
"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
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Languages: English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Russian**languages with full audio support
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a real-time strategy game, similar to the Commandos series, where you control a cast of characters with different abilities in order to solve the challenges of each level. The western theme is really well done, the story is engaging, and the levels offer a great deal of variety. The music and sound effects also stand out to enhance the gameplay. The game is from 2001, but this version works well on modern systems and I had no problems running it on my Windows 10 PC. However, you will need a LOT of patience to beat the game. There's a lot of trial and error, meaning lots of reloading in order to experiment with different tactics. There are lots of different ways to beat each level, and it's fun to try different things out, even if it gets a bit frustrating having to make multiple attempts. I found giving characters movement and action commands to be a bit cumbersome, and it's often really difficult to select moving enemies, but zooming in can help with that.
This game shows it's age every time I look away from the screen then back at it. If you like Desperados, it's fun to go back and see where it comes from. Also, for a 25 year old game, it's not even that bad.
希望有中文版!!!
This is one of the best games ever made. Most people remember the Commandos saga, particularly the first and second games. But Desperados is not just Commandos in the far west, is the perfection of the genre. They took everything that was already incredible about Commandos and built a masterpiece on top. Desperados plays as the ultimate western game, you start only with one playable character, John Cooper who is wearing Indiana Jones clothes for some reason. Every couple of levels a new character is joined with a cohesive and logical motive behind. Each time you get a new character, you get a tutorial level to understand each of their very different skills. Main plot is that someone named El Diablo is commanding a gang that steals cash from trains and banks. There are lots of plot twists down the road and cool missions with unique mechanics. One of the best things is the OST, the game is fully musicalized, something that the original Commandos didn't do, with music reacting to what is going on. Calm, fitting music for the towns and deserts, tense songs where someone notices something weird. AI is also incredible advanced for the era. Enemies might sometimes notice that their partners disappear and start looking for them. Some enemies might be easily distracted by Kate, the female token character, but some others won't. It gives the game a ton of personality. Basic core mechanics are what is expected from this genre. Some characters are better either at stealth, melee or even carrying dead or knocked out enemies. You need to make them all work together with the resources that each map give you. There's also night and rainy levels, giving you and the enemies advantages and disadvantages. Including the short tutorials, there are 25 missions in total. Most will take more than an hour to properly complete. It's a very long game that it never feels repetitive. This is one of those special games that deserve a QOL remaster. The game is totally playable, even nowadays, but after playing newer games like Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, it's easy to miss things like autosaving and better controls in general. Don't miss out the hidden Star Wars easter egg on Doc's McCoy tutorial!
can't help returning to this game. been playing it for 20years now
el mejor jueguito, ojala hicieran mas juegos asi
La mia infanzia! Un gioco magnifico e bellissimo, sicuramente il tempo ha fatto il suo ma rimane un gioco meraviglioso!
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Очень норм игра, люблю ЖМЖ, ведь это лютый кайф.
what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cluster ♥♥♥♥ of a nightmare gameplay nostalgia sometimes is not worth it
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