Description
In this action game for the Xbox, the player takes on the role of 'The Stranger', a tough-as-nails bounty hunter who is part animal, part Clint Eastwood, who must somehow scrape together 20,000 'moolah' for a mysterious operation.
Touting a transition between 1st to 3rd person views, the game offers the player the option of switching from classic FPS action to a 3rd person mode that allows the player to run at high speeds and navigate more classic platform-inspired environments.
In the game, Stranger's weapon is a double-barrel crossbow, upon which the player can load up to 81 combinations of 'live ammo'. Literally, the ammo is alive, from the wise-cracking 'ChipPunk', to the explosive 'BoomBat'. These critters live in the wild, and can either be bought in bulk at centrally located stores run by the chicken-like 'Clakkerz' in town, or can be hunted in the wilds.
Missions are selected by the player when they accept bounties at the 'Bounty Store'. To help steer them in the right direction, the Clakkerz that are walking around town will offer bits of sometimes helpful, but always sarcastic conversation when the player 'gamespeak's them.
The goal of the game, for the most part, is to bag the bad guys and bring them in, collecting 'moolah' in the process. Along the way, the player will encounter a new race of desperate, dying, amphibious creatures known as 'Grubbs', who will reveal much about who Stranger really is and where his destiny must, inevitably, take him. This all comes after a rather substantial twist is revealed to the player, altering both the plot and play approach.
Alternate Titles
- "Oddworld Strangers Vergeltung" -- German Title
- "Oddworld: La Fureur de l'Etranger" -- French Title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Sep 09, 2005 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
Mar 09, 2005 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Feb, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameSpy |
Jan 21, 2005 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| XBox Front |
Jan 29, 2005 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| IGN |
Jan 24, 2005 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Mar 03, 2005 |
17 out of 20 |
85 |
| Game Freaks 365 |
2005 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| videogamer.com |
Mar 10, 2005 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Fragland.net |
Apr 15, 2005 |
65.5 out of 100 |
66 |
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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Stephen Desilets (14) on Jan 25, 2005.
