The flames of Spanish developers Pyro, once gaming royalty back in the '90s, have been extinguished. The '3D-because-we-have-to' problems that beset Commandos 3 and made it a bit of a failure, coupled with the fact that Strike Force's main problem was sheer indifference from all quarters, means that it's fair to say that Commandos is now a deceased franchise. The levels are well designed, and often fairly tense, but the charm and rugged individualism of the rest of the series is sadly lacking. Once an isometric topdown strategy game of Nazi-evasion, clothes-stealing and wire-cutting, First Strike takes three Commandos staples (Green Beret, Sniper, Spy) and puts them in a sub -Medal of Honor battlefield -letting you jump between them at will whenever their individual skill sets are required. Strike Force was the vague attempt to take the hoary, yet brilliant old Commandos template and try and sell it to Xbox owners. What's This? Another beatified PC gaming series that no longer does the rounds? Some might think that three characters is rather limited, but it worked very well and each character has clear strengths and weaknesses and it is up to you to utilize their strengths in order to get through the missions. Each character has their own personality as well and I liked being able to change my tactics up when necessary. A sniper who can use long-ranged weapons and swim and you also have a green beret who is a more hands-on, heavy weaponry kind of guy.
You have a spy who can sneak around, use gas, and even disguises. Here you have three commandos and each one is different. You once again have a squad to make use of. While Commandos: Strike Force has changed to a first-person shooter, some things have remained the same. I do like how they made a real effort to try and make each character look different. However, the game overall has a really solid look to it, and while the characters may look a bit rough by modern standards.
I already mentioned how there was a lot of variety to the different locations you will be going to. While this may not win any awards for its presentation today, I think at the time this was a very solid looking game.
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