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Outriggers (DC)

Newest Review: ... a machinegun and a rocket launcher. There are Power-Ups available for the weapons, such as homing missiles for the rocket ... more

... launcher or laser machinegun ammo, but these are in such short supply and last such a short time that it doesn't do much to alter one's perceptions that the arsenal is far too sparse. It may have been fairly fun for £1 in the arcade, but for £40 at home 'Arcade Mode' really won't hold the attention anywhere near long enough. To try and bolster the single player aspect of it, you can take a gander at the DC-only 'Challenge Missions'. These fall into fairly similar parameters to the Arcade missions (ie small arena...more

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Outriggers (DC): I have no idea what the title refers to either. (1031 words)
by - written on 07/06/08 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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Outtrigger was one of the last games released for the Sega Dreamcast, and is notable for several reasons. Arguably the most unusual factor surrounding it is the fact its actually based upon an arcade game from 1999, which raises the question of why release it to console gamers 3 years later in 2002? The fact it was an Arcade title raises 2 more noteworthy aspects of it. The game is a First-Person-Shooter (FPS), which isn't a genre I'd readily associate with arcades, which, well the 4 or whatever that still exist, usually consist of fighting, driving, 2D shooters and dancing games. Furthermore, it's a FPS made by a Japanese company, which makes it a rarity in itself. ... Read the complete review