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
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User Reviews
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 |
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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.