
Monkey can perform a finishing move on them when they are low on health, such as tearing the gun off a turret or throwing an explosive foe at other combat mechs. In the game, players encounter numerous mechs as enemies. Monkey can also remain stationary and charge his staff to use the same stun attack. The staff has two types of long-range ammunition in the form of power cylinders: orange cylinders used for blast damage and blue cylinders used for stunning foes. In combat, Monkey uses a staff that doubles as a 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 climbing the ruins while the status of Trip, waiting off-screen since she cannot scale such buildings, is displayed in the lower left corner. A sequel was planned but later cancelled due to the game's financial underperformance. A complete version, featuring all downloadable content, was released for PlayStation 3 and Windows on 25 October 2013. A single-player downloadable content, titled Pigsy's Perfect 10, was released in November 2010. Sales failed to meet Namco Bandai's expectations. Critics praised its graphics, world design, Serkis' performance and Garland's script, though the game drew criticisms for its gameplay and technical shortcomings. The game received generally positive reviews. The team used the Unreal Engine 3 game engine to power Enslaved. Andy Serkis and Lindsey Shaw provided performance capture for the game, and Nitin Sawhney composed the game's soundtrack. Alex Garland was invited to write the game's story, but he became involved in the game's design to ensure the game was consistent throughout. Life After People inspired the game's setting, while the video game Ico inspired the dynamics between the two protagonists. Initially pitched as a CGI film, the game's development began after the teams had halted the development of a sequel to Heavenly Sword.

Players play as Monkey, who must combat enemies using his staff from a third-person perspective, engage in different platforming challenges and solve puzzles. The game's story follows Monkey who is forced to escort Trip home safely after they survive a ship crash. Only remnants of humanity survive, along with the still active war machines left over from the conflict.

As a loose adaptation of the novel Journey to the West, the game is set 150 years in a future post-apocalyptic world following a global war.

Announced in 2009 as Enslaved, it was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2010. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an action-adventure video game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Namco Bandai Games.
