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Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is set in the fictional Oddworld universe and take place after those of Abe's Exoddus. The player controls Munch as well as Abe, the hero of the previous Oddworld games. Abe's…

55 15 November 2001

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is an adventure developed by Oddworld Inhabitants, released 15 November 2001 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Android and iOS.

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What Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is an adventure game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and released in 2001. It was published by Infogrames. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Munch is the last surviving Gabbit living on Oddworld after their poaching to the verge of extinction. And now the greedy, vile Vykkers Labs have big plans for their fortune and glory through his doom. Meanwhile, veteran Oddworld saviour and outlaw Abe learns he needs Munch's help to save his species from industrial atrocity and vice versa. In an all new 3D oriented world using familiar gameplay, travelling through military bases, factories and the natural world, the two must work together and succeed together to lead the oppressed natives to freedom, decommissioning local police forces and shutting down industrial pollution in order to return balance to Oddworld.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 17 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 +, 1GB of RAM and nVidia Geforce 6600 128MB. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.

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What it launched against

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee launched on 15 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Characters

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Dlc

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Quick answers

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee — frequently asked questions

When did Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee come out?
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee was released on 15 November 2001 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee?
At minimum, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee needs Intel Core2 +, 1GB of RAM, nVidia Geforce 6600 128MB graphics, 3.8 GB of storage.
How many GB is Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee?
The PC version needs about 3.8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3.8 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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