Outbreak

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.hack//侵食汚染 Vol.3 .hack//OUTBREAK Part 3 .hack//침식오염 Vol.3 .hack//Vol.3×Vol.4 (PlayStation 2 the Best)
Regions	Japan North America PAL Korea
Languages	Japanese English German Frnech Italian Spanish Korean
Platforms	PlayStation 2
Release Dates	2002 December 12 Japan 2003 September 9 North America 2004 April 20 Korea 2004 September 10 PAL 2006 March 2 /PS2 The Best
Developer	CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.
Publisher	Bandai Co., Ltd Bandai America, Inc. Bandai Atari Europe SASU Bandai Korea Co., Ltd Bandai Co., Ltd
Genre	Single-player Offline Action RPG

.hack//Outbreak (.hack//侵食汚染 Vol.3, Hepburn: .hack//Shinshoku Osen, lit. "Erosion Pollution") is the third entry in the set of games released on the PlayStation 2. The games are set in the "first season" of the .hack series, taking place after SIGN and ZERO. The collection of games are sometimes referred to as a Tetralogy by official sources, a Quadrilogy or by the abbreviation "IMOQ" by fans, taking the first letter in each consecutive game's English title in chronological order (Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine). Each game comes with a bonus DVD of the anime .hack//Liminality, which shows events occurring simultaneously offline. The games take part within the fictitious MMO of 「The World」.

Synopsis

ゆっくりと、しかし確実に死に向かうネット世界…… これが「The World」の意思なのか。

異変から端を発するウイルスの侵食は、ついに憩いの街「ルートタウン」にまでも汚染の色を広げてゆく。楽しく遊べるバーチャル世界のはずであった「The World」の崩壊を目の前に、プレイヤーたち１人１人は、自らの無力さに直面する。しかし、いやだからこそ、打開しなければならない共通の目的を目の前に、プレイヤーたちは「力」を合わせることを誓い合う。

Liminality

Main articles: In the Case of Kyoko Tohno

Setting

Main articles: OutbreakSetting

Mailer

Main articles: Outbreak Mailer

News

Main articles: Outbreak News

BBS

Main articles: Outbreak BBS

Servers

• Δ Serve: Aqua Capital Mac Anu (Games Tetralogy)
• ϴ Server: Highland City Dun Loireag (Games Tetralogy)
• Λ Server: Cultural City Carmina Gadelica (Games Tetralogy)
• Σ Server: Aerial City Fort Ouph (Games Tetralogy)

Chaos Gate

Main articles: Outbreak Chaos Gate

Fields

Main articles: Outbreak Fields

Creatures and Monsters

Main articles: Outbreak Monsters

Items

Main articles: Outbreak Items

Characters

Main articles: Outbreak Characters

Production

Staff

Main articles: IMOQ Credits

Merchandise

Game Release

Merchandise articles: Outbreak PlayStation 2 Release
Merchandise articles: .hack//Vol.3×Vol.4 PlayStation 2 the Best Release

Version Differences

Main articles: Outbreak Version Differences

	Japan Release		North America Release		Korean Release		PS2 the Best Re-release
Title:	.hack//侵食汚染 Vol.3 (Shinshoku Osen)		.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3		.hack//침식오염 Vol.3		.hack//Vol.3×Vol.4 PlayStation 2 the Best
Region	NTSC-J		NTSC-U/C		NTSC-J		NTSC-J
Language	Audio: Japanese Text: Japanese		Audio: English, Japanese Text: English		Audio: Japanese, English Text: Hangul subtitle		Audio: Japanese Text: Japanese
Release Date:	December 12, 2002		September 9, 2003		April 20, 2004		March 2, 2006
Developer	CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.
Publisher	Bandai Co., Ltd		Bandai America, Inc.		Bandai Korea Co., Ltd		Bandai Co., Ltd
Rating	CERO: 全年齢対象 (All Ages)		ESRB: T		KMRB: 12		CERO: 全年齢対象 (All Ages)
Price	5,800 円 (Tax not included)
Catalogue Number	SLPS-25158		SLUS-20563		SLKA-25145		SLPS-73232 SLPS-73233
UPC/EAN:

PAL Releases

	Australia		UK		French		German		Italian		Spanish
Title:	.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3		.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3		.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3		.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3		.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3		.hack//OUTBREAK Part 3
Region	PAL		PAL		PAL		PAL		PAL		PAL
Language	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish Quickstart Languages: Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Release Date:			September 10, 2004 ?
Developer	CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.
Publisher	Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU
Rating	OFLC: M15+		PEGI: 12+				USK: 12
Price
Catalogue Number			SLES-52469
UPC/EAN:

Demo

SLUS-29065 (Demo)