Wanted: Dead feels like a mesh between the early 00s console games and the late 00s console games. One of the late 00s games that comes to mind is WET, but it is only vaguely like that, on the surface. Another game that I was reminded of is Dead to Rights.

This is a difficult game - which I'd describe as just classic video game difficulty. Up until the final boss, it is hard but fair. The final boss goes a touch beyond.
It might be this, that it seems to be made like a video game rather than a modern interactive movie holding your hand, that makes me like it.

It has a charm in this, and with its story ---

However, the game and its story feels somewhat gutted. Like there is a lot of content, context, and character development that was taken out. Whether this is due to development time or what, I don't know. But something feels missing, that there was something more expansive that has been left bare.
The skill tree and the weapons could have also been expanded on. There could have been more guns and more ways to upgrade or modify them. But remember the core of the combat is your blade. The pistol is important for countering attacks and the assault rifles and shotguns are there for when you can get behind cover to take on multiple enemies.

It's definitely not a perfect game and there is something that could have been much bigger here. But I would like this game to do well enough that they can expand on it and create and even better sequel with all of the elements that they have at hand.

If this game did come out in the early 00s, it would be something that wouldn't automatically come to mind but would probably be remembered fondly by a lot of people. Like the game Dead to Rights, for example.

Bottom line, I am not comfortable blanket recommending this game to anyone - especially for full release price. But at a lower price, if you are interested in a challenge and do like games such as Ninja Gaiden, Dead to Rights, Shinobi, or WET, look into it.

Wanted: Dead feels like a mesh between the early 00s console games and the late 00s console games. One of the late 00s games that comes to mind is WET, but it is only vaguely like that, on the surface. Another game that I was reminded of is Dead to Rights. This is a difficult game - which I'd describe as just classic video game difficulty. Up until the final boss, it is hard but fair. The final boss goes a touch beyond. It might be this, that it seems to be made like a video game rather than a modern interactive movie holding your hand, that makes me like it. It has a charm in this, and with its story --- However, the game and its story feels somewhat gutted. Like there is a lot of content, context, and character development that was taken out. Whether this is due to development time or what, I don't know. But something feels missing, that there was something more expansive that has been left bare. The skill tree and the weapons could have also been expanded on. There could have been more guns and more ways to upgrade or modify them. But remember the core of the combat is your blade. The pistol is important for countering attacks and the assault rifles and shotguns are there for when you can get behind cover to take on multiple enemies. It's definitely not a perfect game and there is something that could have been much bigger here. But I would like this game to do well enough that they can expand on it and create and even better sequel with all of the elements that they have at hand. If this game did come out in the early 00s, it would be something that wouldn't automatically come to mind but would probably be remembered fondly by a lot of people. Like the game Dead to Rights, for example. Bottom line, I am not comfortable blanket recommending this game to anyone - especially for full release price. But at a lower price, if you are interested in a challenge and do like games such as Ninja Gaiden, Dead to Rights, Shinobi, or WET, look into it.