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."
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."
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.
In the end, there is little about Outcry that recommends itself. The story is bewildering, disjointed, and poorly fleshed out. The subject matter is dry, the puzzles lack elegance, and the compulsory reading is uninteresting and difficult to grasp. The majority of the game is unappealing to look at, and all of it looks as if it is an outdated game created a decade ago. Outcry may have some common elements with Myst, but too few of them are elements that are still desirable in the modern adaptation of the genre.
