- Released
Nov 11, 2003
8,384 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Xbox 360
- PS2
- Xbox
- GameCube
Release dates
North America dates- May 13, 20086,739 days ago
- PC
- Dec 2, 20038,363 days ago
- Xbox
- Nov 19, 20038,376 days ago
- PC
- Nov 12, 20038,383 days ago
- GameCube
- Nov 11, 20038,384 days ago
- PS2
About
Beyond Good & Evil is an action-adventure game with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth-based games. The player controls the protagonist, Jade, from a third-person perspective. Jade can run, move stealthily, jump over obstacles and pits, climb ladders, push or bash doors and objects, and flatten herself against walls. As Jade, the player investigates a number of installations in search of the truth about a war with an alien threat.
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How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 959 players- Main story
- 11 h
- Main + extras
- 12 h
- Completionist
- 13 h
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Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBTComic Mischief, Violence
- PEGI12Bad Language, Online Gameplay, Violence
- CEROBNo content descriptors
- USK12No content descriptors
- GRAC12+No content descriptors
- CLASS IND12Violência (Violence)
Languages
12 languagesChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German and 6 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | – | – | |
| Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文 | – | – | |
| DutchNederlands | – | ||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | ||
| FrenchFrançais | – | ||
| GermanDeutsch | – | ||
| ItalianItaliano | – | ||
| Japanese日本語 | – | – | |
| Korean한국어 | – | – | |
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | – | – | |
| RussianРусский | – | – | |
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Open world
- Science fiction
- Stealth
- achievements
- action-adventure
- a.i. companion
- aliens
- androgyny
- anthropomorphism
- artificial intelligence
- bink video
- black market
- boss fight
- breaking through windows
- bullet time
48 more tags
- camera
- cat
- cliffhanger
- compact disc
- context sensitive
- corrupt government
- day/night cycle
- digital distribution
- dog
- driving
- dystopian
- easy
- espionage
- female protagonist
- fetch quests
- finishing move
- futuristic
- gamersgate
- games with gold
- in-game radio
- invisible wall
- journalist
- language selection
- linear gameplay
- melee combat
- minigames
- multiple protagonists
- non-player character
- pax east 2011
- photography
- pig
- playstation plus
- playstation trophies
- post-credits plot twist
- propaganda
- resistance
- reversed controls
- robots
- shopping
- side quests
- single-player only
- sneaking mission
- spaceship
- spy
- steam
- unresolved stories
- useable vehicles
- vehicle customization
Story & names
Jade and Pey'j are care-taking the children of Hillys orphaned by the DomZ. When Jade runs out of money to run the shield that protects them, she finds a photography job, cataloguing all the species on Hillys for a science museum. She is recruited by the IRIS Network, which suspects that the Alpha Sections are behind planet-wide disappearances. Jade's first target of investigation is an Alpha Sections factory.
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Also known as
- BGEAcronym
- За гранью добра и злаRussian title
- Between Good & EvilWorking title
- Project BG&EWorking title
- BG&EAcronym
- Beyond Good and EvilAlternative spelling
Release dates by region
The Beyond Good & Evil series
All 4 games
This gameBeyond Good & Evil2003
Beyond Good & Evil HD2011 · Remaster
Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition2024 · Remaster
Beyond Good & Evil 2TBA
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