<s>
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Men	I-Application
of	I-Application
Courage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	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
September	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Commandos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
players	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
allied	O
units	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
sneak	O
behind	O
enemy	O
lines	O
to	O
accomplish	O
various	O
missions	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
between	O
1941	O
and	O
1944	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
help	O
them	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
war	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
Germans	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
enemy	O
weapons	O
and	O
explore	O
interior	O
locations	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
three	O
new	O
commandos	B-Application
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
skills	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
six	O
members	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
other	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
pieces	O
of	O
equipment	O
to	O
help	O
overcome	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
together	O
with	O
Commandos	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Destination	I-Application
Berlin	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
Battle	O
Pack	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
-	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remaster	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Torus	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
:	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
24	O
January	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
18	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
4	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
sees	O
the	O
player	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
allied	O
officer	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
directing	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
and	O
abilities	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
,	O
who	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
twenty-two	O
missions	O
-	O
two	O
training	O
stages	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
controlling	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
;	O
ten	O
story	O
missions	O
;	O
and	O
ten	O
bonus	O
missions	O
that	O
feature	O
unique	O
challenges	O
and	O
situations	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
only	O
accessible	O
after	O
each	O
story	O
mission	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
acquires	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
books	O
marked	O
"	O
BONUS	O
"	O
within	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Behind	O
Enemy	O
Lines	O
,	O
each	O
mission	O
features	O
the	O
player	O
having	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
,	O
though	O
in	O
some	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
commandos	B-Application
to	O
use	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
others	O
through	O
either	O
contacting	O
them	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
mission	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
or	O
rescuing	O
them	O
from	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
six	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
are	O
once	O
more	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
have	O
a	O
few	O
notable	O
improvements	O
in	O
how	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
-	O
the	O
Green	B-Application
Beret	I-Application
can	O
now	O
climb	O
telephone	O
poles	O
and	O
traverse	O
their	O
cables	O
,	O
can	O
jump	O
out	O
of	O
windows	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
carry	O
small	O
containers	O
around	O
;	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Protocol
can	O
climb	O
up	O
telephone	O
poles	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
as	O
sniping	O
positions	O
;	O
the	O
Spy	O
can	O
now	O
not	O
only	O
direct	O
soldiers	O
and	O
lieutenants	O
to	O
look	O
somewhere	O
else	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
order	O
soldiers	O
and	O
enemy	O
staff	O
to	O
move	O
somewhere	O
else	O
if	O
disguised	O
as	O
an	O
officer	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
syringe	O
can	O
now	O
daze	O
,	O
knock	O
out	O
,	O
or	O
kill	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
doses	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
;	O
the	O
Diver	O
now	O
kills	O
enemies	O
by	O
throwing	O
knives	O
at	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
carries	O
a	O
grappling	O
hook	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
traverse	O
walls	O
or	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
trip-wire	O
to	O
knock	O
out	O
enemies	O
;	O
the	O
Driver	O
can	O
now	O
set	O
up	O
traps	O
,	O
both	O
lethal	O
and	O
non-lethal	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Sapper	B-Language
can	O
now	O
use	O
a	O
mine	O
detector	O
to	O
find	O
buried	O
mines	O
and	O
dis-arm	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
set-up	O
mines	O
to	O
eliminate	O
infantry	O
and	O
armoured	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
these	O
six	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
also	O
gets	O
control	O
over	O
three	O
new	O
members	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
the	O
Thief	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
agile	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
can	O
climb	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
windows	O
and	O
through	O
small	O
holes	O
,	O
hide	O
in	O
tight	O
spaces	O
,	O
climb	O
and	O
traverse	O
telephone	O
poles	O
and	O
cables	O
like	O
the	O
Green	B-Application
Beret	I-Application
,	O
and	O
unlock	O
metal	O
containers	O
and	O
some	O
doors	O
with	O
his	O
lockpicks	O
;	O
the	O
Seductress	O
,	O
who	O
acts	O
like	O
both	O
the	O
Spy	O
and	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
that	O
when	O
disguised	O
she	O
can	O
use	O
her	O
lipstick	O
to	O
distract	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
,	O
but	O
ca	O
n't	O
fool	O
officers	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
not	O
disguised	O
,	O
she	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifle	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
enemies	O
;	O
and	O
Whiskey	O
,	O
a	O
dog	O
who	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
can	O
use	O
to	O
trade	O
items	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bark	O
near	O
enemies	O
to	O
distract	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
,	O
players	O
also	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
allied	O
units	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
weapons	O
and	O
placed	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
combat	O
stances	O
,	O
including	O
firing	O
out	O
of	O
windows	O
and	O
crouching	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
combat	O
enemies	O
when	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
various	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Behind	O
Enemy	O
Lines	O
are	O
still	O
used	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
line	O
of	O
sight	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
enemy	O
positions	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
enemy	O
behaviours	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
investigating	O
suspicious	O
sounds	O
or	O
reacting	O
to	O
alarms	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
areas	O
received	O
notable	O
changes	O
-	O
All	O
commandos	B-Application
can	O
wear	O
enemy	O
soldier	O
uniforms	O
,	O
though	O
unlike	O
the	O
Spy	O
,	O
the	O
effect	O
last	O
only	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
and	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
stay	O
out	O
of	O
close	O
range	O
of	O
enemies	O
;	O
cars	O
and	O
lorries	O
can	O
be	O
driven	O
by	O
all	O
commandos	B-Application
,	O
but	O
armoured	O
cars	O
require	O
the	O
Driver	O
,	O
and	O
Tanks	O
need	O
both	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
Sapper	B-Language
;	O
the	O
inventory	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
grid-like	O
space	O
,	O
with	O
objects	O
taking	O
up	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
spaces	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
size	O
;	O
enemies	O
now	O
display	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
sight	O
when	O
detecting	O
something	O
in	O
their	O
view	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
orange	O
for	O
something	O
that	O
has	O
caught	O
their	O
interest	O
,	O
blue	O
if	O
they	O
spotted	O
something	O
suspicious	O
,	O
and	O
red	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
seen	O
a	O
commando	B-Application
;	O
and	O
commandos	B-Application
will	O
be	O
shot	O
on	O
sight	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
discovered	O
by	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
captured	O
,	O
while	O
alarms	O
last	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
before	O
they	O
eventually	O
end	O
,	O
although	O
guards	O
will	O
investigate	O
the	O
area	O
that	O
triggered	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1941	O
,	O
commandos	B-Application
Paul	O
Toledo	O
and	O
Natasha	O
Nikochevski	O
capture	O
an	O
Enigma	O
machine	O
and	O
its	O
codebook	B-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
German	O
submarine	O
base	O
at	O
La	O
Pallice	O
in	O
La	O
Rochelle	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Natasha	O
leaves	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
Toledo	O
is	O
ordered	O
to	O
stay	O
behind	O
with	O
the	O
Enigma	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
other	O
commandos	B-Application
(	O
Jack	O
O'Hara	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Hancock	O
,	O
James	O
Blackwood	O
&	O
René	O
Duchamp	O
)	O
when	O
they	O
arrive	O
at	O
daybreak	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
a	O
Royal	O
Navy	O
submarine	O
,	O
the	O
E-423	O
,	O
sheltered	O
and	O
under	O
heavy	O
guard	O
in	O
a	O
submarine	O
pen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
Sea	O
,	O
the	O
Royal	O
Navy	O
submarine	O
is	O
caught	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
surface	O
in	O
the	O
frigid	O
waters	O
after	O
being	O
depth	O
charged	O
by	O
a	O
German	O
destroyer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
the	O
crew	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
proceed	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
Enigma	O
and	O
disable	O
the	O
destroyer	B-Application
's	O
main	O
guns	O
and	O
boiler	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
passes	O
and	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
are	O
deployed	O
to	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Theatre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
June	O
1942	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
are	O
sent	O
to	O
northern	O
Thailand	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
rescue	O
a	O
Colonel	O
Guinness	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
helps	O
them	O
destroy	O
the	O
bridge	O
over	O
the	O
River	O
Kwai	O
by	O
revealing	O
its	O
structural	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1942	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
land	O
on	O
the	O
strongly	O
fortified	O
Savo	O
Island	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
large	O
artillery	O
guns	O
,	O
before	O
Operation	O
Watchtower	O
can	O
commence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spring	O
of	O
1944	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
are	O
sent	O
to	O
Haiphong	O
,	O
Indochina	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
fuel	O
depots	O
and	O
infiltrating	O
the	O
Japanese	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
Shinano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
out	O
at	O
sea	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
sabotage	O
the	O
rudder	B-Protocol
of	O
every	O
A6M	O
Zero	O
and	O
report	O
the	O
carrier	O
's	O
position	O
before	O
escaping	O
in	O
two	O
intact	O
Zeroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
tour	O
of	O
duty	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
are	O
recalled	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
Front	O
for	O
the	O
Normandy	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commandos	B-Application
save	O
him	O
and	O
they	O
help	O
the	O
prisoners	O
of	O
war	O
housed	O
there	O
escape	O
by	O
disguising	O
them	O
in	O
German	O
uniform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
prisoners	O
escape	O
,	O
the	O
commandos	B-Application
acquire	O
top	O
secret	O
documents	O
from	O
three	O
high-ranking	O
German	O
officers	O
,	O
revealing	O
plans	O
to	O
devastate	O
Paris	O
with	O
planted	O
explosives	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
liberated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1944	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
commando	B-Application
corps	O
arrive	O
in	O
Paris	O
and	O
thwart	O
plans	O
to	O
destroy	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
before	O
leaving	O
in	O
an	O
airship	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Eiffel	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
roughly	O
$7	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
chairman	O
Ian	O
Livingstone	O
,	O
"[m]ore	O
than	O
500,000	O
units	O
of	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Men	I-Application
of	I-Application
Courage	I-Application
were	O
shipped	O
on	O
launch	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
entered	O
the	O
retail	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
our	O
major	O
markets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
40,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
87	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
Spanish	O
game	O
listed	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carla	O
Harker	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
insanely	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameLive	O
PC	O
named	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
–	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Kohan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Immortal	I-Application
Sovereigns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
likewise	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Etherlords	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
GQ	O
España	O
named	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Spanish-made	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
owning	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
when	O
the	O
original	O
company	O
Pyro	O
Studios	O
went	O
defunct	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
released	O
an	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
