.Hack//Outbreak
.Hack//Outbreak is the third of a series of four games, titled .hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, and .hack//Quarantine, features a "game within a game"; a fictional massively multiplayer…
.Hack//Outbreak is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by CyberConnect2, released 12 December 2002 on PlayStation 2.
What .Hack//Outbreak is
.Hack//Outbreak is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by CyberConnect2 and released in 2002. It was published by Bandai. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After draining the third Phase, Kite and BlackRose are shocked to find the Lambda server corrupted. Kite encounters Mia, who isn't acting like her normal self. Mia lacks her usual energy and is not in the mood to join Kite. At Mac Anu, Mistral reveals that she is a pregnant housewife and as a result can't continue to aid Kite despite her wish to see the adventure through to the end. As a result of these events happening at around the same time, Kite begins to doubt if he is doing the right thing, much to the dismay of BlackRose. Even so, Kite continues to follow clues wherever he finds them. At Σ Chatting Snaring Twins, Kite travels the dungeon alone and picks up data left by Harald. At the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are drama, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the .Hack series
.Hack//Outbreak is the third of 18 entries we hold in the .Hack series. The next entry was .Hack//Quarantine in 2003.
What it launched against
.Hack//Outbreak launched on 12 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords and Dark Cloud 2.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Dark Cloud 2.
Official trailer
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