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  Beyond Good & Evil HD Set For 2011 Release
by Simon Parkin [Console/PC]
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September 30, 2010
 
 Beyond Good & Evil HD   Set For 2011 Release

Ubisoft's cult classic, Beyond Good & Evil, will enjoy an HD re-release next year. Available for XBLA and PSN, the game will feature 1080p visuals with enhanced character models, new textures and a re-mastered soundtrack.

Achievements or Trophies (depending on platform) and online leaderboards will also feature, in order to bring the game in line with contemporary platform releases.

Originally released for PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox in 2003, Beyond Good & Evil has remained an important reference point in the study of game design, despite not being a major commercial success.

In the action adventure game, conceived by Rayman creator Michael Ancel, players take the role of Jade, a 20-year-old freelance photographer who works to save her home, the island city of Hillys, from an alien invasion.

Critics have long praised the game for its unique atmosphere, and distinguished execution.

Earlier this year, Ancel confirmed that a sequel, which has been canceled numerous times, is still in production by a small team at Ubisoft, although no further details have been released.

Publisher Ubisoft is yet to announce price or a specific release date for Beyond Good & Evil HD.
 
   
 
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Walter Ribas
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Why not for PC users?

Randy D
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...... Piracy?

Geoffrey Paxson
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I think piracy is just as rampant on the Xbox nowadays.

Pape Badiane
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9 gamers ranked BG&E in their Top 25 fav games of all time.



The game is ranked 91st.

Be the 10th gamer to rank it if you're fan of the game.



http://www.unikgamer.com/tops/greatest-video-games-of-all-time-1-p1.html

Fiore Iantosca
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AWESOME!

Ujn Hunter
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Yawn. I can still play my PS2 & Xbox versions just fine... I guess it's always nice to get new fans and people access to these games, but it seems like wasted resources to people waiting on BG&E 2. You know... like when people shoe-horn multiplayer deathmatches into games that don't need them.

Andrea Bambury
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Probably this release is functional to relaunching and reminding of the BG&E world, to avoid the "sequel of an unknown original" effect which in this case, sadly, would be a concrete risk.

Christopher Braithwaite
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This sounds like a relaunch of the game to me to test the sequel's viability. If this game performs well, the sequel may likely be a download as well. I hope Michael Ancel is involved in the HD version; there are a number of ways this can go wrong if not done with care.

Geoffrey Paxson
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This is what I thought. And also, no PC version? :(

Alan Jack
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Can't be over-stated that Beyond G&E had some of the best-realised, deepest and most ethically representative characters ever seen in video games. Jade in particular is probably one of the best female characters ever made.



Glad younger gamers are going to finally get the chance to see this on their machines, and perhaps it'll build a ground-swell for marketing Beyond G&E 2!

Rob Wright
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Too bad Ubisoft isn't releasing a physical box version (maybe collector's edition?) of the game, ala Sony re-releasing HD versions of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus for the PS3. I already own the PS2 version of the game and doubt it will be worth downloading a digital copy via PSN. And who knows, maybe Ubi will release an HD version for Steam down the road...

Fiore Iantosca
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@Rob Wright - YES!



I have the somewhat rare GameCube version LOL

Maurício Gomes
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I bought it on the PC, and it is awesome, so why no PC version for the HD? :(

Rolando Alvarez
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I missed this game its first time around and recently bought it via GOG.com. I think Ubisoft may be doing themselves a disservice by side-stepping PC gamers with this.

Robert Gill
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*Checks date* Oh my...I've been waiting for this one. It's Christmas early for me lol.

Christian Philippe Guay
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I recently bought the X-Box version that was unfortunately NOT compatible with the 360. I'm glad I'll finally be able to play this game in HD on that console.

Gregory Kinneman
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And I just reinstalled the original last night... I must be psychic. Ready for my 4th time though:D.



My favorite aspect of BG&E was actually not a game aspect at all. Unlike many games which change the text or have subtitles for alternate languages, BG&E has full recorded dialog for all languages offered. I've now played the game in English, Dutch and French and each time I think they hit the characters perfectly. In a world becoming more interconnected, this can only be seen as a strength.


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