Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction…
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an adventure developed by Ninja Theory, released 5 October 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 9.1 hrs to finish.
What Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an adventure game developed by Ninja Theory and released in 2010. It was published by Namco Bandai Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story is a re-imagining of the novel Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en. Unlike the original story that was set in a fantastical version of ancient China, the game is set 150 years in a future post-apocalyptic world following a global war, with only remnants of humanity left, along with the still active war machines left over from the conflict. Like the original story however, the plot revolves around someone who forces the help and protection of a warrior, with many characters sharing the same names and roles. The game's story was written by Alex Garland, with voice talent and motion capture from Andy Serkis and Lindsey Shaw.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 58 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 228 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9.1 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.20GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+, 2 GB RAM and Nvidia Geforce 9600/ ATI Radeon HD 4850. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB.
What it launched against
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West launched on 5 October 2010, within three weeks of Fallout: New Vegas, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach and Super Meat Boy. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Fallout: New Vegas, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach, Super Meat Boy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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