Oddworld series heads to PS Vita

By Johnny Minkley Published 7 June, 2011

Cross-platform play via cloud saves.

UK studio Just Add Water is the latest to pledge itself to the PlayStation Vita cause, announcing Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath for the system's launch.

JAW broke the news last night upon the Twitter, adding that the titles would support cross-platform play between Vita and PS3 using cloud saves.

Eurogamer caught up with JAW's unmistakably Scottish MD Stewart Gilray earlier today, and he told us: "PS Vita has allowed us to do something that myself and [original Oddworld creator] Lorne Lanning have thought about for many years: the ability to play Oddworld titles on the go.

"In a way that allows the player to play the same game as a full console title or as a handheld title. It's also allowed us to improve on the design in terms of being able to affect things directly."

Elaborating on this, he added as an example: "Abe can pickup a fellow Mudokon by simply tapping the screen, and other gesture-based input".

Gilray confirmed that both games will be digital-only releases on Vita and PlayStation 3. Stranger's Wrath and Munch's Oddysee are due on the latter this summer and autumn respectively.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 9 months ago

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  • TheZebra #1 9 months ago

    The line up just keeps getting better!

  • Sabreman64 #2 9 months ago

    You see, this is one reason I'm not interested in the PSV. Ports of PS3 games. If I want to play PS3 games I've already got the PS3 for that. That was one of the reasons I wasn't interested in the PSP. PS2 ports. I'm also not interested in the 3DS. Mainly because of the gimmicky 3D and poor games line-up. And the fact that I hardly ever play my standard DS as it is. Basically, I'm not interested in portable gaming.
    Edited by 1 at 07/06/11 @ 17:00

  • supermaniacs #3 9 months ago

    SOLD SOLD SOLD

  • Toothball #4 9 months ago

    I'm sure the touch features will be good enough when the game hits the shelves, but to be honest the example here isn't exactly inspiring. "Pick something up by touching" sounds functional, but if you've already got your hands on the buttons it'd be more effort to switch to touching. I guess there isn't so much he can give away just yet, but it doesn't really set the imagination going.

    Sharing cloud based saves does sound excellent though. Definitely want to see more of that.

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #5 9 months ago

    i remember when oddworld inhabitants ditched the playstation brand in favour of xbox for munchs and wrath and on not so favourable words, seems strange them coming back now with better versions, im guessing the ps1 re-releases of abe games have done quite well for them.

    Cant say im not glad tho there some of my favourite games, and i never got to play wrath, so that is most welcome.
    Edited by 1 at 07/06/11 @ 17:02

  • MaFlippinHeadHurts #6 9 months ago

    I’m actually interested in picking Vita up now – sounds an awesome piece of kit for a geek like me!

    ….loved Strangers Wrath too – cracking game

  • EmiliasHorse #7 9 months ago

    The line up gets better and better, I took a while to buy into PSP but Vita is looking day one.

  • -cerberus- #8 9 months ago

    Past-gen is awesome. Now how about creating a new Oddworld game or has everyone run out of proper ideas?!

  • Subdominator #9 9 months ago

    Dear JAW. Maybe you should just STFU and actually finish one project so that it is in a releaseable state before you start to announce the next half dozen projects. Thank you very much.

    Right now they are working on

    Stranger HD for PS3
    Munch HD for PS3
    Stranger HD patch for PC
    Oddbox for Xbox 360 (ongoing talks with MS)
    Abe 1/2 HD remakes
    formerly discontinued Oddworld RTS game
    new Oddworld game
    Oddworld games for PS Vita

    And all that with a team of less than 20 people?
    Edited by 1 at 07/06/11 @ 17:24

  • Jmog #10 9 months ago

    Orrrr, the HD edition of Stangers Wrath is actually the same for both platforms.

  • andywilkie35 #11 9 months ago

    This Vita thing is sounding like it's absolutely essential. I still get loads of mileage out of me PSP, things like this just make me want it.

    Really hope that they start releasing PS2 games on PSN to use on Vita - would love to play something like FFX on the train, like I have been doing with IV, VII, VIII and IX recently (and VI as soon as I've finished IV!)

  • andywilkie35 #12 9 months ago

    This Vita thing is sounding like it's absolutely essential. I still get loads of mileage out of me PSP, things like this just make me want it.

    Really hope that they start releasing PS2 games on PSN to use on Vita - would love to play something like FFX on the train, like I have been doing with IV, VII, VIII and IX recently (and VI as soon as I've finished IV!)