Hidden & Dangerous 2

by Jack Of All Games

Product Features

• Travel to scattered locations around the globe, as you complete secret missions to stop the Nazi menace for good
• Fight in over 20 missions in 9 different campaigns, in a unique blend of shooter action and strategic planning
• Supply your squad with authentic WWII weapons, from sniper rifles and pistol to grenades and bazookas
• Play in either first or third person modes, to soak up the combat action from every angle!

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004U8K3
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches ; 7 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 23, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,028 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first- and third-person tactical shooter that builds upon the original Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines to carry out secret missions during World War II. The story line takes you to Europe, Africa, Burma, and other locations scattered across the globe. Each critical decision impacts you, your men, and your country. This blend of action, strategy, and tactics forces you to use your brain just as much as your trigger finger.

The game features a fully interactive environment and the ability to control up to a four-member team and commandeer a variety of vehicles, as you fight your way through more than 20 missions in nine campaigns from the lush jungles of Southeast Asia to the harsh deserts in Africa. You can even supply your squad with a number of weapons, including pistols, sniper rifles, grenades, and bazookas.

Product Description

It's not about you dying for your country...it'sabout making your enemies die for theirs.Product InformationFormed in 1940 to cause havoc and mayhem behind enemy lines the British SpecialAir Service soon became some of the most feared troops on the battlefield. From the unforgiving frozen wastes of Norway to the searing het of the NorthAfrican deserts the SAD fought across Africa Asia and Europe throughout WorldWar II.Face off against the armed forces of Hitler Mussolini and Hirohito. Hidden & Dangerous 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed originalsquad-based tactical combat game.  Join the ranks of the SAS and command asquad of these highly trained lethal soldiers.  Sneak past enemy linesinfiltrate heavily guarded bases and outposts and utilize superior tactics toeliminate the opposition! Product FeaturesHidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines to carry out secret missions during World War II. The gripping story line takes you to Europe Africa Burma and other locations scattered across the globe. Each critical decision impacts you your men and your country. This unique blend of action strategy and tactics forces you to use your brain just as much as your trigger finger. Fight over 20 single player missions in Campaign Lone wolf or Carnage modes. Engage the enemy with over 40 weapons including pistols sniper rifles grenades and bazookas! Commandeer a variety of vehicles including trucks tanks motorcycles and planes. Over 20 vehicles. Face German Italian and Japanese forces. Battle across Africa Asia the Arctic Western and Central Europe. Engage in multi-player combat with three distinct modes with up to 32 players. Play in either 1st or

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent gameplay, but ahhh the patches., December 20, 2004

By 

-BigDaddy- (Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hidden & Dangerous 2 (CD-ROM)

This game rocks. As far as gameplay, it is as good as it gets. My only gripe is all the patches, and that if one doesn't have the same patch upgrade, their may be issues on connecting to some of the servers.

That said, I had very few bugs in the single player game, and only the patch issue for multi-player. I think this game blows away MOH and is graphically better than BF 1942, though BF 1942 is fun to play as well.

If you don't have this game, I'd highly recommend getting it. Also, the Sabre Squadron expansion is a must get. If you are watchful, you can get both for around 20 bucks US.

A note for those who have performance anxiety lol, please upgrade your GUI(graphics card) to the latest drivers. If your card is older, it may not run DX 9 games. Another thing to upgrade is your ram. The one person with only 256 of ram, well.... that's the minimum for Windows XP. Up that to 512, plus get a more advanced card like the ATI 9600, or better(the equivelent in nVidia)and together with a 2 ghz machine or better this game will fly!!!

Also, for those worried about too many controls, you can customize them to your likeing. Almost all games allow control customization.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Call of Duty/MH Pacific Assult!, January 8, 2005

By 

Jason W. Blanton (Groveport, Oh United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hidden & Dangerous 2 (CD-ROM)

I'm not a huge war gamer but with the most recent war game titles coming out out such as Call of Duty and MH Pacific Assult and of course I had to try them, found overall that they were great war games especially Call of Duty (The original version) United Offensive is way to scripted! MH Pacific Assult was my last purchase before this beauty and so far I have not been able to finnish it due to the unforgiving scripting of the game at Henderson Field where you have to shoot down Japanese Zeros before they bomb your hangers from above. Somehow the game kills me for not being able to do this correctly meaning shooting down all the Zeros which I find nearly impossible!

Now to this game. It is something to behold why? Well, you can acomplish any mission any way you want using hardcore Tactics rather than closely folling scripted objectives like in the previous two game I have mentioned. Also, the AI is not overly hard which I like. Sometimes it is down-right-dumb but with such gameplay like taking cover and using your men's way points to complete objectives, the game shines! Also, you can choose to run and gun or secretly devise a plan of your own to accomplish your missions. The latter is far more rewarding though because it takes some brain power rather than how fast you can click to shoot your enemy. I feel sometimes I am part of the Dirty Dozen and have to sneek into a camp or town to blow up a building or steel documents rather than just kill everything that moves and then get out in a shooting match to the death! This game makes you feel like you've accomplished more than just body bags for the enemy, it makes you feel like your part of a SAS team in WWII. Both of my GrandFathers fought in the war and though they were not part of a specialized force like the SAS being Americans and trying to reck havic on the German's or Japanese, they saw some combat and didn't really talk to much about it because it just something you don't talk about if you really were there! The horor of war is abscent from most of my generations eyes due to post Vietnam and pre Desert Storm kind of falling in between things but I always wanted to know what it was like to accomplish what those guys did 50+ years ago when thier odds were less than favoritable against the overwelming numbers of the Nazi's or the Jap's trying to make a safe-free world to come for all of us. It was a job not a obligation and they did it very well. With H&D 2 I feel as if I was really there doing my job like they did! If you liked Call of Duty the original and are currently or have finished playing MH Pacific Assult and do not already have this War title, buy it at the good price that it is! It is a welcomed change to the run and gun everything down mindless WWII shooters of the past and present!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional, polished, almost perfect, November 2, 2003

By 

AVI VILJOEN (Monument Park, Gauteng South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden & Dangerous 2 (CD-ROM)

I normally (about 80% of the time) buy a game based on its reviews. Not H&D2. I saw the packaging and thought "wow". If they've put this much into the packaging, surely the game can't be too bad? Plus there was the reputation of the first H&D. I buy games often, maybe one a week, and I wasn't as excited about getting home and installing, as with No One Lives Forever 2, for instance. Besides, I just bought Secret Weapons a few days ago. Anyway, smooth install, excellent manual, everything looked okay. Nice intro. The automatically selected preferences turned out to be just right. The game started to grab me. That was Friday afternoon. It is Monday morning now, and I am writing this to rest my eyes. It is THE BEST GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED. Ghost Recon was good, so was No Lives Forever and Op Flashpoint. Even Medal of Honour and Battlefield '42 deserves a mention. But they don't come close to Hidden & Dangerous 2! Everything in this game reeks of quality, refinement and professionalism. It is well balanced - difficult enough to be challenging, and to give one a sense of achievement upon reaching an objective, but not frustrating. The graphics are brilliant and the game runs smoothly at the highest resolutions. The maps are great. Even the music is good - this is THE FIRST game ever in which I've kept the music "on". Even though the mission objectives are rigid, play is quite open ended. There are many driveable vehicles. The game drips with atmosphere and sucks one in. The learning curve is not steep - the Campaign starts off with a good tutorial level which compliments the neat manual nicely. The bottom line is that this is one of the most enjoyable games I have played in a long time. By now it has probably become pretty obvious to you that I am totally "chuffed" with this game, and with myself for having made such a wise purchase. This is what gaming is all about. At 300 South African Rands, this game is worth every cent. My recommendation? GET IT!