Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
by Microsoft

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
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Product Summary

Brand: Oddworld Inhabitants
Release Date: 2001-12-03
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Microsoft
Product features:
  • Munch is a Gabbit, a race beingused for lung-transplants by the cigar-smoking Glukkons. Abe frees him, and now Abe&Munch are the unlikely saviors of Oddworld
  • Munch will spend the first part of the game in a wheelchair, helping Abe solve puzzles and avoid capture by the Mudokons
  • He'll do that through a a unique interface that allows him to control machines
  • When he's all healed up, Munch will begin breeding&condition creatures in&around the ecosystem to handle certain tasks for him
  • Save the Oddworld with the most unusual hero you've ever seen!
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Video Game Reviews of Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

Customer Review: Sounds made the game, without it....
Summary: 1 Stars

I recently purchased a 360, and had played Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey a while before. I thought this game would be good, especially with the "Platinum Hits" plastered on it. The gameplay changed drastically! Maybe because now it's in 3D, it seems less entertaining. And you run around collecting these weird fruits to access portals to free Mudokons. Worst part: SOUND. I don't know if it's because the 360, but when you tell your little friends to follow you, or let one rip, hard, YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING! Even with the music turned down, and turning the volume up, you can barely hear anything.
I stopped playing mid-first level.

Description of Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee puts you in charge of Munch -- an unlikely hero, even for the Oddworld games!
Abe, the strange Mudokon, is back with his powers to possess enemies and lead other Mudokons. This time he's joined by a Gabbit named Munch, an amphibious creature that can communicate with Fuzzles and shoot electric beams. They are definitely two of the weirdest characters in gaming, but they ooze personality, partially because of their design and mainly because of the outstanding voice acting provided by Lorne Lanning, president of Oddworld Inhabitants. Although the characters are cute, in a peculiar way, the game's dark humor gives them an edge.

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is primarily a puzzle game, with some action and adventure thrown in. The puzzles are great brainteasers that require players to use the special abilities of the two characters, know when to switch between them, and know when to guzzle performance-enhancing SoBe beverages. Several of the game's best puzzles get the player so caught up in their conventions that they overlook much simpler solutions.

This curious world seems totally believable through the power of Xbox. The mountains, water, caves, and factories in this foreign world are extremely detailed and lifelike. The in-game cutscenes are comparable to Pixar movies. Although the Oddworld games for the PlayStation had spot-on personality and gameplay, the Xbox has truly brought the developers' visions to life.

Oddworld Inhabitants has crafted a captivating experience that's imaginative, clever, and beautiful. Simply put, this is a must-have Xbox title. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

  • Unmatched uniqueness and personality
  • Awe-striking cutscenes
  • Addictive brainteasers
Cons:
  • Might not have enough action for impatient gamers
  • Quite possibly, too strange for some

The power-packing Xbox hardware delivers the third Oddworld title in one of the most brilliantly realized settings to grace any gaming system. Blending unique gameplay, humorous characters and interactions, and the aforementioned graphics, Munch's Oddysee simply feels unlike any other game in the 2001 console gaming lineup. Players control two characters in the game: Munch, a wheelchair-bound hero, and Abe, a character some gamers will recognize from previous Oddworld games. Their goal is to find and free the Mudokon queen, keeper of the remaining eggs of an endangered species.

Both characters feature unique talents that, via a tag-team style of play, propel the player through the game. For instance, Abe can climb and jump to reach new areas, as well as temporarily possess an enemy's soul via a chant. The web-footed Munch can swim to new areas and, when on the roll in his wheelchair, use his sonar plug to control machinery remotely. Saving an entire race also requires a coordinated effort on everyone's part. To get the job done quickly, players can deliver verbal commands to kinsmen. They'll gladly greet you (in a witty manner), then gang up on a mean-spirited enemy or accomplish difficult tasks for you. As with the rest of the game world, the finely detailed characters and environments, as well as a refreshing charm, draw you into an experience with the quality of a Pixar film. Prepare for gaming to get very odd indeed.

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