<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>
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>
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>
A	O
shaman	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
Mudokons	O
,	O
whom	O
Abe	O
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>
Upon	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
shaman	B-Protocol
marks	O
Abe	O
'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>
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>
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	O
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>
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	O
's	O
Oddysee	O
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	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
;	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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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	O
.	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>
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	O
's	O
Oddysee	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
premium	O
collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
