Note: works on Windows 10 out of the box. You'll need a Widescreen Fix - look it up. Total Overdose is the most entertaining action open world game I've seen. Everything about the game screams creativity, from the setting to the music, gameplay, combat and story. It's one of its kind. If you're a fan of the genre, then you owe it to yourself to give this bad boy a shot. The game's visuals have also aged well. The cities, jungles and farms have a charming PS2-era feel to them, which I find timeless. The combat is similar to Max Payne, but with a lot more depth. You're encouraged to be unique on the moves used during combat - jumping off walls in various ways, trickshots, stealing your enemy's sombrero and others. You'll also come across various special pickups that give you temporary unique ways to get rid of your enemies, such as a golden gun that 1-shot-kills any normal enemy, a bull-like berserk mode, Matrix-style air-spinning dual-wielding shooting to kill all nearby enemies automatically, and many more. It's very hard for the combat to go stale. There's also rewind pickups, in case you mess up and die. The story and the characters are also very fun and entertaining. It's basically a comedy revenge story all the way through. When not in missions, you have an open world to explore for secrets, items, side missions and challenges. However, it's not all flowers - the game has two negatives I have to call out: - The car handling is pretty bad. None of the vehicles feel very fun to drive, the physics are weird and unreliable. It's bearable, but it's not as fun as on-foot gameplay. Could be smoother. - The open world city is split into various zones, with connecting parts separated via a very short loading screen (on modern computers). The problem with this is that the world feels less connected than it should, and you can't bring up a world map (other than during the super-short loading screen). If you can overlook those, you'll have a great time. A classic.
