<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
online	B-Application
playability	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
1	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
although	O
online	B-Application
support	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outbreak	O
depicts	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
episodic	O
storylines	O
in	O
a	O
zombie-inhabited	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
time	O
period	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outbreak	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
entitled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
:	I-Application
File	I-Application
#2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
with	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
servers	B-Application
using	O
a	O
broadband	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
network	B-Device
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
player	O
first	O
started	O
online	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
begin	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Outbreak	O
"	O
scenario	O
and	O
progress	O
from	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
American	O
servers	B-Application
for	O
Outbreak	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
servers	B-Application
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ending	O
official	O
online	B-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
eight	O
characters	O
in	O
J	O
's	O
Bar	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
unaware	O
of	O
what	O
is	O
happening	O
until	O
a	O
lone	O
zombie	B-Application
wanders	O
into	O
the	O
bar	O
and	O
attacks	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
employees	O
named	O
Will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	B-Application
Chapman	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Karim	O
Morgan	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
subway	O
staffer	O
that	O
is	O
easily	O
scared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	B-Application
Hamilton	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Bob	O
Buchholz	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
surgeon	O
at	O
Raccoon	O
General	O
Hospital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
"	O
Outbreak	O
"	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
outbreak	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
police	O
prepare	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
horde	O
using	O
explosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Hive	O
"	O
involves	O
the	O
survivors	O
taking	O
refuge	O
in	O
the	O
Raccoon	O
General	O
Hospital	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
under	O
assault	O
from	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
infected	O
leeches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
producer	O
Noritaka	O
Funamizu	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
concept	O
of	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
originally	O
,	O
was	O
known	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
growing	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
network	B-Device
gaming	O
over	O
consoles	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
suggested	O
to	O
Funamizu	O
that	O
he	O
should	O
have	O
a	O
try	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
Funamizu	O
made	O
a	O
small	O
multi-player	O
mini-game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
survive	O
the	O
longest	O
time	O
possible	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
remove	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
failure	O
to	O
encourage	O
teamwork	B-Protocol
—	O
players	O
would	O
instinctively	O
run	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
horde	O
and	O
be	O
slaughtered	O
rather	O
than	O
help	O
one	O
another	O
to	O
ensure	O
their	O
own	O
survival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
that	O
what	O
made	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
scary	O
was	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
forcing	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
online	B-Application
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	O
press	O
conference	O
regarding	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
previously	O
unheard-of	O
by	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Online	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
initiative	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Production	O
Studio	O
1	O
to	O
develop	O
three	O
network	B-Device
focused	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
games	O
were	O
Auto	B-Application
Modellista	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
eventually	O
reached	O
this	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Network	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
(	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
scenarios	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
the	O
five	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
five	O
scenarios	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
initial	O
cut	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
complete	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
E3	O
2002	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
developed	O
into	O
the	O
sequel	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
File	I-Application
#2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
doubts	O
were	O
raised	O
as	O
to	O
Outbreaks	O
online	B-Application
game-play	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
Capcom	O
was	O
adamant	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
at	O
least	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
March	O
Capcom	O
had	O
given	O
in	O
on	O
securing	O
Outbreaks	O
network	B-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
numerous	O
problems	O
faced	O
with	O
establishing	O
a	O
network	B-Device
in	O
a	O
region	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
dozens	O
of	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
securing	O
service	O
providers	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
usual	O
PAL/NTSC	O
differential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
scenarios	O
to	O
be	O
short	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
partners	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
chock-full	O
of	O
repetitive	O
and	O
annoying	O
sound	O
bytes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
establish	O
online	B-Application
support	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
online	B-Application
community	O
was	O
threatened	O
with	O
the	O
expected	O
rise	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	O
's	O
popularity	O
with	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Halo	O
2	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
an	O
Outbreak	O
was	O
"	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
for	O
four	O
players	O
"	O
and	O
questioning	O
if	O
a	O
network-less	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
problem	O
was	O
with	O
the	O
real-time	O
"	O
START	O
"	O
menu	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
file-reading	O
and	O
item-trading	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
a	O
random	O
zombie	B-Application
attack	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
"[feel]	O
light	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
department	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
not	O
becoming	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
load	O
times	O
for	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
was	O
also	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
