is a stealth-based real-time tactics computer game, developed by Spellbound and released in 2001. In the game, the player controls up to six characters in a wild west setting. A sequel called Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge was released in late March 2006. A second sequel, Helldorado, was released in 2007.
Overview of Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive:
El Paso, a typical Wild West town in the southwestern United States near the Mexican border. It is the year 1881. For the last few months, the trains belonging to the famous railroad company, Twinnings & Co have been the target of a whole series of hold-ups and ambushes. The management of the company has decided enough is enough and they have to put an end to the raids. It has offered a reward of $15,000 for anyone who captures the leader of the gang responsible.But no one in and around El Paso has the courage to take on the might of the bandidos, so the outlaws just keep on robbing train after train. Even the local Marshal is keeping well out of it.
It’s only when a stranger rides into town that things start to change. 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...
What's cool about Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive:
- Based on the successful tactical combat mechanics from the Commandos series with an even more challenging difficulty level
- A great atmosphere straight out of classic Westerns with beautiful hand-drawn levels
- A wide variety of scenarios and an impressive number of ways to accomplish each assignment
Screenshots of Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive:
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