<s>
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Oddworld	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Oddworld	O
Quintology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Oddworld	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
,	O
charting	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
fellow	O
Mudokons	B-Application
from	O
another	O
plot	O
by	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
to	O
exploit	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
are	O
enslaving	O
Mudokons	B-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
drink	O
called	O
Soulstorm	O
Brew	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Mudokon	O
bones	O
and	O
tears	O
as	O
its	O
ingredients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
,	O
embarking	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
halt	O
production	O
of	O
SoulStorm	O
Brew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
quick	O
save	O
anywhere	O
they	O
liked	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Tasty	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
2014	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
remake	O
)	O
titled	O
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
page	O
confirms	O
that	O
this	O
title	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
elements	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
screens	O
include	O
various	O
puzzles	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
solved	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
unique	O
abilities	O
:	O
"	O
GameSpeak	O
"	O
,	O
possession	O
,	O
controlling	O
mine	O
cars	O
,	O
activation	O
or	O
deactivation	O
of	O
mines	O
or	O
levers	O
,	O
and	O
rocks	O
,	O
grenades	O
,	O
or	O
bones	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
different	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
no	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
or	O
heads-up	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
quick	O
save	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
designate	O
their	O
own	O
checkpoints	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
due	O
to	O
programming	O
conflicts	O
and	O
which	O
attracted	O
criticism	O
of	O
that	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
surmounting	O
screens	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
secondary	O
focus	O
on	O
rescuing	O
enslaved	O
Mudokons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Mudokons	B-Application
have	O
emotional	O
states	O
and	O
status	O
ailments	O
that	O
affect	O
how	O
they	O
respond	O
to	O
Abe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mudokons	B-Application
may	O
be	O
angry	O
,	O
wired	O
,	O
depressed	O
,	O
sick	O
,	O
or	O
blind	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
state	O
must	O
be	O
dealt	O
with	O
differently	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
angry	O
"	O
Mudokon	O
(	O
who	O
flash	O
red	O
whenever	O
they	O
speak	O
)	O
will	O
either	O
repeatedly	O
slap	O
nearby	O
Mudokons	B-Application
or	O
work	O
dangerous	O
traps	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
told	O
to	O
"	O
stop	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
Abe	B-Application
must	O
tell	O
them	O
he	O
is	O
"	O
sorry	O
"	O
to	O
calm	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
"	O
depressed	O
"	O
Mudokon	O
(	O
blue	O
)	O
witnesses	O
too	O
many	O
deaths	O
of	O
other	O
Mudokons	B-Application
or	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
slapped	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
start	O
to	O
hit	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
head	O
and	O
eventually	O
commit	O
suicide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
again	O
can	O
prevent	O
this	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
stop	O
it	O
"	O
and	O
remove	O
the	O
ailment	O
by	O
telling	O
them	O
he	O
's	O
"	O
sorry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
angry	O
and	O
depressed	O
Mudokons	B-Application
will	O
not	O
follow	O
Abe	B-Application
if	O
he	O
tells	O
them	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clouds	O
of	O
laughing	O
gas	O
will	O
turn	O
Mudokons	B-Application
"	O
wired	O
"	O
(	O
lime	O
)	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
hyperactively	O
run	O
in	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
direction	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
past	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sick	O
"	O
Mudokons	B-Application
will	O
not	O
respond	O
to	O
any	O
GameSpeak	O
command	O
whatsoever	O
(	O
aside	O
from	O
being	O
slapped	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
cured	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
chant	O
,	O
obtained	O
when	O
Abe	B-Application
finds	O
a	O
helper	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blind	O
Mudokons	B-Application
(	O
distinguished	O
by	O
pale	O
skin	O
and	O
,	O
story-wise	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
eyes	O
sewn	O
shut	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
from	O
knowing	O
what	O
they	O
were	O
digging	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
Necrum	O
Mines	O
)	O
will	O
keep	O
walking	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
told	O
to	O
"	O
wait	O
"	O
before	O
they	O
walk	O
into	O
a	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rescuing	O
Mudokons	B-Application
is	O
not	O
usually	O
crucial	O
to	O
progressing	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
rescuing	O
at	O
least	O
150	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
good	O
ending	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
secret	O
areas	O
revolve	O
around	O
rescuing	O
a	O
few	O
Mudokons	B-Application
in	O
particularly	O
complex	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
kills	O
all	O
278	O
Mudokons	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
awarded	O
with	O
invincibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
acquired	O
this	O
power	O
at	O
a	O
late	O
stage	O
in	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
is	O
earned	O
by	O
sending	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
Mudokons	B-Application
through	O
a	O
Bird	O
Portal	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
denoted	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
circulating	O
with	O
the	O
birds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Mudokons	B-Application
,	O
humanoid	O
species	O
encountered	O
as	O
rescuable	O
slaves	O
and	O
helpers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
follow	O
any	O
GameSpeak-given	O
order	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
described	O
above	O
,	O
some	O
Mudokons	B-Application
will	O
be	O
emotional	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
consoled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
possessing	O
a	O
Paramite	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
use	O
GameSpeak	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
Paramites	O
,	O
in	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
Mudokons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
owners	O
and	O
bosses	O
of	O
the	O
industries	O
Abe	B-Application
visits	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
masters	O
of	O
the	O
Mudokon	O
and	O
Slig	O
slaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
wildlife	O
include	O
the	O
Fleeches	B-Application
,	O
wormlike	O
creatures	O
that	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
Oddworld	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
woken	O
from	O
sleep	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
chase	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
Mudokons	B-Application
,	O
attacking	O
with	O
their	O
long	O
tongues	O
before	O
swallowing	O
the	O
victim	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleeches	B-Application
fear	O
Scrabs	O
and	O
Paramites	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
avoid	O
them	O
whenever	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleeches	B-Application
are	O
the	O
only	O
enemy	O
that	O
cannot	O
kill	O
Abe	B-Application
in	O
one	O
hit	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
away	O
from	O
Fleeches	B-Application
while	O
they	O
are	O
attacking	O
before	O
they	O
hit	O
Abe	B-Application
enough	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slurgs	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
form	O
of	O
life	O
on	O
Oddworld	O
,	O
are	O
often	O
found	O
alongside	O
Fleeches	B-Application
,	O
as	O
when	O
stepped	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Slurgs	O
emit	O
a	O
noise	O
that	O
wakes	O
Fleeches	B-Application
from	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
eaten	O
by	O
possessed	O
Paramites	O
without	O
disturbing	O
any	O
nearby	O
sleeping	O
Fleeches	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
celebrating	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
RuptureFarms	O
and	O
their	O
rescue	O
by	O
former	O
slave-turned-hero	O
Abe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
celebrations	O
cause	O
Abe	B-Application
to	O
fall	O
from	O
a	O
stage	O
and	O
lose	O
consciousness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
unconscious	O
,	O
he	O
receives	O
a	O
vision	O
from	O
three	O
Mudokon	O
spirits	O
,	O
who	O
inform	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
are	O
using	O
Mudokon	O
slaves	O
to	O
exhume	O
the	O
bones	O
of	O
their	O
dead	O
at	O
the	O
Necrum	O
,	O
the	O
ancient	O
burial	O
grounds	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
awakening	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
leaves	O
for	O
Necrum	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
fellow	O
Mudokons	B-Application
to	O
uncover	O
what	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
are	O
up	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
quickly	O
discover	O
the	O
burial	O
grounds	O
have	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
mines	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
Mudokons	B-Application
blinded	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
knowing	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
extracting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
initially	O
being	O
separated	O
from	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
reunites	O
with	O
them	O
at	O
a	O
vending	O
machine	O
that	O
dispenses	O
a	O
new	O
drink	O
called	O
Soulstorm	O
Brew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
quickly	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Brew	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
bones	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
,	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
sabotage	O
the	O
mines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
is	O
granted	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
healing	O
by	O
the	O
three	O
spirits	O
who	O
contacted	O
him	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
heal	O
his	O
sick	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
help	O
him	O
to	O
head	O
for	O
the	O
FeeCo	O
Depot	O
-	O
a	O
large	O
shipment	O
and	O
transportation	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
three	O
high-ranking	O
Glukkons	O
have	O
sealed	O
off	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
Soulstorm	O
Brewery	O
to	O
prevent	O
him	O
sabotaging	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travelling	O
to	O
the	O
Brewery	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
soon	O
discovers	O
the	O
Brew	O
not	O
only	O
uses	O
Mudokon	O
bones	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
their	O
tears	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
extracted	O
from	O
slaves	O
by	O
machines	O
that	O
repeatedly	O
electrocute	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
safely	O
rescuing	O
the	O
victims	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
discovers	O
the	O
Brewery	O
can	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
overloading	O
its	O
main	O
boiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
ending	O
received	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Mudokons	B-Application
saved	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
:	O
if	O
less	O
than	O
150	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
friends	O
gang	O
up	O
on	O
him	O
for	O
not	O
helping	O
the	O
slaves	O
,	O
and	O
leave	O
him	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
tear	O
extractor	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
there	O
;	O
if	O
150	O
or	O
more	O
are	O
rescued	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
succeeds	O
in	O
destroying	O
the	O
Brewery	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
hero	O
's	O
welcome	O
upon	O
his	O
safe	O
return	O
,	O
whereupon	O
Abe	B-Application
vows	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
other	O
Mudokon	O
slaves	O
,	O
while	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
opens	O
a	O
rehab	O
clinic	O
for	O
Mudokons	B-Application
recovering	O
from	O
the	O
Brew	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Munch	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
overwhelming	O
success	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
,	O
the	O
publishers	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
and	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
,	O
pushed	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
Christmas	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
this	O
deadline	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
was	O
made	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lorne	O
Lanning	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
killed	O
ourselves	O
getting	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
done	O
in	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Oddworld	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
in	O
November	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
significantly	O
cut-down	O
version	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
similar	O
levels	O
and	O
an	O
absence	O
of	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
presented	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
praised	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
range	O
of	O
abilities	O
because	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
"	O
lateral	O
 [ and ] 	O
unrelated	O
"	O
ways	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
general	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
though	O
the	O
Exoddus	B-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
essentially	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
criticisms	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
many	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
E3	O
Showstopper	O
award	O
from	O
GamePro	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
E3	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Winners	O
List	O
,	O
the	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
PSX	O
Game	O
award	O
from	O
Next	O
Level	O
Holiday	O
Guide	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
1998	O
Best	O
PSX	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
award	O
from	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
's	O
1999	B-Application
"	O
Best	O
Arcade	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
sold	O
9,499	O
copies	O
during	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
complete	O
story	O
retake	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
according	O
to	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
