In this version of reality, cops wear ripped jeans and tank tops under their body armor, and every other figure of authority has a robotic prosthetic. Wanted: Dead aims to present a world like the one in John Wick, where everyone is hypercompetent and covered in tattoos, and perhaps nonchalantly carrying around a samurai sword.

Mileage may vary on how much the player will care about the tonal shifts and completely out-of-pocket dialogue exchanges present throughout the game (during the first main mission, a back-and-forth between Doc and Herzog will either inspire guffaws or groans of confusion: “How does it feel to be an old, grumpy alcoholic?” “I don’t know, how does it feel going down on your sister?” “I’m from Wisconsin”). At least, as enjoyable as it can be before the plot falls apart entirely. Wanted: Dead is a shotgun blast of stimulation, and though the aesthetic can be overwhelming, its multicultural influence and embrace of absurdity help make its worldbuilding enjoyable. There’s a gunsmith named Gunsmith, voiced with authority and snark by Stefanie Joosten, who played Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V and has been featured in some completely bananas marketing for Wanted: Dead.Īlso on the table are a revolution of the Synthetics (essentially Replicants who dream of a life free from dangerous labor), a corporate conspiracy that goes all the way to the top, boss fights ripped directly from the Metal Gear Solid series, a break room full of more arcade cabinets and crane games than a bowling alley, and at least one tragic backstory featuring trauma-induced amnesia. Back at the station is a police captain who has had it up to here with Stone and her team, and even an insurance adjuster who has made it her mission to see Stone’s destructive antics curbed. There’s ladies’ man and ramen connoisseur Herzog nerdy Doc, a combat medic with a crush on waitress/ stripper Cinnamon and Cortez, who communicates in sign language and explosives. Led by the brooding, katana-wielding Lieutenant Hannah Stone, the Zombie Squad is the most diverse group of cop stereotypes imaginable. A hard-boiled group of killers and war criminals, pulled from the depths of the worst prisons imaginable, have been formed into a Suicide Squad-esque team of supercops in a grim, cyberpunk version of Hong Kong. Wanted: Dead wastes no time throwing the player into its strange, dystopian world. Image: 110 Industries Cool Robot Arms Galore

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