For anyone who may not know what .hack is, let me begin this review by explaining the whole concept and story to the game. .hack revolves around an MMORPG called “The World”, which is the big craze in Japan. A new player named Kite (the person you control) has just logged into The World since his buddy Orca has talked about how great it is. Soon, Orca falls into a coma and word begins to spread that there is a virus running loose that not only is corrupting game servers, but also causing players to fall into a coma while playing. The story builds up over the first two installments to increase the mystery of who is behind the virus, and the corporation that created the World just seems to keep growing stronger. In Outbreak, the corruption has spread even worse, and it’s up to you to move Kite closer to solving the mystery of who is behind the issues in The World, and ultimately team up with his friends to stop it from happening.