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Wanted: Dead

Wanted: Dead

Released: 2/14/2023

Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy. Play as Lt. Hannah Stone, a hardboiled Hong Kong cop, and plow through mercenaries, gang members and private military contractors in a spectacular cyberpunk adventure. Key features: Hack-n-slash melee combat: Use a wide variety of deadly moves and dozens of unique finishers to slice and dice Third-person shooter: Battle indoors and outdoors using a curated selection of projectile weapons - assault rifles, SMGs, LMGs and grenade launchers Brutal finishers: over 50 unique finishing moves Cyberpunk: a crazy mix of advanced weaponry and lo-tech 90s retro futurism Gripping storyline: The Zombie unit uncovers a major corporate conspiracy in a dystopian version of Hong Kong Truly hardcore experience: the fights are not going to be easy, steel your resolve and use everything around you as you battle through hordes of mercenaries, synthetics and private security forces. Beat 'em up the old school way: Take down enemies to proceed further, revive the nostalgia in a modern twist on the established genre A love letter to the sixth generation of consoles.

Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy. Play as Lt. Hannah Stone, a hardboiled Hong Kong cop, and plow through mercenaries, gang members and private military contractors in a spectacular cyberpunk adventure. Key features: Hack-n-slash melee combat: Use a wide variety of deadly moves and dozens of unique finishers to slice and dice Third-person shooter: Battle indoors and outdoors using a curated selection of projectile weapons - assault rifles, SMGs, LMGs and grenade launchers Brutal finishers: over 50 unique finishing moves Cyberpunk: a crazy mix of advanced weaponry and lo-tech 90s retro futurism Gripping storyline: The Zombie unit uncovers a major corporate conspiracy in a dystopian version of Hong Kong Truly hardcore experience: the fights are not going to be easy, steel your resolve and use everything around you as you battle through hordes of mercenaries, synthetics and private security forces. Beat 'em up the old school way: Take down enemies to proceed further, revive the nostalgia in a modern twist on the established genre A love letter to the sixth generation of consoles.

Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy. Play as Lt. Hannah Stone, a hardboiled Hong Kong cop, and plow through mercenaries, gang members and private military contractors in a spectacular cyberpunk adventure. Key features: Hack-n-slash melee combat: Use a wide variety of deadly moves and dozens of unique finishers to slice and dice Third-person shooter: Battle indoors and outdoors using a curated selection of projectile weapons - assault rifles, SMGs, LMGs and grenade launchers Brutal finishers: over 50 unique finishing moves Cyberpunk: a crazy mix of advanced weaponry and lo-tech 90s retro futurism Gripping storyline: The Zombie unit uncovers a major corporate conspiracy in a dystopian version of Hong Kong Truly hardcore experience: the fights are not going to be easy, steel your resolve and use everything around you as you battle through hordes of mercenaries, synthetics and private security forces. Beat 'em up the old school way: Take down enemies to proceed further, revive the nostalgia in a modern twist on the established genre A love letter to the sixth generation of consoles.

Critics
61
Steam
66
Metacritic
62

Score Breakdown

61.5

Critic Average

79 reviews

66

Steam User Score

1,993 reviews

62

Metacritic User Score

107 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.0
Metacritic Disparity
-0.5
Combined Disparity
-2.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

77 launch window (97%)2 late (3%)