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Frustrating Controls destroy what could be a great game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of RTS games. Love C&C, Warcraft, Starcraft, Homeworld, but had never played a "squad" type RTS before Commando's 2. The game really intreged me, but alas, I fell prey to frustration almost immediately. I couldn't figure out how to play the game. Once I read the manual, it got better, but not a whole lot. The interface is very unintuitive, and requires the memorization of keyboard commands for virtually every action. And as realistic as the game tries to be, I wasn't impressed. You can throw a grenade and blow up 4 Germans and still (40 minutes later) the same German found not more than 50 feet away, is still smoking a cigarette and hasn't moved an inch. (You'd think the noise would have made him move). OR I hate the fact that your gun has only a 10 foot range. Now that's realistic. Top that off with the frustrating controls, and I put the game down after "training mission number 2" (which isn't a training mission), and I don't foresee picking it up again. Teaches me not to play the demo first.

THIS GAME IS JUST TOO HARD

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you loved the original 'Commandos' (as did I), this one is going to be a bit of shock for you. Sure there are huge improvements in graphics, but the gameplay is just too difficult.

Unlike the original 'Commandos' game the two training missions here teach you nothing atall. Your dumped into a small scenario and left to figure out for yourself which of the 30+ hotkeys do what. Useless.

And the game scenarios? There just seem to be groups of enemy soldiers waiting behind every door and around every corner...especially on the Colditz game. You'll open a door,with no idea what's behind it, and you'll find yourself in a room full of 5 soldiers, who see you within a couple of seconds and start shooting. And of course another 5 soldiers appear from the neighbouring rooms and join in, you don't stand a chance. This seems to be repeated across many of the maps, unlike the original game were such large groups of the enemy were uncommon.

Also unlike the original game,there's very little 'clear space'to move around in. If there's a clearing big enough to hold an enemy soldier, the developers have put one there,and another 2 or 3 watching him. The amount of enemy soldiers seems to have multiplied by ten compared to the first game. Sure the maps here are larger,but that makes no difference,the enemy are just everywhere you turn. it seems like you can't move in any direction for 5 seconds without bumping into at least one one.....and I won't even mention the numerous unarmed men who just seem to lurk about fixing fences and painting gates, then try and beat you up when you stumble over them!

I loved the first commandos game, but I've been playing(or trying to play!) Commandos 2 for a week now, and am just finding it frustratingly hard to get into. It just too easy to die, and the odds all too often seem overwhelmingly stacked against you....and this is on the 'easy' level! The easy level on this game seem to be ten times harder than the hard level on the original.

If you're going to buy this, be prepared to spend a couple of weeks getting into it and figuring it out.You will NOT be able to just jump into this and have an enjoyable gaming session, even if you were an expert on the old Commandos game.

This would have been the PERFECT game if only the training helped to train you, and the 'easy' level WAS easy! I'm giving it just 2 stars because of the stupendous difficulty in getting started,the stupendous amount of enemy soldiers, and the stupendously hard 'easy' level. If it played as well as the original, it'd be 5,no question.

could be a lot better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

installing the game is the most annoying thing because you have to switch cds four times. I got the game while I was on vacation because it was only 14.99, it is a very good game. I would recommend it to people who like long and difficult 3rd person action/strategy games. I hope the next one is better, a lot better , enjoy!

Great graphics, terrible game play

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Yes, the graphics and the music are great, but what about the game play? Aside from the fact that the controls are not easy to learn, this game features an absolutely ridiculous line of site and AI. Even the graphics do not satisfy when you consider that only 4 camera angles and only 1 camera height is available. This game is a waste of time. If you want to see great visual effects, go to the movies or buy the new Medal Of Honor. If you want a real strategy game with amazing realism and inexhaustibly fun game play, get Combat Mission.

Good game, but very difficult in the beggining.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: August 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game after reading great reviews online and in magazines. But after playing and failing at the first two training levels that you have to beat in order to start a game, I put the game away in frustration. I bought this game for 40.00 dollars and i only got to play 1/16 of it.

Damn thing is GOOD!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was one of the people who had been eagerly waiting for Commandos 2 and bought it with preorder.
I've only played 2 tutorial and 2 mission until now and left 8 to go for an ending(9 if I include the secret mission).
One thing most clear is that level is huge and those who liked original Commandos will certainly love this one, too.
But there is problem with the interface. Though I cannot think better way for an interface, it is quite tricky sometimes and I have to consult a manual and in-game help a lot.
Except that, this one is very addicting and has many interesting situations. Those who liked original should buy this one. Those who not probably wait till Demo is available though I'm not sure it will be available or not. (I'm not sure but I heard that Pyro guys had left their Studio. If this is true, I wonder who can make patches and demo.)

Whew.....you've got to be kidding me

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, but....... man you have got to learn the keyboard. Not just hot keys, also key combinations. You can pretty much get your people to do anything, but you've got to know how to do it. I am not a veteran of the previous versions and I am definitely paying for it. I normally play FPS games, i.e. quake III, and thought I would stimulate my brain a little better with a strategy type game. It was a good move, but after a couple hours I am exausted mentally. I am no genius but I am an engineer so I consider myself fairly intelligent, this is a hard but challenging game. I would recommend it, but have some patience. Try to learn as much as you can about the movements commonly used and you'll enjoy it.

This Game Is Extremely Hard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: September 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Commandos 2 is real hard game to get through and you better learn alot of different keys on your keyboard to do different commands with.... I bought this game over the weekend thinking it be a piece of cake to learn and play through and boy was I wrong. You better have alot of patience because if you don't you'll get totally frustrated while trying to play this game. You have to start playing this game from the very beginning, one mission at a time, and you have to go through the tutorial missions first. The game does not give you any choice. Don't even think about going through the game with guns blazing because I guarantee you won't get very far. You'll have to learn how to sneak up behind enemy soldiers and cut their throats or knock them out with your fists. You'll have to learn how to setup ambushes throughout the game. That the only way you'll get through the game. The graphics and sound are okay but I wish the game could of been a little bit better easier to play through. You'll have to practice over and over again how to use all of the command keys on your key board until you get it right. Trust me, there is alot of different command keys you'll have to try to memorize and learn how to use. You'll also have to get use to saving missions over and over again because of the number of times you'll keep getting killed. None of the missions are easy to get through. In a nutshell, if you have alot of patience buy this game. If you don't have alot of patience, don't buy this game.

Great strategy game but can get tedious.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

SUMMARY:
Overall, an excellent strategy game. This game will appeal to those who like to think and plan out their moves. Avoid this title if you are expecting a fast-paced shoot-em-up game.

Strengths:
Versatile gameplay allows many different ways of solving each mission.
Beautiful graphics.

Weaknesses:
Can be a bit tedious once you've discovered a "system" of beating the game.

GAMEPLAY:
The game involves the player controlling a team of commandos, each with his/her own unique abilities and strengths, in order to finish a total of 10 large missions. Each mission includes a list of goals that one must accomplish (e.g., contacting a prisoner, blowing up a bridge, stealing Enigma codes, etc.). There are also 10 mini "bonus" missions that can be unlocked if you do some extra exploration and find all the pieces to a picture puzzle.

The great thing about this game is its versatility. You can do a variety of things with each commando. For instance, the thief can climb up a wall and sneak into a building through a window; the green beret can take out a Nazi guard with his knife and dump the body into a river; the spy disguised as a Japanese officer can order an enemy soldier to face a wall. There's even a trained dog that can distract enemy troops with his bark while the rest of the commando unit sneaks by!

This versatility allows one to approach each mission in an infinite number of ways. At first, the game may seem dauntingly difficult (especially during the training missions), but once you get the hang of it, the game really becomes enjoyable.

The only gripe I have about the gameplay is that once you find a "system" of beating the game, it loses its challenge. For the most part, the game centers around deciding which enemy guard to neutralize next. I used a system of diversion and attack. For example, the seductress would distract an enemy guard with her beauty while the sapper came from behind and knocked out the soldier. If the seductress wasn't available, I would throw a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of wine to distract the enemy before dispatching him. This type of technique worked 90% of the time. As a result, the game can become rather tedious.

On the whole, though, the gameplay is unmatched and the missions are worth finishing to the end.

GRAPHICS:
The graphics were one of the best I've seen. Everything is drawn out in beautiful detail. You can zoom in/out and rotate the camera to get different perspectives of the environment. The characters, however, become pixelated if one zooms in too closely.

SOUND:
The sound effects were adequate. The music was quite good and added well to the ambience.

Great Strategy Game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing this game for the past several weeks to release some stress and keep my mind moving.

The game playing is real-time and realistic. If you make a mistake or forget something the game will pick it up and send solders your way. It is very important to think of all the details of your attack.

The graphics on the game are detailed. The graphics on the commandos, enemy solders, tanks and landscape are ones to take example.
The characters all have their own specialty which adds even more complexity to the game. Meaning the sniper character cannot handle mines and vice-versa.

There are 10 missions and each have a bonus mission so that you can practice more on your characters and get more strips and medals. The missions get harder and cannot be played without the experience and understanding of the previous missions. Each mission utilizes some or all of the 8 characters.

I gave this game 4 stars because I found that sometimes when you found a method to handling the enemy the game was trivial and very much time consuming. Although compared to other military strategy games this comes at the top of my list.

Have fun master-mining against the Germans!

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