Out of This World

Description

You play Lester, a young physics professor, who suddenly finds himself in a strange alien world after a lightning struck during his particle experiment. Now he must fight for his life, first with his bare hands, then with a gun he finds. But what gives him courage is that he is not alone. One of the aliens, who together with him escapes from the prison, helps him on his dangerous quest. Friendship can overcome all the obstacles.

Out of This World is an action adventure game, where the adventuring element is concealed behind what looks like a typical platform shooter. The gameplay is based mainly on physical and environmental puzzles. There is no on-screen interface, and no in-game dialogue. Each enemy requires a different strategy, and often there is only one way to solve the problem. Typically, enemies will be defeated through the use of a gun you find near the beginning of the game; the gun can be used to create a shield from behind which you can safely fire.

The game is divided into levels, each one of which can be accessed by typing a code you learn after having completed the level. If you die (which is often) you restart the level anew. The game features vector graphics and animated cut scenes.

Alternate Titles

• "另一個世界" -- Chinese title (traditional)
• "Outer World" -- Japanese title
• "Another World: Коллекционное переиздание" -- Russian title
• "Another World: Edition Speciale 15eme Anniversaire" -- French title
• "Another World" -- European/Australian title
• "アウターワールド" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• HUDless games
• Out of This World legacy

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User Reviews

This game is the holy grail of classy presentation and elegant gameplay	DOS	J. P. Gray (79)
Artsy masterpiece. This one is really special folks.	DOS	Zovni (9138)
Why can't more platform games be like this?	DOS	Dave Schenet (130)
But not just another game!	Windows	Stokkolm (5)
A classic in every sense of the word	DOS	Maury Markowitz (214)
This is how an action-adventure should be like.	DOS	Unicorn B. Lynx (63180)
Still the Best Game Ever!	Genesis	LivingDog (2)
Thinking outside the box was their forte'. Where is Delphine!?!? We need 'em back in the game!	Genesis	aaron pridemore (11)
Short, Difficult, but Playing Makes It Last Forever	SNES	Suni Minorics (30)
Brilliant, but still highly overrated	Amiga	Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker (425)

The Press Says

Thunderbolt Games	Genesis	Oct 08, 2004	9 out of 10	90
GamePro	3DO	Aug, 1994	4.5 out of 5	90
IGN	Amiga	Feb 04, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Mar, 1992	10 out of 12	83
Just Games Retro	SNES	Jul 13, 2003	80 out of 100	80
Game Informer Magazine	SNES	Jul, 2005	8 out of 10	80
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	May, 2007	80 out of 100	80
DarkZero	Windows	Mar 12, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jul 09, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Game Captain	Windows	Feb 05, 2007	72 out of 100	72

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Another World Cursors and Icons	1	Interlink Knight Jan 11, 2008

Trivia

In Dec 2005 Another World was ported to the Dreamcast,with permission from Eric Chahi. Eric Chahi also allowed the Dreamcast port to include the datafiles. You can download the port here.