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''Desperados'' is a RealTimeStrategy StealthBasedGame series, originally developed by Spellbound Entertainment and currently owned by Creator/THQNordic. Easily described as ''VideoGame/{{Commandos}}'' set in Main/TheWildWest, the protagonists are a team of [[BountyHunter bounty hunters]] facing armies of criminals, [[{{Bandito}} bandits]], outlaws, led by the ArcVillain of the moment. So far, the games of the series are the following:

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* ''VideoGame/DesperadosWantedDeadOrAlive'' (2001, Spellbound Entertainment)
* ''VideoGame/Desperados2CoopersRevenge'' (2006, Spellbound Entertainment)
* ''VideoGame/{{Helldorado}}'' (2007, Spellbound Entertainment)[[note]]originally planned as an expansion to ''Desperados 2'', publishers' shenanigans forced Spellbound Entertainment to release it as a stand alone with a different publisher and without "Desperados" in the title[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/DesperadosIII'' (2020, Mimimi Games)
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''Wanted Dead or Alive'' is the first installment of the series, generally appreciated as a nice addition to TheWestern and the stealth strategy genres. The sequels ''Cooper's revenge'' and ''Helldorado'' are less popular and not well-regarded, usually seen generic and badly programmed. It took 13 years before ''Desperados III'' was released, which is praised as a return to form for the franchise and the stealth strategy genre as a whole.
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