![]() ![]() ![]() Your move set stays virtually identical in this mode, and the keen eye view is necessary as the levels become more and more complex. These ammo types range from alerting enemies with annoying chipmunk-thingies to snagging them with webs and blowing ’em to bits! I should note that collecting ammo at times can be a bit annoying because of their hitboxes, but the game gives unlimited ammo of a specific type that lets you not worry about aiming your shot on the tiny critters.Īlthough the first-person mode seems complementary, you’ll actually find yourself running through the game a lot in said mode. See, this game lets you switch between third and first-person for most areas of the game, and the latter is required if you want to use the ammo you’ve been picking up across levels. Players can hoof it and knock out enemies with melee attacks, but that will not work against bosses, and you’re only making things harder if you don’t engage in combat from the first person. Preferably alive, as that nets you more monies and gets you closer to your outrageously high medical bill. (Genghis H./Oddworld Inhabitants)Īs you can imagine, the gameplay loop is taking up bounties and turning them into local law enforcement. From towns to infiltration, Stranger needs to put in the work if he’s gonna survive. As in, biological organisms fired from your crossbow at baddies. ![]() But all works out as you use your environment to hide from enemies and bag them, dead or alive, with the help of actual living ‘live ammunition’. Being a one-man army, naturally, it’s difficult to go up against multiple enemies with good accuracy and strong reflexes. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD follows the bounty hunter dubbed ‘Stranger’ as he bags high-valued bounties across the Oddworld to save up enough ‘moolah’ to quote on quote, “survive”. This HD port, developed and published by Oddworld Inhabitants, has actually made the rounds across several other consoles, but modern Xbox consoles had no way to play this game until very recently. A mouthful that one, but it’s true-and yet it stayed fairly niche in the grand scheme of things. Released exclusively on the original Xbox way back in 2005, Stranger’s Wrath was a fantastic attempt at incorporating first-person combat with a third-person character action-adventure slash platformer. Were it not for gaming magazines of yore, I would have never picked up on the Oddworld games, and in particular, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath. The following game software was reviewed on an Xbox Series X. ![]()
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