The special cars include 'Conquistador', Orange Dirtbike, Purple and Flame Pickup, Tow Truck, DEA and Military SUVs. The game features cheap and special cars. While outside the missions the player can explore the open world of the game, but some regions will be available only during certain missions.
Throughout the game, players can run and dive and have the ability to use weapons including shotguns, rifles, handguns and rocket launchers. The game parodies Robert Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy. The most playable character in the game is Ramiro, while Tommy and Ernesto can be played only in the two beginning missions.
Total Overdose is an open-world third-person shooter video game developed by Deadline Games and published by SCi Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.Players assume control of Ramiro, Tommy and Ernesto.