Codename: Outbreak
Venom. Codename: Outbreak is a tactical 3D-shooter set in the near future. Your aim is to oppose an alien invasion on Earth and protect the human race from extermination while evil parasites continue turning…
Codename: Outbreak is a shooter developed by GSC Game World, released 8 October 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Codename: Outbreak is
Codename: Outbreak is a shooter game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2001. It was published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Your objectives will take place deep in an area containing dense Jungle growth; hilly terrains and large enemy complexes and you will often find that you are outnumbered, that your adversaries are extremely dangerous and that you will have to overcome many hazardous obstacles. However, this is what you do best, so pack-out, lockup and get ready for some action…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Codename: Outbreak holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 37% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Codename: Outbreak launched on 8 October 2001, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto III, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001) and Ico. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto III, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001), Ico.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Codename: Outbreak yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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