Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

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Description

In this top-down/isometric western strategy/adventure game you acquire a role of John Cooper, a lone rider. Skilful with your gun and knife, shaved not, you'll wander towns of an old west, passing the Mexican gringos, fight the army, and rescue your future to be partners. All in the cause of justice. Hired as a bounty hunter to end these railroad raids and train robberies, but whoever walks the path of justice on the wild wild west, has to be framed for something, even if it's a murder. Now that you barely managed to escape, your name must be cleared.

As you go along the game, you'll meet certain characters that will join your team, Sam Williams, your team expert for dynamites, charming and seductive red haired Kate O'Hara, Mexican outlaws Sanchez, and a few more. You'll travel together as a team throughout 25 levels of 3D pre-rendered wicked wild west.

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Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "赏金奇兵" -- Chinese title (Simplified)
• "Desperados: Взять живым или мертвым" -- Russian spelling
• "Desperados: The Shadow of El Diablo" -- Working title
• "Desperados: Poszukiwany Żywy lub Martwy" -- Polish title
• "Death Valley" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Covermount: Fullgames
• Desperados series
• Setting: Western / Old West

User Reviews

Still somewhat better than Commandos II	Windows	gecimen (48)
One step ahead of its successors	Windows	Zolansilverspear (560)

Critic Reviews

Game Chronicles	Windows	Sep 23, 2001	9.3 out of 10	93
PC Gamer Brasil	Windows	Dec, 2001	87 out of 100	87
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Apr 30, 2001	87 out of 100	87
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Apr, 2001	86 out of 100	86
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Windows	May 07, 2001	84 out of 100	84
IGN	Windows	Jul 24, 2001	8.1 out of 10	81
Game Informer Magazine	Windows	Sep, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Deaf Gamers	Windows	2005	4 out of 5	80
Svenska PC Gamer	Windows	May, 2001	79 out of 100	79
GameSpot	Windows	Jul 23, 2001	6.8 out of 10	68

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
promo art for the game?	2	Somebody bring me Sisko! (8) Jul 16, 2011

Trivia

Cancelled add-on

Spellbound worked on an add-on, but it was never released.

Demo

The demo version is an exclusive level which is not included in the full game. More information can be found in its game entry.

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Related Web Sites

• Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (official website)
• Official Home Page (Infogrames official site containing english, german, french, american and international sites and all the info needed for this game.)

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