<s>
|	O
released	O
=	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	O
STNovember	O
1991IIGS	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Genesis19923DO1994Mobile	O
phone2005Windows	O
Mobile2006Windows(15th Anniversary )	O
2006iOSAndroidMarch	O
2012Windows	O
,	O
OS	O
X(20th Anniversary )	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013JaguarOriginal	O
release	O
RelaunchNintendo	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	O
UJune	O
19	O
,	O
2014PlayStation	O
3	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
OneJune	O
25	O
,	O
2014Switch}}Another	O
World	O
is	O
a	O
cinematic	O
platform	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Éric	O
Chahi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Chahi	O
alone	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Jean-François	O
Freitas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
widely	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
contemporary	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
home	O
and	O
portable	O
consoles	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
innovative	O
in	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
cinematic	O
effects	O
in	O
both	O
real-time	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
which	O
earned	O
the	O
game	O
praise	O
among	O
critics	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
influenced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
designers	O
,	O
inspiring	O
such	O
titles	O
as	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Delphine	O
's	O
later	O
Flashback	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
control	O
scheme	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
either	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
joystick	B-Device
or	O
gamepad	B-Device
to	O
make	O
the	O
protagonist	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
attack	O
and	O
perform	O
other	O
,	O
situation-specific	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rocking	O
a	O
cage	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
older	O
consoles	O
without	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
write	O
down	O
an	O
alphanumeric	O
code	O
for	O
these	O
checkpoints	O
and	O
re-enter	O
it	O
when	O
restarting	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
before	O
the	O
particles	O
reach	O
their	O
intended	O
destination	O
,	O
a	O
lightning	O
bolt	O
strikes	O
the	O
laboratory	O
and	O
interferes	O
with	O
the	O
accelerator	O
,	O
causing	O
an	O
unforeseen	O
particle	O
fusion	O
and	O
an	O
explosion	O
,	O
opening	O
a	O
hole	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
and	O
teleporting	B-General_Concept
Lester	O
to	O
a	O
barren	O
,	O
alien	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
his	O
earlier	O
work	O
with	O
Paul	O
Cuisset	O
as	O
a	O
graphic	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
Future	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
and	O
its	O
royalties	O
that	O
gave	O
him	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
develop	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
without	O
any	O
constraint	O
of	O
any	O
sort	O
or	O
any	O
editorial	O
pressure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Future	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
Chahi	O
had	O
the	O
choice	O
either	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Cuisset	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Stealth	I-Application
,	O
or	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
"	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
many	O
books	O
and	O
tools	O
released	O
to	O
develop	O
easily	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
Chahi	O
felt	O
confident	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laser	O
blasters	O
were	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1989	O
,	O
Chahi	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
flat-color	O
animations	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
had	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
vector	O
outlines	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
similar	O
effect	O
using	O
much	O
less	O
computer	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
first	O
attempting	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
graphical	O
routines	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
he	O
turned	O
to	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
a	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
routine	O
for	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
on	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
to	O
test	O
his	O
theory	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
run	O
the	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
and	O
achieve	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
about	O
20	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
later	O
recognizing	O
this	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
major	O
turning	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
he	O
knew	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
approach	O
would	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
genlock	O
capabilities	O
to	O
create	O
rotoscoped	O
animations	O
with	O
the	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
using	O
video	O
recordings	O
of	O
himself	O
performing	O
various	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
use	O
smaller	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
(	O
which	O
Chahi	O
called	O
"	O
pixigons	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
construct	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
for	O
the	O
scenes	O
based	O
on	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
artwork	O
,	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
creating	O
them	O
was	O
excruciatingly	O
slow	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
returned	O
to	O
using	O
bitmapped	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
planned	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Karateka	B-Application
and	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chahi	O
resorted	O
to	O
developing	O
his	O
own	O
tool	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
programming	O
language	O
through	O
GFA	B-Device
BASIC	I-Device
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
in	O
Devpac	O
assembler	B-Language
,	O
to	O
control	O
and	O
animate	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
interpreted	O
in	O
real-time	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
effectively	O
creating	O
his	O
own	O
animation	O
sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
blasters	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
depth	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
by	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
took	O
two	O
years	O
"	O
;	O
Chahi	O
noted	O
his	O
own	O
exhaustion	O
at	O
completing	O
this	O
project	O
is	O
mirrored	O
in	O
the	O
near-death	O
of	O
Lester	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
publishing	O
,	O
Delphine	O
did	O
not	O
perform	O
a	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
only	O
having	O
previously	O
tested	O
the	O
first	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delphine	O
's	O
U.S.	O
publisher	O
Interplay	O
undertook	O
a	O
full	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
and	O
Chahi	O
fixed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	O
that	O
arose	O
from	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
film	O
soundtracks	O
such	O
as	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
November	O
1991	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
320×200	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
received	O
less	O
play-testing	B-General_Concept
than	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
less-fluid	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
afford	O
it	O
a	O
high	O
sound	O
quality	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
is	O
identical	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
less	O
refined	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
colors	O
are	O
less	O
sharp	O
than	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
small	O
change	O
between	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
ST	O
versions	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
was	O
that	O
Lester	O
would	O
yell	O
as	O
he	O
grabs	O
the	O
vine	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
area	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
being	O
chased	O
by	O
the	O
beast	O
in	O
these	O
versions	O
;	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
with	O
the	O
popular	O
but	O
unrelated	O
soap	O
opera	O
television	O
series	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coincidentally	O
,	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
sitcom	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
aired	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
USA-Canada	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
the	O
1992	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
coded	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Morais	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
exact	O
code	O
wheel	O
protection	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
ST	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
features	O
higher	O
resolution	O
than	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
3DO	B-Device
)	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
ports	O
each	O
contain	O
a	O
prologue	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
begins	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
entry	O
that	O
comes	O
from	O
Lester	O
's	O
diary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
's	O
prologue	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
3DO	B-Device
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
combines	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
CD-quality	O
new	O
music	O
by	O
Freitas	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
:	I-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
Parts	I-Application
I	I-Application
and	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
include	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
dynamic	O
musical	O
score	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
,	O
use	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
originating	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
programmed	O
by	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Since	O
Interplay	O
would	O
n't	O
pay	O
for	O
a	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
,	O
I	O
found	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
with	O
static	B-Architecture
RAM	I-Architecture
on	O
the	O
cart	O
and	O
DMA	B-General_Concept
which	O
got	O
me	O
a	O
great	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
would	O
n't	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
static	B-Architecture
RAM	I-Architecture
either	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
ended	O
up	O
using	O
Fast	O
ROM	B-Device
instruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
would	O
n't	O
pay	O
for	O
a	O
3.6	O
MHz	O
ROM	B-Device
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
frustrated	O
,	O
I	O
shoved	O
my	O
block	O
move	O
code	O
into	O
the	O
DMA	B-General_Concept
registers	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
RAM	O
running	O
at	O
3.6	O
MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
got	O
fast	O
block	O
moves	O
on	O
slow	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
made	O
a	O
game	O
using	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
working	O
on	O
a	O
65816	B-General_Concept
with	O
pure	O
software	O
rendering.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
directly	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
65C816	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
very	O
detailed	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Chahi	O
believes	O
that	O
this	O
actually	O
detracts	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
do	O
not	O
fit	O
in	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
make	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
look	O
flat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
ending	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
fragment	O
of	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
this	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
minigame	O
"	O
Stalactites	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
pushes	O
up	O
stalactite	O
shapes	O
falling	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chahi	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Another	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
International	O
after	O
they	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chahi	O
saw	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playability	O
could	O
be	O
improved	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
used	O
his	O
old	O
Amiga	B-Device
for	O
reprogramming	O
certain	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
script	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
graphics	O
 '	O
shading	O
clearer	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
counter	O
mobile	O
phones	O
 '	O
low	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
almost	O
a	O
decade	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phone	O
handsets	O
using	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
Telcogames	O
and	O
developer	O
Magic	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Magic	O
Productions	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
remastered	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5.0	O
OS	O
or	O
later	O
in	O
QVGA	O
(	O
320×240	O
resolution	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
administrator	O
's	O
letter	O
to	O
stakeholders	O
mentions	O
that	O
its	O
assets	O
will	O
be	O
sold	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
indicate	O
to	O
whom	O
or	O
mention	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
assets	O
by	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
in	O
September	O
1994	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
and	O
approved	O
by	O
Chahi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
in	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
form	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
box	O
and	O
manual	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
association	O
Retro-Gaming	O
Connexion	O
(	O
RGC	O
)	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
rewritten	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
several	O
processors	O
:	O
the	O
GPU	O
and	O
blitter	B-General_Concept
perform	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
rendering	O
;	O
the	O
GPU	O
performs	O
on-the-fly	O
data	O
decompression	O
;	O
the	O
DSP	O
plays	O
stereo	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
68000	B-Device
CPU	O
performs	O
JIT	O
compilation	O
and	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
graphics	O
16-color	O
mode	O
and	O
Deluxe	O
15th	O
Anniversary	O
graphics	O
256-color	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
,	O
in	O
2006	O
Chahi	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
targeted	O
at	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
that	O
his	O
original	O
choice	O
to	O
use	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
game	O
characters	O
enabled	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
character	O
art	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
15th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
CD-ROM	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
development	O
diary	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
postcard	O
autographed	O
by	O
Chahi	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
of	O
15th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
contains	O
strict	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
technology	O
–	O
upon	O
installation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
verifies	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
serial	O
number	O
through	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
allowing	O
only	O
for	O
five	O
installations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
any	O
given	O
serial	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Chahi	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
Apple	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
BulkyPix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
BulkyPix	O
released	O
a	O
special	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone/iPad	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
switch	B-Application
between	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
HD	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
intuitive	O
touch	O
controls	O
or	O
a	O
classic	O
D-pad	O
,	O
three	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
and	O
remastered	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
the	O
GOG	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
(	O
15th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
available	O
on	O
GOG	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
package	O
as	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
port	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Digital	O
Lounge	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Digital	O
Lounge	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
simply	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
original	O
experience	O
of	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
faithfully	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
today	O
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
polish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Lounge	O
and	O
DotEmu	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
shipped	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
retail	O
package	O
by	O
Microids	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Switch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
selling	O
about	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
criticized	O
the	O
brief	O
documentation	O
and	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
sound	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
Europe	O
's	O
most	O
playable	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
arcade	O
efforts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
said	O
"	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
destined	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
has	O
too	O
little	O
improvement	O
to	O
be	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
already	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
many	O
other	O
accolades	O
,	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
named	O
as	O
number	O
one	O
top	O
new	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
of	O
1992	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
World	O
and	O
received	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
New	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
visionary	O
and	O
memorable	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
from	O
spare	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
its	O
paper-craft-like	O
animation	O
conjures	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
creatures	O
and	O
the	O
threat	O
wonderfully.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2014	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
of	O
USGamer	O
opined	O
"	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
definitely	O
an	O
experience	O
every	O
gamer	O
should	O
have	O
—	O
and	O
not	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
checking	O
out	O
a	O
historical	O
curiosity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
still	O
feels	O
incredibly	O
forward-thinking	O
,	O
almost	O
as	O
if	O
Chahi	O
had	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
this	O
decade	O
's	O
indie	O
scene	O
without	O
even	O
realizing	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Tim	O
Rogers	O
named	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
The	O
best	O
videogame	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
Actual	O
Genius	O
's	O
osmosed	O
omniscience	O
regarding	O
game	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
the	O
"	O
visionary	O
"	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
the	O
15th	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
remembering	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
cinematic	O
feel	O
and	O
"	O
uncommonly	O
"	O
high	O
difficulty	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
first-time	O
player	O
)	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
electronic	O
entertainment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
ranked	O
this	O
"	O
short-but-sweet	O
cinematic	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
as	O
the	O
99th	O
most	O
essential	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
Especially	O
in	O
an	O
age	O
of	O
entertainment	O
where	O
fans	O
cry	O
out	O
for	O
pages	O
upon	O
pages	O
lore	O
and	O
glossaries	O
for	O
the	O
tiniest	O
minutiae	O
of	O
their	O
fiction	O
,	O
Out	O
of	O
this	O
Worlds	O
dimension	O
contains	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
mystery	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
all	O
the	O
more	O
lonely	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
,	O
quietly	O
beautiful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
named	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
one	O
top	O
"	O
cult-classic	O
franchise	O
"	O
that	O
should	O
be	O
rebooted	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
was	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
a	O
small	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
minimalist	B-Device
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
truly	O
grueling	O
difficulty	O
,	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
...	O
resonated	O
with	O
gamers	O
in	O
ways	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
expecting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
60th	O
on	O
their	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
From	O
the	O
very	O
beginning	O
,	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
sweeps	O
you	O
away	O
on	O
its	O
sci-fi	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
almost	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Flashback	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
#46	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
moody	O
but	O
amazingly	O
fluid	O
game	O
which	O
faultlessly	O
takes	O
you	O
between	O
action	B-Application
sections	O
and	O
plot	O
scenes	O
drawing	O
you	O
into	O
the	O
excellent	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
73rd	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Another	O
giant	O
leap	O
in	O
cinematic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
cool	O
and	O
smooth	O
as	O
the	O
later	O
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
but	O
far	O
weirder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
MegaZone	B-Application
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
In	O
History	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
Great	O
depth	O
and	O
strange	O
but	O
functional	O
graphics	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
movie-like	O
feel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
69th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alien	O
"	O
Buddy	O
"	O
was	O
ranked	O
third	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
best	O
sidekicks	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
comment	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
groundbreaking	O
"	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
rare	O
games	O
that	O
everybody	O
seemed	O
to	O
love.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Polish	O
filmmaker	O
Bartek	O
Hławka	O
created	O
a	O
live-action	O
fan	O
film	O
titled	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Italian	O
filmmaker	O
Daniele	O
Spadoni	O
did	O
a	O
different	O
fan	O
film	O
mixing	O
live	O
action	B-Application
footage	O
with	O
CG	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
that	O
produced	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
,	O
has	O
since	O
gone	O
into	O
administrative	O
receivership	O
and	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
remains	O
their	O
most	O
recognized	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Cuisset	O
's	O
best-selling	O
1992	O
game	O
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Delphine	O
but	O
created	O
without	O
any	O
involvement	O
from	O
Chahi	O
,	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
and	O
makes	O
a	O
few	O
nods	O
to	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
personal	O
force	O
fields	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
a	O
nearly	O
identical	O
end	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
cutscene	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
almost	O
exact	O
motion	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
gun	O
pickup	O
cutscene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
very	O
similar	O
plot	O
premise	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
1999	O
's	O
Outcast	B-Application
by	O
Infogrames	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
cited	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
his	O
creation	O
of	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
games	O
that	O
influenced	O
him	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
company	O
Amazing	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
made	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
his	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
