Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Studio	Oddworld Inhabitants
Publisher	GT Interactive Oddworld Inhabitants
Senior Developer	Lorne Lanning
Erstveröffent- lichung	November 1998
platform	PlayStation , Windows , PS3 , PSP , PS Vita
genre	Jump 'n' run
Game mode	Single player , multiplayer
control	Game controller , keyboard
system advantages preconditions	CPU : Pentium 120 MHz RAM : 16 MB Graphics card : SVGA Windows95 compatible sound card 4-way CD-ROM drive
medium	CD-ROM , download
language	German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
Age rating	USK

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a platform game by the US computer game developer Oddworld Inhabitants and the second title in the Oddworld series. It was first published in 1998 by the US publisher GT Interactive for PlayStation and Windows . The game was adapted for Game Boy in 2000 under the title Oddworld: Adventures 2 . There were also several re-releases on other platforms.

action

The plot continues seamlessly from the credits of the predecessor. During the celebration of the liberation of the Mudokons from RuptureFarms, Abe receives a vision in which he is asked for help by the spirits of dead Mudokons. The Glukkons therefore mostly use blind Mudokon slaves to dig up the bones of the deceased in the old burial site Necrum and use them to make broth, the so-called SoulStorm Brew. Abe's goal is to stop the desecration of the graves and shut down the brewery. The aim is to free 300 captured Mudokons from all over the game. Depending on how many can be freed from it, the end credits sequence will be different. Abe either dies or he succeeds in destroying the brewery.

Gameplay

See also : "Gameplay" in the article Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Abe's Exoddus is based on the same technical framework as its predecessor and adopts its basic gameplay, so it is played as a jump 'n' run with puzzle elements. The player controls the game character Abe again in a side- scrolling perspective in front of two-dimensional, pre-rendered backgrounds via game controller or keyboard through the game world. Compared to its predecessor, the GameSpeak functions and interaction with Abe's conspecifics have been expanded. These now have different states of mind, which Abe must respond to before they follow his instructions. You can not only "chant" yourself in the so-called Sligs (put your own soul in that of the chanted), but also recently in "Scrabs" and "Paramites". A quick save function (QuikSave) has also been added , with which a game can be created at any time.

development

Abe's Exoddus was created at the insistence of the publisher and then company owner GT Interactive, who, after the success of its predecessor, wanted a successor for Christmas 1998. Within nine months, a sequel was therefore designed on the basis of the technical basis of the predecessor and under great pressure, which was not based on a concept of the originally planned five-part series, but is considered an offshoot of Abe's Oddysee .

synchronization

The synchronization of this part is completely different from that of the first, so Abe was voiced by Monty Arnold in the first part , in Exoddus , but Robert Missler lends him the voice.

role	Original voice	German voice
Abe	Lorne Lanning	Robert Missler
Sligs	Lorne Lanning	Robert Poerschke
Brewmaster	Lorne Lanning	Kai Henrik Möller
Director Phleg	Lorne Lanning	Uli Plessmann
General Dripik	Lorne Lanning	Wulf Mey
Vice President Aslik	Lorne Lanning	Stefan Brönneke
Alf		Ingo Abel

The dubbing company was Mackensen & Gensch recording studio, dialogue directing Antje Roosch and Jörg Mackensen.

reception

Rating mirror

PlayStation
publication	Rating
next level	95%
Video games	89%
EGM	9.3 out of 10
GameSpot	9.4 of 10
Gaming Age	B +
IGN	7.8 out of 10
Official Playstation Magazine	4.5 out of 5
PSX Nation	94%
Meta-ratings
GameRankings	90.42%
Metacritic	88 of 100
Windows
publication	Rating
GameStar	77%
PC action	82%
PC Games	80%
PC joker	81%
PC player	85%
Power play	85%
Computer Gaming World	4 of 5
GameSpot	8.0 of 10
IGN	8.5 out of 10
PC Gamer (UK)	71%
PC zone	7.0
Meta-ratings
GameRankings	86.75%

The PlayStation version of Abe's Exoddus received consistently positive ratings ( GameRankings : 90.42% / Metacritic : 88 out of 100). The PC version also received good, but on average lower ratings (GameRankings: 86.75%).

“ Anyone who already enjoyed Abe's Oddysee can do so without any worries, because Exoddus offers all the advantages of the prequel and more - if you don't get sick while playing, you're either a glukkon or dead or both. Even hitherto inexperienced players should take a look, because Abe's Exoddus is by far the best non-scrolling game to date - with a diaphragm stimulation guarantee. "

- M. Feldmann : Test report neXt Level 11/1998

“Just like Oddysee , the presentation in Exoddus is absolutely gorgeous. At its heart this game is still a Prince of Persia style platformer with some great innovations. It's games like this that make me pray this genre won't die out due to the more powerful hardware being released lately. "

“Just like Oddysee, the presentation in Exoddus is absolutely beautiful. The game is still a Prince of Persia style platformer at heart , with some great innovations. It's games like this that I pray that the genre won't die out because of the more powerful hardware recently released. "

- Greg Sewart : Gaming Age review

marketing

Oddworld Inhabitants and GT Interactive submitted a 15-minute animated film entitled Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus: The Movie on the occasion of the 1999 Oscar nominations . It is made up of cut scenes from the game and some scenes specially designed for the film. It is the first computer game film that has been submitted as a possible candidate for Oscar nominations. It was performed at the Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles from October 27-29, 1998.

On November 16, 1998, the German electro pop and dance music project Music Instructor published the piece Music Instructor feat. Abe - Get freaky , in which you can also hear a short vocal interlude by the character. Abe also appears in the accompanying video clip, which is located in the Oddworld game world. The single rose to number 5 in the German single charts on January 5, 1999 and received a platinum award from the Federal Music Industry Association . The song also reached chart positions in Austria and Switzerland.

Follow-up projects

Oddworld: Adventures 2

Oddworld: Adventures 2 , like the predecessor title Oddworld: Adventures, comes from the US development studio Saffire . It is a version of Abe's Exoddus that has been adapted for the Game Boy Color , but has been adapted to the lower performance of the handheld game console and its content has been changed. It was released on January 19, 2000.

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

→ Main article : Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

The planned successor to Abe's Oddysee finally appeared in 2001, for the first time in a real-time 3D environment. Originally planned for the PlayStation 2 , Oddworld Inhabitants switched to Microsoft's Xbox during the course of development work , where the game was launched as the launch title for the console's sales launch. In addition to Abe, a new main character is introduced, Munch, who, in teamwork with Abe, has to free the last eggs of his endangered species from the hands of the Glukkon.

literature

• Cathy Johnson, Daniel Wade (Eds.): The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years 1994-2004 . Ballistic Media, Mylor, South Australia 2004, ISBN 1-921002-02-6 .

Web links

• Official Oddworld site (English)
• Abe's Oddysee at MobyGames (English)
• Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Oddworld: Adventures 2 at MobyGames (English)
• Information about the speakers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David Craddock: GOG.com Editorial of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus . In: GOG.com . December 29, 2008. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 15, 2009. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} M Feldmann: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus . (Article scan ) In: neXt Level . No. 11/1998, November 1998, pp. 66-69.
3. ↑ Dirk Sauer: Tests: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus . (Article scan) In: Video Games . No. 11/1998, November 1998, pp. 70-71.
4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly (January 2004), p. 188.
5. ↑ Lauren Fielder: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Review ( English ) In: GameSpot . CNET . November 25, 1998. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
6. ^ ^{A b} Greg Sewart: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus ( English ) In: Gaming Age . Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
7. ↑ Doug Perry: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus ( English ) In: IGN . News Corp . November 30, 1998. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
8. ^ Brian Gray: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus ( English ) In: PSX Nation . UGO entertainment . December 4, 1998. Archived from the original on April 19, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
9. ↑ ^{a b} GameRankings : Average rating of the game , based on 12 ratings. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
10. ↑ ^{a b} Metacritic : Average rating of the game , based on 13 articles. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} PC Games Database: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus - Press Review , accessed January 3, 2013.
12. ^ Greg Kasavin : Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Review ( English ) In: GameSpot . CNET . February 3, 1999. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
13. ↑ Tal Blevins: Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus ( English ) In: IGN . News Corp . January 29, 1999. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
14. ↑ Paul Mallinson: Abe’s ( English ) In: CVG . Future Publishing . Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
15. ↑ ^{a b} GameRankings : Average rating of the game , based on 16 ratings. Retrieved January 3, 2013 January 3, 2013.
16. ^ GT Interactive : For First Time, Video Games And Film Converge As Software Developer Enters 'Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus' For Academy Award Consideration. ( English ) In: Press release . The Free Library. October 13, 1998. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
17. ↑ IGN editors: Oddworld Tries for Oscars ( English ) In: IGN . News Corp . October 15, 1998. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
18. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
19. ↑ Bundesverband Musikindustrie : Gold / Platinum Database (Music Instructor) , accessed on December 17, 2012.
20. ↑ http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Music+Instructor&cat=s
21. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Music+Instructor&cat=s