Experience exhilarating action and chaotic gunplay in a stylized Mexican setting
Experience exhilarating action and chaotic gunplay in a stylized Mexican setting
Vote (1,662 votes)
Program license Trial version
Developer Totaloverdose
Works under Windows
Vote
(1,662 votes)
Developer
Totaloverdose
Works under
Windows
Program license
Trial version
Pros
- Interesting and unique game
- Fun story line
- Cool special moves
- Dynamic and lively gun battles
Cons
- Nothing extraordinarily groundbreaking
- Cool but impractical special moves
Ever found the lifestyle of the drug cartels interesting? Like the Grand Theft Auto games, Total Overdose takes us through a story of vengeance. When the cartels murder a father, sons come seeking answers and violent drug lords fight back. If you like furious gunfights and heavy bloodshed, Total Overdose delivers the goods.
The Gunslinger's Tale of Mexico
Fast and dynamic gunfights set in open-city environments, and don't forget loco—muy loco! The formula of the game concocts a recipe filled with run-and-gun action in an exploration-style environment. The fast-paced gun battles sit in the same section as the Max Payne series, and you always have the option to explore the elements of your environment.
Biggest Reason to Check It Out
Total Overdose packs every corner of the room with fast bullets and furious gunfights. In fact, those two elements make up the core of the gameplay, and it combines itself with a varied move set. You can pull off some Matrix-like moves, such as slowing down time. All of this happens with blood everywhere as you pop some caps into the Mexican cartels. The entire success of this game has hinged upon the strength of these elements because outside the constant battles with drug lords, the game isn't as appealing.
Special Body Moves in Your Gun Battles
As you cruise through this violent Mexican tale, the game gives you several special movements like wall-hopping, slow motion lunges, back flips and cartwheels. Along with that, you can activate special shots to leave your enemies bullet-riddled and wishing they'd made better life choices.
Special Gun Fighting Moves
You also have short-time special moves, and you spend tokens to unlock them. For example, you might buy the move, "El Mariachi." This is where you receive two guitar cases full of bullets to burn through shells like a raging fire. Some of the other gun fighting tricks include the Tornado where you jump into the air and rain down bullets on the enemy like a violent twister. If you want another cool move, the Raging Bull is another one where you charge full speed at the drug smugglers and kill them. While it sounds far-fetched and unrealistic, this game lets you live the fantasy of movie-style gun battles.
Special Moves: To Use or Not to Use
The special moves of the game bring a new element to it, but gamers will either abuse it or not use it at all because it makes the levels too easy. It depends on how you like to play games, but the standard gun fights of this game are usually enough for you to take down anyone you might face, and special moves like the Tornado work best when enemies have surrounded you.
Pros
- Interesting and unique game
- Fun story line
- Cool special moves
- Dynamic and lively gun battles
Cons
- Nothing extraordinarily groundbreaking
- Cool but impractical special moves
Pros
- Lots of opportunities to shoot people in the face
- The special moves are completely insane
- The soundtrack matches the action well
- Missions are short and easy to complete
Cons
- The storyline is rather dumb
- Not enough ammo for the weapons
- The dialogue will make you cringe
Get Ready for an Overdose of Fun
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico promises to take players on a wild adventure through the badlands of Mexico. This game focuses on shooting with an innovative twist. Read on to discover if the game delivers the epic adventure and excitement that it promises.
If you are the kind of person who purchases an action game for the chance to shoot people in the face, you will love Total Overdose. Players are represented with this opportunity again, and again and again. While for some people this might seem rather repetitive, it is strangely addictive and is sure to make some people chuckle out loud.
The grand title of Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico may well thing that it comes with an epic and intricate storyline. While the storyline to the game does feature plenty of twists and turns, you can forget about the finesse. The story plays out rather like a bad spaghetti Western, which in a weird way is part of its charm. As long as you can ignore the dialogue, which seems to have been written by a six-year-old, the story can actually provide its own splash of colour.
This game is without a doubt a celebration of all things gun and bullets seem to fly at a mile a minute with hardly a pause to take stock of the bodies. In addition to simply shooting the bad guys, players will also have the chance to pull off some wacky moves that seem to defy physics and biology. But no matter, this is not a game rooted in realism and the main highlight is on the instant gratification of shooting people. Yes, you guessed it; in the face. Why the character has such a love for shooting people in the face is never made clear, but it certainly helps to drive the point home.
A lot of elements of the game feel like they have been lifted directly from other popular games such as Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto. However, once again this is not necessarily a bad thing and the creators of the game have managed to capture many of the things that make action games so popular and combine them all together. While the result is a bit disjointed at time, it still makes for very addictive game play.
Players are given a series of missions to complete in addition to the main objective of shooting bad guys in the face. Many of these missions are rather short, which is good for people who have a short attention span. In fact, the entire game can be completed in a few hours, just before many people start to realise exactly how cheesy it is and the appeal wears off. The game controls are very easy to get to grips with and unlike many other action games, playing and completing Total Overdose is rather easy. This makes the game ideal for novice players who are just getting into gaming.
Total Overdose serves up plenty of cheese with the fast paced action, which is sure to make some people cringe. However, this is the defining style of the game and certainly helps to take the edge off the violence. Fans of action games are sure to have a blasting good time.
Pros
- Lots of opportunities to shoot people in the face
- The special moves are completely insane
- The soundtrack matches the action well
- Missions are short and easy to complete
Cons
- The storyline is rather dumb
- Not enough ammo for the weapons
- The dialogue will make you cringe
Pros
- Lots of action
- Fun challenges
- Numerous weapons
Cons
- Doesn't offer many specialized adventures
Total Overdose is a game with a lot of action that takes place in Mexico.
During the game, you play as Ram Cruz. Your mission is to cover the streets of Mexico to try to find the man who killed your father. Although it might seem like a game of revenge, and it does have some of that tied in, it's also a game that is fun and that gives you a challenge. You are in an open world game where the gun is your friend. Explore the town to see where some of the businesses and buildings are that you will have to visit to get information about the killer, or you can play one of the many challenges that are set forth in the game so that you can begin keeping the clues that will help you solve the murder.
Tommy is your brother in the game. He comes to your side to help you solve the crime of who killed your father. There are various weapons that can be used in the game, but the gun is the best one to select because you can get unlimited ammunition. The knife is usually the slowest weapon that you can get unless you have fast reflexes and can pay attention to what you're doing in the game. Special moves are in the game for each character. These moves come in handy, as you have to duck and cover in some situations in order to get out of the way of the enemies who want to kill you as well. The action is realistic, and there are numerous levels of play to get through.
Pros
- Lots of action
- Fun challenges
- Numerous weapons
Cons
- Doesn't offer many specialized adventures
