The Outforce
Developer(s)O3 Games
Publisher(s)Pan Interactive, Strategy First
EngineO3D
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Outforce is a top-down real-time strategy game played across a battlefield in space. It is the first game from O3 Games, which later became Starbreeze Studios.

Gameplay

The Outforce is a real-time strategy game set in the depths of space. There are three races from which to choose, and more than 120 different units available, including tow ships, phasing units, and self-destructing units. The 3-D environment features a free-floating camera with a variable zoom field. The game's artificial intelligence has a genetic learning algorithm, and the physics system includes pressure waves, elastic collisions, gravity, and push-and-pull force. Up to eight players can battle it out over the Internet or on a LAN.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2] Nevertheless, it was a success for O3 Games.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases or Games that are in the Process of Duplication (Gone Gold)". 11 February 2002. Archived from the original on 11 February 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The Outforce for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Michael E. (29 January 2001). "The Outforce Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (2 February 2001). "The Outforce Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Adams, Dan (8 February 2001). "The Outforce". IGN. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "PC Review: The Outforce". PC Zone. 2000.
  7. ↑ Pitts, Russ (15 May 2014). "Making Wolfenstein: a fight club on top of the world". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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