UNDER THE INFLUENCE

GAMES THAT FOLLOWED IN COMMANDOS’ FOOTSTEPS DESPERADOS: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Year: 2001

Desperados from German studio Spellbound Entertainment took the gameplay style of Commandos and transferred it to the Wild

West. Spellbound produced two sequels

– Desperados 2: Cooper’s Revenge

(2006) and Helldorado (2007) – and Mimimi Games is working on Desperados

III, which is currently set for release this year. ROBIN HOOD: THE LEGEND OF SHERWOOD Year: 2002

Another title from Spellbound, Robin Hood saw players take control of the Merry Men on a quest to retrieve

Robin’s inheritance, which has been stolen by the Sheriff Of Nottingham. The

Merry Men must sneak around and avoid killing enemies where possible, and in keeping with the theme, you’re encouraged to give money to the poor, who can provide Robin with intelligence on enemies. SHADOW TACTICS: BLADES OF THE SHOGUN Year: 2016

Developed by Munich-based studio Mimimi Games, Shadow Tactics heavily borrowed from the Commandos formula but shifted the setting to Edo-period Japan. Rock Paper Shotgun gave it a glowing review, with Tim Stone declaring: “Atmospheric and impossible to rush, Shadow Tactics is a fabulous game – a game I think I prefer to both Commandos 2 and Desperados.” PARTISANS 1941 Year: TBC

This upcoming title from Moscow-based studio Alter Games is a lovingly detailed homage to the Commandos games, although here the action takes place on the Eastern Front. “We like that people compare our game to Commandos, because Commandos is a legendary game series with excellent stealth gameplay,” said project lead Anton Martyshenko in PC Gamer issue

332.