.hack//Outbreak Vol.3 ~ Part 1
3.hack//OUTBREAK (.hack//侵食汚染 Vol.3) is the third of the four-part video game series that is the core of the .hack franchise. It details the beginning of Kite's counterattack against the Cursed Wave.
Developer(s): CyberConnect2
Publisher(s): Bandai
Designer(s): Hiroshi Matsuyama
Platform(s): PlayStation 2
Release: [JP] December 12 2002, [NA] September 9 2003, [PAL] September 10 2004
Genre(s): Action role-playing
Language: English Texts / Japanese Voices
Played on PCSX2 1.5.0
In .hack//Outbreak, Balmung realizes that he cannot end the situation on his own, and joins Kite's quest. BlackRose tells Kite that her brother became comatose under similar circumstances as Orca, which renews both characters' determination. Wiseman formulates a plan to combat the Cursed Wave, enlisting Helba's assistance. Their teamwork destroys the Wave monster Fidchell, but the aftermath causes networks in the real world to malfunction. Aura contacts Kite again, but their meeting is cut short by Cubia's reappearance. Lios, observing Cubia's power, agrees to join Kite, Helba, and the others to combat the Cursed Wave. In the resulting operation, the team pools their resources to defeat another Wave monster called Gorre, with no repercussions in the real world.