Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico

 Xbox
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 5 out of 36
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  1. Mekillalot
    Sep 12, 2005
    10
    This game kicks ass!
  2. 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???
  3. 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 puede disfutar si por ejemplo te gustan los juegos estilo GTA
  4. 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 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 Graphics are a bit outdated but the fast gameplay makes me ignore all the smallTotal Overdose is completely loco!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 Graphics are a bit outdated but the fast gameplay makes me ignore all the small mistakes.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

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

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. AceGamez
    80
    A tequila-fuelled, high octane, explosive game that combines frantic gunplay and stylish combo moves with a distinctive and perfectly realised Mexican theme to produce a very entertaining and funny experience.
  2. Edge Magazine
    60
    There was never any doubt that Total Overdose would fall foul of one of its genre's various pitfalls, but it's unfortunate that it ultimately had to be one as irksome as excessive length... At its best, the game still shakes up a loud and spicy Mexican cocktail, but what it's added to the mix has been more than enough to weaken the taste. [Nov 2005, p.103]
  3. games(TM)
    60
    An amusing, individual game that delivers an initial hit of fun but whose essential concept becomes stale. [Nov 2005, p.121]
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