Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

1997 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1064350
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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Summary

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,092 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's instance of is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was directed by Abe's Oddysee — director (P57): Lorne Lanning[4].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's composer is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — composer (P86): Ellen Meijers[5].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was published by Abe's Oddysee — publisher (P123): Atari, Inc.[6].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's genre is Abe's Oddysee — genre (P136): 2D platform game[7].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was followed by Abe's Oddysee — followed by (P156): Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus[8].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's developer is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — developer (P178): Oddworld Inhabitants[9].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's part of the series is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — part of the series (P179): Oddworld[10].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's designed by is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — designed by (P287): Jeffrey Nicholas Brown[11].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's platform is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's platform is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — platform (P400): DOS[13].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's platform is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — platform (P400): Q10677[14].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's platform is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — platform (P400): Game Boy Color[15].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's platform is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — platform (P400): Game Boy[16].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's platform is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — platform (P400): PlayStation 4[17].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's game mode is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[18].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's game mode is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — game mode (P404): single-player video game[19].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's language of work or name is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): English[20].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's language of work or name is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): French[21].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's language of work or name is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): German[22].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's language of work or name is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): Italian[23].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's language of work or name is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): Japanese[24].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's language of work or name is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[25].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's software engine is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — software engine (P408): Aware Lifeforms In Virtual Entertainment[26].
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was distributed by Abe's Oddysee — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[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: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2012-08-06[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e567c376-22b7-478f-bf65-0151793f457c[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was published by Abe's Oddysee — publisher (P123): Atari, Inc.[6]. It was directed by Abe's Oddysee — director (P57): Lorne Lanning[4].

Publication

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was published on August 31, 1997[32]. Languages include Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): English[20], Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): French[21], Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): German[22], Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): Italian[23], Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): Japanese[24], and Abe's Oddysee — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[25]. Its genre is Abe's Oddysee — genre (P136): 2D platform game[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — part of the series (P179): Oddworld[10]. Recorded distribution format include Abe's Oddysee — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[27], Abe's Oddysee — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[33], and Abe's Oddysee — distribution format (P437): digital download[34].

Subject and Themes

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee's part of the series is recorded as Abe's Oddysee — part of the series (P179): Oddworld[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was followed by Abe's Oddysee — followed by (P156): Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus[8].

Why It Matters

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,092 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . 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.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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