Desperados III
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
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"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a strategy, western and tactical game
developed by Spellbound
and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on November 20th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 2,226 reviews of which 1,958 were positive and 268 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.61€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/7/8/10 (32 or 64 bit)
- Processor: 1 GHz Processor
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1
MacOS
- OS: OSX: 10.7 Lion
- Processor: CPU 1 GHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu and SteamOS
- Processor: Intel 1.4 GHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires: 32 bit architecture, SDL 2.0 32 bit
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Immer wieder eine Freude. Eines der Spiele die ich seit meiner Kindheit immer wieder spiele. Leider sind die Letzten Level einfach schlecht umgesetzt. Gegner können durch manche Felsbrocken hindurchgucken und man ist gezwungen die Level durch langweilige Tricks abzuschließen und der ganze stealth spaß geht verloren.
This is one of the best games ever made. Most people remember the Commandos saga, particularly the first and second games. But Desperados is not just Commandos in the far west, is the perfection of the genre. They took everything that was already incredible about Commandos and built a masterpiece on top. Desperados plays as the ultimate western game, you start only with one playable character, John Cooper who is wearing Indiana Jones clothes for some reason. Every couple of levels a new character is joined with a cohesive and logical motive behind. Each time you get a new character, you get a tutorial level to understand each of their very different skills. Main plot is that someone named El Diablo is commanding a gang that steals cash from trains and banks. There are lots of plot twists down the road and cool missions with unique mechanics. One of the best things is the OST, the game is fully musicalized, something that the original Commandos didn't do, with music reacting to what is going on. Calm, fitting music for the towns and deserts, tense songs where someone notices something weird. AI is also incredible advanced for the era. Enemies might sometimes notice that their partners disappear and start looking for them. Some enemies might be easily distracted by Kate, the female token character, but some others won't. It gives the game a ton of personality. Basic core mechanics are what is expected from this genre. Some characters are better either at stealth, melee or even carrying dead or knocked out enemies. You need to make them all work together with the resources that each map give you. There's also night and rainy levels, giving you and the enemies advantages and disadvantages. Including the short tutorials, there are 25 missions in total. Most will take more than an hour to properly complete. It's a very long game that it never feels repetitive. This is one of those special games that deserve a QOL remaster. The game is totally playable, even nowadays, but after playing newer games like Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, it's easy to miss things like autosaving and better controls in general. Don't miss out the hidden Star Wars easter egg on Doc's McCoy tutorial!
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a real-time strategy game, similar to the Commandos series, where you control a cast of characters with different abilities in order to solve the challenges of each level. The western theme is really well done, the story is engaging, and the levels offer a great deal of variety. The music and sound effects also stand out to enhance the gameplay. The game is from 2001, but this version works well on modern systems and I had no problems running it on my Windows 10 PC. However, you will need a LOT of patience to beat the game. There's a lot of trial and error, meaning lots of reloading in order to experiment with different tactics. There are lots of different ways to beat each level, and it's fun to try different things out, even if it gets a bit frustrating having to make multiple attempts. I found giving characters movement and action commands to be a bit cumbersome, and it's often really difficult to select moving enemies, but zooming in can help with that.
I had a blast playing this and I'm really excited to play the next 2 sequels. I wanted to start with the oldest and then play 2 and 3. This one was excellent for a 25 year old game. It had less wonk than I expected too, It played quite well and only crashed a few times. I loved Shadow Tactics and Aiko's Choice, so I'm glad I went back in time to experience the roots. I strongly recommend for anyone that likes tactical gameplay, figuring things out for themselves, trial and error, and having to load your last save 100 times per match. Great game worth the effort.
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.
No, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive received 1,958 positive votes out of a total of 2,226 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive was developed by Spellbound and published by THQ Nordic.
Yes, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is playable and fully supported on Linux.
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No, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive does not support VR.
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a single-player game.
No, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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