Wanted: Dead
Soleil Ltd.
MoreWanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive authors. The game follows a week in the life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy. Play as Lt. Hannah Stone, a hardboiled Hong Kong cop, and plow through mercenaries, gang members, and private military contractors in a spectacular cyberpunk adventure. The game is best experienced with a controller for fluid combos and intuitive combat. Hack-n-slash melee combat: Unleash a wide array of deadly moves and unique finishers to slice and dice. Third-person shooter: Engage in intense battles using a handpicked assortment of projectile weapons, including assault rifles, SMGs, LMGs, and grenade launchers. Brutal finishers: Over 50 unique finishing moves. Cyberpunk setting: Experience a wild fusion of high-tech weaponry and retro 90s futurism. Gripping storyline: Join the Zombie Unit as they unravel a massive corporate conspiracy in a dystopian version of Hong Kong. Truly hardcore experience: The fights will be challenging. Steel your resolve and use everything around you as you battle through hordes of mercenaries, synthetics, and private security forces. Old school beat 'em up: Take down enemies to progress further and revive the nostalgia in a modern twist on the established genre. A love letter to the sixth generation of consoles.
Wanted: Dead
7.6
PLAY IT OR SKIP IT?
Skip it. Wanted: Dead advertises itself as from the makers of Ninja Gaiden, but don’t fool yourself into thinking that means it will have the tightly designed gameplay of that legendary series. Instead, this game offers a messy blend of ninja action and third-person shooter that never gels together into something cohesive. And layered on top of it all is one of the most egregious examples of bad video game writing paired with even worse voice acting that I’ve seen since the days of the original Xbox. Is that the only part of
Did an AI write this game? - Wanted: Dead Quick Review
Wanted: Dead
7.6
Wanted: Dead, we’ve all seen this type of game before: A hack-n-slash and shooter hybrid — Devil May Cry is a touchstone example of this, — as well as most shooter games that have some form of melee combat baked in, but still, it's refreshing to see newcomers in the hack and slash shooter hybrid genre.
🟩Pros
+seamlessly switch between swordplay and gunplay
+decent hack and slash combat action
🟥Cons
