Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Xbox game

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

2005

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Originally published by GT Interactive Software Corp., Abe?s Oddysee and Abe?s Exoddus on the PlayStation quickly amassed quite a following. With gameplay and stylings resembling the SNES/Amiga classic Another World, the mix of genuinely funny humour and platform action followed the adventures of Abe, an alien fellow, who in the first game finds himself locked in a large food factory, only to find that the main ingredient in the processed meat is?? his own race! Exoddus picked up where Oddysee left off, and Abe had once again to save the enslaved Mudokons from the evil Glukkons. Fast forward to the launch of Microsoft?s Xbox console. Much discussed at the time was the software giant?s rush to acquire valuable IP for its debut in the home video game market. In something of a coup, MS published Munch?s Oddyssee (the game was still developed by series originators, dev house Oddworld Inhabitants). Abe once again returned - along with another character, Munch the Gabbit - who had been similarly mistreated by the evil corporations of Oddworld. March 2005 sees the release of a new Oddworld game, Stranger?s Wrath. This time Microsoft has taken a back seat, and the publishing has been left to industry big boys Electronic Arts. The main character this time is neither Abe nor Munch, but Stranger, a creature who bears more than a passing resemblance to Clint Eastwood. Once again, the action is third-person platform-based fun, but in a departure for the series, the player can also toggle into a first-person, FPS-style POV. Whilst the first-person view makes it easier to blast at targets more accurately, in third-person, the player can run faster and jump across the sort of platform environments that will be familiar to fans of the series. Stranger, a bounty hunter, needs 20,000 ?moolah? for an operation, the details of which are undisclosed. As you?d expect from the creators of this wacky series, his weapons are rather less than conventional. Instead of darts, his double barreled crossbow fires animals - ?live ammo? such as ChipPunks and BoomBats. Such creatures can be hunted down in the wild, or purchased in bulk from stores in town. Gameplay takes on a non-linear aspect, and Stranger must visit the Bounty Store to find out about rewards on the heads of various villains. At the game?s outset it seems that the object will be to bring in as many baddies as possible, gradually collecting moolah and working towards the 20,000 needed. However, Stranger?s encounter of the dying race of Grubbs reveals to him his real destiny, and the resultant plot twist is promised to take the game off in another direction entirely. A must for aficionados of the series, and any Xbox owners who are after something more than just a little bit different, Oddworld: Stranger?s Wrath promises to be an valued addition to any gamer?s library.

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath details

Format:	12 Xbox
Players:	1
Genre:	Adventure
Developers:	ODDWORLD INHABITANTS
Rental release:	04 Mar 2005

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Not compatible with Xbox 360

By a customer from Exeter, England , 17 May 2007

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I got this thinking that it was compatible with Xbox 360, but unfortunately it was not. Heads up for any Xbox 360 owners hoping to play this.
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Great game!

By a customer , 05 May 2011

Gloriously weird and interesting. The characters are a good laugh and the story line has a great twist. Beware as it is addictive!
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Probably brilliant ...

By Charlie2000 (67 reviews) from Northampton , 21 Jun 2009

Unfortunately I didn't read the other reviews - it doesn't work on an Xbox 360!
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Not compatible with Xbox 360

By a customer from Exeter, England , 17 May 2007

I got this thinking that it was compatible with Xbox 360, but unfortunately it was not. Heads up for any Xbox 360 owners hoping to play this.
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Strange but addictive!

By MrG (450 reviews) from Hadley, Telford , 19 Aug 2006

I really got into this game, it is very quirky! The characters are zanny and weird! I played through the first town and onto the next and shall definitely be investing in a copy to finish the game.
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Definitely different

By a customer from Croydon , 10 May 2006

The game is graphically quite good. It has a story line which develops and you get new ammo along the way. I thought that it was designed for kids, until I heard the swearing in the dialog! The one drawback is that the levels are quite big and you can, despite the hints, end up just wondering around for ages trying to find something. You need patience!
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