Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 review

GamesMaster reckons this is one Resident that's starting to outstay its welcome

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It hurts to slag off Resi, but they need to go back to the drawing board to get Evil online

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Platform"PS2"
Alternative names"RE Outbreak 2","Resident Evil Outbreak II","Resident Evil Outbreak II"
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