Commandos 2: Men of Courage

by Eidos Interactive

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005Y4JG
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,873 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Developer
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action-strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. You take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and use their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives. You'll covertly enter new environments based on authentic WWII locations, including the heart of the Third Reich, a northern European submarine installation, and the headquarters of the Japanese army.

You will interact like never before with the environment: stealing enemy uniforms and weapons, climbing poles, swinging from cables, swimming, using vehicles, and climbing in and out of buildings, ships, and planes. You will control nine commandos, including a green beret, sniper, demolitions expert, seductress, thief, and even a dog. The game features an all-new 3-D engine, allowing you to rotate the environment 360 degrees, zoom in and out when viewing the environment, and move seamlessly in and out of buildings, submarines, planes, and water. The innovative camera control allows simultaneous control of multiple gameplay windows in real time. Commandos 2: Men of Courage includes 10 missions spanning nine different night and day environments with realistic weather effects. Go to war with others in a cooperative multiplayer mode, and use new WWII vehicles and weapons such as jeeps, tanks, trucks, ships, bazookas, and flamethrowers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very difficult, very satisfying., July 3, 2002

By	Edvard Odessia (North America) - See all my reviews

It's tough, but not in the way of adventure games. You nearly always have unlimited time to stop and consider your next move. Getting a move right brings intense satisfaction. Very immersive.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the worse realization of a good idea, February 27, 2003

By	Mobius "definitive" (Folsom, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I thought this game had significant potential and I was really looking forward to playing a war simulation. Well, all the fun stopped when I tried the controls for this game. The programers must've been sitting in an unvented area with lots of beans and bourbon to come up with the control scheme. To make a simple move requires tons of button presses that are counter-intuitive and numerous. The characters are diverse, a bit too diverse. I wouldn't be surprized if there's a specialist in tying shoes in this game.

The visuals didn't detract much from the gameplay but the gameplay itself is pretty bad. Solving missions require completely off-the wall moves like socking someone, running out of the room, and coming back in. I guess when you come back in, the guard forgets to report intruders. Overall, a great idea with horribly poor implementation.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Strategy Game, June 15, 2002

By A Customer

I have all three games in the commandos series for the computer and have been excitied that they are finally coming to the xbox. The focuses on straetgy and tatics. If you just go intoa level with your guns blaring you are going to die. You should buy this game if like military strategy and tactic games that are challenging, yet fun.