Hidden and Dangerous

by TalonSoft

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002NDR7
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 29, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,352 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

At its best, Hidden and Dangerous thrusts players into the middle of a gritty World War II movie as they control a small team of specialized soldiers in daring missions behind enemy lines that are fairly crawling with Nazis. The superb graphics create a convincing atmosphere, regardless of the terrain missions play out on. The sound effects--from pattering rain to the frantic screaming of an alerted guard--did much to suck us deeper into the game. In fact, Hidden and Dangerous would stand as one of the best games of its type if not for its numerous bugs and steep hardware requirements.

The game plays out from either a first-person or third-person perspective, and you control one soldier while giving orders to three others. You can switch control among the soldiers at any time, letting you make, say, a critical sniper shot when necessary. The missions that comprise the various campaigns are really tough, and it usually took us a few "reconnaissance" runs to get a feel for the levels before we could come up with a workable battle plan.

You need a seriously fast computer with a fire-breathing video card to get the game to run smoothly, but even a fast computer will be crippled by the glitches that slipped through the testing process. These range from minor things, like walls that aren't really solid, to major mission-killing bugs that just shouldn't be there. Hidden and Dangerous is fun when it works, but prepare to be frustrated until a patch emerges that sorts things out. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Atmospheric graphics and sounds
• Plays like a dramatic WWII movie
• Great production values

Cons:

• Many glitches that patches still haven't fixed
• Requires a lot of processor and video card muscle

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holy Crap! This is one good game!, January 29, 2000

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prosoto (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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

I started the first mission w/ a heavy machine gun and came running in. This realistic game did what would happen in real life. I got blown away. I was appawled(however you spell it)at how good the graphics were. The rain was falling, sounds were everwhere, and the AI makes you feel like you're taking on Hitler's army. Each gun has it's own charecteristics(sounds and all)for everyone. And you can salvage all sorts of goodies from dead german soldiers. After being mauled on the first time i figured out what to do. Like in real life you don't know what's coming up. So you move in (crawling) checking the area with binoculars(spelled incorrectly)for soldiers. Then you tell your men(which I will mention later)what to do based on your intelligence of the situation. I'm not going to give a walkthrough. But your pals are so intelleligent it's breath taking. When fired upon they get down and return fire. In many other tactical/strategy games other figures are semi intelligent. In Hidden and Dangerous a shot German means they begin to hunt you down. If you miss your comrades take shots to and life gets hecktick. There is no right way to do it. WWII you have to learn how to live. Sorta makes you think how real soldiers pulled off the same missions except they couldn't go back and try again. The second to last mission gives a Saving Private Ryan sorta feeling. When moving through a city, snipers can be anywhere imaginable. Church towers, houses, hills, and anywhere. Sure the game has bugs here and there but most people don't update to version 1.3. Get the patch at the Talon soft website. If you really get stuck order the player's guide. That's about it. I havent mentioned half the good things about this game. For $20.00 (which is very underpriced)you will have fun. As the SAS say "Who Dares Wins."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Dares Wins, January 30, 2000

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UberGolf (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

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

For the longest time, I have been a fan of the SAS, and have enjoyed reading numerous accounts of their amazing feats during their birth in the Second World War. Now a game has been developed by a new Czech company which is an absolute hidden treasure. This game which (in my opinion) is 20x better than Rainbow Six enjoys numerous advantages over RS. Better graphics by far, amazing levels, in depth missions, amazing AI, interactive story line, and details galore. The detail is something only a European company could have nailed. Occasional hangs unless you're patched was at first a little problem...not much anymore. You'll be thanking yourself for buying this game when you're men are running through the blasted streets of Prague fighting the remainder of the German army as you escort a captured scientist to safety. The Russians are on the other side of the bridge. A Tiger tank is waiting in a blown out shop front, and dozens of Wehrmacht are hiding behind burning streetcar blockades. Add the 50mm gun on the overlooking hill, and two straight-shooting snipers in the central bell tower, and VOILA...you have an indepth mission. Good luck, this game is 5 star. Who Dares Wins indeed. I anxiously await the supplement. Aufwiedersehen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST WAR GAME TODAY!, April 26, 2000

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Nelson (NEW JERSEY) - See all my reviews

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

I have looked for a good war game for along time now. H&D is the best war game I've played on a PC. Talonsoft have really done well with this game. The realism that H&D offers to a player is totally awesome. Yes it has a few bugs, but most of them are solved with the v1.3 patch available at the Talonsoft website. For those of you who experience freezing up, try upgrading your SDRAM from 64MB to 128MB or higher. I had the same problem using 64MB, which is standard, but greatly improved when i upgraded. H&D will indeed give you your money's worth. H&D offer challenging missions which will keep you glued to your PC. If you are involved in a relationship, PLEASE...wait til he/she goes to sleep. You will thank me for that. Thats the type of effect H&D will have on you once you really get into this game. The ability to control four men individually or lead them to follow you into one of the most intense games i have ever played. Snipers, rifles, grenades, rocket luanchers and TNT timebombs are just a few of the awesome weapons offered in H&D. All i have to say is make sure that you have time on your hands to play it, if you don't, trust me you will make some. ENJOY!