Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen
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Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
Developer N-Fusion Interactive
Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater is a World War II oriented squad-based first-person shooter developed by nFusion Interactive and is the sequel to Deadly Dozen. It was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
21 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
100
LovedLoved
16 positive · 0 negative
95% range 81–100%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Positive
18 of 21 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
100% recommend · 17 yes, 0 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 17 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (48 of 54 positive).
Reviewers note the game is a budget title with janky AI and pathfinding issues. [1][2][3]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
With heavy nostalgia, It's a game that I remember deeply. Played it off and on with my friends. We did cooperative and multiplayer and built our own communities with self imposed clans and clan death match fights. We discovered exploits and ways of breaking the game, If I close my eyes I can already map entire assets down to their geometric angles. It's safe to say that I spent a lot of time in this game. There was …
- [7]
I had a lot of fond memories playing this game and unfortunately could not get it to run on a modern system.....until now! Installed easy and runs great! They even fixed the resolution problem. Keep in mind, this is not going to look like the latest Call of Duty, but it's also not going to have all of the politically correct "woke" nonsense in it either. The game really makes you feel like you're in the jungle …
- [1]
A fun if janky and a little low budget tactical shooter set in the WW2 Pacific.
- [2]
Hidden & Dangerous 2 from Temu. It's better than the first game for having bigger maps with better openness, thus being able to flank and move around more openly. The AI however is still equally moronic so that won't be necessary most of the time. This time the difficulty was spiced with sharpshooters that are tougher to spot, so you'll have to scan the fog as you progress. Your allies get stuck on things …
- [3]
Really low budget but charming title the Ai sucks and the path finding is some of the worst I have ever seen with some levels being almost impossible to finish without switching to each character and guiding them but through all that I still think this game was a blast to play I think both the level design (being way too big and empty and making you walk way too much) and variety was passable. My favorite operation …
Summarised from 20 of the 22 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 14, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
100% of the 17 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater. The complaint that keeps coming up: aI is moronic and pathfinding is terrible. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater received positive reviews from critics upon release, in contrast with the previous game's mixed reception. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 78/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On GameRankings, the game holds a score of 78.40% based on 10 reviews. Deadly Dozen was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Budget Game on PC" award, which went to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
21 of 21 · most liked firstonce I got a bit excited by thinking I was chatting to someone who'd actually played the 2001 budget game goat Deadly Dozen until they said "I watched some gameplay and I'm sorry but I can tell it's bad" and I lost a part of me that day that I'll never get back
positive · AI labelView post →With heavy nostalgia, It's a game that I remember deeply. Played it off and on with my friends. We did cooperative and multiplayer and built our own communities with self imposed clans and clan death match fights. We discovered exploits and ways of breaking the game, If I close my eyes I can already map entire assets down to their geometric angles. It's safe to say that I spent a lot of time in this game. There was even a guy that custom made maps and that was in my opinion a highlight to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sometimes it feels like video game releases are just for me. I mean there's a new Stuntman game coming out. Deadly Dozen got a remake. This is some Truman show type stuff. If a new Driver game gets announced I might enter a state of psychosis
neutral · AI labelView post →I had a lot of fond memories playing this game and unfortunately could not get it to run on a modern system.....until now! Installed easy and runs great! They even fixed the resolution problem. Keep in mind, this is not going to look like the latest Call of Duty, but it's also not going to have all of the politically correct "woke" nonsense in it either. The game really makes you feel like you're in the jungle facing the ♥♥♥♥. There's also a
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game...don't miss it for the price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I missed when NPCs had ultrasonic hearing and your teammates were actually undercover saboteurs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A realistic FPS game taking place in World War II - Lead your squad through the swamps and infiltrate the island strongholds to fight the Japanese army with historically-accurate weapons. Pretty cool! https://youtu.be/G72Vp7Er75k
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like past moh Games Team Of 4 Guys Do Mission Like Demo,Rescue But When You Use Sniper Rifle Have To Click Left Twice Some Times Sticks May be Options Could Fix It By Adjusting Mouse Speed Or Buttons.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun if janky and a little low budget tactical shooter set in the WW2 Pacific.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up on this game, I have WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more than 3 hours on this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was great to relive my childhood! 10/10 nostalgia.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CoD was a WWII series until CoD4 came out in 2007. We still had like Medal of Honor Airborne/Vanguard and stuff in that window too. Sniper Elite, Men of Valor, Deadly Dozen, Brothers in Arms, so on and so forth. I just meant that Black is significantly better than CoD4, a game I hate lol
neutral · AI labelView post →Hidden & Dangerous 2 from Temu. It's better than the first game for having bigger maps with better openness, thus being able to flank and move around more openly. The AI however is still equally moronic so that won't be necessary most of the time. This time the difficulty was spiced with sharpshooters that are tougher to spot, so you'll have to scan the fog as you progress. Your allies get stuck on things occasionally and you have to herd them when they glitch. In short it's a mediocre game and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I once titled a video "Deadly Dozen Reloaded: A remake of a game no one played" and it did well. Proud of that one
positive · AI labelView post →Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater, developed by N-Fusion Interactive and brought to modern storefronts by Ziggurat, is a distinctive artifact from an era when tactical shooters existed in a space between full simulation and traditional run-and-gun design. Released at a time when most World War II games focused on the European front and leaned heavily into cinematic spectacle, Pacific Theater shifted attention to the often-underrepresented Pacific campaign and embraced a far more methodical…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →kinda aged but worth a playthrough
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a budget game but a good one if you don't mind the jank but also you might need to adjust a lot of the settings to get a good frame rate
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It always brings back memories of playing with my father, following English instructions we didn't understand at all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really low budget but charming title the Ai sucks and the path finding is some of the worst I have ever seen with some levels being almost impossible to finish without switching to each character and guiding them but through all that I still think this game was a blast to play I think both the level design (being way too big and empty and making you walk way too much) and variety was passable. My favorite operation was set in alaska the change in setting was nice This game feels like a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well it's pretty fun and ecksdee experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Publisher Ziggurat Interactive and developer N-Fusion Interactive have announced Deadly Dozen Reloaded for PC and consoles. #DeadlyDozen https://gamesense.co/game/deadly-dozen/news/discuss/deadly-dozen-reloaded-announced-for-pc-and-consoles/
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