Enter a world where combat has emerged, and its time for you to fight against the enemy, to save your allies from sure destruction, using your robot suit to clear the path home for them. Enter the world of Outbound, where your enemy is gunning for you and unless you fight back, you will be a steaming pile of ash.

The story of Outbound described in game is as follows. "It is the fourth millenium, the old Federation of star systems has broken down, and power in the inner colonies has been usurped by the Centrists, a corrupt and amoral military coalition. The remnants of the Federation force are trapped between the main battle fleet of the Centrists and the distant havens of the Outer Colonies." So as a member, of the elite force that is part of the federation, your mission is to help the trapped forces get back to safety. Kind of simple premise, but at least some effort went into the actual story line.

Controls in the game are easy, move with directional keys, fire with ctrl key and use 1, 2, 3 buttons to change between your weapons, you will find different weapons and power ups in your different missions across different planets. Each one has a set of objectives you must accomplish before you can move onto the next mission. You will face though a lot of opposition from the Centrists, as they have deployed their forces on many planets, so you will have to destroy anyone who gets in your way.

Graphics in the game are nicely done, and look good, the environments have some similarities but with color scheme changes. Nevertheless, it all looks good in the end and even with multiple enemies on screen, there is not much if any slowdown. Which is good to see, you'll be dealing with lots of enemies trying to stop you, and it's a blast to see many enemies coming at you, trying to gun you down.

Which brings me to my next point, with the many enemies there are, it's given the game a high challenge, even the first level may take you a couple of tries before you can beat it. You only get 2 lives at the beginning and with multiple enemies it can be hard at first to face off against such odds. Nevertheless, it should not take most people too long to get used to the controls and really raise havoc.

If your looking for a game to give you a rush and be challenging and with a little futuristic feeling to, check out Outbound.