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55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. GameZone
    70
    In all honesty just another military fps/team based game.
  4. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    If nothing else, you get your twenty bucks worth.
  5. 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.
  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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.
  9. Yahoo! Games
    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.
  10. 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.
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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Luxus
    10
    One of the neglected great games...
  2. John
    9
    Hold your nose through the boring first 2 or 3 missions and find out that you have bought a game that has the fear factor of AVP2, the strategy of Delta Force and the quality friendly/enemy AI of Half-Life. Yes, the graphics leave somewhat to be be desired, but if your one of the many that say it's the gameplay that counts, then Codename: Outbreak has that in spades! An easy to decide 9 out of 10 for a game that suprised me in the most pleasant of ways as each new mission came along (after the first 2 or 3 missions/hour of play) !!!… Full Review »
  3. JohnW.
    9
    Great rpg game, good gameplay and gotta stay alert all the time.
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