Outtrigger

Developed by Sega's renowned AM2 team, Outtrigger is an action game that can be played in either the first or third person; however, it clearly plays like a first-person shooter. The sparse story has you serving as a member of an antiterrorist group. The game's high-quality graphics run at a peppy 60 frames per second. Owners of numerous Dreamcast peripherals will be pleased to learn that this game supports almost all of them. This is one of the few titles to utilize Sega's broadband adapter. It looks fantastic through the VGA box, and controls best using the keyboard and mouse peripherals. Up to four players can compete offline and up to six online.

Single-player mode is another story--it gets dull quickly, especially compared to more established titles like Unreal Tournament and Quake 3: Arena (both available for Dreamcast), which have more variety. Controlling the action using a gamepad is very difficult--the keyboard and mouse setup is highly recommended. Users with small televisions may find four-player mode difficult to follow. Although the game's single-player mode is subpar, Outtrigger is a good choice for Dreamcast owners (especially those with broadband adapters) looking for multiplayer excitement. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

Excellent peripheral support
Strong multiplayer mode
Quality graphics

Cons:

Single-player mode is lacking
Tough to play on a control pad
Weak story

You might be good enough to join Interforce, a private enterprise formed to fight terrorism, but to lead the team, you'll have to prove you're better than the other members. Outtrigger is a combat game that features both first- and third-person perspectives, and while it comes with a batch of single-player scenario missions, the game favors multiplayer mayhem. A split-screen mode for up to four players allows friends to compete in-house, and online cooperative play lets you form teams over the Internet. Settings include castle ruins, an observatory, abandoned train stations, and more. The game's cache of weapons includes flamethrowers, photon torpedoes, and rocket launchers, to name a few.

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