I have this game, the third game's story sucked though since it went from this third world country gangster shootouts to this deep edgy wannabe noir on New York and made Ouchie seem dumb because his english isn't the greatest
One thing you didn’t mentioned: if you headshot someone, their hat goes up in the air and slowly descends , and if you go right under it, you can equip it for a little while
@@rickythomas9698 Johnny Nero Action Hero is a 2004 Play Mechanix light gun shooter starring Johnny Nero, a comic book hero, shooting alien empire in a spaceship, cursed mummies in a Egyptian dungeon, and zombies/ghosts in the Wild West village.
Despite how weird this game is, it is absolutely legendary where I grew up. No one my age could say they've played open world games without playing Total Overdose. It'll always have a special place in my heart.
Gman:"The open world is a barren lifeless and completely lawless wasteland that's completely cut off from civilized society." So in other words it's your average Mexican city.
I was actually a beta tester on this game way back when. I remember then being annoyed that Prince of Persia beat them to the punch with the time-reverse mechanic as it was already in the game from an early stage xD
You spoke about not recognizing voice actors, but one of the voices in the first few minutes sounded super familiar... Edit: Oh, it was the grandad from Ben 10. Damn that brings back memories. His name is Paul Eiding and he's been in a fair few games.
@@Trakesh Awesome bosses; much like Hulk-like sheriff in Johnny Nero Action Hero 2004 arcade shooter in Ghost Town comic, this had Wilson Fisk with a mustache named Cesar Morales.
One of the most underrated games ever. Despite its flaws it always gets me in a good mood whenever I play it. I always keep it installed on my pc, so sad the sequel they planned never came out.
@@RainbowRenegade well technically it's not a sequel, it's more like a "what if" retelling the original, though it's still worth playing since the plot (and most of the levels) are different
@@TheSaltyGaben I loved the original when it came out but always thought Chilli con Carnage was a just a downgraded port with an alternative title from another country or distributor. I’m giving it a try this weekend
I remember playing that and never beat it because I was stuck and if I turned my psp off i would have to start over, I didn’t have a memory stick too save lol
I'm pretty sure I remember there being a feature in the game where you could shoot people on the head, and wear their Hats while they slowly fall down to ground
Ha! I immediately thought about No More Heroes once he started talking about the mission structure and the mundane "slice-of-life" jobs you gotta do in-between. The crazy power-ups are very NMH-like, too. I wonder if Suda played this.
Modern day americans: This game is offensive to the mexicans. Mexicans: Ta chido el juego, parte de mi infancia, todavia escucho los temas cuando voy en el carro. Segunda parte cuando, wey?
Ya que no vendio lo suficiente, dudo que algun dia veremos la segunda parte. Y eso que la historia apuntaba a una segunda parte, pues habia que derrotar a papá muerte, el narco detras de todos los eventos del juego.
@@Miraihi unfortunately there is no video game company that wants to buy the IP to remake it the owner of this game was DEAD LINE STUDIOS and this company closed in 2009 for unknown reasons
This game is amazing & it's insane that it's not more well known. GTA + Max Payne + a Bulletstorm-style point system way before Bulletstorm even existed makes it not just really fun, but also compellingly unique.
Small add-on: this is one of the HD OG Xbox games and it looks absolutely fantastic. On the flip side, it's one of those games from that time where the pre-rendered cutscenes look like garbage compared to the actual game itself.
@@n64thstreet Cesar is Wilson Fisk in a yellow suit with a mustache and hair; Warthog Games was going to develop a Punisher game where the title character battles against Wilson Fisk "Kingpin" as well as Jigsaw, but the project moved to Deadline Games and became this, while Warthog's Xbox project based on Vin Diesel's film xXx got cancelled after the skydiving demo was made.
"Victorian assault rifle" Well, there was the Venturi air rifle. Think buffalo rifle, but it used user compressed air and was a repeating arm. And it existed in the 1840s. So before metal cases with integrated percussion primers were widespread.
@@masterzoroark6664 Johnny Nero Action Hero 2004 light gun shooter from ICE??? It took 1 token for standard 1-player or 2 tokens for 2-players or akimbo mode at Chuck E. Cheese.
@@GunDownEr Punisher Mexican Style comic book tone in contrast to edgy Punisher game by Volition (Red Faction and Saints Row) based on the mediocre 2004 film starring Thomas Jane.
Hah, I immediately thought of this game when I watched your Wet review and now you're reviewing it, I used to love playing this game on the PS2 when I was a kid.
Hearing it described as "a combination of Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto directed by Robert Rodriguez" is enough to make me want to play it, no matter how bad it actually is.
At 15:56 there was a glitch that allowed you to have these rampages undead as your allies which can be useful for doing other story mode mission and stuff (It even works out with a savefile)
I played a bunch of tps games from this era and for some reason I have fond memories from all of them. Total Overdose, El Matador, Made Man, Infernal, The Thing, Stranglehold, The Punisher, Freedom Fighters, The Suffering and so many more. This game and True Crime L.A were some of the most over the top things I've ever gotten a chance to play, and I love them for it.
Few things I remember from this game are: Shooting was really fun. Car physics were terrible. The music was made from loops that changed dynamically with combat - that blew my mind back then. The cutscenes were inexplicably played back from video files, even though it all seemed to be a raw capture from the game anyway. Time rewinding felt like an amazing technical achievement. ...
@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 welp, whatever it was the gameplay was similar (except no open world) and the story was different - still lots of silly humor tho
@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 Not really a demake. You got definitly more the juicy gun-gameplay then the boring open world stuff which improved the game somehow.
I played this back in the day. It had some really fun touches to it. Like how you can open the car door to bash people with it instead of diving out, being able to shoot at two targets independently while dual wielding. and if you shoot hats off of enemies you can catch them on your head before they hit the ground to wear them. Also, that train level at the end was pretty fucking good.
Had so much fun with this crazy game back in the days, even had the phone ringtone set to Total Overdose 'Return of the Tres' sountrack. Ah teenage memories :))
I dunno man, I never had any of these weapon inaccuracies you've mentioned. I actually liked that getting headshots requires a bit of a skill by holding down the RMB for a second, as opposed to just point and click to someone's head. It's not rocket science.
One of my favorte games ever, I have played in non-stop on my PS2 back in the days! It was funny, the action was amazing and I loved the Mexico setting!
Return of the Tres by Delinquent Habits is the main menu song if anyone's wondering. Great song and yes, it gets stuck pretty easly. For me, I still remembered the menu song even after 13 years since I last played the game
Finally! Been requesting this one for literally years. Going to keep the requests rolling because why not: Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Brute Force Headhunters X Squad Syphon Filter series Dead to Rights
Fuckin' Hell, all these years later and Total Overdose is still a one of a kind Third-Person Shooter, and certainly one of the best Max Payne Knock-Off's there is! Absolutely sucks that the cancelled sequel would have taken place in a condensed open world Mexico. As in the entire Country. All of it. Granted, it would have entire Eco-systems and capital cities next door to each other and it would have run like ass if it did launch for the 360/PS3 era but I can only imagine how more bat-shit crazy it could have been!
I must’ve had a rare childhood because a lot of these games I’ve played and beaten 😂 blockbusters once a week was better than gamepass, steam and hog combined
That song from the menu will forever pop up in my head every now and then. This, the Tetris songs, Some Zelda songs, the main theme of Cave Story, the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory entire soundtrack by Amon Tobin, and the music of Hitman 2 (the old one) and Freedom Fighters by Jesper Kyd. I'm sure there's a few I'm not thinking of right now. Just as much as how sure I am they'll pop up in my head soon enough.
This game would bring all of my siblings together.We screamed and fought but this game just brought all of us together. Man was this was a fun game........what nostalgia ....
Good choice, I emulated it on pcsx2 since i didn't know it had a pc port and dear god are the missions painful and the open world trash. Still had loads of fun but def not as good as I remember even when comparing it to games of that time.
Careful what you wish for. A game like this getting a remake would probably turn into just another gritty reboot that takes out all the cheesy humor of the original.
I dont know why gman is shitting all over the game in the most of section of the video.I honestly kinda hate his review for this reason.But man I enjoyed this game so much.And honestly thought the story of this game wasnt really bad and it actually made me wanted to complete the game.I mean after total overdose no devs have ever made a gta+maxpayne style action game which really says alot about todays games industry.Also you complaining they took inspiration from gta is totally fine because whynt and you saying gta do those stunt missions better is wrong.Early gta games stunt mission of gta vice city and san andreas are so frustrating and bad.I think you are just being a gta fanboy at this point.Even I also like those games too.I think you are wrong it is amazing and memorable.
Feel like its because maybe he is used to some other games like the gta franchise or max payne idk...this was my childhood and one of the very kind of 3rd person shooter games I used to enjoy, and I still love it
@@Memories_broken_ Yep he is totally biased in this whole video.I have played vice city and san andreas first and then I played this game later.And I have to say I actually enjoyed this game alot.But the video he made about this game sounded like he is just telling it is a ripoff shtty game dont play it.
Not gonna lie, this is still one of the most memorable Shooter I played since I was a kid…. 9yr old me thought it was the most gansta shit ever I’ve seen..
Play Chili Con Carnage on PSP. It's the same game with a different story (for example no twin brother). Importantly, it gets ready of the open world element entirely and has a much more focused story. Same main character and same voice actors.
I really like how the whole time he's doing his totally sick wall move, there's a repeated sprays of blood coming from the bullets smacking into his groin.
Idk what to tell you man. This game got everything anyone needs. Wall climbing matrix gun bonanza, forklift certified man, bimbos with bazookas, a choo choo, and chickens that you can cook with BULLETS
As a big fan of Max Payne and GTA clones, growing up, this game was a memorable and sometimes frustrating concept with a unique gameplay twist. I’d be lying if I said the non-story aspects were boring and barren.
I loved this game back in the day, I actually got it on my 11th birthday and I use to sit and listen to The Game and 50 Cent CDs in my room while playing this. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that title theme slaps.
Within the first 5 minutes I thought this looked like Chili Con Carnage. Had no idea that game was a sequel to anything. Kind of excited to play it now honestly. Been avoiding it cuz shooters on PSP typically don't fare very well, but it being third person will probably help out a lot
Rocket launchers on enemies as a difficulty increase. Gives me flashbacks from the "Capture the Secret German Treasure" campaign in Medal of Honor. There were no saves mid-level and shreks would shoot at you from behind the render distance. And if you ate a rocket, you died instantly
only thing i really remember about his game was the golden gun and the bonus points you could get from catching a sombrero on your head after shooting off an enemy
Everyone who played this game has had the main menu theme stuck in their head since 2005
Fact
The main theme and apocalypshit are stuck in my brain
As soon as he mentioned the title screen music I started humming it lol. I'm surprised I remember it
some good trax right there
That Soundtrack started to sound in my mind once i saw the title of this video.
It would have sold 10X the copies had it been called Maximiliano Ouchie.
Funi meme haha
Es Señor Maximiliano Dolores for you, ese.
@@rickrollerdude I try to imagine the max payne theme in mariachi style
@@rickrollerdude I'm exclusive referring to Max Payne as Maximiliano Dolores from now on
I have this game, the third game's story sucked though since it went from this third world country gangster shootouts to this deep edgy wannabe noir on New York and made Ouchie seem dumb because his english isn't the greatest
One thing you didn’t mentioned: if you headshot someone, their hat goes up in the air and slowly descends , and if you go right under it, you can equip it for a little while
If you are behind a pedestrian whos wearing a hat (not an enemy) and then tap on use key, you will steal there hat and then they will become hostile
@@tihs402 I never discovered that!
Wow
I always do it. It's nice.
@@rickythomas9698 Johnny Nero Action Hero is a 2004 Play Mechanix light gun shooter starring Johnny Nero, a comic book hero, shooting alien empire in a spaceship, cursed mummies in a Egyptian dungeon, and zombies/ghosts in the Wild West village.
Despite how weird this game is, it is absolutely legendary where I grew up. No one my age could say they've played open world games without playing Total Overdose. It'll always have a special place in my heart.
True I really really like this game played it many many times. I absolutely love the character of ramiro he's just badass
@Beliver Beliver you pushed it too far
It's one of my most favourite open world games of all time.
@@daksans6764 Johnny Nero Action Hero in the Mexican GTA and Max Payne gameplay world and Sunset Overdrive when Total Overdose goes streetwise.
@@fenyx2558 Johnny Nero Action Hero, this game, and Sunset Overdrive are favorites???
You had the chance to call him Mex Payne and ya blew it
Agreed
Coulda been offensive
@@deadlyninja112 are you by chance a liberal white woman?
@@deadlyninja112 ...to whom?
@@deadlyninja112 to whom exactly? Gringos?
Oooh this one was so cool back in the days
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It still is
Also, Golden Light video W H E N
Здарова, красавчик
It still is cool af
Ah, Total Overdose. Finally.
You know Gman as well.
Yesss
A part of my childhood.
Now things are starting to make sense.
Back in the day I found this game and I wasn't sure whether to buy or not as there was no gman's review of it. Glad that has been finally corrected.
Gman:"The open world is a barren lifeless and completely lawless wasteland that's completely cut off from civilized society."
So in other words it's your average Mexican city.
As a Mexican: that's highly offensive, sir (and also exactly the thought I had myself, lol).
Let me fix this: Average Stereotypical Mexican City.
Nah thats just san francisco
@@marcusrat4466 RUSH!!!
Spoken like a true gringo.
This game is my entire childhood.
Played it more than a million times.
Still love it.
That theme song is engraved in my skull
Same
Dude took the words out my mouth haha.
I was literally thinking the other day, I wonder when he will do a review if not already
m2 man, I loved it as a kid.
Hell yeah, Bathory!
I was actually a beta tester on this game way back when.
I remember then being annoyed that Prince of Persia beat them to the punch with the time-reverse mechanic as it was already in the game from an early stage xD
Oh really? How different was it from the release?
good thing you told them to add a minimap
@@UncleDaniel Came out in September 2005, 1 year and 12 months after ICE's release of Johnny Nero Action Hero arcade shooter in September 2004.
You spoke about not recognizing voice actors, but one of the voices in the first few minutes sounded super familiar...
Edit: Oh, it was the grandad from Ben 10. Damn that brings back memories. His name is Paul Eiding and he's been in a fair few games.
colonel campbell
immediately recognizable
And Aldaris from StarCraft
@@FireFly7961 and Pepin/Lazarus from Diablo
Vault tec rep too
Danny Devito also
The menu's music for this game is: Delinquent Habits - Return of the Tres
I always called this "Grand Theft Taco"
We call that GTA in Mexico
Oh gaddamn that’s funny
Mex Payne in: Grand Theft Taco
@@Trakesh Mexican Punisher if GenePool developed this after X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge, complete with Caesar being Wilson Fisk with a mustache!
@@Trakesh Awesome bosses; much like Hulk-like sheriff in Johnny Nero Action Hero 2004 arcade shooter in Ghost Town comic, this had Wilson Fisk with a mustache named Cesar Morales.
One of the most underrated games ever. Despite its flaws it always gets me in a good mood whenever I play it. I always keep it installed on my pc, so sad the sequel they planned never came out.
Bankruptcy.
@@tihs402 Yea it's a shame.
there's always Chili Con Carnage on the PSP for you to play man
@@kovacs-qb3wm But then you happened, which is even worse.
@@kovacs-qb3wmcheap bait, try harder
Chili con Carnage is an amazing PSP game. Also, the melee weapon the luchadores wield is called machete.
I somehow missed it even though I had a psp. Didn't even know it was a Total Overdose sequel
I played that not even knowing about this game. I've since played this on OG Xbox.
@@RainbowRenegade well technically it's not a sequel, it's more like a "what if" retelling the original, though it's still worth playing since the plot (and most of the levels) are different
@@TheSaltyGaben I loved the original when it came out but always thought Chilli con Carnage was a just a downgraded port with an alternative title from another country or distributor. I’m giving it a try this weekend
I remember playing that and never beat it because I was stuck and if I turned my psp off i would have to start over, I didn’t have a memory stick too save lol
I'm pretty sure I remember there being a feature in the game where you could shoot people on the head, and wear their Hats while they slowly fall down to ground
You had to hold square. I loved the sound effect of the reticle focusing on your victim's head
I always always thought more like "the Mexican No More Heroes"
Still a forgotten gem
It’s clearly inspired by max Payne
This game came before No More Heroes.
@@SammEater
That's really not what I ment.
Ha! I immediately thought about No More Heroes once he started talking about the mission structure and the mundane "slice-of-life" jobs you gotta do in-between. The crazy power-ups are very NMH-like, too. I wonder if Suda played this.
we know him as "Daily Life in Michoacan", not ironic joke intended
Modern day americans: This game is offensive to the mexicans.
Mexicans: Ta chido el juego, parte de mi infancia, todavia escucho los temas cuando voy en el carro. Segunda parte cuando, wey?
Había una versión para este juego en el Nokia
Ya que no vendio lo suficiente, dudo que algun dia veremos la segunda parte. Y eso que la historia apuntaba a una segunda parte, pues habia que derrotar a papá muerte, el narco detras de todos los eventos del juego.
Mexican: How come I didn't know a game like this existed?
hey why don't you guys speak english
@@MrHostile12 Ñ
What a underrated game !
Love it !
My God the memories I am gonna cry
I loved this game!
As a latino I loved the combo's names, they were hilarious.
@@trobriandstorm me too. Me encanta
Not really underrated.
Crazy to see someone make a review on this game. When i was in school my class went to meet one of the developers. Never thought i would see it again.
This game needs a remaster. Its so god damn fun.
Or even a remake.
@@Miraihi remakes are making a deal with the devil in gaming, mark my words.
@@Miraihi unfortunately there is no video game company that wants to buy the IP to remake it the owner of this game was DEAD LINE STUDIOS and this company closed in 2009 for unknown reasons
@@GH05T-S0LDI34 nobody wanted to publish the games they had in development. I think they just disbanded.
Nice pfp
This game is amazing & it's insane that it's not more well known. GTA + Max Payne + a Bulletstorm-style point system way before Bulletstorm even existed makes it not just really fun, but also compellingly unique.
Small add-on: this is one of the HD OG Xbox games and it looks absolutely fantastic. On the flip side, it's one of those games from that time where the pre-rendered cutscenes look like garbage compared to the actual game itself.
@@n64thstreet Cesar is Wilson Fisk in a yellow suit with a mustache and hair; Warthog Games was going to develop a Punisher game where the title character battles against Wilson Fisk "Kingpin" as well as Jigsaw, but the project moved to Deadline Games and became this, while Warthog's Xbox project based on Vin Diesel's film xXx got cancelled after the skydiving demo was made.
I love this game. Played it more times than I can count in my younger years. I can still hear title music.
Im just wondering, how the fuck are the 60+ people downvoting this video???
@@marcjansson1039 Cesar Morales looks like Wilson Fisk with a mustache.
"Victorian assault rifle" Well, there was the Venturi air rifle. Think buffalo rifle, but it used user compressed air and was a repeating arm. And it existed in the 1840s. So before metal cases with integrated percussion primers were widespread.
Man, if only its modern counterpart the Benjamin .357 air rifle can get into a game
@@teslashark Nah man, single shot .50 caliber suppressed air rifles are needed in more games.
@@komrade223 Looks like Warthog Games of Wolverine's Revenge developed a Punisher game that had Wilson Fisk in a bull arena.
*"Is this game like Max Payne?"*
*"Well yes, but actually no"*
Game looks really fun, feels like you're in Mexico taking down those drug lord xD
Those drug lords deserve it.
@@12ealDealOfficial the sad part: even the government can't handle them... or is allied with them...
It's Max Payne after he took something else than his painkillers
@@masterzoroark6664 Johnny Nero Action Hero 2004 light gun shooter from ICE??? It took 1 token for standard 1-player or 2 tokens for 2-players or akimbo mode at Chuck E. Cheese.
SO GLAD TO SEE SOMEONE ACTUALLY COVERING THIS GAME. I remember me and my buddy passing the controller back and forth playing this for hours
Wow, I was literally wondering if you were going to review this the other day. I loved total overdose!
Dude i was thinking this not even 2 days ago!! Hive mind is weird
@@imperfectly-balanced8861 I thought about it just out of the blue last month alongside with Mercenaries 2 for some reason.
@@GunDownEr Punisher Mexican Style comic book tone in contrast to edgy Punisher game by Volition (Red Faction and Saints Row) based on the mediocre 2004 film starring Thomas Jane.
Apocalypshit has been stuck in my head for years since I played this game...
Ive played it through last month and i love the soundtrack . Maybe not so timeless but it has so much cool style behind it.
>GmanLives didn't recognize Paul Eiding voice
Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your cow!
Hah, I immediately thought of this game when I watched your Wet review and now you're reviewing it, I used to love playing this game on the PS2 when I was a kid.
Hearing it described as "a combination of Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto directed by Robert Rodriguez" is enough to make me want to play it, no matter how bad it actually is.
At 15:56 there was a glitch that allowed you to have these rampages undead as your allies which can be useful for doing other story mode mission and stuff (It even works out with a savefile)
I played a bunch of tps games from this era and for some reason I have fond memories from all of them. Total Overdose, El Matador, Made Man, Infernal, The Thing, Stranglehold, The Punisher, Freedom Fighters, The Suffering and so many more. This game and True Crime L.A were some of the most over the top things I've ever gotten a chance to play, and I love them for it.
@Semir D X2: Wolverine's Revenge
Few things I remember from this game are:
Shooting was really fun.
Car physics were terrible.
The music was made from loops that changed dynamically with combat - that blew my mind back then.
The cutscenes were inexplicably played back from video files, even though it all seemed to be a raw capture from the game anyway.
Time rewinding felt like an amazing technical achievement.
...
You are right about the soundtrack mixing. It’s actually a very well done part, dare I say ambitious even.
And it didn’t exactly have a big budget
Basically, the higher combos you score, the music will get more epic
@@tihs402 Yes! That was so satisfying!
Ah what a gem, I remember playing it on PC and then its sequel on PSP - funny ass game with dope music
The psp was a sequel??? I thought it was a demake
@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 welp, whatever it was the gameplay was similar (except no open world) and the story was different - still lots of silly humor tho
@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 Not really a demake. You got definitly more the juicy gun-gameplay then the boring open world stuff which improved the game somehow.
this game might not be the best but it was fun and had a lot of soul in it you can tell the people who made it had fun making it
Total Overdose! Picante! Nada como uno de mis juegos favoritos de la vieja escuela.
The hold the button for headshot is actually pretty fun makes it more about timing and 10 year old me got used to it pretty fast
I played this back in the day. It had some really fun touches to it. Like how you can open the car door to bash people with it instead of diving out, being able to shoot at two targets independently while dual wielding. and if you shoot hats off of enemies you can catch them on your head before they hit the ground to wear them.
Also, that train level at the end was pretty fucking good.
Had so much fun with this crazy game back in the days, even had the phone ringtone set to Total Overdose 'Return of the Tres' sountrack. Ah teenage memories :))
"Welcome to the Day of the Dead" nostalgic.
I dunno man, I never had any of these weapon inaccuracies you've mentioned. I actually liked that getting headshots requires a bit of a skill by holding down the RMB for a second, as opposed to just point and click to someone's head. It's not rocket science.
Man this game was one of my all time favourite games i have ever played in my child hood man this brings a gigantic amount of nostalgia
My brother and I were kids when we played this but I remember having fun with it. We still meme “SPICY MOOOOOVE!” to this day.
I remember my friend had this game and brought it over. Played it for hours and loved every second
I already knew that gman was a man of taste but 7:27 proves it once again. Aladdins music on the right console.
Bruh the story sounds so perfect as a Latino plot we sure get a lot of that kind of action from our variation here.
11:55 Delinquent Habits really don't get the love they deserve.
One of my favorte games ever, I have played in non-stop on my PS2 back in the days! It was funny, the action was amazing and I loved the Mexico setting!
Return of the Tres by Delinquent Habits is the main menu song if anyone's wondering. Great song and yes, it gets stuck pretty easly. For me, I still remembered the menu song even after 13 years since I last played the game
Don´t forget the sequel "Chili con Carnage" for the PSP! Great game as well.
Like, just two days ago I was looking up if Gmanlives ever reviewed this game. He did not, then. What a gift.
Finally! Been requesting this one for literally years.
Going to keep the requests rolling because why not:
Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Brute Force
Headhunters
X Squad
Syphon Filter series
Dead to Rights
dead to rights is awesome
Psi Ops and Dead to Rights were awesome
Fuckin' Hell, all these years later and Total Overdose is still a one of a kind Third-Person Shooter, and certainly one of the best Max Payne Knock-Off's there is! Absolutely sucks that the cancelled sequel would have taken place in a condensed open world Mexico. As in the entire Country. All of it. Granted, it would have entire Eco-systems and capital cities next door to each other and it would have run like ass if it did launch for the 360/PS3 era but I can only imagine how more bat-shit crazy it could have been!
I must’ve had a rare childhood because a lot of these games I’ve played and beaten 😂 blockbusters once a week was better than gamepass, steam and hog combined
That song from the menu will forever pop up in my head every now and then. This, the Tetris songs, Some Zelda songs, the main theme of Cave Story, the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory entire soundtrack by Amon Tobin, and the music of Hitman 2 (the old one) and Freedom Fighters by Jesper Kyd.
I'm sure there's a few I'm not thinking of right now. Just as much as how sure I am they'll pop up in my head soon enough.
I remember the time my older brother installed this on our computer. Great times!
Mexican Hoon Cartel use that menu song a lot lol
Not long ago I've played this classic again. Over the top action at its finest
Facial animations, blinking eyes, raised eye-brows, this game had it all in 2005!
This game would bring all of my siblings together.We screamed and fought but this game just brought all of us together. Man was this was a fun game........what nostalgia ....
6:55 how else can a character jump out a moving car...lmao
This was a fantastic GTA clone and it's great to see it getting some remembrance.
"No recognizable voices" not 2 minutes in you can clearly hear Paul Eiding.
I had totally forgotten playing this game! But I remember really loving it. So I definitely won't replay it and ruin the memory....
Good choice, I emulated it on pcsx2 since i didn't know it had a pc port and dear god are the missions painful and the open world trash. Still had loads of fun but def not as good as I remember even when comparing it to games of that time.
YEEEEES I've been wanting you to review this game for so long. I played this so much in the PS2
Another game that could benefit BIG TIME with a good remake! thanks gman! this game brings a lot of good memories! =)
Careful what you wish for. A game like this getting a remake would probably turn into just another gritty reboot that takes out all the cheesy humor of the original.
@@12ealDealOfficial i hope not!
@@juanortiz9123 Plus, a remake has a very low chance to come since the company who made the game have closed there doors due to bankruptcy
@@tihs402 but another company SHOULD have the rights isn't?
This game doesn't need a remake, its already pretty good
GmanLives: Calls the throttle a handbrake
Me, a train enthusiast: You've caused confusion and delay!
I think you're being little bit to harsh with the review though. The game isn't GTA and max Payne
If there was a list of Underrated games with trully amazing OSTs, id put Total Overdose at number 1
I dont know why gman is shitting all over the game in the most of section of the video.I honestly kinda hate his review for this reason.But man I enjoyed this game so much.And honestly thought the story of this game wasnt really bad and it actually made me wanted to complete the game.I mean after total overdose no devs have ever made a gta+maxpayne style action game which really says alot about todays games industry.Also you complaining they took inspiration from gta is totally fine because whynt and you saying gta do those stunt missions better is wrong.Early gta games stunt mission of gta vice city and san andreas are so frustrating and bad.I think you are just being a gta fanboy at this point.Even I also like those games too.I think you are wrong it is amazing and memorable.
Feel like its because maybe he is used to some other games like the gta franchise or max payne idk...this was my childhood and one of the very kind of 3rd person shooter games I used to enjoy, and I still love it
@@Memories_broken_ Yep he is totally biased in this whole video.I have played vice city and san andreas first and then I played this game later.And I have to say I actually enjoyed this game alot.But the video he made about this game sounded like he is just telling it is a ripoff shtty game dont play it.
@@contra7631 I concur
Stranglehold and Total Overdose are probably the best Max Payne clones out there.
I miss this style of action game, I wish it would make a comeback.
This really needed a sequel. The ending was a good sequelbait.
OST is fun because it had the song Apocalypshit by Molotov (was also in the Pilot episode of Breaking Bad)
Not gonna lie, this is still one of the most memorable Shooter I played since I was a kid…. 9yr old me thought it was the most gansta shit ever I’ve seen..
I've had this main menu music stuck in my head for FIFTEEN YEARS.
Wow that menu music goes way back...
I never thought I'd see coverage of this game cause I didn't think it was that popular
I've always referred to this game as Mexican Max Payne. Thank you for putting that in the title.
For everyone who's curious; the main menu theme song is Delinquent Habits - Return of the Tres.
1:41 Colonel Campbell, is that you?
Play Chili Con Carnage on PSP. It's the same game with a different story (for example no twin brother). Importantly, it gets ready of the open world element entirely and has a much more focused story. Same main character and same voice actors.
I really like how the whole time he's doing his totally sick wall move, there's a repeated sprays of blood coming from the bullets smacking into his groin.
How the hell did Tommy even survive that explosion at the gas station?
Idk what to tell you man. This game got everything anyone needs. Wall climbing matrix gun bonanza, forklift certified man, bimbos with bazookas, a choo choo, and chickens that you can cook with BULLETS
As a big fan of Max Payne and GTA clones, growing up, this game was a memorable and sometimes frustrating concept with a unique gameplay twist. I’d be lying if I said the non-story aspects were boring and barren.
This is one of the few games I enjoy watching speedruns for
I bought this gem in a package with Project Snowblind for the PS2 on sale in Walmart, at 5 bucks when i was a teenager. Still love the game.
It was actually this game which introduced me to Mexican rap bands - Molotov and Control Machete. And was a lot of fun, honestly.
I recall the red reticle allowing me to split my aim between to different enemies when dual wielding. At least that’s how it was in the psp spin-off
I loved this game back in the day, I actually got it on my 11th birthday and I use to sit and listen to The Game and 50 Cent CDs in my room while playing this. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that title theme slaps.
Yooo I was not expecting you to cover this one. I played it on the OG Xbox back in the day lol. This brought back some memories
Within the first 5 minutes I thought this looked like Chili Con Carnage. Had no idea that game was a sequel to anything.
Kind of excited to play it now honestly. Been avoiding it cuz shooters on PSP typically don't fare very well, but it being third person will probably help out a lot
mhmm classic, saw your comment on Marvel vs Capcom 2 ost, gotta say you got great taste.
2:34 Kick gum and chew arse....
I thought this game was a sort of fever dream I had.
Really brings back the childhood memories.
Rocket launchers on enemies as a difficulty increase.
Gives me flashbacks from the "Capture the Secret German Treasure" campaign in Medal of Honor. There were no saves mid-level and shreks would shoot at you from behind the render distance. And if you ate a rocket, you died instantly
So damn awesome seeing you review this!
Honestly this game is too short, I wish it was longer.
Favorite part of this game has to be the soundtrack
@@wsnt Developed by GenePool Software/Warthog Games (Wolverine's Revenge) Punisher in Mexico
Ohhh maan i remember playing this back in the day, good times.
omfg you just revived my childhood in 18 minutes
only thing i really remember about his game was the golden gun and the bonus points you could get from catching a sombrero on your head after shooting off an enemy