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.

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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

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User Reviews

This game is the holy grail of classy presentation and elegant gameplay	DOS	J. P. Gray (58)
Artsy masterpiece. This one is really special folks.	DOS	Zovni (9114)
Why can't more platform games be like this?	DOS	Dave Schenet (130)
But not just another game!	Windows	Stokkolm (5)
I don't understand how such simple games can be so impressive and addictive!	DOS	Boston Low (53)
Revolutionary	DOS	Andrew Dunn (11)
This is how an action-adventure should be like.	DOS	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
DOS: Out of This World......What a classic!	DOS	jfritzyb (7)
Amazing for it's time, but I dunno...	DOS	Shazbut (130)
Thinking outside the box was their forte'. Where is Delphine!?!? We need 'em back in the game!	Genesis	aaron pridemore (11)

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The Press Says

HonestGamers	SNES	Jan 13, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Amiga Power	Amiga	Feb, 1992	89 out of 100	89
Defunct Games	3DO	Aug 06, 2005	85 out of 100	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Mar, 1992	10 out of 12	83
Abandonia	DOS	Mar 11, 2004	4 out of 5	80
Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Mar 30, 2008		80
Imperium Gier	Windows	Feb 28, 2000	7.4 out of 10	74
videogamer.com	Windows	Apr 10, 2007	6 out of 10	60
Power Play	Amiga	Mar, 1992	48 out of 100	48
Gamezoom	Windows	Feb 04, 2007	35 out of 100	35

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Forums

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

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Trivia

On April 14th, 2006 Another World has been re-released by it's developer Eric Chahi (who got back the rights to the game) in a completely remastered edition for Windows XP which supports resolutions of up to 1280x800. You can purchase it online and read about the making of the game (both the original version and the remake) at www.anotherworld.fr

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