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Terrible game!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 30
Date: April 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Oddworld Abe's Oddysee is the most overrated game on the PS1! Let me tell you why it's so bad. For starters, it's main selling-point is humor, and this ''humor'' is mostly made out of repetitive and boring fart jokes. Second...it's insainly dificult! You can't fight back. So this means you have to run away every time a bad guy sees you. The frustation doubles when you consider that you die after getting shot once. To top it all off the story is supposed to make you root for Abe. (the main character) But do you? NO!! Because he's extremly stupid and unlikable like the rest of his race! (Abe is trying to save them from becomeing food.) I say they deserve it. this is a bad game folks, very bad. Oh...and the voice overs are bad to.

fustrating

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: May 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you like games were you have to do everything over and over a thousand times before proceeding to the next area just to do that a thousand times more than this game is for you. But I don't consider that very fun. The controls are easy however and the game can be amusing and addictive at times but I certainly would not consider it very fun to play.

BORING! (and creepy.)

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 15
Date: December 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

OK. So i just played it for like a half hour. But it was one of the most boring half hours of my life! And I'm not big on creepy games like this. As you can probobly tell, it's about some alien creature that's a slave in a factory called ReptuFarms or something. The factory makes meat out of animals. Most animals in Oddworld (the would where Abe, the mane charecter lives) are extinced. I won't tell you any more of the plot. I will now tell you why i don't like it. As I mentioned earlier, I'm not big on creepy games. If you are, I guess you might like it. But it's not even 3D! It's just a 2D game where all you do is walk left and right. And the controlls are REALLY hard to remember! But, if these things don't bother you, i guess you might like it, though it's kind of old stile gaming. Well, thanks for reading. Bye!

Fun but can be difficult

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is the first playstation game I have played. I found it quite a challange, definitely not for those without lots of patience. It always has me coming back for more. Easily have 60+ hours into completing this game. The characters are a blast and the sound, 3-d graphics are top notch.

First time gamers- here's your chance!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The reason I rated this game 4 stars is because they get better every game. I watched my roommate (who had never been into "video games")patiently accomplish Abe's Oddysey. It is a game of patience, skill, strategy and devotion to those of your race you are saving. At the end you get the real test of saving yourself or watching all of your hard work go... I highly reccommend not just buying this game but at least checking it out.

EXCELLENT GAME FOR PEOPLE WITH A STRONG STOMACH

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a very addictive game that invites you to solve puzzles, route for the strange little alien you control, and watch the wonderfully bizarre story unfold. However, I need to add that there are a lot of gas-related jokes in the game, and some of us found them to be a little disgusting. One of the things you actually have to make the little alien do from time to time is pass gas - and I could have done without that. But it's a really interesting and original puzzle game with a story, and you should try it. I've known people who absolutely can't walk away from it.

Fantastic puzzle game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: December 03, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Stop reading. Buy the game. This is one of the best games I have played for the PSX. The graphics are outstanding, the echoey sound effects give great ambiance, and it's really tough! The game is very well-designed in that a lot of the tougher puzzles are hidden, so it's as difficult as you want to make it. It's a bit gory, but the violence is more cartoony than anything else. The FMV movies are very, very good and smooth as well. A great game for kids and adults!

The only downside is that if you die, you often have to complete a good portion of the level again. This is not a terribly bad thing, it's just a bit annoying in some of the tougher parts.

Really, it's a steal. You'll have loads of fun.

Oddworld=Funworld

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I remember hearing about the Oddworld series when it first came out, and from what I heard a lot of people seemed to like it. But I didn't really think about it too much, however a couple days ago I got this game as a gift. I have to say, this is definitely one of the most innovative games out there. To me it's like a cross between Metal Gear Solid (because of the sneaking around) and Earthworm Jim (because of the weirdness). The story is amusing yet original, and it's interesting how things turn out for Abe (the main character) throughout the game. I won't get into any details about the story, don't want to spoil anything. The control is superb, as well is the music and the overall sound. The gameplay and graphics however, are the true highlights of this game. In the game, Abe is able to use weapons, sort of. However he doesn't have one throughout the game, the only way he can get them is through grenade machines (which only pump out one grenade at a time) or if he possesses a mind of a Slig, which are the only enemies that have guns. You are able to possess their minds through a kind of ritual chanting, you can control them however you want. You are also able to talk to fellow Mudokans (a tribe that Abe is from) that you have to save, and that's the whole point of the game is to save them but you have to be very sneaky to do it. Trust me it's not as easy as it sounds. What's cool is Abe doesn't just die, he regenerates. The problem is sometimes he regenerates at places you had the most trouble with, and you have to go all through it again. The graphics are some of the best I have seen on the Playstation console, the FMV's are flawless, no grainy pictures whatsoever. When you are controlling Abe, the environment is 2-D, but even then the graphics are still awesome and have a slight 3-D element. When you go into lifts and such, the game will change to 3-D, especially when you're in the bucket-like lifts or whatever. The only complaint I have about this game is it's EXTREMELY challenging, this game might seem suitable for little kids but trust me it's too hard for them. The person who said this game is too easy is lying, the guy never beat the game because this game is NOT EASY! There are difficult puzzles such as leading the Mudokans to safe portals and controlling enemies to your advantage. This game only has four types of enemies (scrabs, paramites, sligs, and slogs) but they're still a pain in the neck. The puzzles require perfect timing, constantly. This game is not forgiving at all and neither were the people who made it. It requires an excellent amount of patience, which I happen to have very little of. Either way, anyone who loves challenging (not to mention frustrating) games will definitely love this one. Regardless of the frustration factor, I highly recommend this game to any video gamer.

cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

with the fantastic animation, excellent vioce talents, goriness, morbid story and difficult-to-the-point-of-insanity puzzles, oddworld is the embodyment of excellence. it is seriously funny. you'll laugh when the main character, abe, kicks the bucket, when you accedently lure your friends to a grusome death, and when your enimies flee in terror after you morph into a hideos creature. abe is actualy just a skinny guy whith no weapons at all. your task is to run, sneak, and save all 100 of your race from a ghastly fate. All without getting blown away guys with machine guns. Buy it!

A Must Have

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game looking for a two player game for my 8yr old son to play with his friend. The first night we played, my husband and I couldn't put it down after my son went to bed! It is a blast. What can be better than never ending lives, saving your own kind and working your way through a puzzle? The developers had a terrific sense of humor, and I guarantee you will sacrifice a few lives, just to see the goofy stunts!

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