History VideoGame / Commandos

** Notably the Playstation 2 port of ''Men of Courage'' added additional optional tutorials that go over the controls and mechanics more thoroughly.

* TutorialFailure: A downplayed example but the tutorials in ''Men of Courage'' are less proper tutorials and more really simple beginner missions that don't actually explain the mechanics in-depth, this is mostly notable because the original Playstation 2 port (which more significantly altered the game compared to the later console ports) added a ton of new mini-tutorials that further explain the mechanics that previously only mentioned in the manual/had to be found out while playing.

** The Stalingrad campaign of ''Destination Berlin'' (the first, excluding the Tutorial) is arguably the hardest of the game with heavy combat, forcing the player to quickly adapt to the heavily nerfed combat abilities of their commandos and the final mission having an instant-fail alarm for almost the entire level,the player also has to deal with Paratroopers, who wield the deadly Assault Rifle, which aren't encountered at all in the Normandy campaign.

* ModelDissonance: Several of the weapons look ''really'' different between first and third person while The Spy/Green Beret share hand models (with only a slightly dirtier texture for the Green Beret) in the PC/Xbox version of the game. (The [=PS2=] version give Spy his own hand model.)

* ModelDissonance: Several of the weapons look ''really'' different between first and third person while The Spy/Green Beret share hand models (with only a slightly dirtier texture for the Green Beret) in the PC/Xbox version of the game. (The PS2 version give Spy his own hand model.)

* ReformatedGame: The PS2 version for technical reasons had to remove several weapons from several levels (essentially entirely removing most weapons that appear only once) and levels are often simplified and split into smaller chunks.

* * PlotHole: [[spoiler: It's revealed later that the traitor is Brown's friend, Russian General Emil Salenkov, how ''exactly'' he got his hands on Brown's operation in Normandy is never explained.]]
* PortingDisaster: The [=PS2=] version, while lacking some minor censorship in the PC version, has several missing weapons and simplified levels.

In July 2018, Kalypso Media, publisher of ''VideoGame/{{Tropico}}'', [[FranchiseOwnershipAcquisition acquired the rights to the IP]], with plans to develop "completely new games". The first of their new releases is ''Commandos 2 - HD Remaster'', a remaster of ''Men of Courage'' released in January 2020 with console ports releasing in September 2020. The remaster of ''Destination Berlin'' was released in August 2022. A new game, ''Commandos Origins'' is slated for a 2024 release.

In July 2018, Kalypso Media, publisher of ''VideoGame/{{Tropico}}'', acquired the rights to the IP, with plans to develop 'completely new games'. The first of their new releases is ''Commandos 2 - HD Remaster'', a remaster of ''Men of Courage'' released in January 2020 with console ports releasing in September 2020. The remaster of ''Destination Berlin'' was released in August 2022. A new game, ''Commandos Origins'' is slated for a 2024 release.

** The "W9" is the anachronistic (first made in ''1988''!) Smith and Wesson 4506, though stated in the manual to be a 9mm pistol. The Driver's manual entry states that .45ACP is difficult for him to come by, forcing him to change weapons.

* ArbitraryGunPower: All pistols, whether they be chambered in .45ACP, 9mm Parabellum or 8mm Nambu, kill in three shots. The Stg44 kills in two shots. All rifles, regardless of being chambered in .303 British, .30-06, 7.92mm Mauser or 6.5mm Arisaka, fire {{Instant Death Bullet}}s. The [[MoreDakka MP40]] will kill in one burst, but that counts as multiple hits, obviously.

** In ''Men of Courage'' and ''Destination Berlin'', the official weaponry of the commandos is a combination of British (Lee-Enfield rifle, PIAT, Mills bombs) and American (Colt M1911A1, M1903 Springfield) weapons. Allied soldiers of ''Men of Courage'' (it is never specified if they are American, British, Australian, or whatever) use the same arsenal.

Also of interest, is ''VideoGame/ShadowTacticsBladesOfTheShogun'', a SpiritualSuccessor published by Creator/DaedalicEntertainment and developed by Mimimi Productions attempting to revive the gameplay style of ''Commandos'', but swapping the World War II setting for the JidaiGeki, the ''VideoGame/{{Desperados}}'' series, which is basically ''Commandos'' but set in the [[TheWildWest American Old West]], ''VideoGame/WarMongrels'', another SpiritualSuccessor which returns to the World War II setting, albeit with a much darker story, and ''VideoGame/ShadowGambitTheCursedCrew'', a game by Mimimi, the same developer of ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' and ''Desperados III'' that is set in a fantasy version of the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy.

Also of interest, is ''VideoGame/ShadowTacticsBladesOfTheShogun'', a SpiritualSuccessor by Creator/DaedalicEntertainment attempting to revive the gameplay style of ''Commandos'', but swapping the World War II setting for the JidaiGeki, the ''VideoGame/{{Desperados}}'' series, which is basically ''Commandos'' but set in the [[TheWildWest American Old West]], ''VideoGame/WarMongrels'', another SpiritualSuccessor which returns to the World War II setting, albeit with a much darker story, and ''VideoGame/ShadowGambitTheCursedCrew'', a game by the same developer of ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' and ''Desperados III'' that is set in a fantasy version of the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy.

Also of interest, is ''VideoGame/ShadowTacticsBladesOfTheShogun'', a SpiritualSuccessor by Creator/DaedalicEntertainment attempting to revive the gameplay style of ''Commandos'', but swapping the World War II setting for the JidaiGeki, the ''VideoGame/{{Desperados}}'' series, which is basically ''Commandos'' but set in the [[TheWildWest American Old West]], and ''VideoGame/WarMongrels'', another SpiritualSuccessor which returns to the World War II setting, albeit with a much darker story.

** Seeing dead comrades near the door of a building, and not checking inside that building if commandos are hiding inside. Although to be fair, it would make the game unwinnable in ''a lot'' of scenarios.

* AmericaWonWorldWarII: Averted again in ''Strike Force'' as the team are still British Commandos (with theFrancis O'Brien being Irish-American, William Hakwins is British and George Brown is [[spoiler: German]]

* {{BFG}}: The Panzerfaust.

* * AmericaWonWorldWarII: Averted again in ''Strike Force'' as the team are still British Commandos (with theFrancis O'Brien being Irish-American, William Hakwins is British and George Brown is [[spoiler: German]]

* MultinationalTeam: The Strike Force is a unit of the British army, but only one of them (the Sniper) is actually British. The Green Beret is American-Irish and the Spy is [[spoiler: German.]]

* FakeDifficulty: Behind Enemy Lines/Beyond the Call of duty have it so your men can be very easily outshot by the enemy (unless you're laying down before shooting, but your men stand back up while shooting.), 2 removed this by letting your men fire while prone as well as decreased range all around. (So if your men are laying down, they'll attack the enemy at roughly the same time.), 3 made it so attack range is determined by weapon but even with a rifle, your prone men can be outshot by officers with handguns, which doesn't go well with the generally more combat-oriented levels of Commandos 3.

** The Green Beret's beret is the wrong way around.

In July 2018, Kalypso Media, publisher of ''VideoGame/{{Tropico}}'', acquired the rights to the IP, with plans to develop 'completely new games'. The first of their new releases is ''Commandos 2 - HD Remaster'', a remaster of ''Men of Courage'' released in January 2020 with console ports releasing in September 2020. The remaster of ''Destination Berlin'' was released in August 2022.

* MultinationalTeam: The Strike Force is a unit of the British army, but only one of them (the Sniper) is actually British. The Green Beret is American-Irish and the Spy is [[Spoiler: German.]]

** NonLethalKO: In missions with 2 commandos, an Commando that's health is roughly 90% depleted will go into an injured state clutching their stomach until healed, this can also happend to allied soldiers, who will eventually die if untreated while a Commando will stay alive in this state until healed, either by the player with a medkit or an allied soldier.