<s>
Commandos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Spanish	O
company	O
Pyro	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
six	O
Allied	B-Application
Commandos	I-Application
,	O
who	O
conduct	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
missions	O
across	O
wartime	O
Europe	O
and	O
Africa	O
,	O
using	O
small	O
unit	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
series	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
of	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Commandos	B-Application
:	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
with	O
three	O
sequels	O
-	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Men	I-Application
of	I-Application
Courage	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Commandos	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Destination	I-Application
Berlin	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
and	O
Commandos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Force	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
allied	O
officer	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
entrusted	O
to	O
command	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
on	O
twenty	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
briefing	O
given	O
before	O
a	O
mission	O
begins	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
-	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
and	O
where	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
mission	O
's	O
map	O
,	O
details	O
the	O
objectives	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
must	O
complete	O
,	O
any	O
important	O
information	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
know	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
they	O
must	O
use	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commandos	B-Application
features	O
six	O
commandos	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
,	O
though	O
each	O
mission	O
gives	O
a	O
specific	O
subset	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
complete	O
objectives	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
mission	O
is	O
failed	O
if	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
are	O
killed	O
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
commando	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
to	O
control	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
abilities	O
and	O
equipment	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
enemies	O
and	O
help	O
them	O
complete	O
their	O
missions	O
-	O
the	O
Green	B-Application
Beret	I-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
barrels	O
,	O
climb	O
rough	O
surfaces	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
lure	O
to	O
distract	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
kill	O
soldiers	O
with	O
a	O
knife	O
;	O
the	O
Marine	O
can	O
dive	O
underwater	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
harpoon	O
gun	O
,	O
can	O
kill	O
enemies	O
with	O
a	O
knife	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
pilot	O
ships	O
and	O
boats	O
;	O
the	O
Driver	O
can	O
drive	O
vehicles	O
and	O
operate	O
tanks	O
and	O
mounted	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
commandos	B-Application
who	O
can	O
treat	O
the	O
injuries	O
of	O
his	O
comrades	O
;	O
the	O
Sapper	B-Language
is	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
grenades	O
and	O
handling	O
explosives	O
,	O
can	O
cut	O
through	O
wire	O
fences	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
traps	O
;	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Protocol
can	O
use	O
a	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifle	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
targets	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
commando	B-Application
who	O
can	O
treat	O
his	O
comrades	O
injuries	O
with	O
a	O
first	O
aid	O
kit	O
;	O
the	O
Spy	O
can	O
wear	O
enemy	O
uniforms	O
,	O
distract	O
soldiers	O
when	O
disguised	O
as	O
an	O
officer	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
kill	O
enemies	O
with	O
a	O
lethal	O
injection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
their	O
abilities	O
,	O
all	O
commandos	B-Application
carry	O
a	O
handgun	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
emphasis	O
is	O
towards	O
stealth	O
and	O
carefully	O
planned	O
tactics	O
rather	O
than	O
gun	O
battles	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
will	O
not	O
survive	O
for	O
long	O
if	O
shot	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enemy	O
's	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
cone	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
colored	O
green	O
,	O
that	O
extends	O
out	O
from	O
an	O
enemy	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
distance	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
sections	O
-	O
close	O
range	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
light	O
green	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
commandos	B-Application
will	O
be	O
spotted	O
if	O
they	O
step	O
into	O
this	O
area	O
;	O
and	O
long	O
range	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
dark	O
green	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
commandos	B-Application
will	O
only	O
be	O
spotted	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
standing	O
up	O
when	O
they	O
step	O
into	O
this	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
any	O
commando	B-Application
is	O
spotted	O
,	O
enemies	O
will	O
usually	O
order	O
them	O
to	O
halt	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
capture	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
only	O
fire	O
on	O
them	O
if	O
they	O
fail	O
to	O
comply	O
or	O
witness	O
any	O
hostile	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
will	O
be	O
more	O
active	O
and	O
will	O
more	O
likely	O
shoot	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
if	O
they	O
see	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
soldiers	O
will	O
deploy	O
from	O
garrisons	O
,	O
marked	O
by	O
flags	O
,	O
to	O
patrol	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gonzalo	O
Suarez	O
of	O
Pyro	O
Studios	O
,	O
Commandos	B-Application
began	O
development	O
because	O
he	O
"	O
saw	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
hardly	O
any	O
tactical	O
action	O
games	O
being	O
developed	O
and	O
 [ he ] 	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Commandos	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
David	O
García-Morales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Commandos	B-Application
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
MeriStation	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
evidence	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Spanish	O
entertainment	O
software	O
is	O
slowly	O
re-emerging	O
from	O
its	O
ashes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commandos	B-Application
was	O
a	O
significant	O
and	O
unexpected	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
it	O
spent	O
16	O
weeks	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
position	O
from	O
Anno	B-Application
1602	I-Application
and	O
holding	O
it	O
through	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
rankings	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
halves	O
of	O
June	O
,	O
July	O
and	O
August	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commandos	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
German-speaking	O
countries	O
totaled	O
158,000	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
second-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
nine	O
months	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
behind	O
Anno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commandos	B-Application
achieved	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
600,000	O
units	O
by	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
Pyro	O
reported	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
706,000	O
sales	O
by	O
year	O
's	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
presented	O
Commandos	B-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Commandos	B-Application
global	O
sales	O
totaled	O
1.3	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
July	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
Spain	O
declared	O
Commandos	B-Application
the	O
biggest	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Spanish	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Commandos	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
genuinely	O
original	O
game	O
–	O
truly	O
challenging	O
,	O
graphically	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
tough	O
as	O
shoe	O
leather	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
heck	O
of	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind	O
Enemy	O
Lines	O
received	O
"	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commandos	B-Application
:	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pyro	O
Studios	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
April	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commandos	B-Application
now	O
have	O
additional	O
abilities	O
and	O
equipment	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
-	O
some	O
commandos	B-Application
can	O
now	O
knock	O
out	O
enemies	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
a	O
unique	O
way	O
of	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
able	O
to	O
handcuff	O
them	O
once	O
unconscious	O
;	O
stones	O
and	O
cigarette	O
packs	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
distractions	O
;	O
some	O
missions	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
capture	O
enemies	O
and	O
order	O
them	O
about	O
at	O
gunpoint	O
;	O
the	O
Spy	O
now	O
can	O
steal	O
uniforms	O
on-site	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
when	O
needed	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Driver	O
is	O
now	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Lee	O
–	O
Enfield	O
rifle	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
received	O
"	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
albeit	O
slightly	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Commandos	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
