Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater

Hidden & Dangerous 2 from Temu. It's better than the first game for having bigger maps with better openness, thus being able to flank and move around more openly. The AI however is still equally moronic so that won't be necessary most of the time. This time the difficulty was spiced with sharpshooters that are tougher to spot, so you'll have to scan the fog as you progress. Your allies get stuck on things occasionally and you have to herd them when they glitch. In short it's a mediocre game and easy for the most part.

Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater, developed by N-Fusion Interactive and brought to modern storefronts by Ziggurat, is a distinctive artifact from an era when tactical shooters existed in a space between full simulation and traditional run-and-gun design. Released at a time when most World War II games focused on the European front and leaned heavily into cinematic spectacle, Pacific Theater shifted attention to the often-underrepresented Pacific campaign and embraced a far more methodical structure. Rather than placing players in the boots of a single unstoppable soldier, it asks them to think like a field commander—assembling a four-man squad from a roster of twelve specialists and guiding them through missions where preparation, patience, and coordinated execution matter just as much as shooting accuracy. The game’s framing remains minimal, offering mission briefings and historical context without attempting grand storytelling, but this simplicity complements its grounded, boots-on-the-ground identity. Every mission begins before deployment, with squad selection functioning as a strategic puzzle in itself. Each soldier brings distinct strengths—snipers excel in jungle overwatch pos…

kinda aged but worth a playthrough

Its a budget game but a good one if you don't mind the jank but also you might need to adjust a lot of the settings to get a good frame rate

It always brings back memories of playing with my father, following English instructions we didn't understand at all.

boooo