I never had the dubious pleasure of playing the original installment of Commandos 2 way back in 2001, so when I loaded into the remaster for the first time I lacked the nostalgic bias that can trick veteran gamers into believing a remaster of Commandos 2 was a good idea.
Kalypso Media has announced that the physical edition of the Commandos 2 & 3 HD Remaster Double Pack will arrive at retail stores next month.
I thought it said Commando 2&3... like the nes games. I am very disappointed
KeenGamer: "The legendary tactics game Commandos 2 is back with an HD remaster, but does it live up to the hefty reputation of the original? With sharper visuals but finicky controls, it is hard to fall back in love. Find out where we land in our review."
From Nintendo Life: "Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a disappointingly lacklustre port of a real-time tactics classic. This is a game that's showing its age in many ways but, with the right tweaks, some decent control implementation and squashing of bugs, it could have had its moment to shine with modern audiences. As it is, the irritations and annoyances expected in revisiting a game of this vintage are exacerbated to no end with shoddy, unwieldy controls, unexpected performance problems and a general lack of care. The graphics have been updated here, but everything else remains much as it was – with the added frustration of bugs, glitches and long loading times."
