One of the many great things about Steam is its range of cheap classics. I downloaded Commandos 2 a few weeks back and even though I’ve already finished the game before, it’s been lots of fun playing it again.
One part of the game that stood out this time around is the subtle yet brutal level of cruelty available to the player. I’ll gloss over the ability to shoot penguins and seals, as I think the options available with captured German and Japanese soliders is far greater.
There are a total of eight commandos: each with different abilities. There’s the thief, the sniper, the spy and the diver… it’s all fairly obvious what each one does. Using their bare hands or objects like wine bottles, it’s quite simple to walk up behind an enemy soldier and knock them out. Once that’s done, you can tie them up and steal their equipment — and uniforms.
But what do you do with a bunch of gagged, bound and naked enemy soldiers? Well, the possibilities are endless it seems.