IN ODD WE TRUST!!!!! Hey this is D.A.R. Jr. again and I REALLY want to tell you about the weirdest $#@$&*! game I used to play when I was a kid. In fact it still is the weirdest game I've ever played. Even the name of the game says it weird! It's called Oddworld and there were about 4 console games on the PS1 and Xbox (the pictures you see here are their front covers). In the first 2 games, you play as what is known as a "Mudokon" named Abe who is trying to free his fellow brethren from enslavement. These Mudokons were used as slaves as well as a source of meat for a company's products (the company's name is Tasty Treats...Yeah I don't know...) Along the way, Abe meets the Mudokon's spiritual leader 
who calls himself the BigFace. BigFace told him of a time when the Mudokon race once lived freely before their enslavement. There was also a prophecy that spoke of their savior. BigFace sees that Abe is destined to become the Savior and therefore gives him his mystical powers, which are shown through awesome mystical tattoos. The player would uses these mystical powers to possess and control enemies into doing whatever couldn't be done such as opening doors, fighting other enemies, flying somewhere, or commit suicide. You could also have them blown up. HILARIOUS! In the later Xbox games more characters 
were introduced. In this installment called Munch's Oddyssey (see picture here) a little...fish...frog...creature known as a "Gabbit" named Munch whom is aided by Abe to find the very last can of caviar called "Gabbiar" that is made from Gabbits. While playing, you could switch between Abe and Munch by pressing the black button on the Xbox controller. This is the last can, and Munch is the last Gabbit. Munch had some sort of device on his head that allowed him to ZAP his enemies and control certain objects. Like Abe, he also had little furry friends helping him out called "Fuzzles". And unfortunately for him...since he only had one leg...there were also wheel chairs for him so that he could move faster with Abe during missions. And unlike the PS1 games, the Xbox games where 3-dimensional. It was like a huge PC RPG game since you could send the Mudokons you rescued into battle against enemies, you could also slap around your enemies until they just dropped dead. VERY FUN AND HYSTERICAL!! You could even press and hold the X button on the Xbox controller to have Abe fart, or have Munch burp...I really don't know why but it was possible in the previous games and the command was listed as "Special Move". HA HA HA!!!!!!!! Unfortunately that was the end of Abe and Munch's adventures because in the latest game, also on the Xbox, followed a different character known as Stranger in Stranger's Wrath. Stranger is a rare creature in Oddworld known as a "Steef" with 4 legs that are concealed within those huge boots that you see in the front cover here. Stranger is a badass bounty hunter who doesn't use
guns. Instead he uses a crossbow with whatever he can catch or buy from the general store. His ammo pack would include fuzzles, tiny squirrels that talk too much and were used to lure the enemy, spiders that could shoot huge webs, used to tie up your victim, a skunk that can stun large groups of enemies, something called a "thudslug" that was used as a cannon ball, "Boombats" that work as rockets, wasps that were used as sniper bullets, and Zappiflies which were used to ZAP your enemy and control certain objects. The game utilized both 1st and 3rd person and you had to be in 1st person to use the crossbow. This game also had a huge twist...you start off as a bounty hunter...but toward the end you lead an army in a war for water. WHAT A TWIST!!! Oh and I forgot to mention this...each installment in the series, excluding Stranger's Wrath, was based on karma, meaning that if Abe or Munch didn't save enough Mudokons or Fuzzles you would get the very unfortunate "Bad Ending". The bad ending would show a cut scene in which basically...you die. And then you would have to start ALL OVER. W...T...F!!! Oh and also...there is a remake of Stranger's Wrath set to be released later 2011. AWESOMENESS. Alright so that's what I have for this month's classic so until next time...this is it...for now...HA HA HA HAAAAA!!!!
who calls himself the BigFace. BigFace told him of a time when the Mudokon race once lived freely before their enslavement. There was also a prophecy that spoke of their savior. BigFace sees that Abe is destined to become the Savior and therefore gives him his mystical powers, which are shown through awesome mystical tattoos. The player would uses these mystical powers to possess and control enemies into doing whatever couldn't be done such as opening doors, fighting other enemies, flying somewhere, or commit suicide. You could also have them blown up. HILARIOUS! In the later Xbox games more characters 
were introduced. In this installment called Munch's Oddyssey (see picture here) a little...fish...frog...creature known as a "Gabbit" named Munch whom is aided by Abe to find the very last can of caviar called "Gabbiar" that is made from Gabbits. While playing, you could switch between Abe and Munch by pressing the black button on the Xbox controller. This is the last can, and Munch is the last Gabbit. Munch had some sort of device on his head that allowed him to ZAP his enemies and control certain objects. Like Abe, he also had little furry friends helping him out called "Fuzzles". And unfortunately for him...since he only had one leg...there were also wheel chairs for him so that he could move faster with Abe during missions. And unlike the PS1 games, the Xbox games where 3-dimensional. It was like a huge PC RPG game since you could send the Mudokons you rescued into battle against enemies, you could also slap around your enemies until they just dropped dead. VERY FUN AND HYSTERICAL!! You could even press and hold the X button on the Xbox controller to have Abe fart, or have Munch burp...I really don't know why but it was possible in the previous games and the command was listed as "Special Move". HA HA HA!!!!!!!! Unfortunately that was the end of Abe and Munch's adventures because in the latest game, also on the Xbox, followed a different character known as Stranger in Stranger's Wrath. Stranger is a rare creature in Oddworld known as a "Steef" with 4 legs that are concealed within those huge boots that you see in the front cover here. Stranger is a badass bounty hunter who doesn't use
guns. Instead he uses a crossbow with whatever he can catch or buy from the general store. His ammo pack would include fuzzles, tiny squirrels that talk too much and were used to lure the enemy, spiders that could shoot huge webs, used to tie up your victim, a skunk that can stun large groups of enemies, something called a "thudslug" that was used as a cannon ball, "Boombats" that work as rockets, wasps that were used as sniper bullets, and Zappiflies which were used to ZAP your enemy and control certain objects. The game utilized both 1st and 3rd person and you had to be in 1st person to use the crossbow. This game also had a huge twist...you start off as a bounty hunter...but toward the end you lead an army in a war for water. WHAT A TWIST!!! Oh and I forgot to mention this...each installment in the series, excluding Stranger's Wrath, was based on karma, meaning that if Abe or Munch didn't save enough Mudokons or Fuzzles you would get the very unfortunate "Bad Ending". The bad ending would show a cut scene in which basically...you die. And then you would have to start ALL OVER. W...T...F!!! Oh and also...there is a remake of Stranger's Wrath set to be released later 2011. AWESOMENESS. Alright so that's what I have for this month's classic so until next time...this is it...for now...HA HA HA HAAAAA!!!!- D.A.R. Jr.
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