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

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 Bronze Star Contributing Member (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)

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 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 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

Forums

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

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


This entry was contributed by POMAH (18637), Kabushi (43658), Martin Smith (64127), Freeman (15200), IJan (1980), Игги Друге (31908), Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (53164), MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34845), quizzley7 (21267) and Garcia (5020)
 

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