The Outfit (Xbox 360, 2006)

The Outfit is a best described as a team based action strategy game. You start off by choosing a character, each has different health levels, speed ratings, weapons, troop commands ect. When you spawn you will also have 4 troops with you. You head out into battle begin killing and destroying the enemy and as you do this you will earn FU's (Field Units). You spend field units to buy gun emplacments, artillary cannons, machine gun nests, various vehicals including jeeps, tanks, half tracks and other weapons of mass destruction. This is all very well done and easy to place on the battlefield. The action is fun, frantic and addictive. Especially online but be sure to choose players with a good connection to you, indicated by and orange or green dot next to their name. also try to keep the amount of players in the match to three per side. Once everyone starts placing there troops things can get pretty hectic and it can lead to some lag but dont let that keep you away, the online multiplayer is alot of fun. The single player game is also fun and you will want to complete the games story mode, it's around 10-15 hours and you can replay the missions to unlock as many medals as you can. There isnt really anything else on the system quite like The Outfit and i mean that in a good way. Other than the framerate issues the graphics are the only gripe i have with this game,it's really a mixed bag. Some things look good and others not so much, some textures and character models make you want to write hate mail to the developers but some things like the vehicals, planes dropping supplies, lighting, water and sound design (other than the repetive one liners) are done quite well. You will overlook its faults once the action starts anyway I just hope the Outfit 2 will improve where it is needed. This game is priced at around $40 "New" and I have enjoyed it for hours and hours. If your only going to play the single player missions just rent it but for those with Xbox live its a keeper

A first generation game on the Xbox 360. Not that there is anything wrong with that it just seems that sometimes it was either through the rushing from the publisher or just bad design choices but overall I really do enjoy this game for what it is.

You may be wondering what it is--it really boils down to a linear, more tactical version of Mercenaries (thanks to what they call "Destruction on Demand"). Basically, you are sent through individual missions which are very linear in that you will walk along a path and encounter objectives which usually just involve capturing a building or destroying something, but the way in which you do this is through the placement of armor, gun emplacements and strategic strikes (air and artillery). The game really shines when you get to the areas where the game because a little more free-form where you have options in where you want to go, because this is where you have to capture an area and then make sure that you put enough men and weapons there to hold it, which can get really crazy if they are throwing a lot of stuff at you.

Past the singleplayer game, the multiplayer plays out just like my favorite moments in singeplayer. It's an all out war where battlelines are built and each person has to either build the bigger front line or place their stuff where it counts, all at the same time managing to maneuver to strategic points to gather more money (or FUs as they are in the game) to buy more weapons for their army. It really becomes more a sandbox game in multiplayer which is what the game should've been all along.

There are a few negatives worth mentioning, such as what I said earlier where the game should really open up more and allow the player to really have to think about where they want to put their stuff. Next, the graphics cannot really compare to most of the next generation games, they are just really sub par, though the cutscenes are much better for the most part. Finally, the vehicle controls will drive you crazy because the controls limit you to using only the left joystick as steering. Whoever thought of that must have the patience of a god, because for me, everytime I ended up in a corner it took me at least a minute to get out, which is great when I have half the SS firing down on me.

Overall this game isn't going to change the world, but if you want a game that overall could be described as decent, but fun, and you loved the game Mercenaries, then this is probably for you.

This is pitiful. The plot is great if you are a 12 year old, and think Hogan's Heroes was the best show on television of all time. In case the world didn't know already, apparently americans hate Nazis, (and love to use racial slurs about the German people.) Seriously, I'm tired of World War 2 games in a whole. It happened over 50 years ago, let's stop rehashing stories. The premise, a strategy game mixed with a 3rd person shooter, is a step in the right direction, but still only 1 step. You have to have a story to back it up. The multiplayer is good if there is nothing else to play, but this is definitely a renter, not a buyer. Try the demo on Xbox Live to see if you like it, then make your decision. In my opinion, though, this is not worth playing or wasting your time on.

I bought this game mostly because I liked the demo which was multiplayer only.

It's a 3rd person WW2 action strategy game..

It is exrememly fun and strategic. One thing I really like like about it is that you must upgrade your weapons while you play online. So it's a pretty fun and rewarding challenge beating others who have better weapons than you.

I also love that you can destroy EVERYTHING on the map.

Some advice:

Give it some time, most people don't really like it at first, as they do not understand the strategy concept of the game. It is hard to win initially, but once you put in your time as a newb you will really start to think it's fun, that will progress to addiction.

Don't try to play this game like it is Halo. It's not a deathmatch.

You must strategically place your weaponry and assist in the fighting.

The graphics aren't the best, but their good if you utlize High Def.

It's also not a true to form simulation. It's designed for strategy and fun.

It is very addicting if you are competitive. And after renting it 2 months straight I bought it to save money.

One of the best parts about multiplayer is there really isn't just one best strategy to win. The game designers kind of set the game up like paper rock scissors, one type of strategy will beat another. You can't just up and commit to one battle strategy altogether because there is a way to defeat it.


You can play coop with a friend online which is fun as well.

Gameplay control could be a little better. It's hard to be real precise and that can be aggrivating, but it's the same for all so it works out.

If you are used to driving Halo vehicles they do drive differently. That takes a little while to overcome, but is fine once you do.

If you game online, it's definitly worth purchasing.

This peculiar game has a unique style of gameplay similar to "Mercenaries",The Outfit delivers an awesome third person shooter, the touch of strategy makes it's difference between other WWII games, the game allows players to chose from the american or german army, each with 3 "heroes" which comand a team of soldiers trough an epic campaing, the level of destruction is way much better than "Mercenaries", though, it doesn't really define what "next gen" should be the graphics are pretty good, the level of replay value is high because of it's extraodinary multiplayer modes and online play, the sound effects are what you expect from a good shooter, the soundtrack may not please everyone but that is why there is an option of changing the music in the xbox360 menu. Tought not perfect is the closest to an strategy game you can find on the xbox360 until "Lord of the Rings: Battle For midle earth 2"comes out.

Graphics: 7
Gameplay: 8
Sound: 8
Multiplayer: 8 (If you have acces to xbox live)
Overall: 8 out 10