Luckily the manual was pretty complete and fairly well laid out. Sure, that's what it's there for, but I don't like having to pause the game to look in the manual to figure out a control. I was forced to read the manual to figure things out. The interface in the game is pretty key to the whole experience, and while I didn't have too many problems doing the tasks that I needed to, it took a long time to learn well due an atrocious tutorial. Each has certain skills to get you through specific obstacles, but they're all put in great context, like you really are in charge of a very balanced group of individuals. Even though there are guns involved, and it is possible to just kill everything on the map if you set it up just right, you'll find yourself using the various characters as tools and pieces. They can all use basic weapons and skills, but I found myself mainly using them for their designated roles and special equipment they posses.Īnd that's where this game really does shine and also where it comes off as a puzzle game. The other characters are specialists for sniping, explosives, driving vehicles (which I found really fun in and of itself by the way), and diving operations. A few of the characters are proficient in distractions including the dog Whiskey that barks to distract, Natasha the seductress, just point her lipstick at a soldier and watch them watch her, and the spy, who can adopt the role of German leaders due to his impressive language skills and French "I'm better than you attitude." He really is better than you though.
My two favorites had to be wiry thief who is nimble enough to climb walls, is good at hiding, and can lockpick, to the big and burly Green Beret whose hobbies include shooting and knifing members of the Axis forces while not really minding the pain of bullets and punches. Each of the Commandos has a special purpose and ability. Sometimes you'll have a few, get all of them except for one caught, and then have to rescue them so that you can complete the mission with a few again. No matter which way you play the game, it's going to take some thought to win through and complete your missions even with the help you receive in briefings and the objectives handbook.īasically, you'll begin each mission with different Commandos. Wanna be a sneaky back-stabbing freak? Go right ahead. This happy little paradox amounts to levels that can be played through in a ton of different ways to explore your own thought process and try some new ones on for size when you're done. Yet this solid product manages to be soft and pliable in all of the right places. Watching the little people react and run around is a treat and each of your commandos has a different gait showing off their personalities in the way they move.Īside from some small control issues which I'll go into in a minute, and some minor crash bugs when loading up saved games, Commandos 2 is a solid product.
I'm not really going to fault this though considering all that the game actually does do, and I really didn't find myself minding the pixelization that occurs upon zooming. Zooming out all the way brings up stunning scenes with incredible attention to detail. Missions take place over beautifully rendered maps that can be zoomed in and out if you need to have a closer look or an all encompassing look. A group of highly trained and specialized soldiers bent on wreaking as much havoc with their little group as possible. So in order to head up the rest of the war and take the hurt back to the attackers, the Commandos were formed. The British Isles were pretty much the only sanctuary left in Western Europe for the forces of freedom and justice and happy kittens and puppy dogs.
If you payed attention in those history classes at all, then you'll know things weren't looking so good for Europe in the early 40's. That is, if you have the patience to fail a bit, cause this game is hard.Īs you probably know, Commandos 2 is a World War II era game where the Allies are coming to the point of desperation at beating back the advance of the Third Reich. The problem is, the word "puzzle" seems to set people going the other direction a lot of the time, but this is one title that you should definitely give a go. Commandos 2 does both of these things in droves, providing a game, that while a squad-based strategy game, comes off as a puzzle title at heart. And there certainly aren't that many that give you an interesting backdrop and stress-enhancing atmosphere while you're about it.
#Commandos 2 men of courage very hard how to
We've been noticing around here lately that there aren't all that many games that really make you sit back and puzzle out how to get through a level.
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