
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Pyro Studios
Taste attributes: actionwarbusinessespionagehistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeAn expansive puzzle game that is heavy, grounded and raw. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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85 / 100
226 ratings
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About This Game
Engage in the ultimate battle of wits and wills with the most ruthless military force in history. Set in the backdrop of WWII, Commandos is a real-time tactical wargame that puts you in command of a squad of elite Allied Commandos whose job is to complete 24 dangerous missions behind enemy lines. Your goal is to thwart the German war effort by means of sabotage and tactical genius.This action-packed strategy war game is set apart by its revolutionary AI, and the ability to control 6 individual commandos, each with a specific skill, as they infiltrate hostile territories and engage in intense combat. Your perilous missions will take you from the parched desert of North Africa to banks of the Rhine, the mountainous fjords of Norway, and the beaches of Normandy.Experience the most realistic, visually stunning graphics with accurate 3D models of more than 350 structures, vehicles, and...
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- Developer
- Pyro Studios
- Publisher
- Eidos Interactive
- Released
- 31 July 1998
- Series
- Commandos
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Age rating
- ESRB T
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- IGDB
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