{{Short description|2001 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Commandos 2: Men of Courage | image = Commandos2Box.jpg | alt = Windows cover art | caption = | developer = Pyro Studios{{efn|Ported to Mac OS X by Zonic Limited. Remastered version developed by Yippee! Entertainment. Nintendo Switch port of remastered version developed by Raylight Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.raylightgames.com/2020/11/13/commandos-2-hd-remaster/|title=Commandos 2 - HD|date=November 13, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2023|archive-date=August 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801071810/http://www.raylightgames.com/2020/11/13/commandos-2-hd-remaster/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | publisher = Eidos Interactive{{efn|Mac OS X port published by Feral Interactive. Remastered version published by Kalypso Media.}} | designer = | composer = Mateo Pascual | released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|September 20, 2001}}|'''Windows'''|{{vgrelease|NA|September 20, 2001|EU|September 28, 2001|AU|October 5, 2001}}|'''PlayStation 2'''|{{vgrelease|NA|August 27, 2002|EU|September 6, 2002|AU|February 6, 2004}}|'''Xbox'''|{{vgrelease|EU|September 13, 2002|NA|September 17, 2002|AU|February 6, 2004}}|'''Mac OS X'''|June 3, 2005|'''''HD Remaster'''''|'''PlayStation 4, Xbox One'''|{{vgrelease|WW|September 18, 2020}}|'''Nintendo Switch'''|{{vgrelease|WW|December 4, 2020}}}} | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | genre = Real-time tactics | series = ''Commandos'' | platforms = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Microsoft Windows}}|PlayStation 2|Xbox|Mac OS X|PlayStation 4|Xbox One|Nintendo Switch}} }} '''''Commandos 2: Men of Courage''''' is a real-time tactics video game, developed by Pyro Studios, published by Eidos Interactive, and released on September 20, 2001. It is the sequel to ''Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines'' (1998) and the second installment of the ''Commandos'' series. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The player takes control of a squad of commandos, along with various allied units, as they sneak behind enemy lines to accomplish various missions in World War II, between 1941 and 1944, that will help them to thwart the war efforts of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. The game features several improvements to the gameplay from its predecessor, including the ability to use enemy weapons and explore interior locations, the inclusion of three new commandos, a number of new skills for the original six members along with their other abilities, and new pieces of equipment to help overcome the enemy.
While the PC version of the game was well received, the console versions received less favourable reviews. In 2005, the game was bundled together with ''Commandos 3: Destination Berlin'' (2003) as part of the ''Commandos Battle Pack'' by Feral Interactive.
A remastered version of the game, featuring updated graphics and controls, was released by Kalypso Media in 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
==Gameplay== In ''Commandos 2'' the player takes on the role of an allied officer in charge of directing a group of commandos, each with a different set of skills and abilities that they can use, who take part in a series of twenty-one missions – two training stages to get used to controlling the commandos; ten story missions; and nine bonus missions that feature unique challenges and situations to complete, but are only accessible after each story mission is completed, if the player acquires a set of books marked "bonus" within each of them. Each mission in the game features a series of objectives, divided between main and secondary, that the player needs to complete in order to finish a mission, including securing an escape route from an area, as well as clues to where players can find supplies or locate useful assets to help them with their mission; while briefings for each mission outline most objectives and clues, others are provided through completing current objectives or clues the player has knowledge of (i.e. if an objective is to contact someone and the player completes this, the contact might provide an additional objective and/or clue for the player to use).
Each mission features the player having control of a subset of commandos, though in some missions, the player begins with a few commandos to use, but can gain control of others through either contacting them somewhere in the mission's location, or rescuing them from imprisonment. The original six from the previous game are once more available for use, though some have a few notable improvements in how they can be used – the Green Beret can now climb telephone poles and traverse their cables, can jump out of windows, and can carry small containers around; the Sniper can climb up telephone poles to use them as sniping positions; the Spy can now not only direct soldiers and lieutenants to look somewhere else, but can order soldiers and enemy staff to move somewhere else if disguised as an officer, while his syringe can now daze, knock out, or kill an enemy, depending on the number of doses they are given; the Diver now kills enemies by throwing knives at them, and now carries a grappling hook that can be used to traverse walls or set up a tripwire to knock out enemies; the Driver can now set up traps, both lethal and non-lethal; and the Sapper can now use a mine detector to find buried land mines and disarm them, as well as set-up mines to eliminate infantry and armoured vehicles. Along with these six, the players also gets control two new members to use, including: the Thief, who is the most agile of the group, can climb in and out of windows and through small holes, hide in tight spaces, climb and traverse telephone poles and cables like the Green Beret, and unlock metal containers and some doors with his lockpicks; and Whiskey, a dog who the commandos can use to trade items between them, as well as bark near enemies to distract them. In addition to the commandos, players also gain control of allied units, most of whom can be equipped with weapons and placed in four different combat stances, including firing out of windows and crouching down, and thus be used to combat enemies when needed.
Other new features include the player being able to explore interior locations and underwater locations, facing additional threats such as wild animals and Gestapo soldiers, the ability to salvage enemy weapons from their bodies to use when needed, such as rifles and submachine guns, the ability to use multiple cameras to survey a mission's location, the ability to hide bodies in bodies of water or amongst certain objects such as reeds, and the inclusion of new equipment – binoculars, flamethrowers, molotov cocktails, smoke grenades, rope ladders, gas grenades, canned food and first aid kits. While the various gameplay mechanics from ''Behind Enemy Lines'' are still used, such as line of sight, the ability to view enemy positions, and other enemy behaviours, such as investigating suspicious sounds or reacting to alarms, a number of areas received notable changes – all commandos can wear enemy soldier uniforms, though unlike the Spy, the effect last only for a limited time and as long as they stay out of close range of enemies; cars and lorries can be driven by all commandos, but armoured cars require the Driver, and tanks need both him and the Sapper; the inventory system is a grid-like space, with objects taking up a certain number of spaces depending on their size; enemies now display a line of sight when detecting something in their view, which is orange for something that has caught their interest, blue if they spotted something suspicious, and red if they have seen a commando; and commandos will be shot on sight if they are discovered by the enemy, rather than captured, while alarms last for a while before they eventually end, although guards will investigate the area that triggered it.
==Plot== [[Image:Commandos2.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The interface for ''Commandos 2: Men of Courage''. The commandos are displayed in the top left, the game commands and map are in the top right and the actions that can be performed by the selected commando are in the bottom right. This screenshot shows the "Target: Burma" mission, which involves the commandos rescuing a spiritual leader and a unit of Gurkhas.]] In May 1941, commandos Paul Toledo and Natasha Nikochevski capture an Enigma machine and its codebook in a German submarine base at La Pallice in La Rochelle, France. While Natasha leaves the base, Toledo is ordered to stay behind with the Enigma to assist the other commandos (Jack O'Hara, Thomas Hancock, James Blackwood, and René Duchamp) when they arrive at daybreak to rescue the crew of a Royal Navy submarine, the E-423, sheltered and under heavy guard in a submarine pen. They destroy the base's anti-aircraft guns and torpedo warehouse before escaping in the submarine.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage">{{cite video game|title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage|developer=Pyro Studios|date=September 20, 2001|publisher=Eidos Interactive|platform=Microsoft Windows}}</ref>
While in the North Sea, the Royal Navy submarine is caught and forced to surface in the frigid waters after being depth charged by a German destroyer. The Enigma machine is confiscated and the entire crew captured with the exception of Blackwood and Hancock, both of whom evaded capture. After rescuing the crew, the commandos proceed to recover the Enigma and disable the destroyer's main guns and fire room. Under orders that the Enigma be hastily brought to England, O'Hara and Duchamp takeoff in a Fieseler Fi 156 ''Storch'', while the rest escape in the submarine.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage"/>
A year passes and the commandos are deployed to the Pacific Theatre. In Burma, they rescue a spiritual leader and assassinate a Japanese tyrant with the help of Gurkhas. On 17 June 1942, the commandos are sent to northern Thailand, where they rescue a Colonel Guinness, who in turn helps them destroy the bridge over the River Kwai by revealing its structural weakness. The bridge is blown up just as a train of the Imperial Japanese Army high command crosses it, plummeting into the river.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage"/>
In July 1942, the commandos land on the strongly fortified Savo Island to disable the large artillery guns, before Operation Watchtower can commence. While on the island, they are assisted by a castaway named Wilson. After destroying the artillery and rescuing a downed American pilot, he returns the favour by piloting a Kawanishi H8K to help them escape the island, but not before telling them of a gold monkey statue which is symbolic to the Japanese. O'Hara steals it as a souvenir.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage"/>
In Spring of 1944, the commandos are sent to Haiphong, Indochina, destroying the port's fuel depots and infiltrating the Japanese aircraft carrier ''Shinano''. While out at sea, the commandos sabotage the rudder of every Mitsubishi A6M Zero and report the carrier's position before escaping in two intact Zeroes. The ''Shinano'' is then bombed by American Vought F4U Corsairs.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage"/>
Following their tour of duty in the Pacific, the commandos are recalled to the Western Front for the Battle of Normandy. During the Battle of Cherbourg, they rescue a wounded Private Smith, and with the help of American soldiers, successfully defend the town from waves of German infantry and Panzer III tanks. A few months later, Toledo is captured and taken to Colditz Castle where he is to be executed. The commandos save him and they help the prisoners of war housed there escape by disguising them in German uniform. While the prisoners escape, the commandos acquire top secret documents from three high-ranking German officers, revealing plans to devastate Paris with planted explosives before it is liberated.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage"/>
In August 1944, the commando corps arrive in Paris and thwart plans to destroy much of the city, before leaving in an airship from the top of the Eiffel Tower.<ref name="Commandos 2: Men of Courage"/>
==Development and release== ''Commandos 2'' was developed on a budget of roughly $7 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Hill, Mark |title=Oi!... Gonzo, What's Your Game?: ''Commandos 2'' |magazine=PC Zone |publisher=Future plc |issue=104 |date=July 2001 |pages=44–47}}</ref>
The game was released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows in North America on September 20,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Trey |date=September 20, 2001 |title=''Commandos 2: Men of Courage'' ships |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/commandos2menofcourage/news_2813180.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813144942/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/commandos2menofcourage/news_2813180.html |archive-date=August 13, 2004 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> in the United Kingdom on September 28,<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Commandos 2: Men of Courage'' |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=4707 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040314071052/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=4707 |archive-date=March 14, 2004 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref> and in Australia on October 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Commandos 2'' |url=http://gamenation.com.au/product/?action=view&id=447 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020721173459/http://gamenation.com.au/product/?action=view&id=447 |archive-date=July 21, 2002 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=Game Nation}}</ref> It was released in 2002 for PlayStation 2 in North America on August 27,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=August 7, 2002 |title=Hot Box: August Edition |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/07/hot-box-august-edition |access-date=November 21, 2023 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121202336/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/07/hot-box-august-edition |url-status=live }}</ref> in the United Kingdom on September 6,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gestalt |date=September 6, 2002 |title=What's New |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46629 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Eurogamer |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615090150/https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46629 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in Australia on February 6, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Commandos 2'' |url=http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=576 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040518163003/http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=576 |archive-date=May 18, 2004 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Atari Australia}}</ref> It released for Xbox in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2002,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=September 13, 2002 |title=What's New? |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46657 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Eurogamer |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403024025/https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46657 |url-status=live }}</ref> in North America on September 17,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2002 |title=''Commandos 2'' Goes Gold |url=https://xboxaddict.com/news/2678/Commandos-2-Goes-Gold.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Xbox Addict}}</ref> and in Australia on February 6, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Commandos 2'' |url=http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=940 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040518160116/http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=940 |archive-date=May 18, 2004 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Atari Australia}}</ref> Developed by Zonic and published by Feral Interactive, a port for Mac OS X was released on June 3, 2005,<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2005 |title=''Commandos Battle Pack'' is now shipping everywhere |url=https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/113/ |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Feral Interactive |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403024025/https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/113/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as part of ''Commandos Battle Pack'', a compilation bundling the game with its sequel ''Commandos 3: Destination Berlin'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=March 13, 2005 |title=Feral offers ''Commandos Battle Pack'' demo |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/174853/commandos.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Macworld |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403024026/https://www.macworld.com/article/174853/commandos.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Commandos 2'' |url=http://www.zonic.co.uk/games/commandos2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208043952/http://www.zonic.co.uk/games/commandos2/ |archive-date=December 8, 2004 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Zonic}}</ref>
A remastered version of the game, ''Commandos 2 – HD Remaster'', featuring updated graphics and controls, developed by Yippee! Entertainment<ref>{{cite web |date=January 24, 2020 |title=Commandos 2 - HD Remaster / Kalypso US |url=https://www.kalypsomedia.com/us/commandos-2-hd-remaster |website=Kalypso Media |access-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801062048/https://www.kalypsomedia.com/us/commandos-2-hd-remaster |url-status=live }}</ref> and published by Kalypso Media was released in 2020: for Microsoft Windows on January 24,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=Lauren |date=16 August 2019 |title=HD remasters of Commandos 2 and Praetorians now have gameplay trailers |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hd-remasters-of-commandos-2-and-praetorians-now-have-gameplay-trailers/ |accessdate=6 November 2019 |website=PC Gamer |archive-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106040422/https://www.pcgamer.com/hd-remasters-of-commandos-2-and-praetorians-now-have-gameplay-trailers/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wales |first1=Matt |date=16 August 2019 |title=Commandos 2, Praetorians HD remasters get first full gameplay trailers |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-08-16-commands-2-praetorians-hd-remasters-gets-first-full-gameplay-trailers |accessdate=6 November 2019 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref> PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 18,<ref>{{cite web |date=20 August 2020 |title=Commandos 2 & Praetorians HD Remasters available 18 September on PS4 and Xbox One |url=https://blog.kalypsomedia.com/en/commandos-2-praetorians-hd-remasters-available-18-september-on-ps4-and-xbox-one/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018172156/https://blog.kalypsomedia.com/en/commandos-2-praetorians-hd-remasters-available-18-september-on-ps4-and-xbox-one/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |accessdate=16 October 2020 |website=Kalypso Media Blog}}</ref> and for the Nintendo Switch on December 4.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Commandos 2 HD Remaster for Switch launches December 4 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/commandos-2-hd-remaster-for-switch-launches-december-4 |accessdate=November 5, 2020 |website=Gematsu |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104173338/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/commandos-2-hd-remaster-for-switch-launches-december-4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception== ===Sales=== {{Video game reviews | PC = true | PS2 = true | XBOX = true | na = true | CGM_PC = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |author=Bub, Andrew S. |date=January 4, 2002 |url=http://www.cgonline.com/reviews/commandos-02-r1.html |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage |website=Computer Games Magazine |publisher=theGlobe.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813002354/http://www.cgonline.com/reviews/commandos-02-r1.html |archivedate=August 13, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | CGW_PC = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Kapalka, Jason |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_210.pdf |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=210 |date=January 2002 |pages=94–95 |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816005218/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_210.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | CVG_PC = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Pete|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0240/page/104/mode/2up?q=%22mario+party%22|title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=240|pages=104–105|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref> | Edge_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PC) |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future plc |issue=104 |date=December 2001}}</ref> | EuroG_PC = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Bramwell, Tom |date=October 28, 2001 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_commandos2 |title=Commandos 2 [Men of Courage] (PC) |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008095625/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_commandos2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | GI_PC = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PC) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=103 |date=November 2001 |page=129}}</ref> | GI_XBOX = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Brogger, Kristian |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200211/R03.0807.1148.39132.htm |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=115 |date=November 2002 |page=142 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031201033424/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200211/R03.0807.1148.39132.htm |archive-date=December 1, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | GamePro_XBOX = 2/5<ref>{{cite magazine |author=The D-Pad Destroyer |date=October 3, 2002 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/26468.shtml |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage Review for Xbox on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208013801/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/26468.shtml |archivedate=February 8, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GameRev_PC = B+<ref>{{cite web |author=Gee, Brian |date=October 2001 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33200-commandos-2-men-of-courage-review |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage Review (PC) |website=Game Revolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908013702/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/commandos-2-men-of-courage |archivedate=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GameRev_PS2 = C<ref>{{cite web |author=Dodson, Joe |date=September 2002 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/games/ps2/strategy/commandos_2.htm |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PS2) |website=Game Revolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041126230030/http://www.gamerevolution.com/games/ps2/strategy/commandos_2.htm |archivedate=November 26, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GSpot_PC = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Kasavin, Greg |date=September 28, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/commandos-2-men-of-courage-review/1900-2815457/ |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817034922/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/commandos-2-men-of-courage-review/1900-2815457/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_PS2 = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Kasavin, Greg |date=September 3, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/commandos-2-men-of-courage-review/1900-2879150/ |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204051707/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/commandos-2-men-of-courage-review/1900-2879150/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_XBOX = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Kasavin, Greg |date=September 19, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/commandos-2-men-of-courage-review/1900-2880839/ |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage Review (Xbox) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GSpy_PC = 93%<ref>{{cite web |author=Hansen, Philip |date=October 11, 2001 |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october01/c2/ |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PC) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040921212128/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october01/c2/ |archivedate=September 21, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GSpy_PS2 = 3/5<ref>{{cite web |author=Suciu, Peter |date=November 19, 2002 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/commandos-2-men-of-courage/570466p1.html |title=GameSpy: Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PS2) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GSpy_XBOX = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |author=Murrin, John |date=October 30, 2002 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/commandos-2-men-of-courage/582739p1.html |title=GameSpy: Commandos 2: Men of Courage (Xbox) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GameZone_PC = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Gerbino, Robert |date=October 17, 2001 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/commandos_2_men_of_courage_pc_review/ |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage - PC - Review |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006201928/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15246.htm |archivedate=October 6, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | GameZone_PS2 = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Lafferty, Michael |date=September 9, 2002 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/commandos_2_men_of_courage_ps2_review/ |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage - PS2 - Review |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004110659/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15246.htm |archivedate=October 4, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | IGN_PC = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Adams, Dan |date=October 8, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/08/commandos-2-men-of-courage-4 |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | IGN_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Dunham, Jeremy |date=September 4, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/04/commandos-2-men-of-courage-2 |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506193211/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/04/commandos-2-men-of-courage-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_XBOX = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Goldstein, Hilary |date=September 20, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/20/commandos-2-men-of-courage |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage (Xbox) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217151045/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/20/commandos-2-men-of-courage |url-status=live }}</ref> | NGen_PC = 3/5<ref name="NG"/> | OPM_PS2 = 2/5<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Rybicki, Joe |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1489209,00.asp |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=November 2002 |page=183 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040525103010/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1489209,00.asp |archivedate=May 25, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | OXM_XBOX = 7.2/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Future US |date=November 2002 |page=125}}</ref> | PCGUS_PC = 80%<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Harms, William |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/commandos_2.html |title=Commandos 2 [Men of Courage] |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Future US |year=2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018000307/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/commandos_2.html |archivedate=October 18, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> | MC_PC = 87/100<ref name=mcpc>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/commandos-2-men-of-courage/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230194143/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/commandos-2-men-of-courage |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_PS2 = 67/100<ref name=mcps2>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/commandos-2-men-of-courage/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302081108/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/commandos-2-men-of-courage |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_XBOX = 67/100<ref name=mcxb>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/commandos-2-men-of-courage/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Commandos 2: Men of Courage for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302081113/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/commandos-2-men-of-courage |url-status=live }}</ref> }} According to Eidos Interactive chairman Ian Livingstone, more than 500,000 units of ''Commandos 2: Men of Courage'' were shipped on launch and the title entered the retail charts in the top five in all major markets, but reported that it sold below expectations and contributed to the company's £11 million loss in the quarter.<ref name=eidossales>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114072653/https://gamasutra.com/view/news/91954/Eidos_Reports_Net_Loss_Hoping_For_Turnaround.php | url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/eidos-reports-net-loss-hoping-for-turnaround | title=Eidos Reports Net Loss, Hoping For Turnaround | date=January 7, 2002 | author=Staff | work=Gamasutra | archive-date=November 14, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> The game ultimately surpassed 500,000 units sold by September 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/meristation/2002/09/27/noticias/1033106400_052117.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190625233644/https://as.com/meristation/2002/09/27/noticias/1033106400_052117.html|archive-date = 2019-06-25|title = Las versiones para consola de Commandos 2 número uno en ventas|date = 5 February 2015}}</ref> The game's computer version received a "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver |website=Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221154943/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |archivedate=February 21, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom;<ref>{{cite web |author=Caoili, Eric |date=November 26, 2008 |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK |website=Gamasutra |publisher=UBM plc |access-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vud.de/presse/novdez2001.php3 |title=VUD-SALES-AWARDS November / Dezember 2001 |language=German |website=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland |date=November–December 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618201001/http://www.vud.de/presse/novdez2001.php3 |archivedate=June 18, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland;<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Horn, Andre |date=January 14, 2004 |url=https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/vud-gold-awards-2003,1290773.html |title=VUD-Gold-Awards 2003 |magazine=GamePro Germany |publisher=Webedia |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718145345/https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/vud-gold-awards-2003,1290773.html |archivedate=July 18, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and a "Platinum" prize in Spain,<ref name=2002adese>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030512223921/http://www.meristation.com/sc/noticias/noticia.asp?c=GEN&n=7863 | url=http://www.meristation.com/sc/noticias/noticia.asp?c=GEN&n=7863 | title=Se presentan los premios aDeSe en Madrid | author=Arcas, José | date=October 2, 2002 | work=MeriStation | archivedate=May 12, 2003 | language=Spanish | url-status=dead}}</ref> for over 80,000 sales in the country during its first year.<ref name=adese>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815055539/http://www.adese.es/web/premios.asp | url=http://www.adese.es/web/premios.asp | title=Introducción; Los galardoness aDeSe | publisher=Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento | archivedate=August 15, 2004 | language=Spanish | url-status=dead}}</ref> Its PlayStation 2 version sold 40,000 units in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meristation.com/sc/noticias/noticia.asp?c=GEN&n=9656 |title=Meristation: Entrega de los Galardones aDeSe 2003 |website=www.meristation.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030817121452/http://www.meristation.com/sc/noticias/noticia.asp?c=GEN&n=9656 |archive-date=17 August 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Critical reception=== The PC version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.<ref name=mcpc/><ref name=mcps2/><ref name=mcxb/> With an aggregate score of 87, the computer version of ''Commandos 2'' is the highest-rated Spanish game listed on Metacritic.<ref name=spanishmeta>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626075628/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/mejores-juegos-espanoles-segun-notas-metacritic-93834 | url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/mejores-juegos-espanoles-segun-notas-metacritic-93834 | title=Los mejores juegos españoles según las notas de Metacritic | author=Huertos, Alejandro Alcolea | date=March 30, 2017 | language=Spanish | work=HobbyConsolas | archivedate=June 26, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> The PC version was praised for the AI which was advanced for the time but criticized for the steep learning curve.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} Many reviewers found that the controls of the console versions were much less intuitive and easy to use than the PC controls and that they made the game more difficult as a result.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} Most reviewers recommended the PC version instead.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
Carla Harker from ''Next Generation'' gave three stars out of five for PC version, and called the game "insanely" difficult.<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|last=Harker|first=Carla|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|volume=5|issue=1|publisher=Imagine Media|date=January 2002|page=90}}</ref>
''GameLive PC'' named ''Commandos 2'' the best strategy game of 2001–2002.<ref name=gamelive2002>{{cite journal | title=Los Mejores 2001-2002 | date=August 2002 | language=Spanish | issue=Especial 2 | journal=GameLive PC | pages=16–20, 22–37}}</ref> The editors of ''Computer Games Magazine'' nominated ''Commandos 2'' as the best real-time strategy game of 2001, but ultimately gave the award to ''Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=CGM staff |title=11th Annual Computer Games Awards |magazine=Computer Games Magazine |publisher=theGlobe.com |issue=136 |date=March 2002 |pages=50–56}}</ref> It was likewise a runner-up for ''The Electric Playground''{{'}}s "Best Strategy Game for PC" prize, which went to ''Etherlords''.<ref>{{cite web |author=EP staff |year=2002 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?article=8152&page=1#mr_toppy |title=Blister Awards 2001 |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=EP Media Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031013014200/http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?article=8152&page=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=October 13, 2003 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref>
In 2021, ''GQ España'' named ''Commandos 2'' one of the best Spanish-made games ever.<ref name=gq>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806043054/https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/articulo/mejores-videojuegos-espanoles-historia | url=https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/articulo/mejores-videojuegos-espanoles-historia | title=Los mejores videojuegos españoles de la historia | author=Abadíe, Borja | date=July 29, 2021 | work=GQ España | archivedate=August 6, 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref>
==High-definition remaster== After owning the rights to the series when the original company Pyro Studios went defunct in 2017, Kalypso Media released a high-definition remaster of ''Commandos 2'' in 2020. It received mixed reviews due to poor controls, underwhelming up-res and heavy censorship; any Nazi symbolism has been removed from the game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Ben |title=COMMANDOS 2 – HD REMASTER REVIEW: WAR, WAR NEVER CHANGES (SWITCH) |url=https://www.keengamer.com/articles/reviews/switch-reviews/commandos-2-hd-remaster-review-war-war-never-changes-switch/ |website=KeenGamer |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=13 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213052043/https://www.keengamer.com/articles/reviews/switch-reviews/commandos-2-hd-remaster-review-war-war-never-changes-switch/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{moby game|id=/commandos-2-men-of-courage}}
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