Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

I indeed put myself as best as I could in 2001 mode for this review, but ultimately I cannot recommend. Even if you take into account that this game is from 2001, with all the difficulties that come with it, there are many flaws that make it impossible to have a new experience today: 1. The game's pacing at the beginning is atrocious: 1 tutorial -> mission to get new member -> Tutorial -> mission to get new member -> Tutorial -> until finally you have all of them. 2. You can't sequence anything, any new command overrides the previous, and the game revolves around quick command to not die over and over. You will make a new command before ending the last making all the preparation worthless, I guarantee you. 3. The mechanics revolve around very wonky animations and quick commands, but animation is king. If the animation is not 100% done, you will cancel the result, but since they are very wonky it is very difficult to know exactly when you can fast command anything else. 4. Stealth is buggy to say the least, (Example)you have a character that cannot be found by noise, the game itself tells you this... until it is, multiple enemies will find this characters coming from behind for no r…

Apart from a bit repetition - it's a fantastic bargain. Doesn't require a gaming laptop. Different ways to complete each level.

classic despo, addiction level HIGH, i think it's good this game is back.

classic

Just finished the game and I feel very pleased. I usually I prefer mindless run'n'gun shooters to unwind, but this game is so compelling, that I couldn't stop playing. The game is challenging, but not frustratingly so. You have to be smart to outwit the engine and use your characters' special skills and oftentimes combine them to win. You have to use the surroundings and the map conditions to your advantage. Sometimes you need to think deep, but the game allows you to. And in the rare cases it doesn't, F5 (quick save) is your dearest friend. But you have to remember, the graphics are those of a 25 year old game. The great mechanics make up for it though. One of the best games I ever played.

this game is not the best 1. its a stealth based game but the stealth is very wonky, one reason is that sometimes the npcs can just see you through walls or just know where you are for absolutely no reason. 2. the combat is super iffy with the weapons doing a random amount of damage each time, no matter the weapon. 3. reload heavy, this game basically begs you to save and reload a million times to try and get through a level and overall its not the most fun. Ultimately i would suggest thinking carefully on buying this game, just be sure to know what you want out of it. and buy it on sale for when its like 1 dollar.