Wild West tactical stealth sequel Desperados 3 will, at long last, be donning poncho, cocking hat, and trotting nonchalantly onto Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on 16th June.
Desperados 3 (which is actually a prequel to the 2001 original instalment) arrives well over a decade after its predecessor Desperados 2: Cooper’s Revenge, but still retains the series’ much-loved squad-based real-time tactical action.
The original Desperados was great fun, unfolding very much like a cowboy-themed take on WW2 strategy hit Commandos, and there’s plenty of reason to be excited about this third outing, given that it’s being handled by Mimimi Games – the developer behind 2016’s hugely enjoyable, and mechanically similar, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Desperados III – John Cooper Trailer Watch on YouTube
To accompany today’s launch date news, publisher THQ Nordic has released a new trailer showcasing Desperados 3’s protagonist John Cooper, who joins previously revealed playable characters Strongman Hector – who favours a giant bear trap and his trusty axe – voodoo practitioner Isabelle Moreau, ruthless bounty hunter and toxin lover Doc McCoy, and the deceptively deadly Kate O’Hara, fond of a concealed pistol and a cunning disguise.