Console adaptation of the classic PC RTS featuring demanding tactical stealth missions. Pad controls remain a challenge but tactics fans will find satisfaction. An honest port preserving the original game's essence despite console constraints.
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Category
Real-Time Strategy1 player16+
Description
A 2002 console adaptation of Pyro Studios' game. A small-scale top-down real-time tactics title in which a team of specialists — sniper, sapper, spy — infiltrates Nazi sites with each member bringing complementary abilities.
Commandos 2 - Men of Courage review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Each mission feels like a vast puzzle where infiltration, cunning and squad coordination are honed through trial and error. Finding the best approach, outwitting the patrols and pulling everything off demands hours of patient thought. That tactical rigour, spread across long maps, guarantees a lifespan stealth fans savour.
Technical info
💾2,2 GB📅13/09/2002
Published by Eidos Interactive
Commandos 2 - Men of Courage (PS2) price, value & rarity
Is Commandos 2 - Men of Courage still worth playing in 2026?
A strategy and stealth game from Pyro Studios, Commandos 2 Men of Courage brings its famous real time tactics game to PS2, where a squad of commandos with specialised skills must accomplish Second World War missions in detailed isometric settings. The tactical depth, the freedom of approach and the meticulousness of the plans remain exemplary. The pad port, heavy against the mouse, and a fearsome difficulty deter. A title for fans of tactics, stealth and military puzzles on PS2.
