Another World (video game)

For the video game called "The Another World", see Ni no Kuni.
"Outer World" redirects here. For the 2019 video game, see The Outer Worlds. For the virtual reality, see Active Worlds. For the Solar System worlds, see outer planets. Not to be confused with Outworld (disambiguation).

Another World
Cover art by Éric Chahi
Developer(s)Delphine Software
Interplay (console)
The Removers (Jaguar)
Publisher(s)Delphine Software
U.S. Gold
Interplay
Virgin Interactive
The Digital Lounge
(15th Anniversary)
Focus Home Interactive
(20th Anniversary)
Headup Games (20th Anniversary)
Retro-Gaming Connexion (Jaguar)
Designer(s)Éric Chahi
Programmer(s)
Composer(s)Jean-François Freitas
Platform(s)Original
Amiga, Atari ST
Ports
3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Apple IIGS, Jaguar, Mac OS, MS-DOS, Game Boy Advance,[5] Sega CD, Genesis, Super NES, TI-84 Plus CE[6]
20th Anniversary
iOS, Linux, Android, Windows, 3DS, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Symbian, Wii U, Windows Mobile, Xbox One, Switch
ReleaseAmiga, Atari ST
November 1991[1]
IIGS, MS-DOS, SNES, Genesis
1992
3DO
1994
Mobile phone
2005
Windows Mobile
2006
Windows
(15th Anniversary)
2006
iOS
  • NA: September 22, 2011[2]
Android
March 2012
Windows, OS X
(20th Anniversary)
April 4, 2013[3]
Jaguar
Original release
Relaunch
  • WW: December 2013
Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
June 19, 2014
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
June 25, 2014[4]
Switch
  • WW: July 9, 2018
Genre(s)Action, platform
Mode(s)

Another World[7][a] is a cinematic platform action-adventure game designed by Éric Chahi and published by Delphine Software in November 1991. In North America it was published as Out of This World. The game tells the story of Lester, a young scientist who, as a result of an experiment gone wrong, finds himself on a dangerous alien world where he is forced to fight for his survival.

Another World was developed by Chahi alone over a period of about two years, with help with the soundtrack from Jean-François Freitas. Chahi developed his own game engine, creating all the game's art and animations in vector form to reduce memory use, with some use of rotoscoping to help plan out character movements. Both narratively and gameplay-wise, he wanted the game to be told with little to no language or user-interface elements. The game was originally developed for the Amiga and Atari ST but has since been widely ported to other contemporary systems, including home and portable consoles and mobile devices. Chahi has since overseen release of various anniversary releases of the game.

Another World was innovative in its use of cinematic effects in both real-time and cutscenes, which earned the game praise among critics and commercial success. It also influenced a number of other video games and designers, inspiring such titles as Ico, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, and Delphine's later Flashback. It is now considered among the best video games ever made.

  1. ^ Jacques Harbonn (September 1991). "Avant-première : Another World". Tilt (in French). No. 93. p. 14. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ Architect, Ink (2011-09-07). "Explore Another World On Your iPhone This Month - News". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ^ Hillier, Brenna (2013-04-04). "Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition out now on Steam". VG247. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  4. ^ "Classic Platformer Another World is Coming to PS4 Next Week". playstationblog.com. 2014-06-17. Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  5. ^ "FoxySofts". Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. ^ "AnotherWorldCE: Port of the classic 16-bit game to TI84+CE". Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  7. ^ interplay 10 year anthology classic collection 1993


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