Beyond Good & Evil

2003 action-adventure video game by Ubisoft
VideoGame video_game Q794367
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Beyond Good & Evil

Summary

Beyond Good & Evil is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,167 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beyond Good & Evil authored Michel Ancel[3].
  • Beyond Good & Evil authored Jacques Exertier[4].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • Beyond Good & Evil was directed by Michel Ancel[6].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's composer is recorded as Christophe Héral[7].
  • Beyond Good & Evil was published by Q188273[8].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's genre is action-adventure game[9].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's genre is stealth game[10].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's genre is science fiction video game[11].
  • Beyond Good & Evil was followed by Beyond Good & Evil 2[12].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's developer is recorded as Ubisoft Montpellier[13].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's designed by is recorded as Michel Ancel[14].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's designed by is recorded as Sebastien Morin[15].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's platform is recorded as Q132020[16].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's platform is recorded as Q10680[17].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's platform is recorded as Nintendo GameCube[19].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[20].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's soundtrack release is recorded as Beyond Good & Evil[21].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's language of work or name is recorded as English[22].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's language of work or name is recorded as French[23].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's language of work or name is recorded as German[24].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[25].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[26].
  • Beyond Good & Evil's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 82f1c7f7-022a-47f4-a5c8-7115f7b362cb[29]

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Michel Ancel[3], a designer[30], b. 1972[31], of France[32], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[33], specialised in video game designer[34] and Jacques Exertier[4], an animator[35], b. 1953[36], of France[37]. Beyond Good & Evil was published by Q188273[8]. It was directed by Michel Ancel[6].

Publication

Publication dates include November 11, 2003[38], November 14, 2003[39], November 19, 2003[40], December 5, 2003[41], December 2, 2003[42], and December 11, 2003[43]. Languages include English[22], French[23], German[24], Italian[25], Spanish[26], and Japanese[27]. Genres include action-adventure game[9], stealth game[10], and science fiction video game[11]. Recorded distribution format include DVD[44], digital distribution[45], and digital download[46].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[47], 17/20[48], 18/20[49], 88/100[50], and 94%[51].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Beyond Good & Evil was followed by it 2[12].

Why It Matters

Beyond Good & Evil ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,167 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] ↑ . jeuxvideo.com. jeuxvideo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [49] ↑ . jeuxvideo.com. jeuxvideo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [50] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [51] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ko', 'lld', 'nl', 'no',
    Usk id → 10148, 9999, 10173
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 10148, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142812945|Beyond Good & Evil (#142812945)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 13d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 7/10, 17/20, 18/20 +5
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P444]]: 94%, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  3. 4w ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The cutting room floor id → Beyond_Good_&_Evil
    Europe playstation store id → EP0001-NPEB00435_00-BEYONDGANDEKEY01
    Planète aventure id → 886, 385, 2076 +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8607]]: Beyond_Good_&_Evil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/154752770|Beyond Good & Evil (#154752770)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6004|Th"
  4. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Planète aventure id → 886, 385, 2076 +3
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7541]]: 887, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787399136234"
  5. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Beyond_Good_And_Evil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Beyond_Good_And_Evil, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → 1710
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11295]]: 1710, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296306905|Beyond Good & Evil (#296306905)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8120|International C"
  7. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Instance of → video game
    Set in environment → fictional planet
    Designed by → Michel Ancel, Sebastien Morin
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13368]]: 289, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294226934|Beyond Good & Evil (#294226934)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6782|‎Game Input Data"
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