The Outforce
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = The Outforce
|image= TheOutforceBoxCover.png
|developer= O3 Games
|publisher= Pan Interactive, Strategy First
|designer=
|engine= O3D
|released= {{vgrelease|NA|4 January 2001{{Cite web |date=2002-02-11 |title=New Releases or Games that are in the Process of Duplication (Gone Gold). |url=http://www.gonegold.com/golden/2001.shtml |access-date=2023-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020211092823/http://www.gonegold.com/golden/2001.shtml |archive-date=11 February 2002 }}}}
|genre= Real-time strategy
|modes= Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms= Microsoft Windows
}}
The Outforce is a 2001 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.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 56/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-outforce/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=The Outforce for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=17 April 2016 |archive-date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250208194123/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-outforce/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}
| GSpot = 7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-outforce-review/1900-2679881/ |title=The Outforce Review |last=Ryan |first=Michael E. |date=29 January 2001 |publisher=GameSpot |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202180100/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2679881,00.html |archivedate=2 February 2001 |url-status=live |accessdate=17 April 2016}}
| IGN = 6.5/10{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/09/the-outforce |title=The Outforce |last=Adams |first=Dan |date=8 February 2001 |publisher=IGN |accessdate=17 April 2016}}
| PCZone = 55%{{cite journal |title=PC Review: The Outforce |journal=PC Zone |year=2000}}
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The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Nevertheless, it was a success for O3 Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/features/2014/5/15/5713324/wolfenstein-the-new-order-machine-games |title=Making Wolfenstein: a fight club on top of the world |last=Pitts |first=Russ |date=15 May 2014 |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |accessdate=19 May 2014 |archive-date=6 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806201450/http://www.polygon.com/features/2014/5/15/5713324/wolfenstein-the-new-order-machine-games |url-status=live }}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/games/redir/?iGameID=22 The Outforce on the Strategy First Website]
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Real-time strategy video games
Category:Starbreeze Studios games
Category:Video games developed in Sweden
Category:Video games set in outer space
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