I recieved "Oddworld: Strangers Wrath" in the mail today, for my Xbox. I bought it off of ebay about a week ago. I'm very glad I did. It's a kick ass game, and the main character's name is "Stranger", and that's just awesome. He is a bad ass lead character. I've never had so much fun in a video game by just running around. If you hold forward long enough, he will switch from running on two legs to running on all fours. While you are doing that, you can run over enemies and other destructible objects.
I also immensely enjoy running as fast as I can, jumping, adn them head butting the enemy. Stranger's main weapon is also very cool. It's a double barreled crossbow that fires LIVE ammo. It's literally alive. I have never attacked enemies with a chipmunk and a "fuzzle" before. Another cool aspect is that you have to HUNT your ammo. So before you can use ammo, you have to shoot it. Now THAT is innovation.
I've only finished two missions, and the first one was like a tutorial, but from what I can see, the "Town" is like a centray hub that the rest of the game branches off from. The main populace seems to be...Chickens. If you run around and punch them, they will go hide in their houses until they think it's safe enough to come back out. I enjoy wacking the chicken to get money.
The game has two camera modes so you can choose which way you play. Sort of. Third person is what you use to run around, and is the perspective that you use to "bag" enemies. You see, Stranger is a bounty hunter, and he wants to collect money for an "operation". I havn't figured out what kind yet. Third person is also the angle you use to head butt enemies and punch them.
When you go first person, you can still run and jump, but you now have access to your double barreled cross bow.
Along with a Health bar, you also have a stamina bar. If you fall from a large distance, the stamina bar takes a hit. When you are standing still you can click the Y button to gain health, but it decreases your stamina bar as you do so.
I give the game a 9.0 out of 10.0, and I would recommend it to anyone that likes action/adventure platform games.