Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Locks and Loads for First Person Adventure on PlayStation Network

Paul Sinclair • Dec 29, 2011 • Comments ()

The Fabled Oddworld Series Makes its Return in High Definition via PSN

It's time for gamers to scrape together "moolah" and step back into the boots of Stranger, the most fearsome bounty hunter in all of Oddworld. Just Add Water, developer of the hit retro arcade game, Gravity Crash, has completed production of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD in collaboration with Lorne Lanning, the original creator of the Oddworld franchise. The HD version of Stranger's Wrath is now available in native 720p resolution, running at 60 frames per second on the PlayStation®Network $14.99.

Stranger's Wrath follows the story of Stranger, a fearsome bounty hunter that captures outlaws to raise "moolah" for a mysterious surgical procedure. After encountering the backwater town of the Grubbs, Stranger discovers that there are a few too many secrets about the past and his future as a bounty hunter.

Just Add Water worked with Lorne Lanning to preserve every nuance of the original while making sure that the new game took full advantage of current generation hardware. The updates include:

Gorgeous Characters - The game's 84 character models have all been beefed up with increased polygon counts and high resolution textures, including Stranger's unique "Live Ammo" system for fluid movement
Beautiful Environments - All the game's locations feature upgraded, high resolution textures, along with reflective surfaces and textured vegetation
Upgraded Audio - All in-game audio was up-sampled to 16-bit, 44kHz stereo, with support for 5.1 DTS/Dolby Digital surround sound
Trophies - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD has 37 trophies, including a Platinum
"The original Stranger's Wrath was very significant for us since it broke out of the traditional Oddworld mold and took us into the world of FPS. It was a tough labor of love for the original team," said Lorne Lanning, Co-Founder of Oddworld Inhabitants and creator of the Oddworld series of games. "Remaking the game with a polished look and new content while remaining true to the original was not an easy task, but Stewart and the team at JAW did an incredible job and delivered a great complement to the original team's creation. I'm looking forward to working with them on our future titles!"

"The Oddworld franchise represents one of the pinnacles of achievement in the canon of video games, and Stranger's Wrath is such a unique game that we felt it needed to be represented on the next-generation consoles," said Stewart Gilray, content director for Just Add Water. "We knew the only way to do justice to the original was to work with Lorne Lanning, one of Oddworld's original creators. Together, we've dug up some new concepts that were passed over for the 2005 original to give gamers an amazing Oddworld experience on the PlayStation 3."

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD is available now for the PlayStation®3 for $14.99. For more information or to download press assets, please visit http://www.oddworld.com

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The Fabled Oddworld Series Makes its Return in High Definition via PSN\n\nIt's time for gamers to scrape together \"moolah\" and step back into the boots of Stranger, the most fearsome bounty hunter in all of Oddworld. Just Add Water, developer of the hit retro arcade game, Gravity Crash, has completed production of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD in collaboration with Lorne Lanning, the original creator of the Oddworld franchise. The HD version of Stranger's Wrath is now available in native 720p resolution, running at 60 frames per second on the PlayStation®Network \$14.99.\n\nStranger's Wrath follows the story of Stranger, a fearsome bounty hunter that captures outlaws to raise \"moolah\" for a mysterious surgical procedure. After encountering the backwater town of the Grubbs, Stranger discovers that there are a few too many secrets about the past and his future as a bounty hunter.\n\nJust Add Water worked with Lorne Lanning to preserve every nuance of the original while making sure that the new game took full advantage of current generation hardware. The updates include:\n\nGorgeous Characters - The game's 84 character models have all been beefed up with increased polygon counts and high resolution textures, including Stranger's unique \"Live Ammo\" system for fluid movement\nBeautiful Environments - All the game's locations feature upgraded, high resolution textures, along with reflective surfaces and textured vegetation\nUpgraded Audio - All in-game audio was up-sampled to 16-bit, 44kHz stereo, with support for 5.1 DTS/Dolby Digital surround sound\nTrophies - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD has 37 trophies, including a Platinum\n\"The original Stranger's Wrath was very significant for us since it broke out of the traditional Oddworld mold and took us into the world of FPS. It was a tough labor of love for the original team,\" said Lorne Lanning, Co-Founder of Oddworld Inhabitants and creator of the Oddworld series of games. \"Remaking the game with a polished look and new content while remaining true to the original was not an easy task, but Stewart and the team at JAW did an incredible job and delivered a great complement to the original team's creation. I'm looking forward to working with them on our future titles!\"\n\n\"The Oddworld franchise represents one of the pinnacles of achievement in the canon of video games, and Stranger's Wrath is such a unique game that we felt it needed to be represented on the next-generation consoles,\" said Stewart Gilray, content director for Just Add Water. \"We knew the only way to do justice to the original was to work with Lorne Lanning, one of Oddworld's original creators. Together, we've dug up some new concepts that were passed over for the 2005 original to give gamers an amazing Oddworld experience on the PlayStation 3.\"\n\n\nOddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD is available now for the PlayStation®3 for \$14.99. For more information or to download press assets, please visit http://www.oddworld.com