I am a very seasoned Commandos player and have played the series from day one. I have completed Commandos 2 over 33 times and just can’t get enough. So here is my review of the latest Commandos game. One of the first thing you will notice while playing Commandos 3 is the User Interface is different from Commandos 2, but is not better. They have removed the Commandos heads from the top of the screen for quick selection and know have to press the number on the keyboard of the Commando you want. Also the briefing is very brief and most of the time you are unsure of what to do. Game play is very similar to the previous games, but one huge notable difference is that there are some timed missions. You have to complete a mission under a certain time, usually around 10 – 15 minutes. This makes the game tedious, as you will be replaying the missions a number of times, to try to get inside the time. This to me changes the game a lot and takes away an element of the ‘sit back and think about what you are doing’ part of the game. In Commandos 2 every box, cupboard, draw and all other containers where searchable. Not in Commandos 3. The only thing searchable in this are the wooden crates, with a few weapons in them. Weapons are rare to find in this game that’s because it isn’t really as challenges as C2, so you don’t need as many. The Driver and Natasha don’t make an appearance and Fins the Diver is only in one mission. The other Commandos are on top form and have some new abilities they can all drive know and the Sapper has taken a lot of the Drivers arsenal. The game is made up of three scenarios, Stalingrad, Normandy, and Berlin and the game has some beautiful render backgrounds and some really amazing rain and snow effects. The games visuals and sound look exactly as C2 and for some reason only known to Pyro the games is locked at 800x600 resolution. The cinematic of the game are truly awesome, like when the Nazis are bombing Stalingrad, or and a real memorable one is Hitler addressing his army in one of the Berlin missions, there is more of a story to the game but for example the in Stalingrad you are protecting a Russian General he betrays you and then you must kill him; but the plot is nothing memorable. The game does make an enjoyable experience is a very good game, but it is not as good, fun or challenging as Commandos 2.
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