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I can only hope that there will be a sequil !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've had Desperados for almost a year now and have not grown tired of it yet! The artistic talent is evident in the scenery/playing area. The AI (artificial intelegence) makes the bad guys a challenge and a real source of entertainment; there are all sorts of mind games and tricks you can play on the enemy which are hilarious. I, personally, hope to see many more games of this genre coming out - especially Western ... there's something fun about reliving historical roots in a fantasy. Also, see the games: Commandos and Commandos II Men of Courage.

Does it work on xp?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Hi, I am wondering if this game runs on xp..does anyone know? please reply. Thanks.

Good Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

playedthe demo a few days ago a had a blast. I is very hard, but very addicting. Im going to buy as soon as i have the chance and u should too.

The best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

So much fun, not as difficult as "Commandos". Fine music. Many ways to finish. That's it!
I'm waiting for part two.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD COMPUTER TROUBLE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: April 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game while I was on vacation,and was really looking looking forward to play it. I heard great things, and the theme of it looked great. I loaded it, I loaded it again, I loaded, and unloaded, and everything! The game never got started! I had everything i needed for this game to run, but it never worked. It looks like a great game, but don't BUY it if you have ever, EVER had trouble with games on your computer.

The American West meets Commandos2

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you liked Commandos 2 and found it entertaining then this is a great game for you. It is, for the most part, Commandos 2 except that it takes place in the American West. Your starting character is a Bounty Hunter who is very willing to step outside the law to get paid. The terrain and maps are quite diverse and include a nice little town on the Mississippi River, a Sheriff's Rancho, and the rocky landscape of the American Southwest. However, I just couldn't understand a few minor storyline details. For example, in the American West at this period of time cheating in cards (specifically poker) was quite common. Yet, in one mission, you must lead your party of "desperados" to rescue a comrade who has has been arrested for cheating. To make things even worse (historicly and for you as the player) the entire town (save about 10 people) have gone out and gotten guns. But despite all of the little details this is a really fun game that has a wide range of tactics and characters to use in the many interesting and just plain fun missions. After all, who doesn't like a Western "shoot em' up?" Even if you don't like it you must admit that this is a very well done game.

Frustrating Game!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The graphics were great, the plot was good, but the game play was frustrating and maddening! The scenerios with just one character are easy, with two or more they are just plain hard to impossible! I couldn't even get through it with the cheats I found! You have to contorl 6 characters simutaneously! If you get frustrated easily, STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME! There are way too many things to remember, hot keys, etc. Plus, you have to be very fast and besides using the mouse, be prepared to use the hot keys at the same time, usually more than one key like shift + something. Fast action is required, again another hot key. If you have all the time in the world to play and replay a scenerio, then it's a cool game, but if you get tired of seeing the same thing over and over, then it's not. I'm 24 and I finally got so sick and tired and frustrated with the whole thing I got rid of the game! BUYER BEWARE!

Yeah It was fun when i had it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game as a FreeBie in 2001 out of a box of Frosties cereal and played it,yeah sure it was great however i never completed level one.It starts of where this cowboy and Doc. walk into town but another greedy villain rides right into the middle of the town but three enemies stand against him and all the civilians(the "Inocent" people) watch but they kill him and everthing goes back to normal and now your guys must save the town and get the enemies boss Dillons` money.When your playing you have a nice choice of weapons a silenced cowboy Colt-45,Sniper Rifle,Knife,gas bulbs and a couple more each charicter has his/her own weapons(i.e.Doc. has a medical kit to help his down partners) all these can be used to fight the enemies and you also have to bust some guy out of Jail.When playing you can use a horse to go fast,but this can alert some guards.You also need to use stealth to get around and kill guards.And it does not matter if you worry about whose an enemy,whose a guard because if you go onto a person with the cursor it can help because different lots of people have different colours a Guard=Red,Civilian=Blue,partners=Green,knocked out or dead guards=no colour because they won`t matter.You can also know the fields guards have in sight because where ever they look a "Torch" shines thir view.Some times if guards spot you or dead/uncontious partners the music starts to change into action-like and the witnessing guard shouts and runs over to his nearest team mates to send out a search party for you or the killer of their partner its quite funny,but the way they look around for a minuit and goes back as if nothin` ever happen is just what they do when they spot Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 1 on PSOne.you can use the Sniper to shoot down the guard off the church top finish off the others kill or knock out any guard by suprise in order to get passed with out being killed then get into Dillons` Saloon then you play Kate O`Leara who has to lure Dillon by doing her leg action or luring guards away using poker cards into a room meet up with the other guys bust a friend outta prison.Thats all I can remember it was probably the best £1.99p i ever spent on the game alone,sadly though my mum and brother blamed this game on some computor viruses and deleted the game and hid the disc/or broke it it was such a great game but hard.
P.S. This game is like The Sims=for the simulation,Metal Gear Solid1=for the use of stealth Commandos & 007 GolenEye=for the gun action and i love these games,by the way Desperados-Wanted Dead-Or-Alive is recommended for 12+,it is half 2D half 3D game but it was never my favorate game as it had annoying enemies and the civilians seemed to obey those bad guys.I.e it was fun but i don`t have it anymore it was a good mix of games and good voicing music detail and well graphics i suppose
Bye
by F.G,Coventry,England Europe

A bit hard at points

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this was a good game over all. In it you get a group of people to help you out to fight some bandits. It was realistic and was pretty good. I thought that it was a bit hard though. Your different people have specialties like crawling or being strong. It is pretty good for a western.

Not ready for 3D player!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First of all, the overall reviewer rating should be higher if it wasn't for individuals posting 1-star reviews because they can't get the game to work on their computer. One guy below even complemented what he saw of the game, admitted his computer was sub-standard, then gave the game 1-star. WHY POST AT ALL THEN!!! I digress....

This is simply the best game I've ever played. I base that on the fact that it's the most addictive game I've played, provided weeks and weeks of entertainment (in just one complete cycle of the game) and I just love the format. My title above -a nod to SNL - refers to my love of this 2D format. I do play some of the newer 3D games, of course. However, for some reason I feel more immersed and in control of this 2D world. Of course, in saying that, I should note that this is also the hardest and most challenging game I've played. A given level can take many hours to complete.

Yes, it is a "Commandos" type style of game play. I've played Commandos and certainly like the games very much, but Desperados is superious in both gameplay, graphics and story.

Obviously, my review comes long after the games release (I played the game in 2004), but I'm now privy to information that Spellbound will indeed put out a sequel. The sequel will be based on a newer engine that includes both 2D and 3D style gameplay. I can't wait. Although no release date is posted on the web, Spellbound informed me via email that the game will be released in Fall 2005. (Just hope that includes the US as they are a German company)

In my opinion, this game is a true "unrecognized" classic. I did not go into detail on the gameplay itself as others have done a great job here already. However, I felt a strong desire to put something here due to my love of the game. It's too bad it wasn't more popular at that time though it appears to be recognized, at least, as a minor cult classic. Desperados should have been more, but I guess it was released on the cusp of new revelutionary gaming technology. Honestly, I'd prefer more games with this style of play. I guess it's a dying or dead genre.

Anyway, get a copy of the game if you can find one. It takes patience and is quite difficult, but the patience is very rewarding. (Warning: May become highly addictive, could lead to insomnia)

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