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| genre = [[Third-person shooter]], [[open world]], [[Grand Theft Auto clone|''Grand Theft Auto'' clone]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mikel Raparez |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/battle-of-the-gta-clones/ |title=Battle of the GTA clones |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |date=2007-03-27 |accessdate=2014-10-13}}</ref><ref>''[[PC Gamer]]'', Jan 2005. p. 56. Cited in [http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/total-overdose-a-gunslingers-tale-in-mexico/critic-reviews Metacritic].</ref> |
| genre = [[Third-person shooter]], [[open world]], [[Grand Theft Auto clone|''Grand Theft Auto'' clone]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mikel Raparez |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/battle-of-the-gta-clones/ |title=Battle of the GTA clones |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |date=2007-03-27 |accessdate=2014-10-13}}</ref><ref>''[[PC Gamer]]'', Jan 2005. p. 56. Cited in [http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/total-overdose-a-gunslingers-tale-in-mexico/critic-reviews Metacritic].</ref> |
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| Developer(s) | Deadline Games Square Enix[1] |
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| Director(s) | Simon Jon Andreasen |
| Producer(s) | Per Kyed Laursen |
| Designer(s) | Simon Jon Andreasen Mikkel Martin Pedersen Søren Lundgaard Mads Salicath Thomas Colding-Jørgensen Carsten Brandt |
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| Composer(s) | Manuel Espasandin |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox[note 1] |
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, open world, Grand Theft Auto clone[2][3] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Total Overdose (also known as Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico; abbreviated as TOD) is an open world action/adventure third-person shooter video game that was developed by Deadline Games and Square Enix, published by Sci Entertainment in Europe and by Eidos Interactive in North America. It contains a demo for Tomb Raider: Legend on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions. Chili Con Carnage, a PlayStation Portable game using some of the original characters but following a different plotline than Total Overdose, was released on February 13, 2007. A sequel was originally planned named Total Overdose 2: Tequila Gunrise. It would have featured the entire map of Mexico, but it was cancelled after Eidos pulled out of it.[4]
Synopsis
Plot
In 1989, Ernesto Cruz, a deep-cover DEA agent, leads a troop of DEA agents against militia in a jungle to take some information on Papa Muerte. After the attack, Ernesto is thrown from a plane and killed: his C.O. Colonel Trust believes it's a drug overdose. Ernesto's son Tommy, a high-ranking DEA agent, goes to Mexico and finds Marco, who is his primary contact with Morales Cartel. Tommy destroys a Virgillo gang convoy and their gas station but is seriously wounded by a grenade explosion. With no alternative, Tommy calls his younger brother Ramiro, an imprisoned criminal, to take the job.
Ramiro saves Marco from a group of Virgillos who want to kill him because he was out-hustling them, and Marco refers him to Cesar Morales, a local gang boss who had bragged of knowing Ernesto's murderer. Morales sends Ramiro to steal the Virgillo's prized car, only to blow it up. Afterwards, Ramiro is enlisted the task of recovering three stolen trucks that will be used for Morales's trafficking deal. Ramiro successfully steals the trucks, as well as blowing up the Virgillos' ship. Morales's chauffeur Angel overhears Ramiro talking to Tommy, and finds out his identity. Ramiro then accompanies the trucks through Virgillo country, enabling the trucks to pass through: he hides in one of the trucks and follows them to Morales' meat factory. Ram opens the gate for the DEA agents, but Morales, aware of his plan, ambushes them -Ram narrowly escapes with the help of Angel, who is revealed to be a Mexican undercover police officer. Ram infiltrates a meeting of the Virgillos in which he finds out that Morales was just a puppet with someone pulling the strings.
Ram engages and dispatches Morales' henchmen, finally killing Morales, obtaining a letter from Morales' safe. He finds out that the letter was sent to Morales by a man named PM (probably Papa Muerte). The letter said that PM's DEA informant The Eagle had forewarned him of the DEA ambush. PM had supplied Morales' men with weapons and artillery through Elvez Autos. Ram infiltrates Elvez Autos and finds a bunch of papers depicting coffins and enough ammunition for a small army. Ram enters Elvez's Villa through the sea and finds bodies of DEA agent Pierson and the other agents in coffins. Ram finds and interrogates Elvez, who reveals that Papa Muerte had ordered him to supply Cesar Morales with guns to get rid of the DEA agents. General Montanez was to deliver the payment and had done so. Ram kills Elvez and escapes the villa with the police and the military in pursuit.
Ram then goes to the jungle to Montanez's military base, extracting information about Papa Muerte and the DEA spy. Ram engages and kills Montanez, escaping the jungle. Trust finds out that Papa Muerte had planned to sneak into the DEA and steal the contraband cocaine which the DEA keeps. After stealing they would leave after placing a bomb. Ram goes to Angel's apartment to wait for extraction, only to find Papa Muerte's henchmen trying to kill him. Agent Johnson shows up and reveals himself as the Eagle. He induces Tommy and Trust with a lethal drug overdose. Tommy turns on the microphone, enabling Ram to hear that Johnson had kidnapped Angel and killed their dad. Ram enters the DEA and fights through Papa Muerte's henchmen. He finds the antidote and saves Tommy and Trust. Johnson escapes with Angel on a train. Ram loads the bomb on a train engine and carries it away from the DEA. He escapes the train by jumping onto Johnson's train. Ram fights through the train and comes face to face with Johnson, who separates the coaches from the engine. Two air force Harriers sent by Trust destroy the bridge ahead. Using a bike, Ram destroys Johnson's sentry guns and saves Angel, then they jump over the broken rail just as the train crashes into the canyon, killing Johnson.
Gameplay
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Total Overdose is a third-person shooter open world action/adventure game. Players assume control of Ramiro, Tommy and Ernesto. The most playable character in the game is Ramiro, while Tommy and Ernesto can be played only in the two beginning missions. The game parodies Robert Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy. Throughout the game, players can run and dive and have the ability to use weapons including shotguns, rifles, handguns and rocket launchers. The game features cheap and special cars. The special cars include "Conquistador", Orange Dirtbike, Purple and Flame Pickup, Tow Truck, DEA and Military SUVs. Players have the ability to shot dodge, during which the player dives in any direction with a slow motion effect. This move gives players more accuracy in shooting enemies in combat. Loco moves are special attacks which players can pick up by scoring large numbers of points and combo kills. These moves can be used for eliminating heavy and a group of enemies. Players can perform six different kind of loco moves: Golden Gun, Tornado, El Toro, El Mariachi, Sombrero of Death, Explosive Piñata and Mad Wrestle.[5]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | ||
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| PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 72/100 | 71/100 | 71/100 |
Total Overdose received mixed to positive reviews.
Notes
References
- ^ Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico on GOG.com
- ^ Mikel Raparez (2007-03-27). "Battle of the GTA clones". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ PC Gamer, Jan 2005. p. 56. Cited in Metacritic.
- ^ Tim Surette. "Q&A: Cookin' Chili with Deadline CEO Chris Mottes". GameSpot. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Alex Navarro. "Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 5 April 2016.