The Outfit (Xbox 360)

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Product Features

• Fight across 12 missions as you try to stop this madman and pitch in to aid the Allies' war efforts across Europe
• Accumulate points called field units, then use them to upgrade your soldiers' weapons
• Use strategy to take out the Nazis -- create choke points, fortify sensitive positions and much more
• Jump into and control almost any vehicle in the game - over 20 in all
• Use your strategy skills to claim the Axis positions for the Allied forces, from motorpools to radio towers

Product Details

• ASIN: B000BLNFPA
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 5 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,912 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

THQ and Relic Entertainment take explosive WWII combat to the next generation in an all new third-person action game that combines intense squad-based combat with easy-to-use strategic gameplay elements. The Outfit takes players behind enemy lines, battling the Nazi War Machine through a variety of combat missions.

Features:

• Choose from three playable squad-leader personalities--each with their own skills and abilities
• Lead battle-forged soldiers on missions ranging from reconnaissance and rescue to search and destroy.
• As you complete missions you will earn action points to upgrade your arsenal, acquire tanks and other vessels, build machine gun nests and anti-tank emplacements, or call for air or artillery strikes.
• Experience the cinematic intensity of WWII combat through 12 epic single-player missions or go online for a variety of multiplayer modes, including co-op.

Product Description

The Outfit take explosives World War II combat to the next generation in an all-new 3rd PersonAction Game. Combining intense squad-based combat with the freedom of total destruction, The Outfit takes players behind enemy lines, battling the Nazi War Machine through a variety of combat missions. The Outfit puts you in control of three highly-skilled Allied soldiers, as you take on the Axis forces' most entrenched locations. A rogue German general is rampaging across the French countryside, slaughtering civilians and your friends will take him on, using a wide range of real-world skills and weapons. Destruction-on-demand menu lets you deliver troops, vehicles, and mayhem to the battle at the touch of a button Multiple Xbox Live options. Experience the cinematic intensity of WWII combat through 12 epic Single-player missions or go online for a variety of Multiplayer modes, including Co-Op and Versus. With 720p HD; 16:9 Widescreen and 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound, The Outfit takes full advantage of Xbox 360's High Definition gaming experience.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Bright Cheery Cartoon of WWII, March 21, 2006

By	Lisa Shea "LisaShea.com" - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

The Outfit has you performing missions in World War II Europe. You're the Allies, out to stop a rogue German soldier who is causing trouble.

There are certainly a ton of WWII games out there on the market, and many of them are excellent. The Outfit doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. This isn't a dark, realistic, drama-filled game like some others. Instead it goes for a more cheezy, cartoon-colored version of WWII where you're having reinforcements drop immediately from the sky and are blowing things up.

Whether that's good or bad for you of course depends on your personality. I have to say I like the realistic games, but I also understand that every single game shouldn't be exactly the same. There should be room out there for different styles.

It's sort of an odd mix. On one hand the graphics are very nice - the detailed brickwork on the ground, the clouds drift in the blue sky, the mouth animation while people speak. On the other hand, it's like an Oz version of the world. The grass is a bit too green. The rocks are a bit too shiny. I expect a horde of little children to pop out from the shrubbery and start singing, "It's a small world after all!"

The sound ties in with the cheesy design. There aren't moody, realistic commentaries or orchestral music. Instead you get cliches like "They sure have big mosquitoes in this part of France" that you get to hear repeatedly.

There are interesting aspects to the game. You get to be one of three main characters, each with his own special strengths and weaknesses. If you die, you respawn at a checkpoint that you can choose and can rotate to another character. As your health fades, your vision goes to black and white. Your enemy slaying earns you money which you can spend to improve your situation. You can blow up buildings or just watch the blades of grass wave in the wind.

On the other hand, some things are odd here. Units don't reliably use cover. The ragdoll physics are sometimes good and sometimes extremely bizarre. Whoever chose the acronym "F-U" for Field Units wasn't thinking very clearly.

All in all, I would recommend people rent this one first. Give it a play for a few hours. It might be that this lighthearted take on wargaming really appeals to you! On the other hand, it might be that you really prefer serious wargaming and would rather justkeep playing Call of Duty 2. It's best to know which way you will go before you pay for a full version.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outfit of Destruction, August 3, 2006

By	J. Jones - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I'm just going to give the nuts and bolts here.
The Outfit is not the same type game as the Call of Duty or Medal of Honor games. The Outfit more closely resembles old school shoot-em-up games like: Ikara Warriors, Heavy Barrel, and Mercs (I'm showing my age here). Lots of action, Lots of destruction, Lots of fun, but NOT realistic. The Graphics are amazing on a VGA monitor, the Sound is good, but not great (Repetitive), Vehicle controls are BAD, Animation is smooth and extremely detailed. This game is a great mindless buffet of carnage and mayhem. This game is NOT a historical or realistic take on WW2. If you don't heed this warning, you might be very unhappy with this! I myself enjoy the realistic games, but every once in awhile it is nice to just blow the hell out of things in a cartoonish manner. I feel that this game could have been done just as well on the original xbox. Anyone interested in this game should rent it first before purchasing. This type game is not for everyone, and the more discerning gamers might not be amused by it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good But Don't Expect The Best, July 7, 2006

By	www.steveo2006.co.uk "Steveo" (steveo2006.co.uk) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Despite what the other reviews might suggest to you - this isn't a 3rd person shooter. Much of the frustration that I imagine occurs from people randomly buying this is that they don't get that.

This is a tactical game played from a 3rd person p.o.v.. So it rewards things like setting up appropriate defences, initiative and learning the strengths of the characters (loosely all 3 characters have different attributes and weapons which include things like speed and purchasing objects). Played as a tactical game its lots of fun. You influence the battlefield by what you stratergize (e.g. call in airstrike to destroy that emplacement there, or use the points (their only resource, gained from killing people or getting your arse kicked) to call in a jeep to circle behind? You can influence the battle, but you cannot expect (ala mercenaries) to take an army on by yourself and win.

It is a good game - though not what you immediately expect. The singleplayer is frankly linear and grindable (you never actually die, just constantly respawn). Enjoyable for an hour or two but limited unless you gotta get all the acheivements.

Multiplayer varies completely on your connection and the standard of you and your opponents. good connection = sweet game. oh so sweet, especially with 6 players. Basically each player respawns with 4 soldiers every time they die. you also call down emplacements which are manned by soldiers. These soldiers are independent of you and run their own ai. depending on how you're playing, its possible to have spawned 4 soldiers, plus how ever many guns you've placed in the map, plus any soldiers left alive from your previous death = a lot, possibly over ten. multiply this by 6 and you realise why there's a problem with multiplayer lag and performance.

Smaller 1vs1 or 2vs2 games are more playable and lots of fun - outmanouvering your opponent to strike the death blow is tremendous fun and there are few issues with lag.

One major problem (acknowledged by the developers) is that the vehicles have really poor control. This didn't bother me too much, but it is frustrating. Oh and water kills you. bad bad bad idea.