Status ElectronicJourneys Feb 19, 2024
I don't know what I was expecting when I finally decided to give this a try after having it in my periphery for nearly 20 years, but it wasn't prison rape jokes.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (2005)
Android · Ouya · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox · iOS
3.49 from 217 ratings
1685 members have it in their collection · 24 playing now · 1049 backlogged · 146 wish listed
How long? Main story 11h · with extras 7h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is set in the fictional Oddworld universe, differing in many ways from the preceding installment. The game incorporates two basic genres: third-person platforming action and first-person shooter. The player can switch between the modes at any time by using a melee or a ranged weapon, respectively. The goal of the game, for the most part, is to …
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is set in the fictional Oddworld universe, differing in many ways from the preceding installment. The game incorporates two basic genres: third-person platforming action and first-person shooter. The player can switch between the modes at any time by using a melee or a ranged weapon, respectively. The goal of the game, for the most part, is to bag the outlaws and bring them in, collecting "moolah" (the game's currency) in the process. The Stranger can stun or knock down enemies, as well as use a stealthy approach, e.g. hiding in long grass to surprise the enemy.
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Details
- Developers
- Oddworld Inhabitants
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Science fiction, Stealth
- Series
- Oddworld
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jan 25, 2005 (North_America) Xbox
- Mar 03, 2005 (Europe) Xbox
- Dec 20, 2010 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Nov 27, 2014 (Worldwide) iOS
- Dec 08, 2014 (Worldwide) Android
- Jan 27, 2015 (Worldwide) Ouya
Also available on
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD (2011) · MAC, NSW, PC, PS3, PS4, VITA, XONE, XSX
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD - Limited Edition (2020) · NSW
Related
Bundled in
- Oddworld: The Oddbox (Dec 2010) · PC, PS3
- Oddworld Anthology: The Unlikely Heroes Collection (Apr 2025) · NSW
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Rating distribution
5 stars
26
4 stars
85
3 stars
75
2 stars
28
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status maeday Feb 14, 2024
Oddworld is without a doubt one of my top 5 favorite franchises of any game series (maybe even in top 3, it's REAL high up there) and its world building is one of my favorites of anything across any medium.
Which is why it's such a shame to say that, after not having ever gotten a chance to play this …
Oddworld is without a doubt one of my top 5 favorite franchises of any game series (maybe even in top 3, it's REAL high up there) and its world building is one of my favorites of anything across any medium.
Which is why it's such a shame to say that, after not having ever gotten a chance to play this back in the day, it stinks to high heavens and I'm not surprised the IP went dormant after it. This game sucks. It's a combination of things, really. First off, Oddworld simply doesn't lend itself to an FPS genre. It just doesn't work.
But there's other aspects too that don't really match up with the whole Oddworld vibe. The wild west setting is strange, the whole bounty concept in general is weird but not in a way that couldn't have worked in different circumstances, and overall it just...is so EMPTY. It feels like it's lacking the "world" part of Oddworld.
That being said, I have no doubt that if he had the chance to redo this in a sort of Soulstorm style reboot, as he did with the Abe games previously, Lorne could find a way to make it work. I have that much faith in him and what he does, and gets others to do. It's just a shame the industry will never truly appreciate the artistry that he gave us, and that the general public continues to think "generic mainstream installment #67" is more appealing than literally anything he does.
Even at its worst, this game is still more interesting to interact with than any modern mainstream game because you can feel the love he has for what he does. I really hope one day we get another truly great Oddworld game. I'm really pulling for Sligstorm, but I don't know how likely it'll ever be, and frankly those Abe reboots were an icredible stroke of luck to begin with. It's weird too, because Oddworld really does mirror, especially now, our dystopian capitalist hellscape, and yet they still remain unrecognized.
Ah well. That's art for ya.
Anyway Stranger's Wrath stinks on ice.
