


As Jade, the player investigates a number of installations in search of the truth about a war with an alien threat. Jade can run, move stealthily, jump over obstacles and pits, climb ladders, push or bash doors and objects, and flatten herself against walls. The player controls the protagonist, Jade, from a third-person perspective. A prequel, Beyond Good and Evil 2, is in development and was announced at E3 2017.īeyond Good & Evil is an action-adventure game with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth-based games. A full HD re-mastered version of the game was released on Xbox Live Arcade in March 2011 and on PlayStation Network in June 2011. While the game had a cult following, it was considered a commercial failure at launch. The game received a nomination for "Game of the Year" at the 2004 Game Developers Choice Awards. Critics praised the game's animation, setting, story, and design, but criticized its combat and technical issues. Ancel also attempted to streamline the game in order to make it more commercially appealing.īeyond Good & Evil was critically acclaimed. The game was received poorly when it was shown at E3 2002, and it prompted the developers to change some of the game's elements, including Jade's design. One of the main goals of the game is to create a meaningful story while giving players lots of freedom, though the game adopts a relatively linear structure. The game was developed under the codename "Project BG&E" by 30 Ubisoft Pictures employees with production lasting more than three years. Michel Ancel, creator of the Rayman series, envisioned the game as the first part of a trilogy. The player controls Jade and allies, solving puzzles, fighting enemies, and obtaining photographic evidence. The story follows the adventures of Jade, an investigative reporter and martial artist, who works with a resistance movement to reveal a planet-wide alien conspiracy. Beyond Good & Evil is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox and GameCube platforms.
