Game:
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

  Game Synopsis: How would you feel if you broke your leg in a scrab trap, were abducted by soulless scientists, had an alien device implanted in your skull, and found out your race had been hunted to extinction? Munch, a gabbit, is an entrapped test subject within the horrible animal testing facility known as Vykkers Labs.
Vykkers Labs has harvested the Gabbit species to near extinction in order produce a rich variety of lucrative consumer products: skin oils, protein shakes, waterproof luggage, transplantable lungs, Gabbit skin boots, and the incredibly delicious delicacy "Gabbiar.” For the Gabbit, there is only one lonely individual that survives. <br It's up to you, the game player to help guide Munch to rescue fellow test animals. For once free, these critters will be forever loyal to Munch and in turn enable his escape. Once free, Munch teams up with his pal Abe (a Mudokon) and together they are guided by the wisdom of the Almighty Raisin. They are informed as to how to accomplish their goals, but in order to do so, they must work together. For Munch, his dream is to bring back his species from the brink of extinction. For Abe, it is to rescue his Mudokon buddies.
Using special psychic powers, cool power-ups, and other special abilities to deliver payback as they reclaim the last gabbit eggs on Oddworld, which have been packaged in a can of gabbiar. May Odd help you!
Important details Munch’s Oddyssey is the third game, in the Oddworld series. There are four games in total Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, and the newly released Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (2005) Platform: Xbox Players: 1 Developer website: http://www.oddworld.com/ Forum website: Game release date: 2001 Game Rating: ELSPA Rating: 11+; ESRB Rating: Teen (13+)



Try asking:

1. How do the Oddworld inhabitants make you feel?
2. What do you think about using animals to test products for humans?
3. Is it right to exterminate a race?
4. Does Munch make you think of any heroes in real life?
5. What do you like best about this game?
6. What have you learned from this game?

This game would fit in well to a discussion about ecology, extinction and the fate of our planet.

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