Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
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| Developer(s) |
Pyro Studios Zonic Limited (Mac OS X) |
| Publisher(s) |
Eidos Interactive Feral Interactive (Mac OS X) |
| Designer(s) | Ignacio Pérez Dolset |
| Series | Commandos |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release date(s) |
Windows
Mac OS X
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| Genre(s) | Real-time tactics |
| Mode(s) | Single-player video game, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 74.74 |
| Metacritic | 72 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | C- |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.9/10 |
| GameSpy | 3/5 |
| GameZone | 8.9/10 |
| IGN | 8.9/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 72% |
| ActionTrip | 9/10 |
Windows
Mac OS X
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a real-time tactics video, the third installment of the Commandos series. It is developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The game is the first in the series to use a true 3D engine, and the last to use real-time tactics before being converted to a first-person shooter genre.
The Mac OS X version of the game was released in May 2005 by Feral Interactive along with Commandos 2: Men of Courage as part of the Commandos Battle Pack.
The game contains very similar gameplay to the previous games, with the similar 'point and click' approach. However, it has fewer hotkeys compared to the previous instalment, and the user has to press buttons at the bottom of the screen on the action bar.
The player is able to see all enemies on the map, follow their movements, and make attacks depending on their behavior. There are a few differences, such as the addition of an assault rifle, a weapon less powerful than a rifle, but more powerful than a pistol. Also, all units are able to use weapons such as the grenade, rather than just the Sapper as in previous games. The previous "knapsack" setup, simply showing a picture of all the items the currently selected commando has in his possession, superimposed over a picture of a rucsac, has been abandoned in favor of a "box".
When searching enemies bodies or supply crates, a similar, but smaller box is shown for their capacity. Commandos such as the green beret or spy, who in earlier games have only been armed with the regulation pistol, can now use almost all the small arms available, except for the sniper rifle. While adding realism (the commandos are no longer useless outside their area of expertise), some players complain that this robs the commandos of their individual roles within the group, making them more generic. This does however, make the missions less linear, because the same job can done by different commandos.
The new "cover mode" ability allows the player to leave commandos waiting at a door or behind cover ready to shoot at any enemy that comes within range, often with more accuracy than when controlled manually. This gives the option of ambushes, and more defensive tactics.
Commandos 3 is broken down into three campaigns: Central Europe, Normandy and Stalingrad; each containing a various amount of missions, some shorter than others. Each campaign has different players involved but not all. Destination Berlin has a time limit on most missions.
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