Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Eidos and Pyro bring their band of plucky commandos to the Xbox in the sequel to one of the most well-received PC strategy games in recent years.

A console port of one of the most well-received PC strategy puzzlers of all time, Men of Courage has all the complex, stealth-based gameplay of its PC original. It?s smart, challenging, and an almost-exact duplicate of the popular PC title.

The problem is in the console translation. Commandos 2 is seriously complex?learning to play is like taking a semester of Algebra in one evening?and the vast number of tactical possibilities is daunting. The low-res Xbox graphics make it difficult to tell the difference between a flamethrower, a wetsuit, and an officer?s uniform on the ground, and while you?re squinting at the TV you?ll be treated to poorly mixed voices and tinny sound effects that do their job but not well. Of course, this is all assuming you?re not constantly reloading your game because of a misstep or an unfortunate button press?Commandos 2 is frustratingly difficult, and even knowing what you need to do to succeed doesn?t mean you will, thanks to a horrible in-game map and unintuitive and difficult controls.

If you?re a hardcore strategy grinder, you might be able to overlook the flaws in this game, but the eye strain and frustration might prove to be too much for most.

Comments [0]

post a comment

Post a Comment