Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Critic Reviews

Stranger's Wrath is insidious. Few games have so thoroughly hooked me and absolutely compelled me to play for way too many hours while neglecting all other responsibilities. It offers such a mix of modern game genres that pretty much everybody will find something to love and many, like myself, will find a lot to love.

An example of what a company can do when it takes an existing genre and reshapes it into something refreshing. If you want to experience a game with a great story, you like FPS games, and you have an open mind, then I highly recommend it.

This is the game that the industry should hold up as an example of what gaming can aspire to.

One of the most original designs and interesting twists you can put on the FPS genre while maintaining an equal amount of classic platform and action gameplay.

The visual and storytelling satisfaction in gaming today across any platform doesn't get much better than OSW.

There is only one word to describe this game – beautiful.

A AAA single player experience that fans of shooters should not miss. The A.I is tough, maybe sometimes too tough, but OSW deserves a place in your game collection, because it's almost a game without fault.

One of the most original games in recent memory, and among the best Xbox games of this generation.

Quite possibly the best single player experience available on the Xbox. Outstripping even the mighty "Halo," it is fresh, unique, and unparalleled in its innovation of the genre.

It feels so alive, so believable, and so utterly charming that the end credits will fill you with a sense of loss and longing rather than one of total relief, leaving you with little doubt that a sequel is begging to be made. More than anything, it sets a new benchmark in gaming.

An excellent departure of this already great series and now you don't have to worry about going to prison for throwing innocent animals anymore.

I only have a few complaints about it; camera movement and first person x and y speeds were a bit slow for my liking.

Incredibly different from anything else on the market, thanks to a great blend of gameplay styles and wonderful combat. Fairly linear however, and uneven difficulty can make some bosses frustrating.

A weird combination of a 3D-shooter and a platform adventure. It is beautiful and works extremely well. The best Oddworld game so far.

For those of you who like action/adventure games, and want to see a great 3rd and 1st person integration, this is for you.

The live ammo critters are filled with great texturing and visual genious. The live ammo actually blinks and interacts with the environment often found in the game.

While Stranger's Wrath doesn't really break new ground it does present players with a much different Oddworld experience then we've become used to. The way in which the gameplay blurs the various genres it pulls from is a nice touch that keeps things from becoming too straight forward.

This title isn't perfect, is a bit too short, and doesn't always have the best controls.

Not only is it a breath of fresh air in to the Oddworld series, it is also a breath of fresh air in to the FPS genre.

It is a great first-person shooter and third-player action game that really tones down the violence, unlike many other first-person shooter games, thanks to the use of the "live ammo" that Stranger prefers to use.