Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is the third part of the real-time strategy series. Three campaigns take place in Normandy, Stalingrad and Central Europe. In Normandy, you make sure that a supply warehouse cannot deliver any more. You are present at the landing at Omaha Beach and steer soldiers and members of a special unit through a German barrage. The second part sends you to Central Europe, to a train station, to blow up a train.
In Stalingrad one of the tasks on Soviet soil is to find and eliminate a sniper. The campaigns are enlivened by cut scenes in game graphics.
The amount of action in the game has increased significantly. The tactical factor comes more into play background objects. His priority is eliminating enemies. There are often a lot of enemy soldiers and you have to act quickly without being able to plan beforehand. The level of difficulty increases due to the hectic factor. There is also often a time limit.
Commandos 3 has an approximate playing time of 20-25 hours. The team consists of six characters: the Green Beret, the Spy, the Thief, the Pioneer, the Sniper and the Diver. Not every character is available in every mission.
It is mainly controlled with hotkeys. The resolution is just 800 × 600. The exterior levels are designed as 2-D and can be rotated 90 °. Inside the building, the game uses low polygon 3D interior graphics. The music and the sound create the film-like atmosphere of the game. There is also a multiplayer.
Conclusion
The third part of Commandos has above all a high proportion of action and thus a higher level of difficulty. There are also some time-limited missions. The interface could have been better. It's a shame that the tactics have taken a back seat, which was the greatest strength of Commandos before that. The missions are exciting and well staged. So this time the game is not recommended for fans of tactics, but rather for fans of aciton.
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