Hidden and Dangerous: Devil's Bridge

by TalonSoft

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00002CF91
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 30, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,744 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

In 1941, Captain David Stirling gathered an elite group of soldiers and founded what was to become one of the most powerful special-forces agencies in the world--the British Special Air Services. Only the strongest, swiftest, and most daring were allowed to join the SAS; their bravery in battle was second to none.

Now you can become a member of the SAS with TalonSoft's Hidden and Dangerous: Devil's Bridge. Guide your four-man squad of covert paratroopers deep into enemy territory during World War II. Either blow the bridge or blow the mission--the choice is yours.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Serious Problem Here, August 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hidden and Dangerous: Devil's Bridge (CD-ROM)

OK first off let me tell you I loved Hidden & Dangerous, you can check out my review on that game. The reason I gave this a low rating is not because of the game story line so read on.

Now for the bad part.I purchased this "add on" the day it was released and was really looking forward to playing more of a "great" game. I have a fairly decent puter 600Mzh P-III with 128M Ram 16M Video and 3D graphics accelerator so my machine is NOT the problem.

I loaded the game in the "full" hard drive load out then proceeded to open the game up, it showed "version 1.3" on the opening screen and everything was great until it started the missions. This thing is so slow it is all but unplayable, the only way I could get it to speed up was by picking the lowest possible graphics setting in the "setup" screen. You talk about a MAJOR LEAP BACK.

It was really a let down big time for me. I did complete all the missions with only 9, it did not take me too long, the story line is great and the new equipment and vehicles including tanks and field guns are great but something happened in the programing.

I am looking forward to the new release in Nov 2000 and hope things are fixed by then. Hope this helps someone before they buy the game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hidden and Dangerous-Devil's Bridge-ALMOST an improvment, March 8, 2000

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Greg (Dayton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden and Dangerous: Devil's Bridge (CD-ROM)

The original Hidden and Dangerous, despite its bugs, kept me entertained for many hours. When I read the description on 'Devil's Bridge' I couldn't wait to try out the new weapons and missions. As usual, my favorite part of the game is taking control of jeeps or APCs and running/gunning down Nazis, and Devil's Bridge certainly delivered in that department. It also offers a great many more weapons, in particular, I really wanted to try out the M-1 carbine. I've used real M-1 carbines, and couldn't wait to use one in a game, but there was a minor problem. The game advertised it had historically accurate weapons. The wasn't exactly true...the carbine only held 10 rounds in the game, not 15, but I can't complain too much, it still knocked people down like a champ. Devil's Bridge continues much the same as the original, and is generally more fun (and a lot better sound I think!)...but there is one major points that ticks me off. I *JUST* bought a PIII 800 with all the doodads, and it takes 2 minutes or more to load a game, even a save game after I die...this WASN'T the case with the original! AGH! Other than getting closer to collecting social security as it loads, Devil's Bridge offers many more fun missions, and a LOT more fun (if not TOTALLY historically accurate)..wait until you find a soviet PPsH submachine gun..FUN FUN!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Way It Could Be!, March 13, 2000

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"messerschmitt" (Greenwich, Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden and Dangerous: Devil's Bridge (CD-ROM)

Hidden and Dangerous is one of my all time favorite blends of WW2, Action, and realism. Except for a few bugs, which has been discussed previously H&D rocks. I expected to have the same feelings about Bridge, but I don't. The most glaring difference is the fact that all the weapons, not the sniper scope, is canted on the right side of the SAS men. This makes aiming impossible. It may bode well for the reality of shooting a machine gun from the hip, but it stinks when you are trying to play a video game! This game would be a great addition if it reverted to the old aiming platform. The second thing is that you can't use the same characters from H&D in Bridge. There is no transition or continuity with the first game. By the way get ready to get slaughtered on the beach in the second mission! It's Private Ryan at night! The missions are entertaining, but the no connection thing breaks it up for me! If Talonsoft keeps the original game and adds weapons and missions, and takes out the bugs this game will be eternally in my CDRom drive, until then I will be playing the first game again and again.