Remakes are risky when the title in question is a perennial favourite. The original 1997 Abe's Oddysee was beloved for its strange hero, a skinny, green, alien slave with stitched-up lips and a predilection for farts, and its quirky gameplay, mixed platforming and environmental puzzles. Thankfully, all those core elements remain intact here. As Abe, you must escape from Rupture Farms, a sickening abattoir and none-too-subtle metaphor for corporate greed.
Advancing through a perilous 2D world, players need to rescue fellow Mudokans, using only Abe's simple in-game speech and abilities to possess enemies. Along with the gorgeous visual upgrade – Oddworld has never looked so good – the game now scrolls continuously, rather than panning from screen to screen, which slightly changes the layout of puzzles, and an improved save system has also been implemented. A risk rewarded, then, as New 'n' Tasty! keeps the heart of Oddysee in place, while giving the surface a much-needed overhaul.
