Unfortunately, a large part of the realism within combat is removed when the enemy cannot have one shot kills against the player. Ranged combat is fairly simple, with headshots being an instant kill. When it comes down to the armed combat, the green beret is the best bet, being able to carry three ranged weapons instead of the two allowed for the other commandos. Most of the levels are designed in such a way that a player can, if careful, play the entire mission undetected, though this is fairly difficult. Although there is a decent amount of playtime devoted to all three types of commandos, the game is definitely geared towards stealth, with all three having stealth attacks.

Each of the spy, green beret and sniper have their own strengths and special skills, and obviously the levels are designed in such a way that the player will have to make use of these. Players will find themselves playing as one of three characters at a time, though being able to use either one or two in a mission. Through the story players will find themselves aiding both French and Russian troops with a combination of stealth, espionage and gung-ho tactics. Missions range form sabotaging generators and tanks, to freeing captive resistance members. Obviously, being a WW2 game, there isn’t a huge amount of room for a creative story to be conjured up, and rather than be entirely plot-driven, CSF is more a collection of random missions that the team must do in order to help the various resistance parties gain an edge against the German forces. CSF (for short) continues this basic idea, but takes the action into a first person perspective.

Commandos: Strike Force, for instance, is the latest game in the Commandos series a series known for its 3D isometric view in which players manage a team of highly-skilled commandos to help get through the Second World War. It’s always a bit of a worry when a company decides to take a game series and swap things around a bit.

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