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Average Player Score
Based on 408 ratings
7.3
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Score Breakdown Based on 408 ratings
  1. 10 (54)
  2. 9 (70)
  3. 8 (122)
  4. 7 (89)
  5. 6 (26)
  6. 5 (11)
  7. 4 (11)
  8. 3 (8)
  9. 2 (6)
  10. 1 (11)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:8.7

    I loved this game.

    By nobeaner | Review Date: Mar 09, 2005 | NES

    I loved this game. Running around shooting commies, throwing grenades and watching them blink out of existence. This is what shooting games started out like on consoles and thats what you young whipper snappers need to... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Commando

  • Rating:9

    One of the Best Looking, Sounding, and Playing Games on the 7800

    By rhetayk | Review Date: Oct 28, 2020 | 7800

    Commando is a run-and-gun shooter, a port of the arcade game on the Atari 7800. The premise is simple, shoot the enemy soldiers, advance through the levels, make it out alive.Commando is a great game on the 7800 and is s... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    COMMANDO THE BLAST FROM THE PAST!!!!!!!

    By WillieReviews | Review Date: Jun 14, 2013 | NES

    The humble game of Commando was released on almost every console in the 80s and also seen a return on the wii market place. The basic objective of this game is to rescue prisoners of war. In total this game is more diff... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    i didnt no that all these enimies could try to kill one man

    By rob3rtkid | Review Date: Apr 28, 2009 | NES

    commando is so harsh but its wat you expect back 22 years ago your one guy named joe jonas naw im playin and your going around killind nazis or the enime.watever all you need to know is that your running through a lever... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    This defines CLASSIC

    By TooNu | Review Date: May 07, 2008 | C64

    the c64's champion game was this game Commando. A simple scrolling combat game that forced you upwards into the fighting against scripted bots running at you from the usual places, jumping from cliffs commando rolling wh... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.5

    Super joe a one man army.

    By devilsbrain | Review Date: Feb 10, 2008 | NES

    In commando you play as super joe a soldier who doesnt need anyone else but himself to take a whole army in the style of rambo.Theres hoards of enemies coming after you from all directions and in fact there so many at ti... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    Commando Brief

    By perlox | Review Date: Aug 18, 2006 | NES

    This NES game was really fun for awhile back in the day. I had some good times running around on the 2D world and killing everything i saw. Kind of like you were a space ship shooting at everything except you were a pers... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.5

    Ambushing sucks

    By dillyhox | Review Date: Jun 09, 2006 | NES

    Man Commando was a pretty fun game. It kind of reminded me of Galaga at times, but with a man and a gun running through the desert. Some parts of this game also became very, very tedious. There was a part right in the... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful