Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

 Xbox
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 78
  3. Negative: 5 out of 78
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  1. SebbyPlaysMusic
    Dec 16, 2020
    7
    I remember seeing information about this game before it came out that got me excited.
    I'd played Abe's Odyssey and Munch's Odyssey, and I enjoyed both; They put you in interesting, immersive (though fairly linear) environments where you feel a strange familiarity with foreign creatures, in a sense commenting on our own connection with nature. So when I saw they were making more of a    I remember seeing information about this game before it came out that got me excited.
    I'd played Abe's Odyssey and Munch's Odyssey, and I enjoyed both; They put you in interesting, immersive (though fairly linear) environments where you feel a strange familiarity with foreign creatures, in a sense commenting on our own connection with nature. So when I saw they were making more of a shooter, I was pretty excited; These developers have a sense of grittiness that's relatable, so I was curious to see how that would turn out in an outlaw-type protagonist.
    Personally I am a fan of platformer / shooter games, like Ratchet and Clank.
    However, this title unfortunately didn't feel quite like an organically pointed experience like the other Oddworld titles I played, though I never did finish this game.
    My main issue with it is that it seemed to get a bit repetitive to me, which was strange considering the mechanics weren't exactly stale. I think it was a mix of controls being just short of precise, without much guiding the way in terms of incentive for side questing, leading to a little bit too linear of a progression for me.
    That said, it is still an Oddworld game so the characters still have their own unique charm.
    Still recommended for any fans of the series, though I'd recommend starting with a different game if you haven't tried an Oddworld game yet.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

15
#15 Best Xbox Game of 2005
20
#20 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
10
#10 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 65
  3. Negative: 0 out of 65
  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    90
    Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has done something quite remarkable in the creation of a first-and-third-person-shooter-cum-adventure combining guts, heart, brains, a sense of humor, and wondrous beauty. [Feb 2005, p.86]
  2. Edge Magazine
    90
    A game world that keeps bettering itself, until some kind of disbelief sets in. This dazzling technical feat is mirrored by some terrifyingly fast loading times, with no in-game loading and restarts from any save point in the whole world taking around two seconds. [Feb 2005, p.72]
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  3. NTSC-uk
    90
    All of this, along with an amusing and twist-laden story, delivered through beautifully choreographed FMVs and equally well-conceived in-game cutscenes, comes together in one of the most visually impressive games with some of the finest gaming moments that gamers are likely to experience during this generation of consoles.
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