''Deadly Dozen'' is a 2001

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oriented squad-based

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video game developed by Interactive. The title refers to the famous World War II film ''

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''. As in the film, the main protagonists are military misfits sentenced to death or long term imprisonment who are given a chance to redeem themselves by going on dangerous missions. The game was followed by a sequel titled '' Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater''.

Gameplay

The twelve characters have different specializations:

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expert and so on. For every mission, the player selects four of

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Reception

''Deadly Dozen'' received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On

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, the game holds a score of 56/100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On

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, the game holds a score of 61.33% based on 12 reviews.

Re-release and remaster

In July 2013,

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purchased many assets from

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during their bankruptcy sale, including ''Deadly Dozen''. The company later re-released it on Steam under their "Retroism" brand in 2015. By March 2020, the ownership of the title, alongside other Retroism games, was transferred over to the newly formed Ziggurat Interactive, who currently publish the game. In January 2022, Ziggurat Interactive announced ''Deadly Dozen Reloaded'', a remaster of the original game for PCs and consoles. It was released for the PC via

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and

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in April 2022.

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and

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versions were released in the later half of the year.

References

External links

nFusion's listing
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