First off, I think this is one of the greatest games ever made and I'd like to say that Gamespot's rating is completely undeserved. Maybe you think I'm one of that people who played one game and then quickly come here and write a review with 10 score, but NO. if you check my profile out, you can see over than 100 titles and I gave 10 score to only one of them: Desperados Wanted Dead Or Alive.
This game,with no doubts, is the best game I've ever played and also this is the most replayable strategy game I've ever played .Desperados Wanted Dead Or Alive was a clone of Commandos and for me It was even better than Commandos.
Desperados offered a good story for this kind of games.This game is lots of better than other western games available for PC, simply because there isn't any similar western games, so you can't compare. The characters are very good and their actions are wide making it fun and easier.
Graphics are 2D but the highly detailed and beautifully colored backgrounds and characters are almost equal to a fully rendered 3D strategy game. Sound effects are interesting and gameplay is very fun. I think Desperados proves that not every strategy game nowadays must be completely rendered in full 3D.
Overall I give a 10 to this game not because it has no defect(I saw some bugs in gameplay) but because this game was a very long and enjoyable experience for me. So if you like this kind of games, there is not better choice for you.