These “live ammo” are various creatures that you’ll typically hunt down yourself in the environment and that produce varying effects.įor instance, chipmunk-like Chippunks lure enemies to the locations they’re shot, spider-like Bolamites disable weaker enemies for a short time by wrapping them in webbing, and explosive Boombats damage an entire area of enemies at once. Stranger uses a double-barreled crossbow that, instead of traditional bolts, can be loaded with two types of “live ammo” (using each of the two trigger buttons at the top of the controller) at once, allowing the player to mix and match ammo types that work best for a given situation. I don’t play a whole lot of FPS, but as someone who usually enjoys action-adventure games and RPGs (as well as the very occasional FPS), I found the combat in Stranger’s Wrath HD to be enjoyable and challenging. The biggest issue I had, though, was with the camera, which tended to get stuck on objects in the environment or otherwise refuse to move, making it difficult to peek around corners and such. Aiming was also a little oversensitive and hard to control precisely at times. For instance, Stranger’s jumps felt almost arthritic at times with how limited they are, and double jumping off a rope was, for some reason, frustratingly difficult to pull off a lot of the time. It could just be me and what I’m used to, but even using an official Pro Controller, I found some of the controls to feel a little stiff or fiddly. You can generally toggle between third- and first-person perspectives at will, with the shooting action done in first person and platforming-type jumping and climbing segments, melee, and running, better done in third person. Gameplay is mission-based, with new areas opening up as Stranger accepts specific bounty assignments. That about sums up the flavor of the game, which generally takes itself much less seriously than your typical action-adventure game. ![]() In the process Stranger also protects the land’s denizens, known as Clackerz, which happen to resemble walking, talking, plucked chickens. As the titular Stranger, you’re a bounty hunter bagging up outlaws for moolah to save up money for an expensive, life-saving medical procedure. Stranger’s Wrath takes place in an arid, dilapidated, low-tech setting charmingly reminiscent of the American Wild West, but alien enough to feel distinct. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD may be a remaster of a 15-year-old action-adventure and first-person/third-person shooter game, but for a game of that age, it’s held up surprisingly well.
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