than a decade. This thing is the absolute worst of the classic RE games, and whatever magical experience that players found while playing with each other online is totally absent when going at it solo. The concept is really exciting, and the art might rival and exceed RE3's depiction of Raccoon City's Y'arnham-like intricacy and sprawl, but the game just sucks to play and is not worth putting up with. I guess I'll try Outbreak File #2, but I don't expect things to be that much better. And despite all of this, I would support a remaster or some spiritual sequel or successor in this style because I am sure it could work!

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