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Oddworld : Munch's Oddysee (Xbox) | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
New (2) Used (11) from £3.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 2660
Platform: Xbox
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Xbox
MPN: L05-00009
UPC: 659556973131
EAN: 0659556973131
ASIN: B00005RHRD
Release Date: March 14, 2002
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Prepare to enter the world of the Gabbit aka: (Munch), in Oddworld Munch Oddysee. If you've played either of the prequels, featuring the infamous Abe then you will be familiar with their breathtaking imagination and innovation. Packed with much of the same and more, Munch is now presented in luxurious 3-D. From the opening sequence showing the distressing capture of the last Gabbit you will be drawn into this visually stunning game. After wiping away the tears prepare to embark on your first adventure. First things first though, indulge yourself with the "Game Speak" not essential but highly amusing all the same. Once mastered you'll begin the game with the original star Abe. As you enter the first cavern you'll be aided by great in-game instructions, so it won't take long to unravel the first few simple levels. Once you've got to grips with the controls you can start to hunt down those lazy Mudokons. Soon the action cuts to Munch, after receiving some minor surgery from his captors he is now equipped with sonar. This new headgear becomes the tool in which he makes his escape, aided by his new friends the Fuzzles. Now he's set to escape the lair of his captors, not forgetting to rescue those cute Fuzzles along the way. After some intense game play the two heroes meet up and become one devastating force working together to find the last batch of Gabbit's eggs. You will need your wits about you to solve puzzles in this dual action adventure. Munch is a joy to watch and play. Complete with laughs gags and outstanding graphics this is one of the most innovative games you are likely to find. So jump in and immerse yourself in this fun-filled Oddysee.--Rob Holliday
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 not very good September 4, 2004
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
This game has completley lost the magic,the beauty, the originality and the dark and creepy atmosphere of the previous two oddworld inhabitants games that encompasse you totally. Munch's Oddysee is pretty but is just like dozens of other collect items and run games. I ploughed through it hoping to regain the enjoyment and involvement of the the other two games - to no avail. It has lost such a lot being converted into a 3D game, there was no need, it was already perfect. Such a shame.
 FANTASTIC! December 30, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I absolutly loved this game, wickedly entertaining and yet taxing at the same time. I loved the way you can switch between Munch and Abe and I really want a Munch 2 to come out......I'd be the first to buy!
A well entertaining platformer February 19, 2003
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The third game in the Oddworld series was originaly promised to be on PS2, but then all of a sudden it came out on X-Box for some reason. Graphically it isn't anything the PS2 couldn't handle, relativly detailed textures and it only runs at 30fps @60hz or 25fps at 50hz. Now the Oddworld adventure is in full 3D and the game is shared with two characters, Abe our original hero and introducing Munch and you can use them together or alternativly depending on the mission. If you are a veteran to this series than all the usual play methods won't be new to you all though they are far more clever now. If you are new, well the basics is that you have to rescue your friends and depending on what the mission is you may have to use them to help you get through the levels, also Abe can possess enemies and Munch is a great swimmer. Not exactly a ground breaking game but now it is at a budget price is definatly worth a look at, a funny and entertaining game.
Excellant but Dissapointing January 7, 2003
8 out of 17 found this review helpful
Well first of all i eventually got round to purchasing this game i was so excited i shot out of my bed banging my head on the ceiling when it arrived one morning.
The game loaded up like the previous introductions but had a fly in it, like in Abes Oddysee the camrea zoomed into the temple and the name of the game was introduced, and in Abes Exoddus it was a mudokon spraying on a wall and a bunch of mudokons getting beaten up. But all in all they had a kind of creepy approach if you think about it logically. The game itself seemed to have lost the creepy idea and went for a more cheerful approach. It was quite dissapointing at first but after a couple of hours of playing i eventually stopped caring about it.
The only problems i found with this game was that it had kind of gone back to the style of Abe's Oddysee where you can only posses so much. You can posses everything in Munch's Oddysee like Scrabs, Sligs, Glukkons but they didn't have any speech put in like in Abe's Oddysee. The sligs speech is varied from "Your Mamma" "Poo Face" and many highly offensive things (sarcasm) But still at least you dont get shot now when your possesed.
The other dissapointing thing was there was very little challenge in the game. Not many puzzles. It had turned to the style of a Jak and Daxter type game. Which i didn't mind because i am parchally fond of that too but still it could of done with a few puzzles. There are also very little FMV'S in the game. A maximum of four as i can remember, but the "Good Ending" at the end of the game lasted 10mins or something like that which made up for it. Fianlly the last bad point was that most of the scenery looked almost the same except it had been swapped round a bit and altered.
Anyway on to the good points. First of all a new type of heavily armed sligs have been introduced known as "Big Bro Sligs" which look really cool. Other creatures such as Vykers, Gabbits,Interns and Fuzzle's have been introduced and the cute little Meeps. There is one part of the game where you have to heard about 20 meeps back into their pen and battle agaisnt armoured Interns and Vykers which was fun. There are many fun parts of the game when you think about it, especially Abes to ability to pick things up. Overall it was an excellant game dispite the lack Fleech's (even though i detested them)Shrykkl and Greeters.
This game is worth the money in my opinion. If you have played the previous games i can bet that you will like this one.
If you are unaware of the story it's all about this creature called Munch who is the last of his species(Gabbit) and he's been captured and had something stuck in his head. Abe goes to save him and they have to set off for Abe's Unborn Brothers (Mudokon Eggs) and the remaining can of Gabbier (Gabbit Eggs). Depending on how you progress through out the game depends on what happens at the end. Oh well i hope this was help to those who are unaware of this game. BYE
Outstanding January 1, 2003
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am new 2 the oddworld series but if the previous games were like this one i'm a member 2 stay. i decided 2 buy this game because it was resonable cheap (around 15) and i had already played the demo. it was mainly the cut-scenes that got me interested as the graphics war so highly detailed and the humour so, well sureal! i bought this game last weekend thinking i nice cheap platform game that will last me a couple of hours and will be able 2 be sold, but oh no not by a long shot.the game-play is so perfect, having 2 use both munch and abe 2 complete each level. the game speak abilities tie in with the game so well e.g. in one level ( i think it's splinterz) u have 2 posess a big bro slig and use his voice to open a voive activated security door! there are flaws, few but still flaws. in some levels u have 2 spend ages lifting up individual mudokons and take them across mine fields etc. also the camera angle can be frustrating, but of coures these r just minor flaws 2 which every game has. all in all this a brilliant game but be careful when purchasing for u may loose many friends and sleep.
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