Another World (video game)
| Another World | |
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Cover art created by Éric Chahi
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| Developer(s) |
Delphine Software Interplay Entertainment (console versions) |
| Publisher(s) | Delphine Software U.S. Gold Interplay Entertainment Virgin Interactive The Digital Lounge (15th Anniversary) Focus Home Interactive (20th Anniversary) Headup Games (20th Anniversary) |
| Designer(s) | Éric Chahi |
| Composer(s) | Jean-François Freitas |
| Platform(s) | Original: Amiga, Atari ST Ports: 3DO, Apple IIGS, Atari Jaguar, Mac OS, MS-DOS, Sega CD, Sega Genesis, SNES 20th Anniversary: iOS, Linux, Android, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Symbian, Wii U, Windows Mobile, Xbox One |
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Amiga & Atari ST 1991 Other platforms
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| Genre(s) | Cinematic platformer, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 84% (SNES) 84% (Genesis) 83% (PC) 93% (Mobile) 73% (15th Anniversary) |
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| Publication | Score |
| CVG | 94% |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 3.5/5 |
| Amiga Action | 89% |
| Amiga Computing | 89% |
| Amiga Force | 90% |
| Amiga Format | 82% |
| Amiga Power | 89% |
| CU Amiga | 91% |
| Electronic Games | 78% |
| Super Play | 81% |
| The One | 93% |
Another World, also known as Out of This World in North America and Outer World (アウターワールド Autā Wārudo?) in Japan, is a 1991 cinematic platformer action-adventure game designed by Éric Chahi for Delphine Software. The game tells a story of Lester, a young scientist who, as a result of an experiment gone wrong, finds himself in a dangerous alien world where he is forced to fight for his survival.
Originally developed for the Amiga and Atari ST and later released for the Apple IIGS and MS-DOS, Another World was widely ported to other contemporary systems. Later efforts resulted in several game engine recreations for the game that permitted it to run on modern computers, consoles and mobile phones. In 2006, Chahi independently released a 15th Anniversary Edition for modern computers, and a subsequent 20th Anniversary Edition five years later that adapted the game for numerous consoles and mobile computing platforms.
Another World was innovative in its use of cinematic effects in both real-time and cutscenes, which earned the game praise amongst critics and commercial success. It also influenced a number of other video games and designers, inspiring such titles as Flashback, Ico, Metal Gear Solid, and Silent Hill.
Another World is a platform game, featuring a control scheme wherein the player uses either the keyboard, joystick or gamepad to make the protagonist run, jump, attack and perform other, situation-specific actions, such as rocking a cage back and forth. In the initial part of the game, the player's character Lester is unarmed. He is able to kick at small creatures, but is otherwise defenseless.
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