<s>
Time	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
computer	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Adeline	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Activision	O
in	O
America	O
(	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Brazil	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
)	O
and	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
on	O
31	O
July	O
1996	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Brazil	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
1996	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
1996	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
5	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
modern	O
computer	O
systems	O
on	O
6	O
January	O
2012	O
by	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
programmer	O
from	O
a	O
rival	O
corporation	O
infects	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Predator	O
Virus	O
"	O
that	O
creates	O
a	O
time-distortion	O
vortex	B-Application
,	O
which	O
threatens	O
to	O
swallow	O
the	O
world	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
operative	O
(	O
Special	O
Action	O
for	O
Virus	O
Elimination	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
facility	O
who	O
enters	O
the	O
vortex	B-Application
to	O
try	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
eras	O
are	O
Prehistoric	O
(	O
featuring	O
cavemen	B-Algorithm
,	O
saber	O
tooth	O
tigers	O
,	O
and	O
cave	O
bears	O
)	O
,	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
,	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
Medieval	O
,	O
Conquistador	O
,	O
Wild	O
West	O
,	O
Modern	O
Wars	O
(	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
and	O
supposedly	O
World	O
War	O
III	O
)	O
,	O
Future	O
(	O
Stanley	O
's	O
era	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
inside	O
the	O
main	O
computer	O
(	O
Virus	O
World	O
)	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
showdown	O
with	O
the	O
virus	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bar	O
can	O
be	O
emptied	O
by	O
depositing	O
computer	O
chips	O
collected	O
throughout	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
various	O
"	O
orb	O
pools	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
resemble	O
the	O
vortex	B-Application
Stanley	O
first	O
entered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adeline	O
Software	O
International	O
's	O
initial	O
plan	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Little	B-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
became	O
apparent	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
complete	O
it	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
Christmas	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
began	O
on	O
Time	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
graphics	O
but	O
no	O
planning	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
a	O
re-written	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Little	B-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
it	O
being	O
faster	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
having	O
slightly	O
improved	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
above	O
500,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
the	O
weapons	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
in	O
each	O
era	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
animations	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
hitting	O
enemies	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
controls	O
and	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
mentioned	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
animation	O
but	O
were	O
otherwise	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
Time	B-Application
Commandos	I-Application
stunning	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
and	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
bring	O
action	O
and	O
adventure	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
dizzying	O
heights.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
main	O
criticism	O
was	O
how	O
slowly	O
the	O
game	O
moves	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
concluded	O
Time	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
essentially	O
good	O
game	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
need	O
an	O
unusually	O
high	O
amount	O
of	O
patience	O
to	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
