Wanted dead, it’s the quintessential Nanar any 80’s kid could dream of: a heroine with a sword, gory action, very cinematic combat, stylish “death falls” and big puchlines that Schwarzy wouldn’t deny. Everything is unfortunately not successful, like the ugly impression of the connection between the arenas and the corridors and the rather rudimentary graphic aspect. Also, with a second boss it turns out to be quite a challenge that I can’t stop, although I’ve been riding well up to that point. Sniff. But Wanted dead nevertheless retains my sympathy with his flashy and angry action. A very good shameful pleasure, very dirty child, with many innuendos and sometimes vulgar. Stress relief the way we like it? Yes, but I would like an easy mode to beat this %^ù*$/ boss!?
The other lady with the saber
When we talk about an ultra-charismatic and powerful female character, expert in katana and decapitation, we inevitably think of Beatrix Kiddo, aka The Bride, aka Black Mamba aka Uma Thurman kill Bill. The embodied class. I immediately thought of it from the first moments in the skin of Hannah Stone, the heroine of Wanted dead. I’ll admit though that the latter doesn’t have the aura of Uma. At the same time, the battle in advance was lost, right? I’ll come back to that kill Bill carla descent with Tarantino
Hannah Stone is an atypical police lieutenant at the head of Department Z. Yes, Z for zombie. Not that she commands the undead, no, more like a small band of bastards who shouldn’t even be walking this world anymore. Yes, The scenario is worthy of a B series that turns very crimson. A police unit made up of war criminals? ALL IS WELL ! At least with one Cradinge and cartoon cyberpunk universedon’t look for the slightest likelihood: we’re here for everything and we’ll be served!
Therefore, those who like Nanar will be in Heaven. This gang of borderline cops who pay their respects to their boss reminiscent of Major Kusanagi’s Section 9 ghost in the shell… More in a trashy version and a more artisanal aesthetic on the subject of cyborg prostheses. In is wanted dead The artificial arms look DIY from odds and ends, a far cry from the ultra-clean and sanitized side of classic cyborgs. All of that makes up for it lovely universeserving as a backdrop to an ultra-violent and relaxing action, but what kind training request to derive joy from it.
You didn’t lose, you learned. OK, you’ve learned a lot…
An expert on the sword, with her share of combat and parrying, Hannah is also a swordswoman. We’ll be happy to pass by from strip and decapitate hand-to-hand combat to old-school TPS with cover and headshot mode. On the other hand, it’s still a game focused on shooting, but in which it’s impossible to switch shoulders to shoot at will. Damage. Only by combining the two approaches to combat Wanted dead
But be careful, the enemies hurt a lot and the parry as well as the covers will be essential. Beginnings are delicate and deaths are rapid. But how we integrate the grammar Wanted deadas well as his parrying system and by improving his character’s stats we come to make Hannah a total gun.
And what about moments of the anthology such as find a chainsaw in a japanese zen garden. There is of course the surge of hemoglobin in the perfectly drawn furrows of the sand. It’s time to let the mechanical fury fueled by rampaging cybernetics speak. What cheers. But Unfortunately, catharsis has its limits.
Drop everything for ramen eating contests
Almost there Absence d’ATH allows you to fully immerse yourself in the action… but when I realized that The levels are a succession of arenas and corridors connecting them, I became disillusioned. Also, the rooms seem disproportionate, immensely big for nothing, but I got it: In the small perimeters, the camera goes crazy and I get sick.
The Nanardesque dialogue, with its slew of rolling big mechanics and very 80’s testosterone (everything in VOSTFR) set the mood. But the Hannah’s bad dubbing
Nanar obliged, the bad boys are very very bad and that Level boss at the end not come for sandwiches, but to stick stern ones in your face. I got stuck on the second. I had to restart the fight 5 or 6 times and it crushes me without me being able to reply. Surprising as the clashes had gone relatively well so far. I’m not despairing of trying again and beating him, even if he’s the one kicking my butt right now. Yes, it’s vulgar… Just like in Wanted deadwith a character from the band who swings clumsy jokes, like the guy who wakes up with four balls. You have been warned^^.
I appreciated:
- The shitty and nanardesque cyberpunk universe
- Sword and gun exchange
- It’s silly and nasty, a shameful little treat of action and fun mini-games
- Lots of pop culture references
- User interface and subtitles in French
I’m sorry :
- The heroine’s dubbing is missing
- An arena, then a corridor, then an arena, then a corridor…
- That damn level 2 boss!!!
accessibility criteria
visual impairment | hard of hearing | |
✘ High contrast (target reticle) | ✘ Subtitles with mood hints | |
✘ Font color size | ✔ Identification of the person speaking | |
✘ Tag enemies | ✘ Customizable font | |
✘ Customizable user interface | ✘ Customizable font color | |
✘ Customizable mini-map color | ✘ Alternative alarm options (vibration, flash…) | |
✘ Color blindness option | ✘ Ambient noise reported (presence notification) | |
✘ Text to speech option | ||
✘ Game slowdown |
test conditions
TV details | 4K | Game provided by the publisher | oui | |
console | Xbox Series X | Time spent in game | 7 hours | |
difficulty level | Normal | game over | well, I would like to but the boss of level 2 what! |
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