This sums it up pretty goodAAAAAHHH!! ANOTHER 2-D SIDE SCROLLER!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! Oh hey, wait a minute, this one doesn't suck! In fact, its pretty good! You play Abe, a weird looking alien that works in a meat packing plant. When he finds out that he is about to be one of the next items on the menu, he freaks out and tries to escape. Along the way, he tries to save his other slave friends, and not get killed. Alright, its not the greatest plot in the world, but what the hell do you want?
. Originally, Oddworld was supposed to be a Quintology on the strange fauna and flaura of the alien world known as "Oddworld". By playing with some of those creatures, you'd learn more about it. Up till now, only 3 games have appeared (AFAIK) and, unfortunately, it looks like the quintology will only be continued on X-Box, starting with Munch's Oddyssey. But what kind of game is Abe's Oddyssey? Well, it's a platform game alright, but not an easy one. Some of the puzzles you'll have to solve are quite difficult... countless times have I been blown to pieces, grinded, eaten by the Oddworld equivalent of a Bulldog/Tank crossbreed etc. That's what makes the game so unique: the wide variety of strange creatures appearing in it. In Abe's Oddyssey you can even take control of some of the squid-headed guards by singing/meditating and then shoot the other guards. Part 2, Abe's Exoddus allows for even more creature control... Check out the Official Oddworld site.
God, I'm thirsty
** takes another drink from his C.R. **
