We reviewed the Switch version.Septem(Last Updated: February 04, 2022) | Reading Time: 3 minutes Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is available on Switch and PC. Only its inflated price should make you think twice. The Switch is as good a format as any to play it on. Either way, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD deserves to be loved, so give it a go. It feels nearly as fresh now as it did 15 years ago – though I’m not sure if that’s a compliment to the game or an indictment of the games industry. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD remains original, engaging, fun, and humorous. Ultimately, this Switch port of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath is seriously worth considering if you’ve never played the game before. I get it, it’s to stop you from falling, but it’s annoying when you do actually want to drop down. The Stranger also has a irritating habit of putting his arms up to maintain balance when approaching the edge of certain platforms. You can switch to first-person mode, but it gets tiresome to switch between them regularly. When in third-person, moving the camera up and down feels heavy and your view is restricted, which is problematic when platforming. The only things that are likely to get in the way of your enjoyment of the game are its inconsistent difficulty level and awkward camera control. Performance is good, and there are a range of anti-aliasing options so you can fine-tune it a little. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD plays well on Switch. You’ll not be hunting bounties forever, don’t you worry. The gameplay develops alongside your knowledge of Stranger, too. The Stranger is definitely at the centre of this tale, and you’ll grow strangely attached to him by the time the credits roll. Initially seeming like a laid-back game in which you’re going to be taking on bounties until it ends, when Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath‘s story picks up it adds weight to the action. You have to catch them to be able to use them. But just like bolts, creatures don’t go on trees. And then there are creatures like the Zappfly and Thudslug that are more useful when directly fired at enemies, either causing them harm or instantly incapacitating them so that vacuum them up. The Fuzzle, on the other hand, can be used to set traps, effective when placed in the path of enemy patrols. The Chippunk, for example, is great at attracting enemy attention, so they’re useful for drawing out targets from a crowd. Each type proves to be beneficial under certain circumstances. The Stranger’s crossbow is unique in that its ammunition is of the live variety instead of firing bolts, it fires an assortment of creatures. The inclusion of the crossbow means that melee attacks aren’t the only way to bring your opponents to their knees though, but you’re not going to be firing bolts at them as you might expect. When they’re down, you suck them up with a vacuum so you can turn them in for a nice bounty. And when you meet dastardly bad guys you can knock with out with either a spinning punch or a powerful headbutt. There are also helpful ropes for you to climb up and down. You explore environments, jumping over gaps and up onto ledges. But, with a press of the right analogue stick, you can enter first-person mode to fire your crossbow. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is best described as a third-person action adventure game. Some of them have done bad things, got bounties on their heads, and with you needing money for some kind of life-saving operation, you’re out to get them. As the titular Stranger, you enter a world that’s effectively an alternate Wild West, with humans replaced by strange, brash creatures. It hasn’t aged that badly visually, either – especially when you’re playing on the Switch’s small screen. There’s no excuse for anyone to have not played Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath now.Īmazingly, fifteen years after its original release, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath still feels fresh. And now that remastered version has also made its way onto the Switch. Years later, it was remastered for PC, PS3, PS Vita and even iOS and Android. It unfortunately was a commercial failure. Its gameplay was original, its story was gripping, and its visuals were spectacular. Originally released on Xbox back in 2005, Stranger’s Wrath was showered with critical acclaim. And they also enable you to play games that you missed on their original formats. They allow you to relive memorable experiences, often with an added level of polish or with more bells and whistles.
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