Customer Reviews

Hidden and Dangerous

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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."

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.

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!

Hidden and Dangerous is a unique world war 2 game. while similar to Rainbow six in the fact that you can choose your team and change your view between first or third person, you have a much larger selection of weapons (Choose them well, you may need them all!) You can even pick up weapons from your oponents dead bodies (nice touch). The germans even have different uniforms! You can drive a variety of tanks, trucks, and cars. You can even set up what part of your team is going to do (example: You can have them follow you, lay cover fire, or even move from one place to another) while you take one of the team to accomplish the mission. This game also has very good graphics. I want to get the sequel when it comes out. This game is very challenging though, so if you are afraid of a challenge with GREAT graphics, GREAT gameplay, and a GREAT story, dont buy this game. or in other words, BUY THIS GAME!!!

The most remarkable thing to me is that this game has been overlooked by so many in the gaming community. In execution this game is brilliant especially considering that it is several years old. The graphics are as good as anything I have seen and better than many games which others have given high praise. The attention to detail is mindboggling. When running across a snow covered field you will notice that your soldier leaves footprints, havent seen that before in a game. Even the likeness of the soldiers matches the portrait in their biographical data, most games have the same boxlike visage, making all sprites look generic. The sound effects are excellent. Each weapon has a unique audio as do all of the various vehicles which your team can operate. Even the crunch of snow underfoot or rain pelting on the roof of a car will impress. Atmosphere is greatly enhanced by a remarkable soundtrack, the best I have heard in a game to date, not at all annoying or overpowering as in some games, it fades in and out as befitting the action. The acoustics from a radio in a train station or a night club singer from an open door will make you stop and savour the moment. The game operates similar to Rainbow Six but without the need to pre-plot. The way you conceive your attack is entirely flexible. This is the game's strong-point. If you decide that the selected route is too hazardous it is possible to bypass it. In several missions the route is hampered by steep rock. I have managed to get my boys to climb the sides of mountains and hit the enemy were they least expect it. Its like playing a video version of Force Ten from Navarone. Each mission begins with selecting your hand picked team and assigning them weapons. These are essential to completing some scenarios as without a bazooka you will not take out a tank. Your men can use as many weapons as they are capable of carrying unlike other games were you MUST select Either/Or. Thankfully you may also let the AI pick the weapons for you. During play you can pillage the Germans of their weapons and these captured armaments will be carried over into the next round and if truth be told it has to be stated that the germans have some of the better "stuff". There have been problems with bugs but nothing of a game spoiling nature. In some scenarios weapons will mysteriously vanish from your hands and render your soldier helpless.This happens only in first person view. To counteract this you may either re-arm by hitting the enter key or by toggling the point of view (there are three available) This should make the weapon reappear. When this happens during a firefight it is usually fatal so learn to save often.When negotiating steep terrain occasionally your man will become "stuck" and begin to rotate like a spinning top. He will not be able to move in any direction and will sometimes fall through the playing surface (into the great black abyss) and die. To avoid this try getting him to change his "stance". I have gotten out of this predicament by making him either kneel or lie down. This is one of the few games which I have not even considered trashing out of frustration, which is a rare thing for me. For the price to fun ratio I doubt if you could find a better game indeed I'm certain of that fact.

First of all, a little background: My friends and I have been big fans of Rogue Spear/Urban Ops and have been playing it for months. Lately, we've gotten a little bored of playing the same levels over and over, so we decided to look for the best alternatives, and so far (we've been playing for 2 weeks) we believe we've found it in Hidden and Dangerous.

What I like about this game: the graphics are very nice, even better than Rogue Spear. The levels generally are much more open, ranging from a forest with hills and trees to a German town at night, etc. The weapons are fairly limited (2 types of machine guns, 2 types of submachine guns, 1 sniper rifle, etc.) and do not boast the power of Rogue Spear's arsenal (e.g., guns with 200 bullet clips, grenade launchers, etc.). The combination of huge levels and WWII weaponry makes it especially difficult to eliminate the bad guys (i.e., nazis), who will outnumber you at least 3 to 1 everytime. Therefore, I find myself sneaking around a lot, using binoculars or the scope on my sniper rifle to check the terrain before moving foreward. I almost always bring a full squad (4 total) with me so we can cover each other. The basic plan is to take out a few nazis at a time, then move on and find the next batch. Very realistic.

Speaking of realism, the audio in the game (like the stunning graphics) perfectly sets the mood for each level. From the sounds of heavy rain in the first level to the sounds of animals in the jungle in some later levels, it's hard not to feel completely immersed in your surroundings. I recommend turning the music off completely to add to the realism (not to mention turning the tension up a notch).

What do I not like about the game (or what could use improvement): there are not enough options. There is no deathmatch mode, no assassination or defend scenarios. Just straight up complete-the-mission mode, which you can do solo or co-operatively. I also wish there was a peek function, thus allowing me to peek around a corner rather than having to completely turn the corner and meet an onslaught of german bullets (which happens every now and then).

In sum, for those looking for a good alternative to Rogue Spear, or even those just in the market for a good first-person shooter combining stealth, strategy and plenty of action, this is a great game available at a great price .... I installed the version 1.3 patch ... immediately after installing the game, and neither I nor my friends have seen any of the bugs others have worried about. It's an addicting game that can get very difficult at times, even at the easiest setting, but that makes finishing the levels (about 24-25 in all, I believe) that much more satisfying.

Ps. Amazon says that Hidden and Dangerous 2 is coming out this fall (10/31/01), so hopefully it'll address some of the current game's shortcomings--i.e., provide even more options for multi-player, like deathmatch mode (with levels exclusively designed for deathmatch play, of course).

This is one of those games where time just flies by. I'm very busy during the day and in the evening I spend my time with my wife and son. But later on in the night is when I get some time to my self. When I sit down and play this game hours fly by until it's early in the morning. The sound effects and graphics are excellent. Make sure you download the patch to get to V1.2. This makes loading your saved games much faster, and clears up some hangs. I would give this a 5 start if it was not for some occassional hangs. Save often, but the game is worth it. If you only have a small amount of time to yourself, then this game is well worth your time. The enemy AI and your team AI will make you think about just running in by yourself guns blazing. If you do, you'll be sorry.

This is an excellent game. It is challenging, the graphics are excellent and the scenarios are good. It is a bit buggy, and does lock and crash on you. I recommend that you save your game often to prevent having to start over when it does. It also has some interesting quirks that are intermittent, such as your soldier falling through the floor into limbo. It is a rare occurrence, and somewhat humorous, albeit annoying when it does occur. A patch is available from the Talonsoft website that takes care of most of the bugs, but it will still crash at times. Frankly, though, I don't care. I have played through the entire game twice, bugs and all, and am looking forward to the follow on that is coming.

In Hidden and Dangerous you pick up the enemy equipment, drive just about anything you see (even civilian cars!),you pick your own team, there is about 25 people to chose from, and there is a ton of stuff you can equip them with, rangeing from anti-personel mines to heavy machine guns! You can pick up enemy weapons, and then use them on other misssions! Also, there is 6 different campaigns each with about missions. If you like action/strategy (mostly action) get this game now!!!!!

This game is good if you have enough patience it freezes a hole lot and is full of bugs so I would suggest saving all the time but other than that it is a fun game so I suggest buying it