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| Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Spellbound Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Series | Desperados |
| Engine | Vision |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Windows
11 April 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time tactics |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a real-time tacticsvideo game developed by Spellbound Entertainment and published by Infogrames for Microsoft Windows.
In the game, the player controls up to six characters in a wild west setting. The protagonist is a worldly knife-fighter and gunslinger, John Cooper. He takes on a bounty to capture a notorious train-robber named 'El Diablo'. As Cooper sets off on his quest, he is aided by five other friends and they work together in a real-time, stealth-based structure very similar to that introduced in Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, although all-out gunfights are still highly possible in the game.
A sequel called Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge was released in late March 2006. A second sequel, Helldorado, (announced as expansion pack Desperados 2: Conspiracy but made into a full game) was released in mid-2007 in Germany. The English version was released in some regions in November 2007. A fourth entry, Desperados III, is currently in development by Mimimi Productions and published by THQ Nordic. The game is set to be released for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2020.[2]
Spellbound was developing a follow-up with more multiplayer and steampunk-oriented elements, Desperados Gangs, but they shut down before they could find a publisher.[3]
Plot[edit]
The game takes place in 1881. Many trains have been robbed the last few months by a mysterious and vicious bandit known as El Diablo. The railroad company Twinnings & Co has offered $15,000 to the one who can stop El Diablo. Bounty hunter John Cooper accepts the task, despite the objections of the bad-tempered and contemptuous US Marshal Jackson. However, he soon learns that the mission is not as simple as he thinks.
Cooper gathers a team of his old partners to aid him on his quest, consisting of African-American explosives fanatic Sam Williams; Doc McCoy, a physician, safecracker and sniper; and seductive gambler Kate O'Hara. His group successfully captures the notorious bandit leader Pablo Sanchez; but as they attempt to deliver him to the authorities, they run into (and thwart) an ambush set by El Diablo's bandits. This and Sanchez's explanations that El Diablo has an informant at Twinnings lets Cooper conclude that Smith, the company's co-director who hired him, is the snitch. Smith is assassinated before Cooper can get some answers, and chased by Jackson's posse for murder, he frees Sanchez from prison and enlists his help. Mia Yung, a young Chinese girl, also joins the team after Jackson's men kill her father at his outpost, vowing to avenge his death.
El Diablo finally turns out to be Marshal Jackson himself, who captures the group and imprisons them in his secret headquarters in a cave. They escape with the help of Mia's pet monkey, Mr. Leone. Cooper chases El Diablo up to his office and kills him in the subsequent gunfight.
Gameplay[edit]
The player can use a 'spyglass' function on NPCs to see their fields of vision. Depending on the color of the cone, the player can see the mental state of the NPC. If the cone is green, it means the person is calm. Similarly, a yellow cone signifies suspicion, and a red means the NPC has spotted one of the characters. Some colors signify special status such as a pink cone, meaning the NPC has become attracted to Kate, or a black cone, meaning they have been hit by Mia's blowpipe.
Another special feature is the Quick Action, in which certain actions - from running to a certain place up to using a weapon against a pre-targeted enemy - can be 'pre-programmed' and called upon immediately when needed. For instance, by programming his revolver with Quick Action, Cooper can either concentrate all three shots that he can fire on a single opponent or divide them between up to three targets without having to move the mouse cursor around.
Development[edit]
Physical copies of the game released in the United States featured an alternate cover art by famed comic book artist Glenn Fabry.[4]
An add-on was announced, but it was never released.[5]
On 5 July 2018, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive - Modernized, an update was released that improved compatibility with newer Windows 10 OS, as well as ports to MacOS and Linux, added foreign dubs that were previously missing from most digital versions, and its mission from the game's demo brought into the full game.[1][6]
Reception[edit]
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The game received 'generally favorable reviews' according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ abMegalomaniacNG (5 July 2018). 'Update: Modern System Compatibility (Win8, Win10, Mac and Linux support) and Demo Level added!'. Steam Community. Valve Corporation. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^https://desperadosgame.com/
- ^'Desperados Gangs [Cancelled - Xbox 360 / PS3 / PSvita / PC]'. Unseen64. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2001) box cover art'. MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2001) Trivia'. MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^'Desperados now updated to shoot straight on modern systems'. GOG.com. CD Projekt. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ ab'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^Abner, William (21 August 2001). 'Desperados - Wanted Dead or Alive'. Computer Games Magazine. theGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004.
- ^Kapalka, Jason (October 2001). 'A Fistful of Puzzles (Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Review)'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 207. Ziff Davis. p. 95. Archived from the original on 26 March 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^Edge staff (May 2001). 'Desperados [Wanted Dead or Alive]'. Edge. No. 97. Future plc. pp. 70–71. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^Mason, Lisa (September 2001). 'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'. Game Informer. No. 101. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^Osborne, Scott (23 July 2001). 'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^Hansen, Philip (3 October 2001). 'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^Lupos (21 September 2001). 'Desperados - Wanted Dead or Alive Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^Butts, Steve (24 July 2001). 'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^'Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'. Next Generation. Imagine Media. 2001.
- ^Chan, Norman (October 2001). 'Desperados [Wanted Dead or Alive]'. PC Gamer. Vol. 8 no. 10. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on 13 October 2001.
External links[edit]
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive at MobyGames
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive on IMDb
Game Details:
Welcome to the “Desperados” for Mac game page. This page contains information + tools how to port this game so you can play it on your Mac just like a normal application. This page contains information + tools how to port Desperados – Wanted Dead or Alive so you can play it on your Mac just like a normal application using Crossover. So if you haven’t Crossover yet, then sign up here and buy the program or if you want to test it first, for the 14 days trial. Or use the Porting Kit alternative.
If you don’t own the game yet, get Desperados – Wanted Dead or Alive from GOG.com which is DRM free there and runs out of the box. Click on the links mentioned here, create an account using the signup in the top bar on the GOG.com website and buy the game. You automatically get when creating an account 14 free GOG games (+ some dlc’s) added to your account so you have nothing to loose, only to receive!
This is the first episode of the 3 Desperados games. Desperados 2: Cooper’s revenge and Desperados 3: Helldorado have even a 3D feature in it and both are ported to the Mac too!!
Use this CrossTie… to install the GOG game into Crossover
Make sure Crossover is installed before downloading/running the CrossTie. Or use Porting Kit.
Important: The game is one little glitch an option is black but when hovering over it, it will become visible. For the rest it runs awesome!
Game description:
Bounty hunter John Cooper pays a visit to the local Twinnings & Co manager offering to end the railroad company’s problems once and for all. He gathers together a gang of his old partners and declares war on the bandidos. But during his pursuit, which will take him through half of the southwestern United States, Cooper soon discovers that on this mission nothing is quite what it seems…
Additional Port Information:
Graphical Cards Tested: AMD Radeon 6770M, Nvidia Geoforce GT 640M
Whats tested: Playing campaign for a bit
Does Multiplayer work?: No tested
OSX 10.7.5 and 10.8.2+ compatible?: yes
Known Issues: See “important” note above
Whats not tested: Intel graphical cards
Wrapper Version: 1.0
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