

In combat, Monkey utilizes a staff that doubles as both close-combat and long range projectile weapon.

The player takes the role of Monkey in a third person perspective, using a variety of combat moves and platforming skills to overcome obstacles. Monkey is angry, but complies when he realizes that he has no choice.Īnd thus, this uneasy partnership begins their journey to the west. Trip explains that she wants to return to her village, which is 300 miles away, and that she needs his help to get there. When he regains consciousness after a fall, he discovers that she has placed a slave headband on him, which forces him to follow her orders and that if Trip dies, so does Monkey. He manages to reach a woman named Trip, who is trying to leave the ship via escape pod, but she ejects the pod without allowing him to enter. The game opens with the main character, Monkey, awakening in a containment cell aboard a slave ship he escapes and accidentally causes the vessel to crash. Although they are from a bygone era, they are still following their programming and seek to completely eradicate hostiles –in this case, humanity. The game's story was written by Alex Garland, with voice talent and motion capture from Andy Serkis and Lindsey Shaw.Įnslaved is a story set 150 years in the future where a global war has ravaged the Earth, destroying most of the human race and leaving the world to be plagued by robots left over from the war, known as "mechs". Like the original story however, the plot revolves around someone who forces the help and protection of a warrior, with many characters sharing the same names and roles. Unlike the original story that was set in a fantastical version of ancient China, the game is set 150 years in a future post-apocalyptic world following a global war, with only remnants of humanity left, along with the still active war machines left over from the conflict. The story is a re-imagining of the classic novel Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en.

A premium version, featuring all DLC, was made for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Network (PSN) and later released on October 25, 2013. It was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 5, October 7 and Octoin North America, Australia, Japan and Europe respectively. Premium Edition PlayStation 3 & Microsoft WindowsĮnslaved: Odyssey to the West is an action-adventure platform video game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Namco Bandai Games.

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows European box art featuring protagonists Monkey and Trip
