Hidden & Dangerous

by Dreamcast

Product Features

• DREAMCAST

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004S1AP
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,981 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Saving the world from Nazi tyranny on the Dreamcast has never been this interesting or complicated. However, it's not the World War II goose steppers of Hidden and Dangerous that are the worst of your troubles. Rather, it's the high learning curve and general lack of intelligence of the men under your command.

As a leader of up to four of the finest fictional soldiers in Great Britain's Royal SAS, you must outfit and lead your men deep into enemy territory, fulfilling mission goals that rely more on stealth and speed than a quick trigger finger. By the way, your men can be picked off with one bullet, so watch where and how you step.

Since you are leading four individual troops, you might guess controlling them would be problematic. You'd be right. Every button on the Dreamcast controller is used multiple ways, and it will take a while to get used to controlling your troops. Thankfully, most controls can be accessed via a Dreamcast keyboard, which lessens the control problems. If you survive learning the interface, you'll find that Hidden and Dangerous's movielike musical score and atmosphere (thanks to nice graphics) make it quite absorbing, especially compared to the similar Rainbow Six.

Oddly, your men have a tendency to become trapped in corners, get run over by trains, and react very slowly when getting shot at. Occasionally, they'll float on nothing at all. These are all bugs that were in the PC version and should've been squashed before being released on the Dreamcast. Such sloppiness really does hurt the overall fun in Hidden and Dangerous. Instead of bringing home the Congressional Medal of Honor, the game scores a Purple Heart. --Mark Brooks

Pros:

• Interesting plot and nice graphics
• Soundtrack sounds like an old Hollywood WWII film
• Once you get used to the interface, Hidden and Dangerous can become quite absorbing

Cons:

• Ludicrously steep learning curve--unless you have a Sega keyboard
• Subordinate troops lack adequate artificial intelligence
• No improvements over the PC version

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best War game ever, July 14, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hidden & Dangerous (Video Game)

Unlike the person above me i have actually played the game Hidden and Dangerous on the PC. It isnt easy to find in the US but is a huge hit and some European countries. It is by far the best war game i have every played and one of the best overall games i have played. In the game you are to control 4 soldiers through various missions of rescue, sabotage, and many other hard to accomplish jobs behind enemy lines in the infamous World War II. This is the real deal its not a Goldeneye type game that you run around blowing people away and are a health god. In this the enemys have about the same health as each of your four guys. It may seem hard to play if it is like this but the secrets are stealth and snipers. To me is seems the most important man in your team is the sniper because of his ability to take out the enemy from long distances where you are out of sight to teh naked eye. By stealth I mean being able to see them before they see you. Shooting them in the back, throwing grenades into enemy filled rooms, and making distractions are all ways to accomplish your tasks. All these things make the game a must buy. This is sure to be a hit.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable squad-based shooter, August 9, 2000

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"cmassa" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hidden & Dangerous (Video Game)

I picked up Take2's newest squad-based shooter for the DC the day it came out, and I've been spending the majority of my free time playing it ever since.

It's a different time in Hidden and Dangerous and, although I miss the luxuries of modern-day warfare; in ear radio's, nightvision, etc, I think you'll find the WW2 setting to be quite enjoyable.

Your weapons aren't exactly high-tech, but they can do some serious damage just the same. You've got your basic machine guns, sniper rifle, and of course, the tripod mounted heavy machine gun. There's no plasteecs here, it's all about dynamite when you need to blow something sky-high, and this definitely gets the job done.

The graphics aren't exceptional by DC standards, but I think you'll agree that they do surpass those of Rainbow Six. The movement of the characters is pretty fluid and the background environments are decent enough. I had heard that there were quite a few bugs on the PC version and, thankfully, these seem to have been addressed in the DC port, as I've not experienced any glitches in the numerous hours I've played.

For those of you that have played R6, you'll appreciate the fact that your fellow Brits will not get hung up on objects; walls, ladders, etc. I've *never* had to double back and find a team member perpetually running into a wall or stuck on a ladder in all the time I've put into this game.

One unique feature is that you can pile your comrades into any vehicles you find along the way and try to drive your way through levels. (In my experience you usually get blasted, but it's still a nice touch)

The user interface is pretty well done. You have your basic first person view, as well as two 3rd person views, one slightly higher and set back than the other. I also found the weapons selection menu and the command selection menu to be easier to navigate than the R6 setup.

Bottomline- If you like squad based action, I definitely think that you'll enjoy spending some time liberating Europe from the Third Reich in Hidden and Dangerous.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good game,very hard, November 29, 2000

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"darthbrad" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden & Dangerous (Video Game)

Ok i have to start of by saying no offense at all, but if youre not that good at videogames or if this gam ebeing hard worries you, you probably shouldnt get it.IT IS VERY HARD.But it is also one of the best war games to date, and if you like war games(which there is a surprising lack of for any console)or stratedgy games, pick this one up, its great.Now, ill start by saying the hardest point of this game might be the controls........they are very hard to learn.But once you do, its a snap and pretty cool.The graphics arent as good as dreamcast could do, but the characters lok great and the environments look well above average, they put you on some cool missions.But on the downside there is a decent amount of slow down present.It doesnt happen that often though,and doesnt kill the game, but it is none the less a flaw.You also have the cool ability to select what guns and how many rounds your troops get, this is very cool.sound-this games sound is up to par with medal of honor.youll hear nazis screaming, yourself barking out orderes to your troups, bullets whizz past your head as you run to try to capture a nazi controlled bunker....absolutely awesome.This game is.solid.