Commandos

Commandos is a stealth-oriented real-time tactics game series, available for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the Second World War. It leans heavily (though not always accurately) on historical events during WWII to carry the plot. more...

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The series was developed by the Spanish company Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive.

Characters

There are seven main commandos in the series:

'Butcher' (Green Beret)

Real name: Jack O Hara
Date of birth: 10 October, 1909
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
This heavyweight of Irish origins and army boxing champion from 1934 to 1937 was sentenced in 1938 by a military court to 14 years of forced labour after hitting an officer. His sentence was suspended when he joined the commandos. He was promoted to sergeant after the raid on the island of Vaagsö, where, after having received a bullet in the arm, cut off from his unit and without ammunition, he penetrated a bunker and wiped out 16 enemy soldiers before returning to Allied lines.

Character: An extremely violent character, this man has serious discipline problems. A hard bone to gnaw for his superior officers... and a real nightmare for the enemy. He is the Commando leader, but it seems he is able to maintain friendship with all of his comrades.

Game Attributes: He is the biggest member of the group and his tremendous strength allows him to fight, knock out and tie the enemies very quickly. He is able to knock down virtually every door, jump from incredible heights, climb poles and swing along wires. He is also the second fastest runner of the group of commandos and his amazing stamina allows him to withstand flesh wounds and gunshots that would kill any other. His preferred lethal weapons are his knife, his bare hands and stealth and with these at hand, the Green Beret is a killing machine.

'Duke' (Sniper)

Real Name: Sir Francis T. Woolridge
Date of birth: 21 March, 1909
Place of Birth: Sheffield, England
A descendant from a noble family. In 1936 he wins the gold medal in shooting in the Berlin Olympics. In 1937 he enlists in the army and between 1937 and 1939, he is stationed in India, where he is recognised as a great marksman. In 1940 he joins the Commandos. He is awarded a military medal when he kills the Commandant of the German garrison in Narvik with a single shot from a distance of more than a mile. He is considered one of the best snipers in the world.

Character: He is very stand-offish with his other companions and is an expert marksman who is thereby extremely effective in situations requiring stealth or long range kills.

Game Attributes: The Sniper has a limited amount of sniper rounds per level and so will very rarely waste a bullet. His missions usually involve clearing the path of enemies for his colleagues from a distance. He will then stand behind debris or other objects which provide shelter while he provides cover for the other Commando troops. He can also climb poles and position himself to Snipe at the enemy. The Sniper is the team's medic if the Driver is not on the mission.

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