Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

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User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 157 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 176
  3. Negative: 10 out of 176
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  1. GeorgeB.
    Oct 6, 2002
    10
    This game has a great setting, memorable characters and stylish weapons. You really need to think about what you're doing to finish the missions.
  2. NashG.
    May 17, 2002
    10
    Beautiful game with outstanding graphics and sound effects.
  3. IgorK.
    Jun 16, 2003
    10
    I really enjoyed playing it, if you like Commandos, you'l be in heaven !!!
  4. PHILIP_RULES
    Feb 25, 2014
    10
    Great game with good gameplay and good graphics. It has a lot of nice and paced battles. The story is good too. It gave me a lot of wonderful hours. Buy this game!
  5. Lupanul
    Sep 21, 2017
    10
    This is one of the best western strategy gamest i have ever played in my life ! great story line, great gameplay, very good graphics and so on ! cant wait the next game !
  6. leiwulong
    Feb 7, 2012
    10
    This game is truly stunning. There is still no one to get close its calibre. If you have not played yet, it is fairly to say you have lost somethings as game experience.
  7. Broyax
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Tiens, je croyais que c'était les mêmes branques qui avaient sévi sur ce jeu (Pyro, ceux des "Commandos") vu que c'est la même merde dans un environnement western mais non, ce sont d'autres branques (Spellbound, ils sortent d'où ces tocards ? sans déconner...) qui ont donc fait la même merde que les autres branquignols plus connus !

    On a donc un copié-collé de la même merde mais en    Tiens, je croyais que c'était les mêmes branques qui avaient sévi sur ce jeu (Pyro, ceux des "Commandos") vu que c'est la même merde dans un environnement western mais non, ce sont d'autres branques (Spellbound, ils sortent d'où ces tocards ? sans déconner...) qui ont donc fait la même merde que les autres branquignols plus connus !

    On a donc un copié-collé de la même merde mais en version western... à moins que ce ne soit pire et d'ailleurs, à la course des tocards, la photo est demandée à l'arrivée pour savoir qui a gagné son invitation pour le prochain dîner (de cons). Et c'est pas évident à départager : la même 2D isométrique sauf qu'ici on peut zoomer un peu pour voir un peu mieux les pixels pxélisés qui vous regardent... forcément avec du 1024 (au mieux !) c'est pas jojo...

    Mais ce n'est pas tout, car ça rame... sévèrement ! ça fout la migraine dès qu'on fait défiler (on dit "scroller" en franglais barbare) et comme on passe son temps à scroller, c'est-à-dire à dérouler les rouleaux de pet-cul de ce jeu de chiottes, bonjour les dégâts !

    L'interface est aussi nulle à chier que les Commandos... à moins qu'elle ne soit pire et la stratégie en temps réel y est aussi horripilante, du genre essai et erreur, échoue et recommence, recommence encore les sales missions de ce jeu du caniveau stratégique. J'ai opté pour une stratégie différente en fin de compte : éjection du cd, désinstallation et mise à la poubelle immédiate : ça va déjà beaucoup mieux !    … Expand
  8. JonathanF.
    Nov 25, 2002
    6
    This is an extremely hard yet sometimes amusing game but it stays more like a wild-west Age of empires than a Doc Holiday...
  9. piew
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Un juego realmente difícil y muy entretenido, la historia está muy bien y es atrapante, los escenarios están muy bien logrados y la ambientación también, los retos están muy bien diseñados y permite resolverlos de distintas formas.
  10. AravinthR.
    Jan 9, 2004
    10
    When i started this game first it was it was to dull but after 4th &5th level it was too intresting now i am i the 17th level i am going to my destine.
  11. WashingtonDC
    Aug 1, 2004
    10
    Good! But i wish that it was 3D, & that i'd rotate, unarm unconscious opponents & my players, see against all buildings, climb or jump over fences & railings, & communicate with NPCs!
  12. DaniL.
    Dec 30, 2003
    10
    Awesome!! Really creative.
  13. HernyZ.
    Oct 24, 2003
    9
    IT's the hardest game I've ever played. It took me 2 hours to get through a level. But it's fun.
  14. O.W.
    Jan 27, 2004
    9
    Hard! Good characters, good story, excellent graphics and the gameplay is so sweet we want more...definatly a good game after you complete commandos and move on to Commandos 2. The in-game save makes it easier but not being able to rotate is a little annoying.
  15. HernyZ.
    Oct 24, 2003
    9
    IT's the hardest game I've ever played. It took me 2 hours to get through a level. But it's fun.
  16. James
    Oct 26, 2003
    10
    The best.
  17. JohnA.
    Mar 14, 2005
    10
    A great game. Memorable characters and settings, good story, great missions, very interesting weapons and skills for each character (some of these weapons and skills are much more useful than the ones your characters have in Commandos), funny dialogues, high replayability. Not very hard either. Definitely worth having and playing.
  18. Herska
    Apr 1, 2013
    8
    Beautiful game with memorable characters, great story and gameplay (excluding the final battle, which felt a bit awkward to me). A classic that offers more than it seems.

    Sometimes the gameplay mechanics make it a bit harder than it should be to execute a command, making a seemingly easy moment frustratingly hard. The puzzles also vary from ridicilously hard to really clever and    Beautiful game with memorable characters, great story and gameplay (excluding the final battle, which felt a bit awkward to me). A classic that offers more than it seems.

    Sometimes the gameplay mechanics make it a bit harder than it should be to execute a command, making a seemingly easy moment frustratingly hard. The puzzles also vary from ridicilously hard to really clever and creative that can make the gameplay a lot easier if you know your characters and their special abilities. If you can get past some quickload-abusing chapters, Desperados will prove to be awesome, though.

    A great wild west game that isn't based on gunning down gangsters, but on focusing on the whole and planning sometimes very complex strategies.    … Expand
  19. iddqd4
    Jan 27, 2018
    8
    Игра для любителей Commandos, игрок располагает несколькими персонажами, с уникальными способностями, комбинируя их можно разработать массу стратегий, под разные игровые задачи, все как в оригинальном Commandos, знакомая механика помноженная на сеттинг вестерна. Не плохой хит того времени.Игра для любителей Commandos, игрок располагает несколькими персонажами, с уникальными способностями, комбинируя их можно разработать массу стратегий, под разные игровые задачи, все как в оригинальном Commandos, знакомая механика помноженная на сеттинг вестерна. Не плохой хит того времени.
  20. mamdaly
    Jan 13, 2016
    7
    I still love this game after 14 years levels were very hard.the graphic was nice and the gameplay was also fantastic.i like this genre and this game is the best in its genre
  21. saidisawi
    Oct 12, 2020
    10
    We are in October 2020 but still the best game Ive ever played. Best story and best gameplay, and comparing to its time great cinematics and graphics.
  22. Comatose1
    Oct 19, 2022
    10
    One of the best games what I've ever played. Must play! Good old game. 10/10
  23. Borz5
    Feb 23, 2021
    4
    Ok so let's start with the good things. The concept and the most of the ideas are interesting and unique. The game is full of good ideas. The characters' personalities are okay and funny as well. There are some jokes and nice dialogues in the game. There are many different well-drawn maps with simple, but good story. Despite of the things above, this is maybe one of the most frustratingOk so let's start with the good things. The concept and the most of the ideas are interesting and unique. The game is full of good ideas. The characters' personalities are okay and funny as well. There are some jokes and nice dialogues in the game. There are many different well-drawn maps with simple, but good story. Despite of the things above, this is maybe one of the most frustrating game i have ever played. The game is very hard, but it isn't because the hard and complex gameplay. In this game nothing works as it should. Most of the characters' abilities and some of the characters themselves are unfortunately useless. The maps have tactical elements like gatling guns for example, but when you want to use these you have to notice that they don't have sense. The map design is terrible. Often you can't step over a miniature fence, other times you can climb up on a high rock wall. Thanks to this you often have to go around the whole map over many guards instead of some smart stealthy solutions. The enemies line of sight is unfair. You have to save every 30sec. In the latest levels there are traps which are extremely unfair. The only chance is a bunch of trials and quicksaves after every guard. If you like the genre you shouldn't buy this program, because this game is an overrated thrash with many good ideas which aren't work properly.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#61 Best PC Game of 2001
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#30 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001
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#66 Most Shared PC Game of 2001

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Yahoo!
    90
    What makes it great is the fantastic level design and AI, the solid cut-scenes and storyline, the inventive character abilities and the fact that the designers have squeezed so much into it.
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  2. IGN
    81
    An incredibly fun and stylish game.
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  3. Gamezilla!
    80
    The reason the score isn’t higher is because in the second mission of the game I found the subject matter of race not too politically correct for the times we live in. Other than that, this game is as pretty and fun as those vivacious saloon gals that I love so much.
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