The strengths of .hack//outbreak are the same as the first two in the series (.hack//infection and mutation): it has a great plot line, interesting new skill system, easy to use interface, and you can continue on your character into the next of the series. This is as expected, there were no changes to the game design. Despite this, I found this game to have lost some of its excitement (relevant to the series, it still found this game more exciting than other comparable games, like FFX or X-2).

In my opinion, they introduced a weakness to the series by making this a 4 installment series rather than a 3. I've started the 4th game and am very excited, but due to the total series game play hours and the layout of the plot, it would have been better as a 3 game series (with no plot changes, just the quantity of material per release changed). Go capitalism.

Like the previous game, if I were to say this game had any other weakness, it would be that it is quite a bit shorter than many comparable games. With completion of the story line (in this installment), the extras, and just having a little fun, I completed the game in about 30 hours.

Overall, the .hack//outbreak is a must have if you wish to play the series. I don't think that the series would have been as much fun if I did not play all of the installments. Having finished the first three game, .hack//mutation is my favorite of the series so far, but quarantine may very well take that throne once I finish it.

"average rating --- 2 stars"
4 short games, 50 dollars each. Now, 2 games would have been fine. 4 games is a joke. The creators are obviously trying to mooch all the money they can. The first game got repetitive. They have taken it to a whole new level.

You still do the exact same things. If you find a great sword you can't use it, but you can give it to the person who wants it. If you get to the bottom theres a boss and a cutscene. Later you go into another dungeon that looks EXACTLY the same as the last one.

The game fails to prove it's own worth. Now, if they only made 2 long games, as I have said, that would have been fine. Get a new engine guys, or a new concept. It doesn't work 4 times in a row.

"Hack is the best"
I have Had fun playing the hack saga. This game continues after Hack//mutation {pt2} which I will not tell you the ending to spoil one of the best rpgs of the year. After pt2 you play as the out law Kite a twin blade. His journey is to stop the data bugs from destorying the world. {video game that your main character plays} This game has many characters to choose for a party. {You only play as kite though} Your party limit is three people. {well two people you choose counting you as three} The story uses diffrent type of class know as blade master,heavy blade,long arm,heavy axeman,twin blade, and wave master. You encounter many battles in this game. NOTE: You should beat pt1 and pt2 before playing this game trust me you wont have any good weapons or characters that you encounter during pt1 and 2. I hope you like my review.