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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.

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

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)

good but flawed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In the computer game DESPERADOES: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE you control a team of people in the Old West who have each skills you can use in order to complete a level. You trail the bandit El Diablo through 25 levels of varying locales and difficulty levels to a final showdown. The game has a dark tone like that of a Clint Eastwood western from the 1960s.

The gameplay is remiscent of the game COMMANDOES, where you possess a team who each possess different skills and equipment you use to achieve the level requirements. One has a scoped sniper weapon, most possess normal firearms of varying ranges and magazine capacities, one can scale some walls and cliffs, some can entice enemies, etc. Unfortunately the controls are a little awkward, and you will probably be fumbling around when the situation gets unexpectedly tense. The game also has a few places where the difficulty is too high, which detracts from the fun. For example trying to rescue people surrounded by bad guys may have you trying again and again until you rescue the person by pure dumb luck.

The music is remiscent(appropriately) of a 1960s spaghetti western. The quality is decent but unmemorable.

Where the game really shines is in its backgrounds. They are simply beautiful, with a lot of attention to detail.

Unfortunately the game also has some bad dialogue, in particular the first few levels. It has some really strange things in it such as:

-Mexican soldiers occupying El Paso, Texas(the game is set in 1881).

-in the "Walls of Fortezza" level the American soldiers sound like Mexicans.

-in the "Piggies in the Middle" level American soldiers and bandits are fighting a pitched battle with one another while you try to sneak by. When you are detected by an American soldier he stops his firing and calls over a bandit to check you out!

Not for the 98%.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are in the top 2% of gamers then you will like this game if you also have the patiance of a mountain. I loved it because it was such a challange for me even though I spend thousands of hours gaming and am bored with most games. Beginners, don't even think about playing this game, you will get nowhere.

The Demo alone has INCREDIBLE replay value..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Sweet,
Are there other games out there like this ? This game is soo cool. I just finished beating the demo and it took me a long time before I realized I could hit F5 to save and F8 to load, so for more than 500 (I know this because it keeps track of the playing time) I had to restart the level every time I died. Anyway, it took me days to beat the level, and when I did, I enjoyed it so much that I played it again the next day and beat it again. Awesome game. I love the west, love the presentation of the game. It definitely takes A WHOLE LOT of persistence and patience to try this game because it is very very hard. But it is definitely rewarding to beat. Now that I enjoyed the first level so much.. I shall go out and buy the game and hopefully every level (about 20?) will be as difficult and enjoyable. I don't presume this game is for everyone, but DEFINITELY go download the demo at pcgameworld.com and enjoy it. You will definitely will want to buy it after you play the demo.
I just need to figure out where to find this title because its outdated.
awesome awesome game.
I hope they make more like it.

Desperados:The best wild west game on the market

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Desperados:Wanted dead or alive gives you fun for months maybe years. I bought the game in the last january, and I still play it about once in a week. Because the game is hard enough you need at least 24 hours of play to complete it (I needed 32 hours)
The best thing in the game is that you need to plan your moves carefully before you do them (running midle of enemy army will lead you very quicly to death) I was lucky to find the game, wish you are that lucky too...

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.

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.

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.

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