In the same spirit as Commandos, Desperados 2 is a tactical game with a special feature : the permutation from a tactical view to a subjective 3D one. The idea is interesting, and the concept works... almost. From the tactical view, many times your character will remain blocked because of a tree or a rock he obstinately stupid to not want around . This is quite annoying because it sometimes if you would do a double and triple action simultaneously, you can't because one of your characters is behind an invisible barrier! Of course, the 3D view overcomes a major problem: the path-finding bugs but it wasn't its main objective. Fortunately the story without being exceptional is very nice and catchy. You want to know more about the quest. The western atmosphere is very well done, with most of the clichés of the genre. The characters are caricatures but unsurprisingly we soon learn to appreciate them. I regret that the game suffers from a lack of optimization because even with a powerful hardware configuration, the game is sometimes slow . It's a pity because this game would have been great if it had been worked more seriously. PROS : * The western atmosphere * Charismatic characters * A simple but pleasant and varied scenario CONS : * The game is buggy , too buggy * The path-finding * Seems to be not optimized for multiple cores
