Codename: Outbreak

 PC
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    If nothing else, you get your twenty bucks worth.
  2. Computer Gaming World
    50
    Outbreak should get recognition for having one of the most bizarre weapons in any shooter. [May 2002, p.88]
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  3. Game Revolution
    33
    A derivative mess of weak AI, mediocre graphics and a silly plot. While not inedible, this game is only suitable for the starving.
  5. GamePen
    50
    Not nearly as innovative as the box text makes it sound. Everything in the game has been done before in other games, and, in many cases, done better.
  6. GameSpot
    54
    Aside from a few novelty options, Codename: Outbreak is an uninspired first-person shooter that really doesn't stack up against the glut of similar games currently out on the market.
  7. GameSpy
    75
    Crawling across the forest floor to tag a one-shot kill on a guard whose head was barely visible in a tower at 186 meters is a thrill unlike any other.
  8. GameZone
    70
    In all honesty just another military fps/team based game.
  9. PC Gamer
    50
    Since it liberally cribs from better games that are now selling for $20 or less themselves, you'd be a fool not to check them out first. [Mar 2002, p.63]
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  10. Total Video Games
    80
    It's not perfect, when the different styles fail to gel the game can become frustrating, however when it does, it offers one of the best FPS experiences around.
  11. Yahoo!
    40
    Our expectations have been comprehensively destroyed by what is a truly mediocre title. Save the world from a race of parasitic aliens? We'd rather have a nice cup of tea, thanks all the same.

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#69 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. Dilusha117
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    This is where it all started for GSC game world. A forgotten Sci-fi FPS worth playing. It isn't a mindless shooter. It was an advanced gameThis is where it all started for GSC game world. A forgotten Sci-fi FPS worth playing. It isn't a mindless shooter. It was an advanced game for its time. It's strategic and challenging. Visually stunning too.… Full Review »
  2. Nepen1he
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  3. storygamer
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Codename: Outbreak is a weird game. For the first hours, this FPS is highly addictive. The mix between shooter, stealth and RPG convinced me.Codename: Outbreak is a weird game. For the first hours, this FPS is highly addictive. The mix between shooter, stealth and RPG convinced me. The futuristic story is innovative too. After some hours everything becomes very repetitive and frustrating. Always a matter of taste.… Full Review »
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