
Frankly, the story never really comes across as anything but an excuse to get you out on the streets of Rockland, riding around aimlessly and occasionally killing people. If this sounds like the basic setup for just about every GTA-esque game from the last few years, that's because it is, but with bikers. Now alone and with no rep to speak of, your job is to work your way through the crime-filled streets of Rockland, doing assorted missions for various criminal types in order to get back what was yours and extract revenge. You were set up by another biker named Blade, who sold you out to the cops, then proceeded to take over your operation while you were wasting away in the clink. As said biker, you've just been released from prison after a five-year stint. Outlaw Chopper tells the story of a rogue biker on the hunt for revenge. And it is functional-but as far as entertainment goes, Outlaw Chopper is completely bereft of anything of the sort. This budget-priced PC action game strips out all of the above from the GTA formula, leaving only the most bare, skeletal mechanics required to make for a functional game. For those who believe this, your messiah has arrived in the form of Outlaw Chopper. Some people might argue that the Grand Theft Auto series, for all the attention it gets, wouldn't amount to much if you stripped out the games' top-notch storylines, consistently excellent voice acting, unique sense of style, clever mission designs, enjoyable driving mechanics, engaging combat, and sheer environmental scope.
