Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a single player real-time tactics computer game developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The first installment in the "Commandos" series, the game was released in 1998 and is set in wartime Europe and Africa where a group of six Allied Commandos performs missions using small unit tactics. Each Commando has a unique set of skills and tools determined by his class which forces the player to establish cooperation among them so that further progress can be made. The objectives varies from sabotages to rescuing allied informants and assassinations.
Commandos employs an isometric view with a whole map visible, thus allowing player to think out a strategy and its execution in advance. The same system was later used in the expansion pack Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty released in 1999 as well as in two installments Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Commandos 3: Destination Berlin released in 2001 and 2003 respectively.
Commandos
In the game, the player represents the role of an officer who has been entrusted with the command of a group of six Commandos.
Jack "Butcher" O'Hara (Green Beret)
An Army boxing champion from 1934 to 1937, O'Hara was sentenced by a military court to 14 years of forced labour after hitting an officer. When he joined Commandos, his sentence was commuted. Promoted to Sergeant after wiping out 16 enemy soldiers without ammunition during the raid on the island of Vågsøy.
- Equipment: Knife, Pistol, Climbing axe, Acoustic decoy, Shovel.
- Skills: Moving explosive barrels, hiding bodies, climbing walls.
Samuel "Brooklyn" Brooklyn (Driver)
Joined the British Army in 1937 after a long criminal career in United States. Samuel accepted the offer of joining the Commandos mainly because of his being sought by Americanauthorities. During the raid on the airfield in Tamet he managed to destroy eight German fighters using his jeep's machinegun and another four when he crashed the vehicle against the remaining aircraft full of fuel.
- Equipment: Pistol, Submachine gun, First aid kit.
- Skills: Driving tanks and vehicles, capturing heavy machinegun and artillery posts.
James "Fins" Blackwood (Marine)
Educated in Oxford, this naval engineer swum across the English Channel on a bet. Because of his problems with alcohol, Blackwood was demoted from the rank of Captain toSergeant after a fight in a private club. He joined Commandos as a simple soldier. Decorated with a Military Cross for rescuing 45 stranded British soldiers about to be captured atDunkirk.
- Equipment: Knife, Pistol, Inflatable launch, Harpoon.
- Skills: Diving.
Thomas "Fireman" Hancock (Sapper)
Born in Liverpool, Hancock became a specialist in the High Risk Explosives department and volunteered for the Commandos in 1940. During the raid on Saint-Nazaire, he was responsible for the explosions that crippled the port facilities for months. In this operation Hancock was captured, but after eight weeks he escaped, crossed the Pyrenees and returned to England.
- Equipment: Pistol, Bear Trap, Time bomb, Remote control bomb, Grenades, Pliers.
- Skills: Cutting wires, setting up traps, using explosives.
Sir Francis T. "Duke" Woolridge (Sniper)
An aristocrat from Sheffield famous for being cool, quiet, and distinguished. Received a Military Medal during the invasion of Narvik where he killed the Commander of the Germangarrison with a single shot from a distance of more than one mile while the officer was inspecting the placement of his troops.
- Equipment: Pistol, Sniper Rifle, First aid kit.
- Skills: Sniping.
Rene "Spooky" Duchamp (Spy)
A former Chief of Security in the French embassy in Berlin where he obtained valuable knowledge regarding the members of Hitler's General Staff, Duchamp joined the Resistancewhen the embassy was closed. At least three trains, fourteen tanks and more than thirty vehicles have been knocked out thanks to his skills of information, infiltration, andsabotage.
- Equipment: Pistol, Poison Syringe, First aid kit.
- Skills: Stealing uniforms from clotheslines, distracting enemy soldiers, hiding bodies.
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