PC User Reviews

After 7 hours, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive stands as a challenging and rewarding tactical experience that captures the essence of the Wild West through clever gameplay and atmosphere. It's a game that demands your full attention and rewards careful planning with moments of pure satisfaction — watching a perfectly executed plan unfold is immensely gratifying. It's not without its rough edges. The controls feel dated, the difficulty spikes can be punishing, and some missions overstay their welcome. But for those willing to embrace its methodical pace and unforgiving nature, Desperados offers a unique blend of strategy, stealth, and Western charm that few games have replicated since. It's a testament to how tactical depth and atmosphere can create a memorable experience, even when the mechanics show their age.

One of the best games what I've ever played. Must play! Good old game. 10/10

Ok so let's start with the good things. The concept and the most of the ideas are interesting and unique. The game is full of good ideas. The characters' personalities are okay and funny as well. There are some jokes and nice dialogues in the game. There are many different well-drawn maps with simple, but good story. Despite of the things above, this is maybe one of the most frustrating game i have ever played. The game is very hard, but it isn't because the hard and complex gameplay. In this game nothing works as it should. Most of the characters' abilities and some of the characters themselves are unfortunately useless. The maps have tactical elements like gatling guns for example, but when you want to use these you have to notice that they don't have sense. The map design is terrible. Often you can't step over a miniature fence, other times you can climb up on a high rock wall. Thanks to this you often have to go around the whole map over many guards instead of some smart stealthy solutions. The enemies line of sight is unfair. You have to save every 30sec. In the latest levels there are traps which are extremely unfair. The only chance is a bunch of trials and quicksaves after every guard. If you like the genre you shouldn't buy this program, because this game is an overrated thrash with many good ideas which aren't work properly.

We are in October 2020 but still the best game Ive ever played. Best story and best gameplay, and comparing to its time great cinematics and graphics.

Tiens, je croyais que c'était les mêmes branques qui avaient sévi sur ce jeu (Pyro, ceux des "Commandos") vu que c'est la même merde dans un environnement western mais non, ce sont d'autres branques (Spellbound, ils sortent d'où ces tocards ? sans déconner...) qui ont donc fait la même merde que les autres branquignols plus connus ! On a donc un copié-collé de la même merde mais en version western... à moins que ce ne soit pire et d'ailleurs, à la course des tocards, la photo est demandée à l'arrivée pour savoir qui a gagné son invitation pour le prochain dîner (de cons). Et c'est pas évident à départager : la même 2D isométrique sauf qu'ici on peut zoomer un peu pour voir un peu mieux les pixels pxélisés qui vous regardent... forcément avec du 1024 (au mieux !) c'est pas jojo... Mais ce n'est pas tout, car ça rame... sévèrement ! ça fout la migraine dès qu'on fait défiler (on dit "scroller" en franglais barbare) et comme on passe son temps à scroller, c'est-à-dire à dérouler les rouleaux de pet-cul de ce jeu de chiottes, bonjour les dégâts ! L'interface est aussi nulle à chier que les Commandos... à moins qu'elle ne soit pire et la stratégie en temps réel y est aussi horripilante, du genre essai et erreur, échoue et recommence, recommence encore les sales missions de ce jeu du caniveau stratégique. J'ai opté pour une stratégie différente en fin de compte : éjection du cd, désinstallation et mise à la poubelle immédiate : ça va déjà beaucoup mieux !

Un juego realmente difícil y muy entretenido, la historia está muy bien y es atrapante, los escenarios están muy bien logrados y la ambientación también, los retos están muy bien diseñados y permite resolverlos de distintas formas.

Игра для любителей Commandos, игрок располагает несколькими персонажами, с уникальными способностями, комбинируя их можно разработать массу стратегий, под разные игровые задачи, все как в оригинальном Commandos, знакомая механика помноженная на сеттинг вестерна. Не плохой хит того времени.

This is one of the best western strategy gamest i have ever played in my life ! great story line, great gameplay, very good graphics and so on ! cant wait the next game !

I still love this game after 14 years levels were very **** graphic was nice and the gameplay was also fantastic.i like this genre and this game is the best in its genre

Great game with good gameplay and good graphics. It has a lot of nice and paced battles. The story is good too. It gave me a lot of wonderful hours. Buy this game!

Beautiful game with memorable characters, great story and gameplay (excluding the final battle, which felt a bit awkward to me). A classic that offers more than it seems. Sometimes the gameplay mechanics make it a bit harder than it should be to execute a command, making a seemingly easy moment frustratingly hard. The puzzles also vary from ridicilously hard to really clever and creative that can make the gameplay a lot easier if you know your characters and their special abilities. If you can get past some quickload-abusing chapters, Desperados will prove to be awesome, though. A great wild west game that isn't based on gunning down gangsters, but on focusing on the whole and planning sometimes very complex strategies.

This game is truly stunning. There is still no one to get close its calibre. If you have not played yet, it is fairly to say you have lost somethings as game experience.