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Another World was one of the most innovative and creative games ever made, and it’s hard to believe it’s now 20 years old. Due to that fact we got a nice conversion for iOS devices (universal app which is great) so we can re-live old memories, or play it for the first time. It’s definitely worth it as this game redefined the platformer/action genre with cut-scenes, creative game flow (running, jumping, rolling, swimming) and EXTREMELY high difficulty level. Seriously in this “other world” nearly anything can kill us, even little leeches. Usually it kills us with a nice cut-scene, but the point of this game is to repeat until you do it right.
There are checkpoints of course, so we don’t have to restart it over and over again, but there’s still plenty of repetition involved. Due to that fact younger generations of players might get frustrated. They didn’t have to wait hours for cassette games to load years ago, so their patience is nowhere near mine. I managed to beat the game with 57 deaths along the way, which may not sound impressive, but it’s still a lot of gameplay. Sure you can beat it in over 20 minutes if done perfectly, but nearly no one can do that. It took me about 2 hours to finish and I can say the port is just perfect. Both the swipe and touch controls work good, the updated graphics are great, and we can always switch to the original gfx by swiping down with two fingers.
This is a great game, that still holds up well against modern titles, even though it’s 20 years old. The gameplay is addictive, the graphics surprisingly good with the HD update (sure the characters are a bit “simplified”, but we’re recently having a wave of 8-bit games so that shouldn’t matter). I recommend it to anyone who wants an experience rather than a casual game. At 5 Euro’s it’s not really a steal, but a great classic that everyone should beat at least once.
You can download the game here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/another-world-20th-anniversary/id460076328?mt=8