Scenes like this are common place in Total Overdose and the action just never gets old. There’s nothing like jumping out of a car just before it smashes into a group of enemies and then popping off a few headshots mid air as you watch a rocket or two blast past you in slow motion. While some people complain about this game not being as good as GTA I feel the combat and gunfights mops the floor with anything GTA had to offer. It’s all about combos and stringing together kills in the coolest ways possible. Killing enemies nets you points and the more you kill the more points you get. Like Max Payne you have an adrenaline bar that drains while you dive around in slow-motion but even without this gimmick Ram is a force to be reckoned with. Ram can pull of some outrageous moves like wallrunning, slow-motion dives and plenty of other cool looking stunts. As you might have gathered by now the game doesn’t take itself very seriously so watch out for some pretty wacky stuff. Total Overdose is all about action and you can expect plenty of it while playing the game. I was somewhat disappointed by the fact that I couldn’t manage to configure my controller for the car segments but since most of the cars handle horribly anyway this wasn’t such a big loss I guess. It’s rare to find a game that gives you so much freedom for mayhem and manages to keep the keys required down to a minimum as well. While originally a console game I found that the keyboard and mouse were more than adequate to control Ram and all the outrages moves were a breeze to pull off. The graphics lean more towards cartoon than realistic but looks nice none the less and everything moves at a very smooth frame rate on the required specs.
Your missions also take you to a variety of locations like a bullring, drug dealers hacienda, a border post and even the DEA headquarters. The city of Los Toros might not be that big but there are some nice areas and it’s mostly fun to explore. Graphically Total Overdose is far from cutting edge but it does have a nice style to it. Don’t expect any of the stuff that made San Andreas such a hit however this is strictly an arcade game. Ram can hijack a variety of vehicles and cruise through the streets doing wild stunts or hunting down bonuses while there are also some interesting side missions on offer that can help boost your skills or open up new moves. In between the action packed story missions you can take a break and explore the city of Los Toros and this is where the GTA comparisons come in. Battles are more about showing off your cool moves and killing everyone around you as fast as possible than it is about surviving. Ramiro is one bad-ass character who likes nothing more than shooting people with a variety of weapons in a variety of ways. While this game might have some similar elements it’s actually worlds apart from Rockstars classic and has more in common with the Max Payne titles. The biggest mistake to make when installing Total Overdose is to expect another Grand Theft Auto. Being a DEA agent working undercover in Mexico might not be his idea of fun but it beats rotting in hell and where else do you get to legally kill this many bad guys? Tommy might be back home giving orders and advice via headset but this is one mission Ramiro is going to do his way.
When Tommy is injured while gathering clues about their father it’s up to Ramiro to step up and go undercover. The two brothers might drastically differ from each other in attitude but ironically enough they are also identical twins. Ramiro Cruz on the other hand is a career criminal spending time in jail for multiple felonies. Tommy Cruz is a high ranking DEA agent hot on the trail of a Mexican drug cartel and determined to get behind the truth of his fathers suspicious death.
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