The next installment in the Bandai's .hack series, .hack//G.U., arrives on the PlayStation 2, complete with new characters and an original storyline.
Aside from the unusual premise, it's an average action RPG, reminiscent of but definitely not as good as last year's Kingdom Hearts.
Even if you really liked the first .hack game, you probably won't like the second installment as much, since it's just like the first, minus the originality.
Though it divulges a few more bits of storyline, Outbreak's gameplay is simple and repetitive to the extreme, just like its predecessors.