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Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: GT Interactive
Developer: Oddworld Inhabitants
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 25, 1998
Summary
Abe is back and in big trouble. It seems as though when Abe shut down Rupture Farms in Abe's Odyssey, he unknowingly created a shortage of a vital ingredient used in the Glukkons' most profitable product: SoulStorm Brew. Abe's gotta fix things again.
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What The Critics Said
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PSX Nation
Abe's Exoddus isn't different in too many ways from the original but it harkens back to that old saying. "If it ain't broke then why fix it?" fans of the original will be totally pleased here.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
In Exoddus, you have an incredibly welcomed quick-save option that allows you to quickly save your progress, anywhere in the game as many times as you want.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
It's Mudokons. SoulStorm brew is made out of Mudokons! You gotta tell them! [Jan 2004, p.188]
TotalGames.net
A magical adventure in every sense, Abe's Exoddus stands oversized head and boney green shoulders above any competing title. Yes, it's a lot like "Oddysee," but it's ingeniously more complicated and so long they had to put it on two discs!
Read Full Review >Absolute Playstation
I found the overall balance of the game to be much improved from its predecessor and the gameplay controls tweaked just right. I also liked the save anywhere at anytime feature.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
Gamers everywhere can enjoy this polished, stylized, highly addictive, unforgettable adventure and look forward to a bright future for the dark, hilarious world of Odd.
Read Full Review >Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The GameSpeak feature alone is reason enough to play this one. [Nov 2001, p.50]
GMR Magazine
It's very clever; the political overtones are great for that last-minute term paper. [Feb 2003, p.97]
All Game Guide
Roberto Benigni may have gotten a lot of press for finding humor in the Holocaust, but Oddworld does it too, only the humor is dripping black. Yes, I just said Holocaust.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Along with great platforming action and pretty graphics, Abe’s Exoddus is riddled with some of the highest quality and most hilarious video sequences I’ve ever experienced.
Read Full Review >Games Domain
You can effectively race through the levels without being forced to solve all of the game's puzzles, which strikes me as something of a waste, and a concession to those less impatient souls that want to see all they can from a game in the shortest space of times.
Read Full Review >IGN
I was awfully frustrated with Abe's at first. But as I got to grips with the many audible commands, I really started falling in love.
Read Full Review >Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Empathy is the game's strongest suit, with tension coming a close second... As a whole the game's a classy, polished package.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.8 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mark D. gave it an8:
Just about the only 2D platformer on the Playstation worth owning (apart from the original). This is comparable to classic 16 Bit platform adventures such as Flashback and Another World yet Abe's Exoddus has it's own unique personality; Abes world and characters are like no other - cute yet dark and eerie at the same time. The gameplay is also on the weird side and involves possessing and taking controll of other characters to acieve your goals! You can't fail to be charmed by Abe!
