The Outfit (Xbox 360)

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Description

The Outfit is a World War II game that, unlike many other games in the genre, focuses almost entirely on destruction. While you will usually need to take a tactical approach to gameplay when on foot, you will earn points called "Field Units" that can be used to buy equipment like tanks and gun turrets to destroy Axis soldiers. You can simply buy equipment by using the Y button on your controller in conjunction with the left thumbstick button to select an item to buy. As such, the game developers call The Outfit "destruction on demand". The equipment you buy with Field Units will initially be occupied by AI-controlled soldiers, but you can replace whoever is using the equipment so that you can have some fun blowing stuff up. Sporting a fully destructible environment, almost everything in The Outfit can be blown up.

You can play as one of three characters. Tommy Mac can take lots of damage before dying, and comes equipped with a flamethrower and machine gun, but equipment will cost him more Field Units than other characters. Deuce Williams comes equipped with a rocket launcher and pistol, and doesn't need as much Field Units to buy stuff as Tommy does, but he isn't nearly as strong as Tommy. JD Tyler is the most accurate of the three, sporting a sniper rifle and shotgun, but unfortunately he will die with one shot, so he must take an extremely tactical approach to gameplay.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Historical conflict: World War II
• Physics Engine: Havok

User Reviews

Good Fun

Sean Mulgrew (12)

The Press Says

Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2006	7.75 out of 10	78
Kombo.com	Apr 06, 2006	7.6 out of 10	76
MAN!AC	May, 2006	73 out of 100	73
3DAvenue	May 25, 2006		70
GameSpy	Mar 15, 2006		70
Gameslave UK	Mar 28, 2006	7 out of 10	70
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Apr 05, 2006	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Mar 13, 2006	6.7 out of 10	67
Game Freaks 365	2006	6.2 out of 10	62

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Trivia

Cover

The title on the US cover art is not just printed on it's also embossed on the cover.

German version

In the German version, all blood, SS runes and swastikas were removed. During the cutscenes, a few violent scenes and Hitler salutes were cut. A detailed list of changes can be found on schnittberichte.com (German).

Related Web Sites

• The Outfit (Official website)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for The Outfit.)