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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keep 'em coming !, 22 Jul 2005
Usual Oddworld game: genuinely funny, stunning graphics and a storyline that gets you weird looks from your friends when you try to explain it to them. I laughed out loud too many times to remember; so much better than the cheesy "forced" humour prevalent in so many games. And Stranger was just cool as, even though he spoke like a character from Joecartoon.com. The FMV was probably the best I've seen and the in-game graphics were none too shoddy either; wait til you journey down Mongo Valley, it's gorgeous ! The western-style setting doesn't last forever, in fact the inspiration for each level can be quite unrelated; entering a city under seige brought back memories of the beach landing in Saving Private Ryan. Finally, I loved the excellent twist in the plot, which made me do a big movie-style gasp when it sunk in. My only gripes at all were feeling a bit empty-handed without a proper gun during battles, but once you get to know your "live" ammo this is no longer a problem. Also, the last boss was rubbish once you sussed what to do, but getting to him was a bloody nightmare, so it evens out ! If you like 1st and 3rd person games and fancy the best of both worlds, get your hands on this ASAP ! And try not to laugh when the Clukkers go "Whut tha HEYULLL" ! P.S With regards to miiiguel's review: when you get to those two spinny dudes, don't let them get close in the first place !
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Oddworld is Stranger than ever before, 20 Mar 2005
By A Customer
When you begin your game, you are welcomed with fantastic visuals, boasting detailed deserts and an amazing asortment of interesting characters. You are the "Stranger", a mysterious creature like man you embelishes on gaining as much moolah (money) as he can to pay for an operation, the reason of which is unbeknown to us. Throughout the game you take on many bountys to get that all important target to pay for your op, as well as discovering more about Stranger as the game progresses.
There is something to suit all most all gamers here, with both first and third person options available. Either choose a good old fashioned beat 'em up, and pummle your enemies with flying fist, or simply press your joystick button for an explosive game of shooting, where you use live ammo of fascinating creatures to tie up, explode, stun, attract, knock out, chew or simply hurt your enemys.
Good graphics really give this game an edge, something which appears in nearly all oddworld games. The stunning scenery and character help you enjoy this game all the more.
However, on the negative sides of things, the game does seem to be rather short, and the story lacks depth as you'll find out as you continue through the game. A lot of it is a simple case of doing all the bountys in one town and then moving on to the next, with each mission coming down to shooting and pulverising about 50 enemies in one go. Another possible plus to this game would've been a few sub missions, to make the game seem more lengthy and give the player an option to go back once they've completed the game.
In conclusion, Oddworld have done well, giving you a short but none the less solid game for all those platform and action gamers. Oddworld Inhabitants have definatly improve on their last installment Munch's Oddysee, making this game more about action and hardcore shooting than puzzle solving and collecting different types of pointless fruit. To gain that extra star and reach five, next time Oddworld should combine Stranger's Wrath's action and Abe and Munch's story, as well as making it available for PS2 and GC.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
stunning, 8 Mar 2005
The first thing that hits you about strangers wrath is the grapics for strangers surroundings, the oddworld universe is nothing less than breath taking, there is so much to see, from lush forests, to dusty western style old towns to large industrial factories all with their own towns people and wildlife. The game play is a combination of first and third person which is actually very clever as durring big shoot outs you swicth to first person with a cleaver new use of weapon system, LIVE AMMO stanger has to collect differnt varietys of the local wild life to shoot from his double barreld cross bow such as the sting bee, and the bolmite,both of witch have there own special advantages. Durring areas of the game that involve climbing and running around from one place to the next then third person is best. The whole idea of the game is for stanger who is a bountie hunter too collect on as meny bounties as possible so that he can pay for a mysterious operation with the local doctor
which leads stranger to the ultimate bountie, an a twist in the tale. I loved strngers wrath, its not halo 2, but if your looking from a break from the norm then this could be it. Stunning.
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