<s>
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
alongside	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Oddtimized	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Tasty	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
1998	O
's	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
as	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
substantially	O
revised	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
incorporating	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
and	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Munch	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quarma	B-Application
system	O
now	O
has	O
an	O
additional	O
tally	O
that	O
counts	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
killed	O
,	O
therefore	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
either	O
kill	O
or	O
spare	O
enemies	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
does	O
n't	O
count	O
against	O
a	O
level	O
's	O
overall	O
Quarma	B-Application
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameSpeak	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
simplified	O
to	O
greeting	O
other	O
Mudokons	O
and	O
telling	O
them	O
to	O
wait	O
and	O
functions	O
similarly	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
Munch	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
with	O
simply	O
tapping	O
or	O
holding	O
the	O
corresponding	O
button	O
causing	O
Abe	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
all	O
Mudokons	O
following	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
Aggro	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Passive	O
"	O
commands	O
that	O
change	O
his	O
followers	O
 '	O
mood	O
similarly	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Jump	O
'	O
Em	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	O
's	O
possession	O
ability	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
appearances	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
completely	O
reworked	O
;	O
while	O
it	O
functions	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
Munch	B-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
incarnation	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
small	O
ball	O
of	O
energy	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
,	O
it	O
now	O
uses	O
a	O
"	O
chi	O
"	O
meter	O
that	O
limits	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time/distance	O
for	O
Abe	O
to	O
move	O
it	O
to	O
his	O
nearest	O
target	O
with	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
chi	O
"	O
extended	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
Mudokons	O
are	O
following	O
him	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
when	O
dispossessing	O
enemies	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
now	O
either	O
cause	O
them	O
to	O
explode	O
as	O
before	O
or	O
temporarily	O
knock	O
them	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
features	O
two	O
version-exclusive	O
bonus	O
levels	O
;	O
Vykkers	O
Labs	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
and	O
Toby	O
's	O
Escape	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
is	O
set	O
hours	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Tasty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
New	O
'	O
N	O
Tasty	O
include	O
Molluck	O
and	O
Alf	O
(	O
an	O
original	O
secondary	O
character	O
from	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
who	O
became	O
a	O
protagonist	O
of	O
New	O
'	O
N	O
Tasty	O
's	O
"	O
Alf	O
's	O
Escape	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
Monsaic	O
Lines	O
is	O
revisited	O
in	O
the	O
prologue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
,	O
only	O
two	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
product	O
,	O
Vice-president	O
Aslik	O
and	O
the	O
Brewmaster	O
,	O
are	O
reintroduced	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Necrum	O
Mines	O
,	O
the	O
Slig	O
Barracks	O
,	O
FeeCo	O
Depot	O
and	O
Soulstorm	O
Brewery	O
are	O
revisited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
new	O
characters	O
-	O
The	O
Necrum	O
Mines	O
 '	O
Baron	O
Morguer	O
,	O
the	O
elder	O
Mudokon	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Keeper	O
,	O
a	O
nameless	O
Mudokon	O
shaman	O
at	O
the	O
prologue	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
Big	O
Face	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Mudokon	O
train	O
engineer	O
Toby	O
-	O
are	O
introduced	O
as	O
also	O
are	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Necrum	O
catacombs	B-Application
and	O
a	O
suspended	O
monorail	B-Language
FeeCo	O
Train	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
train	O
,	O
Abe	O
confides	O
to	O
Alf	O
his	O
findings	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
wrapped	O
package	O
-	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
map	O
to	O
the	O
Necrum	O
Mines	O
and	O
an	O
amber	B-Device
amulet	O
with	O
a	O
Quarma-based	O
creature	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
tape	O
,	O
which	O
Alf	O
tells	O
can	O
be	O
listened	O
at	O
a	O
communications	O
tower	O
in	O
the	O
Slig	O
Barracks	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
train	O
's	O
next	O
stop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infiltrating	O
Necrum	O
Mines	O
,	O
Abe	O
travels	O
deep	O
within	O
until	O
he	O
reaches	O
the	O
large	O
,	O
underground	O
chamber	O
of	O
elder	O
Mudokons	O
,	O
all	O
encased	O
in	O
amber	B-Device
,	O
where	O
he	O
comes	O
across	O
the	O
Keeper	O
whom	O
puts	O
Abe	O
to	O
a	O
trial	O
-	O
recovering	O
the	O
gemstone	O
"	O
Stone	O
of	O
the	O
Fragon	O
's	O
Eye	O
"	O
within	O
a	O
Sleech-infested	O
catacomb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outcome	O
,	O
from	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
is	O
heavily	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
overall	O
Quarma	B-Application
(	O
Which	O
must	O
amount	O
to	O
at	O
least	O
80%	O
of	O
all	O
Mudokons	O
rescued	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
twelve	O
levels	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Quarma	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
satisfactory	O
,	O
the	O
bad	O
ending	O
shows	O
Abe	O
attempting	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
amber	B-Device
amulet	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
creature	O
within	O
to	O
shatter	O
itself	O
in	O
pieces	O
,	O
disheartening	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Quarma	B-Application
is	O
satisfactory	O
,	O
Abe	O
accesses	O
the	O
amulet	O
successfully	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
chest	O
tattoo	O
to	O
unleash	O
his	O
full	O
Shrykull	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Oddworld	O
's	O
co-founder	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
,	O
Lorne	O
Lanning	O
announced	O
on	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
with	O
Kinda	O
Funny	O
Games	O
that	O
a	O
full	O
remake	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
Oddworld	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
fans	O
liked	O
the	O
title	O
Oddworld	O
:	O
Twice	O
Ze	O
Flavor	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
announced	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
with	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
that	O
the	O
remake	O
would	O
be	O
entitled	O
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
at	O
EGX	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
developer	O
from	O
Fat	O
Kraken	O
Studios	O
,	O
Matt	O
Glanville	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Soulstorm	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Tasty	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
being	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
complete	O
story	O
retake	O
[	O
of	O
Oddworld	O
:	O
Abe	O
's	O
Exoddus ]	O
inspired	O
by	O
our	O
original	O
tale.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
,	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
started	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
developer	O
hid	O
clues	O
within	O
files	O
and	O
websites	O
they	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
at	O
the	O
EGX	O
Expo	O
,	O
Oddworld	O
Inhabitants	O
game	O
designer	O
Matt	O
Glanville	O
said	O
that	O
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
would	O
be	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
some	O
areas	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Exoddus	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
entirely	O
new	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
some	O
parts	O
from	O
Abe	B-Application
's	I-Application
Exoddus	I-Application
would	O
look	O
'	O
completely	O
different	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quarma	B-Application
system	O
from	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Munch	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
Soulstorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
showcased	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
event	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
confirming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
console	O
exclusive	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Oddtimized	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oddworld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Soulstorm	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
