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Commandos 2: Men of Courage

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Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactics game set in World War II, where players control an elite group of commandos with unique skills.[1] The commandos' missions include capturing an Enigma machine at La Pallice in La Rochelle, France, in May 1941, and destroying the bridge over the River Kwai in northern Thailand on June 17, 1942.[2]

Making and release

A Mac OS X port, developed by Zonic and published by Feral Interactive, was released on June 3, 2005, as part of the Commandos Battle Pack compilation.[3] A high-definition remaster, Commandos 2 – HD Remaster, was developed by Yippee! Entertainment and published by Kalypso Media.[4] The remaster features updated graphics, reworked controls, and a new UI.[1][4]

What the cited sources add

The Kalypso Media product page describes the original game as a "real-time tactics masterpiece" originally developed by Pyro Studios.[1] It notes that the remaster allows players to rotate the environment 360 degrees and move seamlessly in and out of buildings, submarines, and planes.[1] A PC Gamer article states that modern games like Shadow Tactics cite Commandos 2 as a heavy influence.[5] A KeenGamer review of the HD Remaster calls the original game "a classic in the real-time tactics genre"[6]

The review also states that the remaster is "much harder than it needs to be" compared to the original.[6] According to the same review, the remaster garnered mixed reactions because of problematic controls and extensive censorship, with all Nazi symbols taken out.[7][6]

References

  1. "Commandos 2 - HD Remaster / Kalypso US", Kalypso Media, January 24, 2020. facts only, no text reused. kalypsomedia.com
  2. Wikipedia, "Commandos 2: Men of Courage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Commandos 2: Men of Courage", Eidos Interactive, September 20, 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Commandos 2: Men of Courage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Walker, "Commandos 2: Men of Courage ships", GameSpot, September 20, 2001; "Commandos 2: Men of Courage", Chipsworld; "Commandos 2", Game Nation; "Hot Box: August Edition", IGN, August 7, 2002; Gestalt, "What's New", Eurogamer, September 6, 2002; "Commandos 2", Atari Australia; Bramwell, "What's New?", Eurogamer, September 13, 2002; "Commandos 2 Goes Gold", Xbox Addict, September 13, 2002; "Commandos 2", Atari Australia; "Commandos Battle Pack is now shipping everywhere", Feral Interactive, June 3, 2005; Cohen, "Feral offers en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Commandos 2: Men of Courage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Commandos 2 - HD Remaster / Kalypso US", Kalypso Media, January 24, 2020; Morton, "HD remasters of Commandos 2 and Praetorians now have gameplay trailers", PC Gamer, 16 August 2019; Wales, "Commandos 2, Praetorians HD remasters get first full gameplay trailers", Eurogamer, 16 August 2019; "Commandos 2 & Praetorians HD Remasters available 18 September on PS4 and Xbox One", Kalypso Media Blog, 20 August 2020; "Commandos 2 HD Remaster for Switch launches December 4", Gematsu, November 5, 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Morton, "HD remasters of Commandos 2 and Praetorians now have gameplay trailers", PC Gamer, 16 August 2019. facts only, no text reused. pcgamer.com
  6. Johnson, "COMMANDOS 2 – HD REMASTER REVIEW: WAR, WAR NEVER CHANGES (SWITCH)", KeenGamer, 14 December 2020. facts only, no text reused. keengamer.com
  7. Wikipedia, "Commandos 2: Men of Courage" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Johnson, "COMMANDOS 2 – HD REMASTER REVIEW: WAR, WAR NEVER CHANGES (SWITCH)", KeenGamer, 14 December 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Commandos 2: Men of Courage (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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1. Which company published "Commandos 2: Men of Courage"?

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2. Which company developed "Commandos 2: Men of Courage"?

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3. In what year was "Commandos 2: Men of Courage" first released?

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