GI.net: "Previously, I have written that adventure games can hypothetically get one into trouble - predominately by sending people to the Betty Ford Clinic for kleptomania. Well, why bring this up is probably what you are thinking. Because this is another adventure game review, as you've probably guessed by now. And surprisingly, it is rather solid despite some flaws. What is the name of this game? Welcome to the world of Outcry, folks.
The story is rather basic. You are a novelist who has just received a letter. This letter is from your brother, and he has invited you to visit. However, when you arrive, you meet the maid who informs you that your brother has died. As soon as you enter his small apartment, you see an old gramophone playing, and you hear your brother's voice. He commands you to burn all of his notes concerning his last experiment. So, what do you do? Perform his last experiment and learn what happened to him. Perhaps even find him. It is interesting, especially due to its philosophy of the body and the soul and how they are intertwined. Spend too much time away from your body, and you will die, or so the protagonist's brother writes. However, there are very few cutscenes to keep the average nonadventure gamer interested. Also, there is no real character development or interaction as the protagonist never speaks or even gives you an opportunity to gaze inside his thoughts. Instead, you will advance the plot through a less traditional gaming vehicle: the written word. You will find excerpts from the protagonist's brother's journal, recording his thoughts throughout various times in his life. Thus, reading is a bigger requirement than in other adventure games -but there is more on that later."
Jason Codd: "Then obviously we've moved into our first console products as well which, I think for an independent publisher to have their first [Xbox] 360 product 14 months after first set-up is pretty efficient. We've got our own IP being developed on [Nintendo] DS and Wii as well at the moment, so we're very very excited about where we're going."
Resolution writes: "Outcry is a gorgeously stylised, hugely atmospheric and occasionally thought-provoking game. But it's too clumsy in its design, so teeth-grindingly, wall-punchingly difficult, to properly recommend. It breaks just about every rule of adventure game design that you can think of. But there's the odd moment where you kind of understand why it's doing so. It thrives through its obscurity. It gains respect for that.
As is the case with many games from weirdest Mother Russia, it's plainly obvious why this found popularity in its homeland. Equally, as is the case with many games from weirdest Mother Russia, it's pretty hard to stomach if you're not."
Mamba games are continuing to build retail support for their catalogue within the UK gaming market by making sure all retail avenues within the UK are established. Following the recent launch of their official website, Mamba has signed up Advantage Distribution to help them sell into independent retailers and online stores within the UK.
