<s>
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	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>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
computers	O
running	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulated	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Abe	B-Application
,	O
a	O
meek	O
Mudokon	O
slave	O
at	O
the	O
RuptureFarms	O
meat	O
processing	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
Mudokons	B-Application
are	O
to	O
be	O
slaughtered	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
escape	O
and	O
liberate	O
as	O
many	O
enslaved	O
Mudokons	B-Application
as	O
he	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
a	O
perilous	O
quest	O
to	O
emancipate	O
his	O
downtrodden	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
having	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
good	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
engaging	O
cutscenes	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
its	O
difficult	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
system	O
of	O
only	O
saving	O
at	O
checkpoints	O
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
video	I-Device
games	I-Device
of	I-Device
all	I-Device
time	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
planned	O
five-part	O
Oddworld	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
direct	O
sequels	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Munch	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Stranger	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Abe	B-Application
to	O
travel	O
across	O
separate	O
screens	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
,	O
navigating	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
can	O
die	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
touching	O
a	O
hazardous	O
obstacle	O
,	O
falling	O
from	O
too	O
great	O
a	O
height	O
or	O
into	O
a	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
,	O
or	O
holding	O
a	O
grenade	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Abe	B-Application
dies	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
respawn	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
jumping	O
to	O
navigate	O
areas	O
and	O
crouching	O
to	O
roll	O
under	O
obstacles	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
can	O
break	O
into	O
a	O
run	O
to	O
jump	O
over	O
large	O
gaps	O
or	O
escape	O
enemies	O
,	O
or	O
tiptoe	O
to	O
avoid	O
disturbing	O
enemies	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
stealth	O
element	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
can	O
use	O
throwable	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
meat	O
,	O
rocks	O
or	O
grenades	O
to	O
bypass	O
enemies	O
or	O
destroy	O
obstacles	O
,	O
though	O
grenades	O
have	O
a	O
timer	O
and	O
will	O
blast	O
Abe	B-Application
into	O
pieces	O
if	O
he	O
holds	O
one	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
telepathically	O
control	O
Sligs	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
enemy	O
non-player	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
this	O
in	O
safe	O
areas	O
;	O
in	O
most	O
areas	O
,	O
flying	O
orbs	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
chant	O
suppressors	O
,	O
will	O
stop	O
Abe	B-Application
from	O
using	O
his	O
telepathy	O
by	O
zapping	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Abe	B-Application
successfully	O
possesses	O
a	O
Slig	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
control	O
their	O
movements	O
to	O
attack	O
other	O
enemies	O
,	O
use	O
gamespeak	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Sligs	O
,	O
activate	O
mechanisms	O
too	O
dangerous	O
for	O
Abe	B-Application
,	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Slig	O
when	O
he	O
no	O
longer	O
needs	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	O
body	O
is	O
immobile	O
and	O
vulnerable	O
while	O
possessing	O
another	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
his	O
host	O
is	O
killed	O
,	O
control	O
will	O
return	O
to	O
Abe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
other	O
Mudokons	B-Application
that	O
he	O
can	O
rescue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
GameSpeak	O
button	O
and	O
pressing	O
various	O
commands	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
can	O
command	O
them	O
to	O
follow	O
him	O
,	O
stay	O
put	O
,	O
and	O
activate	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
praise	O
or	O
scold	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
Abe	B-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
certain	O
procedures	O
to	O
persuade	O
a	O
certain	O
Mudokon	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
responding	O
to	O
whistles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mudokons	B-Application
can	O
be	O
rescued	O
by	O
safely	O
leading	O
them	O
past	O
traps	O
and	O
enemies	O
to	O
bird	O
portals	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
by	O
chanting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
rescues	O
at	O
least	O
50	O
Mudokons	B-Application
(	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
99	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
rescue	O
Abe	B-Application
in	O
the	O
good	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Sligs	O
,	O
Slogs	O
,	O
Scrabs	O
,	O
and	O
Paramites	O
,	O
and	O
Bats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elums	O
are	O
bipedal	O
creatures	O
that	O
Abe	B-Application
can	O
ride	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
by	O
GameSpeak	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
distracted	O
by	O
dripping	O
honey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
demigod	O
called	O
'	O
Shrykull	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
eviscerate	O
all	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
can	O
gain	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
transformation	O
uses	O
after	O
rescuing	O
enough	O
Mudokons	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
species	O
that	O
inhabit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
of	O
Oddworld	O
:	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
,	O
a	O
species	O
with	O
a	O
rich	O
history	O
and	O
culture	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
slowly	O
transformed	O
into	O
meek	O
,	O
obedient	O
slaves	O
,	O
leaving	O
many	O
who	O
are	O
born	O
into	O
captivity	O
ignorant	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
's	O
past	O
;	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
,	O
a	O
species	O
that	O
covet	O
power	O
and	O
money	O
,	O
lacking	O
any	O
morals	O
or	O
restraints	O
on	O
achieving	O
these	O
goals	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
have	O
established	O
large	O
industries	O
that	O
have	O
stripped	O
Oddworld	O
of	O
its	O
natural	O
resources	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Sligs	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
escaped	O
enslavement	O
by	O
willingly	O
serving	O
as	O
guards	O
and	O
hunters	O
for	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mostly	O
focuses	O
on	O
Abe	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Mudokon	O
slave	O
employed	O
as	O
a	O
floor	O
waxer	O
,	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
narrator	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
klutz	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
portrayed	O
with	O
his	O
mouth	O
sewn	O
shut	O
,	O
possibly	O
to	O
prevent	O
his	O
outcry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
adventure	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Elum	O
,	O
a	O
stubborn	O
,	O
loyal	O
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
and	O
Elum	O
were	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
beginning	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
together	O
,	O
living	O
off	O
the	O
land	O
until	O
thrust	O
into	O
an	O
industrial	O
factory	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
be	O
stronger	O
should	O
Abe	B-Application
come	O
from	O
a	O
factory	O
existence	O
and	O
gradually	O
learn	O
to	O
become	O
self-sufficient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
Molluck	O
the	O
Glukkon	O
,	O
this	O
ruthless	O
CEO	B-Application
and	O
gang	O
boss	O
of	O
RuptureFarms	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
meatpacking	O
company	O
,	O
organized	O
crime	O
gang	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
Oddworld	O
's	O
most	O
profitable	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
late	O
at	O
RuptureFarmsa	O
large-scale	O
meat-processing	O
plant	O
on	O
OddworldMudokon	O
slave	O
Abe	B-Application
inadvertently	O
overhears	O
the	O
plant	O
's	O
owner	O
Molluck	O
the	O
Glukkon	O
in	O
conversation	O
with	O
his	O
fellow	O
Glukkons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
return	O
to	O
profitability	O
,	O
Molluck	O
proposes	O
making	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
out	O
of	O
Mudokons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frightened	O
at	O
learning	O
his	O
species	O
will	O
be	O
harvested	O
for	O
meat	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
plant	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
fugitive	O
in	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managing	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
Glukkons	O
 '	O
security	O
force	O
of	O
Sligs	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
escapes	O
the	O
factory	O
and	O
reaches	O
the	O
region	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Free-Fire	O
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
looking	O
to	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
sees	O
a	O
moon	O
with	O
its	O
face	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
Mudokon	O
handprint	O
,	O
but	O
becomes	O
so	O
focused	O
on	O
it	O
that	O
he	O
falls	O
down	O
a	O
cliff	O
and	O
smashes	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shaman	B-Protocol
of	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
,	O
whom	O
Abe	B-Application
calls	O
Big	O
Face	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
mask	O
he	O
wears	O
,	O
helps	O
him	O
to	O
recover	O
while	O
explaining	O
that	O
only	O
he	O
can	O
save	O
his	O
enslaved	O
brethren	O
from	O
RuptureFarms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
Big	O
Face	O
states	O
that	O
Abe	B-Application
must	O
undergo	O
spiritual	O
trials	O
in	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
the	O
Paramites	O
and	O
the	O
Scrabs	O
,	O
and	O
traverse	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
labyrinthine	O
,	O
abandoned	O
temples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
shaman	B-Protocol
marks	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
hands	O
with	O
a	O
scar	O
,	O
each	O
representing	O
the	O
two	O
species	O
,	O
granting	O
him	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Shrykull	O
,	O
an	O
invincible	O
demigod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
ability	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
RuptureFarms	O
,	O
rescues	O
his	O
Mudokon	O
brethren	O
,	O
and	O
deactivates	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
factory	O
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
races	O
to	O
the	O
boardroom	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
gas	O
,	O
using	O
his	O
powers	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Glukkon	O
executives	O
summoned	O
there	O
under	O
the	O
pretense	O
of	O
an	O
emergency	O
board	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Abe	B-Application
deals	O
with	O
the	O
gas	O
,	O
Molluck	O
manages	O
to	O
capture	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
send	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
meat	O
grinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
failed	O
to	O
rescue	O
at	O
least	O
50	O
Mudokons	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
succumbs	O
to	O
his	O
fate	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
manages	O
to	O
rescue	O
at	O
least	O
50	O
Mudokons	B-Application
,	O
the	O
freed	O
slaves	O
summon	O
a	O
magical	O
lightning	O
storm	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
Slig	O
carrying	O
out	O
the	O
execution	O
,	O
and	O
zapping	O
Molluck	O
unconscious	O
,	O
with	O
BigFace	O
rescuing	O
Abe	B-Application
and	O
bringing	O
him	O
home	O
to	O
a	O
hero	O
's	O
welcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
began	O
production	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Soul	O
Storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
publishing	O
rights	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
,	O
first	O
to	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
:	O
Epic	O
1	O
Starring	O
Abe	B-Application
and	O
eventually	O
to	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
May	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
'	O
97	O
in	O
June	O
was	O
remarkably	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
had	O
a	O
reportedly	O
smooth	O
development	O
cycle	O
with	O
few	O
late	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
footage	O
creator	O
Lorne	O
Lanning	O
saw	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
involved	O
a	O
pack	O
of	O
meeches	O
chasing	O
Abe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequence	O
under	O
time	O
and	O
budget	O
constraints	O
concerned	O
the	O
moon	O
that	O
Abe	B-Application
witnesses	O
after	O
his	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
Stockyards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lanning	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
CG	O
sequence	O
that	O
occurs	O
between	O
Abe	B-Application
escaping	O
RuptureFarms	O
and	O
entering	O
the	O
Stockyards	O
was	O
originally	O
accompanied	O
by	O
footage	O
of	O
a	O
meteor	O
shower	O
creating	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	O
handprint	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
imply	O
"	O
greater	O
forces	O
that	O
are	O
really	O
behind	O
it	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
send	O
him	O
symbols	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lanning	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
GameSpeak	O
"	O
mechanic	O
was	O
partially	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
audio	O
puzzles	O
of	O
Loom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
GT	O
title	O
that	O
the	O
UK	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
GT	O
following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
,	O
became	O
involved	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
found	O
that	O
an	O
executive	O
at	O
publisher	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
tried	O
to	O
sabotage	O
production	O
because	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lanning	O
later	O
explained	O
that	O
in	O
1997	O
during	O
Oddysees	B-Application
production	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
making	O
toys	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
taken	O
seriously	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
happy	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
living	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
necessarily	O
going	O
out	O
and	O
bragging	O
about	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
initial	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
upon	O
"	O
perfect	O
"	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
completion	O
with	O
all	O
99	O
Mudokon	O
slaves	O
rescued	O
—	O
an	O
extra	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
"	O
Guardian	O
Angel	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
,	O
which	O
depicts	O
a	O
captured	O
Abe	B-Application
harassed	O
by	O
"	O
The	O
Shrink	O
"	O
:	O
A	O
mechanical	O
creature	O
with	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FMV	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
to	O
the	O
Oddworld	O
mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
first	O
appearing	O
on	O
store	O
shelves	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
before	O
fully	O
releasing	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
(	O
September	O
19	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
day	O
dubbed	O
as	O
"	O
Odd	O
Friday	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
;	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Abe	B-Application
a	O
GoGo	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
SoftBank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Abe	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Mudokons	B-Application
was	O
significantly	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
Japanese	O
pressure	O
groups	O
were	O
offended	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Mudokons	I-Application
having	O
four	O
fingers	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
working	O
in	O
a	O
meat-packing	O
factory	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
historic	O
Japanese	O
subclass	O
of	O
meat	O
packers	O
who	O
were	O
looked	O
down	O
upon	O
in	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
had	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Mudokons	B-Application
to	O
three	O
fingers	O
,	O
or	O
else	O
face	O
legal	O
battles	O
and	O
large	O
fines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
made	O
the	O
altered	O
designs	O
a	O
permanent	O
feature	O
;	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
included	O
both	O
the	O
changed	O
packaging	O
and	O
changed	O
Mudokon	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
also	O
recognize	O
these	O
changes	O
as	O
canon	O
,	O
although	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
features	O
four-fingered	O
Mudokon	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
scenes	O
from	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
shown	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
not	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Oddworld	O
Adventures	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1998	O
.	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
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
similar	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
condensed	O
plot	O
(	O
Abe	B-Application
starts	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
native	O
Mudokon	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
opening	O
levels	O
in	O
RuptureFarms	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
this	O
version	O
)	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
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Onlive	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
and	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
control	O
and	O
funfactor	O
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
bursts	O
onto	O
the	O
scene	O
with	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
and	O
killer	O
graphics	O
that	O
will	O
rocket	O
it	O
straight	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hall	O
of	O
fame.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
"[the]	O
charming	O
and	O
innovative	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
reminds	O
us	O
that	O
any	O
genre	O
can	O
be	O
revived	O
if	O
you	O
put	O
enough	O
care	O
and	O
creativity	O
into	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
created	O
an	O
outstanding	O
visual	O
environment	O
for	O
Abe	B-Application
to	O
leap	O
around	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
GameSpot	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
"	O
virtually	O
identical	O
"	O
,	O
most	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
directed	O
criticism	O
at	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
,	O
since	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
frustrating	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
Abe	B-Application
is	O
plonked	O
right	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
when	O
he	O
dies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
:	O
Lorne	O
Lanning	O
reported	O
global	O
sell-through	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
late	O
January	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
1998	O
Video	O
Game	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guide	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Acting	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
1997	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
gave	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
runner-up	O
slot	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
received	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
directly	O
after	O
Oddysee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Munch	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
into	O
3D	O
environments	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
another	O
character	O
,	O
Munch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK	O
studio	O
Just	O
Add	O
Water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
Linux	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
One	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
and	O
Wii	O
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
premium	O
collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
