Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 124 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 124
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 124
  3. Negative: 11 out of 124
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  1. sinadoom
    Nov 4, 2011
    7
    This to GTA is what Johnny English is to a James Bond film. Of course this isn't serious. But that's the point. It's supposed to be fun and a mick-take of GTA. Cheaply made? Perhaps. Original, fun and a good laugh? Definitely!
  2. iddqd4
    Feb 13, 2018
    7
    此文本在此處，以便分數將顯示在我的配置文件中。 還有幾個字母適合這些標誌。
  3. Pranay6
    Sep 1, 2013
    7
    One of the good action games I have played.
    This game would have got more score if it have focus little bit on open world.
    Great game for action lover but not for me.
  4. Tomle1202
    Jan 22, 2016
    6
    Total Overdose is the mixture of Max Payne, Grand Theft Auto, El Mariachi and a bunch of other games and movies. It is funny, crazy, even chaotic, but honestly, a mess.
  5. shkipermann
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
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  6. foxed
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    This game is too funny but the graphics and story is not good too much. gameplay is really good i liked and the games musics are awesome
  7. lorem
    Apr 1, 2020
    7
    A charismatic and humorous game, sometimes absurd, that introduces you to the world of cartels and drugs in a very unique way.
  8. SurujSingha
    May 25, 2020
    6
    The vehicle animations and physics is downright pathetic. The level design isnt that good and often involve some frustrating levels out of nowhere. The como attacks is an amazing inclusion or else the shooting wouldve been tasteless because gunplay is terrible and unrealistic. Suprisingly the map is well detailed and every mission take place in a different scenario. I wanted moreThe vehicle animations and physics is downright pathetic. The level design isnt that good and often involve some frustrating levels out of nowhere. The como attacks is an amazing inclusion or else the shooting wouldve been tasteless because gunplay is terrible and unrealistic. Suprisingly the map is well detailed and every mission take place in a different scenario. I wanted more cinematics for narrative progression because the missions felt disconnected.… Expand
  9. maxiepuxie
    May 28, 2021
    7
    There is lot of games contribution to my obsession to video games. The first game i played in internet cafe was GTA: Vice City and thanks to this game i earned a good hobby. I played countless game after it and i enjoyed each of them as well. But the game on which the most impact me was Total Overdose, because the game was mixture of the games i played before. In the game i could tumbleThere is lot of games contribution to my obsession to video games. The first game i played in internet cafe was GTA: Vice City and thanks to this game i earned a good hobby. I played countless game after it and i enjoyed each of them as well. But the game on which the most impact me was Total Overdose, because the game was mixture of the games i played before. In the game i could tumble like in The Prince of Persia, i could bounce and slow time like in The Max Payne and i was driving car like in GTA. First time in my life i was playing game which blend these games very nicely. When i played the game as someone in 23 years old and reviewed a lot of games, i enjoyed as if i'm in 10 years old, yet when i play the game critically, i realized the game is bad in several ways.

    The game has a quite good action mechanics, still the makers of the game focused on this so much that they forgot to make good open world and driving mechanics, i'll get into that issue soon; but i want to describe its action part a little more. When you conflict with enemy, you can slow time like in The Max Payne; when you die in this conflict you can rewind time and tumble over the wall, like in The Prince of Persia. Although the game mixture of some games, it has a unique part. That unique part is you can start to conflicts by jumping from your car and by doing that you can do chaos to your surroundings.

    The abilities that i've never seen in any action games, made the game more fun. For instance, thanks to the ability with name Tornado, you're shoot every where with uzi in your hands. And with El Mariachi, by taking two guitar boxes in your hands you're tearing enemy apart. There is a lot of abilities in the game like these.

    The game's musics are like artery of the game. The musics glorified the soul of the action. That is, the makers did so much good musics that i can confict with enemy for hours with these musics; you know...

    Some enemies has Mexican hat and you can wear it by killing them. Of course if you accomplish to catch and wear the hat flying in air. Speaking of hat, lets get into headshots in the game. There is auto aim in the game but unfortunately you cant turn it off. If you were turn it off, the action would be more good.Anyway, as soon as you see the enemy with red aim, hold the right click and after 1 second focus, you can shot the enemy from the head.

    There is tokens in the game. You can upgrade your maximum health by collecting them. In the mean time you can upgrade your weapons too. The more you collect token, the more you wear two hand weapons. Instance, if you collect 10 token, you can use two wielded pistol. From the rocket launcher to shotgun You can wear every weapon in your two hand. It sounds a little crazy, right? Anyway,You can collect these tokens by completing challenges, wandering around city and earning points. The more you do combo, the more you earn points. The points are not only giving you tokens, but also a lot of feature.

    Open world of the game is really bad. The world is big as vice city's half as and divided into a few province. Each you enter that one of the provinces you're come cross loading screen. When you bump into a pedestrian with a slow car, it flying as if you bump into it with fast car, sometimes to avoid our car, they bouncing like us. In addition, there is no soul of open world in the game.Unfortunately, you cant feel the soul of the world like in GTA series. Driving car is suck, when i drive another car, i felt like i driving previous car. All of car's driving is make you feel its the same.

    The bosses were quite bad, as well.If they hadnt add these bosses, the game would've more good.Bosses were big version of the enemies and also they were quite easy to beat. I didnt enjoy from these boss fights at all.

    You can reach to tasks in the world with your car or from the menu. As you know i didnt like the driving and open world of this game so much, i reached to tasks from the menu.

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  10. kopety
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
    This game is so dumb but I would be lying if i didn't say I had a blast with it when I was 12 years old

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Computer and Video Games
    75
    But on its own merits, TO is brash, energetic, none too taxing and more than capable of providing some solid midtable entertainment, while GTA and the like get on with battling it out at the top of the tree. [PC Zone]
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  2. Total Video Games
    70
    Its repetitive structure and bland storyline creates a somewhat shallow experience, yet at the same time there’s depth to be found in the combo combat system and the many side missions to partake.
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  3. Times Online
    80
    Total Overdose does not boast the richest and silkiest of graphics, yet it does have 20 levels of gameplay with an appropriate B-movie feel. Although the game’s longevity may be in doubt, its ability to engross is assured.
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