Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

 PlayStation
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 192 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 171 out of 192
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 192
  3. Negative: 6 out of 192
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  1. fedak
    Nov 23, 2012
    5
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  2. tsakiym
    May 11, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice game. Nice memories. Real games without DLCz. What happened to all these games. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters.… Expand
  3. damaso7
    Aug 25, 2018
    7
    Interesante y bien ejecutado. Nivel de dificultad razonable. Innova y crea escuela.
  4. Babutto
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    It's a nice old platformer.

    Pros.:
    - Nice characters.
    - Environment.
    - For that time it was a cool platformer.

    Cons.:
    - Outdated. Especially controls.
  5. GameBoyAdv4002
    Aug 26, 2021
    6
    This game is a pioneer and a classic. But it has severe problems that every other Oddworld game, including Munch's Oddysee, solves. The main one is the poor difficulty balance. The checkpoints are too sparse given the difficult platforming, which leads to very high iteration times. The backgrounds aren't as interesting as everything but the Xbox games; they feel too similar too each other,This game is a pioneer and a classic. But it has severe problems that every other Oddworld game, including Munch's Oddysee, solves. The main one is the poor difficulty balance. The checkpoints are too sparse given the difficult platforming, which leads to very high iteration times. The backgrounds aren't as interesting as everything but the Xbox games; they feel too similar too each other, especially in RuptureFarms. Eventually you just get sick of ventilation pipes and barrels. The gameplay isn't as refined as the others. All I'm really saying here is that this FEELS like the first game in the series. Play New 'n' Tasty, it's better in every way except for some of the lighting.… Expand
  6. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    Quirky and challenging platform-based puzzler marked by its amusingly wicked sense of humour. The trial and error format and insistence on pixel and micro-second perfect jumps makes it occasionally infuriating, but it's an amusingly oddball and rather unique puzzler.

Awards & Rankings

6
#6 Best PS1 Game of 1997
3
#3 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1997
7
#7 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1997

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. PSX Nation
    95
    If not for "Final Fantasy 7" this would probably be my pick for game of the year.
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  2. Absolute Playstation
    90
    The game is just designed and presented so damn well, that it hooks you in and keeps you coming back for more. It's one of those rare games that require players to think before they react.
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  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    85
    "Out of this World"-style gameplay never looked so good. [Jan 2004, p.188]
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