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Oddworld munches sequel Comments by Tom Bramwell

20 February, 2003

Another Xbox adventure for Lorne Lanning

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Blerk
20/02/03 @ 10:47
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Oddworld: Munch's "it can only be done on Xbox!" Oddysee

Or alternatively 'Oddworld: Munch's "it could have been done on the PS2 as well if I hadn't spat my dummy about it being too difficult to program but as it turns out it didn't matter 'cos the game was crap anyway" Oddysee'. :-)
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prettyboytim
20/02/03 @ 10:59
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I thought Munch's Oddysee was rough - I really hated they way you had to pick up the damn spooge balls - they really didn't seem to fit in to the gameworld properly. You might as well have made them shiny floating coins, rings or stars. Also, I didn't feel that the game had any kind of flow to the story - the levels seemed unconnected, and you never felt as if you were getting anywhere, quite unlike the original PSX games.

I played through about 1/3 - 1/2 of it and then traded it in at Computer Exchange for £10 off Ghost Recon...
Tiitiz
20/02/03 @ 11:03
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Think the game was wikkid. I remember buying it the same time as my Xbox thinking it would be a game for the wife. Found myself hogging it in the end :D
binky
20/02/03 @ 11:17
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lmao tiitiz thats my story.
Xensor
20/02/03 @ 12:05
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Or alternatively 'Oddworld: Munch's "it could have been done on the PS2 as well if I hadn't spat my dummy about it being too difficult to program but as it turns out it didn't matter 'cos the game was crap anyway" Oddysee'. :-)

Tell them like it is Blerk!
Blerk
20/02/03 @ 12:07
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Sitting on the fence ain't my style. :-)
BartonFink
20/02/03 @ 12:56
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What's the problem with Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee guys have you actually played the game. About the only annoying bit I found in the game was at the very end putting those damned eggs into those damned crates. Other than that a very enjoyable game indeed.
Bill Gates is Evil
20/02/03 @ 13:41
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i think the whole thing was pretty innovative. leaps and bounds ahead of a frickin water gun, though i don't think they implemented the innovations to make it as fun as mario.

i think it was underappreciated for a few reasons: the xbox user base was so small, too many games were released at launch, and everyone was spending their money on halo.
Machiavel
20/02/03 @ 14:02
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Well I have not enjoyed the training levels (often the case in games though), and they've finally joined up together. Hope it gets good now.
Dizzy
20/02/03 @ 14:52
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Ohhh Blerky Blerky. What about 'Oddworld: Munch's "Us PS2 fanboys wish we had it on PS2 but since we don't, we think it is crap"

BartonFink
20/02/03 @ 14:54
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LOL - Dizzy you just hit ze nail on ze noggin
Nemesis
20/02/03 @ 15:07
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I played the demo and found the camera a wee bit frustrating. How was it in the full version, something you could adapt to?
Blerk
20/02/03 @ 15:08
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No, it really is crap. I liked the first Oddworld but it all went wrong somewhere after that. Even Abe's Exxodus was rubbish.
Nemesis
20/02/03 @ 15:15
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Do we think Ninty borrowed the code and put it straight into Mario Sunshine then....

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Mugwum [staff]
20/02/03 @ 17:18
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I think BGIE probably hit the nail on the head. There were simply better things to play when Munch came out. If it popped up in a quiet period we'd no doubt have had more time for it, despite its flaws.
jimbo
20/02/03 @ 19:44
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played a fun demo.... never bought it despite the rave reviews. Maybe worth a look as a platinum hit!.
/just got jsrf cheap!!!, eurogamer score was 6/10 so I never bought it before ;)
p.s. krydster.. joking..... don't pull youre rating scores (although the above is true)!
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jaa
21/07/03 @ 14:10
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Munch's Odyssee wasn't (isn't) crap, Blerk. Even if it has faults (camera, some repetitive action, less than precise jumping spring to mind), it's still a very good game.

It's more a puzzle game than a platformer, though, so the comparisons with Mario Sunshine are perhaps a bit out of place.

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