Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

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  • Summary: In Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico, you can play as two brothers who are searching for their father's killer. Plumb the depths of Mexican drug trade, fighting lowlifes from the coast of California to jungle hideouts in Mexico. You can use a large arsenal of weapons and vehiclesIn Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico, you can play as two brothers who are searching for their father's killer. Plumb the depths of Mexican drug trade, fighting lowlifes from the coast of California to jungle hideouts in Mexico. You can use a large arsenal of weapons and vehicles to get your revenge. Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico also includes a combat and stunt system that offers you more points for killing with style.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. eToychest
    92
    The gameplay, the story, the graphics, the music, the voice acting ... it's all imbued with such a central sense of style that the game just pops.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    89
    Excellent. It is frantic, funny and violent, but in a good way. If you like "GTA" and "Max Payne," you will love Total Overdose. [Oct 2005]
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  3. IGN
    80
    The game's exploration elements are a little underwhelming, partly do to the fact that the vehicles aren't really all that fun to drive. It's also quite linear, though that hasn't really hurt many other titles in the past. On the flip side though, it's overall style makes up for some of these lackluster elements.
  4. Gaming Horizon
    72
    The game's audio, variety of weapons and moves keeps you interested for a while, but the game isn't that long and is very repetitive, which certainly kills any buzz you originally had.
  5. PALGN
    70
    Total Overdose doesn't take itself too seriously; and you shouldn't either. It's a fairly solid action game that puts the emphasis on style.
  6. Ferrago
    65
    While substandard scripts and voice acting can be forgiven, when someone pays upwards of £30 for a game lasting ten hours maximum they do not expect to be faced with fiddly controls or to be confused by poorly thought out level structures.
  7. DailyGame
    45
    Cheap AI, lame graphics, dull gameplay. It's all there for the suffering.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. FredL.
    Nov 6, 2005
    10
    This is game is just...AMAZING it's very funny and I love the shooting system, when total overdose 2 come???
  2. Mekillalot
    Sep 12, 2005
    10
    This game kicks ass!
  4. Wake_loms
    Apr 27, 2017
    8
    Un juego muy divertido, con una historia muy divertida, pero un mapa estresante, la jugabilidad deja que desear pero cualquiera lo puedeUn juego muy divertido, con una historia muy divertida, pero un mapa estresante, la jugabilidad deja que desear pero cualquiera lo puede disfutar si por ejemplo te gustan los juegos estilo GTA… Expand
  5. storygamer
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    Total Overdose is completely loco! It`s inspired by many well-known games like GTA, Max Payne and Prince of Persia without ever loosing itsTotal Overdose is completely loco! It`s inspired by many well-known games like GTA, Max Payne and Prince of Persia without ever loosing its own charm. You get a Mexico style open world full of gangsters, chicas and tequila. The main story is funny and sarcastic and reminds me of a Robert Rodriguez movie. Graphics are a bit outdated but the fast gameplay makes me ignore all the small mistakes. Sad that the planned sequel was never released.… Expand
  6. MyHumbleOpinion
    Jun 17, 2019
    7
    This game is amazing but has some flaws. The gameplay relies on you going into slow motion and shooting enemies most of the time (otherwiseThis game is amazing but has some flaws. The gameplay relies on you going into slow motion and shooting enemies most of the time (otherwise you'll lose a lot of health). It's very fun and satisfying starting out but by end of the game I got sick of all the slow motion. It would have been better if surviving didn't rely so heavily on it to the point that's all you're doing. Also, if you go over a ramp while in a vehicle it goes in slow motion every time. The coolness really does wear off after a while and is replaced with annoyance.
    Saving the game is one of those things where you go, "are developers really this dumb?". Places to save the game are somewhat hidden in the city so if you've been running around and now you want to save the game you have to hunt down a save location. The locations should be obvious and not hidden down alley ways. If I need to save the game and go, I don't want to spend 7 minutes just trying to save the game. Saving shouldn't be a mini game.
    This is personal preference but I HATE timed missions. Without them I'd probably give the game an 8 or 9. Timed stuff in video games sucks the fun out of missions for me (different story if it's a completely optional side quest).

    Other than those things it's a very fun game that's worth checking out. It has 19 missions but you have to do some side missions in order to unlock the main missions (another aspect that affects my score negatively). The missions are fun as well as just running around the city in between missions. You can take cars like in GTA, find power ups, earn points (which end up giving you power ups), kill people, and do small challenges.    … Expand
  7. frederik1478
    Oct 25, 2021
    7
    If you want B movie kind of the game than this is it and it's amazingly fun too, I have played this game many times maybe too many times theIf you want B movie kind of the game than this is it and it's amazingly fun too, I have played this game many times maybe too many times the music and the combat is still fun today, the game has just a wide amount of content it is fun all the way through but you can feel that this is kind of of beta of what a full version of this game could have been if they have been a sequel. But it wants run flawlessly on the Xbox and you can even play in 720p which is amazing it looks smooth and clean. I would recommend this game it's fun it's cheap and it's made by Danish people so you know they know what Mexican culture is… Expand

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#94 Best Xbox Game of 2005
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#99 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005