Marcello Perricone
GameGrinOutcast: Second Contact Review
Published 12/10/2017
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 11/14/2017
Outcast - Second Contact
Outcast: Second Contact is a complete remake of the action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC. Take off on an exploration of Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous, where your heroic journey places the fate of two worlds in your hands.
- Developer
- Appeal Studios
- Publisher
- Bigben Interactive
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65
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Critic avg
65
13 scored reviews
Total coverage
13
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Score range
50–82
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Signal shape
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 65 across 13 scored reviews, with a 32-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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13 included scored reviews
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80–894 reviews · 31%
70–792 reviews · 15%
Below 707 reviews · 54%
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Rosh Kelly
WccftechOutcast: Second Contact Review – Back from 1999
Published 12/4/2017
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70
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalCarlos Santuana
TheXboxHubOutcast - Second Contact Review
Published 11/29/2017
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Score
50
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdrian Burrows
TheSixthAxisOutcast: Second Contact Review
Published 11/27/2017
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50
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalNicholas Plouffe
COGconnectedOutcast: Second Contact Review – Looks Aren’t Everything
Published 11/27/2017
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalKevin Tavore
TrueAchievementsOutcast - Second Contact Review
Published 11/25/2017
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80
+15 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralOutcast: Second Contact review – ‘90s style world
Published 11/23/2017
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalBlake Grundman
PlayStation LifeStyleOutcast: Second Contact Review – Relic of the Past (PS4)
Published 11/20/2017
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Score
55
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalRichard Cobbett
PC GamerOutcast: Second Contact review
Published 11/20/2017
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Score
82
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalPaul Acevedo
Windows CentralOutcast: Second Contact Xbox One review – A classic action game returns to consoles | Windows Central
Published 11/20/2017
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70
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