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Reviewed by UK Guest, 24th Mar 2005. |
| Review Summary: Oddworld just got Stranger |
Overall Score: 5/5
 
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Review: If there is one thing the Oddworld series is remembered for it has to be it's incredible sense of humour. Of course this is not the only thing thats incredible about Oddworld games, the graphics have always been top notch for their time and the gameplay is always inituative and very clever, yet always looking on a darker and mysterious side of life. So when news of a brand new Oddworld game came out i was obviously excited getting ready for another dose of the strange but wonderful. Strange is what i got, Strange and Stunning. The series does something very different this time, it strays away from the other odd looking characters we have come to know and love. We are now in Strangers world and oddworld has never looked so good, infact few games have ever looked this good. The humour is back but its alot darker then it was before, everything seems to be more mature in the abnormal sense of the word.
So what exactly is different? well, unfortunately you can't make your character fart, im slightly dissapointed with this. But in no way does this have an impact on the brand new game, infact i hardly notice, this game is much more action packed, blast away in first person mode with hilarious ammunition that talk to you, you are a bounty hunter and you will encounter stranger things than yourself, like the odd town of chickens with attitude, feel free to smack them in their rebellious faces when they are rude or sarcastic to you, just don't expect any help for a while afterwards but it's worth it, they usually have alot of moolah (money to me and you).
This oddworld game is fresh, it feels, looks and plays it however there is something familiar in the game and you just can't escape the feeling of knowing your in Oddworld and that's great. Your in the same kind of place, with more weird characters which are totally different from that of other games yet you still feel right at oddworld home. It is a fantastic game and if i didn't have an x-box i wud buy one just for this, but don't go expecting this to be easy, perservering and having patience is a good thing here. It is all worth the hardship though as this is the best and most inventive Odd Oddworld yet. How strange! |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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5 |
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5 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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