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Capcom is digging deep into its back catalog for today's Capcom Arcade Cabinet pack, releasing a second pack of 1985 arcade games consisting of The Speed Rumbler, Savage Bees and the considerably less obscure Commando.

Savage Bees might be (a bit) better known these days as Exed Exes. When Memetron licensed the shooter for North America, it renamed it the slightly more eye-catching Savage Bees. The Speed Rumbler is kind of, sort of related to Commando, as it stars Super Joe on a rescue mission. The twist: he has a sweet car.

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One of the most prevalent changes players will notice in Borderlands 2 is the skill-tree functionality in co-op mode. Instead of simply beating down enemies separately but at the same time, as often happened in Borderlands, there will be more synergy between each character's abilities, Kester and Burch said.

For example, the Siren's phaselock abilities have been fine-tuned to include the "sweet release" kill skill, which insta-heals every member of her party if she kills an enemy frozen in phaselock. Additionally, the Assassin can execute enemies in the Siren's phaselock relatively easily with his melee or sniping moves, and the Commando will be able to throw down a bubble shield to protect the entire team. The Gunzerker is nuanced as well, including a skill that ramps up the power in the last shot of his gun's magazine, and if an enemy is killed with an excess amount of force, the extra points are converted to health. He can also dual-wield any weapon, which is awesome for everyone. Except the guys he's shooting at.

Continue reading Borderlands 2 brings the best of all worlds to Pandora, devs say [Update]

JoystiqBorderlands 2 brings the best of all worlds to Pandora, devs say [Update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Anthony-Burchassassinborderlands-2commandogearboxgearbox-softwaregunzerkermicrosoftpcplaystationps3Scott-KesterSirenxboxFri, 02 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Commando perk removed from Modern Warfare 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/31/commando-perk-removed-from-modern-warfare-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/31/commando-perk-removed-from-modern-warfare-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/31/commando-perk-removed-from-modern-warfare-3/#comments Love it or hate it, Modern Warfare 2's ninja-inducing Commando perk has gone the way of the dodo, and will not be flipping out and killing people in Modern Warfare 3. The perk, which allows for furious cursing near instantaneous melee attacks over an extended range, has been removed as part of an overall multiplayer balancing effort, according to a tweet posted by Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling.

At the moment, it is unknown whether or not Commando's absence will also remove its Pro variant, which negated fall damage and provided a strategic advantage on key maps. It's possible that this enhancement may be reassigned to a new and/or different perk, however it could just have easily been sacrificed in the name of balance. In related news, replacement controller sales are expected to drop by a hundred billion percent.

JoystiqCommando perk removed from Modern Warfare 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Meanwhile, on Virtual Console, Capcom surprises us with a pair of games that weren't supposed to be out until next year!

Gallery: Fluidity (12/6/10)

Gallery: Fireplacing (WiiWare)

Continue reading NintendoWare Weekly: Fluidity, Commando, SonSon

JoystiqNintendoWare Weekly: Fluidity, Commando, SonSon originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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However, what we didn't know at the time is that you get three free plays per day. Even if you don't feel like paying anything for the app, you can still play the games. Free seems like an okay price for touch-controlled arcade games.

Continue reading Capcom launches free-to-play iPhone arcade app

JoystiqCapcom launches free-to-play iPhone arcade app originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo's small collection of Virtual Console Arcade titles is about to get ... slightly less small. Capcom has this poster in their New York Comic-Con booth confirming the addition of six new arcade games to the North American Wii Shop in 2011.

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JoystiqCapcom Arcade Classics confirmed for North American release in 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here's something we don't get to write about very often any more: games that appear to be headed for the Wii Virtual Console. Australia's OFLC rated two classic Capcom arcade games that are most likely bound for the sadly neglected download service: Commando, the top-down shooting game that is probably best known now for being kind of connected to Bionic Commando, and a vertical shooter called Exed Exes.

We can be fairly certain these ratings point to a Virtual Console release, because Exed Exes was just put on the Virtual Console in Japan today. And now we begin the long wait until these two games make their way over. (Or we can just play them on Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1 for PS2 and Xbox.)

[Image: The Arcade Flyer Archive]

JoystiqOFLC rates Capcom's Commando and Exed Exes, likely for VC originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadeaustraliacapcomcommandoexed-exesnintendooflcvirtual-consolevirtual-console-arcadewiiTue, 21 Sep 2010 09:57:00 EST<![CDATA[DS releases for the week of August 18th]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-august-18th/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-august-18th/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-august-18th/#commentsFiled under:

This week, it's a total reverse of last week. Whereas we enjoyed a flood of releases, while the rest of the gaming world stood by and watched, this week we've got only a single game, while the other major markets enjoy the novelty of actual releases. Note, however, we're not saying they're great games ... but they are games.
  • Commando: Steel Disaster
Hit the break to see what's happening in the rest of the world.

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JoystiqDS releases for the week of August 18th originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite some minor qualms with the game's control scheme, we're actually somewhat fond of what we've seen from Silicon Knights' Norse mythology flavored action/RPG, Too Human. We were disappointed, however, when we discovered the game's demo, released during E3, only contained one out of five of the game's playable classes -- the Champion. Fortunately, Silicon Knights included a clever time release system with the demo, which will unlock other classes as we approach Too Human's August 19 release date.

The Berserker class actually appeared on Friday, and according to mysteriously informed GameFAQs commenter Dimascus, the Commando will report for duty on August 12. However, patience isn't really a virtue possessed by most gamers, so it's no surprise that many Too Human players discovered that with by tinkering with the 360's internal clock and doing a bit of tricky menu navigation, it's possible to play as all five of the classes before their initial dates of arrival. We've got Dimascus' method after the jump -- are you brave enough to propel your 360 into the future?

[Thanks, Boff.]

Continue reading Too Human demo classes unlock over time, internal clock shift makes them all available

JoystiqToo Human demo classes unlock over time, internal clock shift makes them all available originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>berserkerchampionclassescommandodemodennis-dyacksilicon-knightstime-releasetoo-humanXbox-360Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Win a copy of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/21/win-a-copy-of-wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/21/win-a-copy-of-wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/21/win-a-copy-of-wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3/#commentsFiled under:


Whoa, it's the weekend! Yay! What's better than the weekend? Getting free stuff on the weekend. To thank all of you that keep on checking the site during your days off, we're giving away two codes to Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, the latest PSN download from Capcom.

Update: All codes have been given away. Thanks for participating!

Good luck, and thanks for reading PS3 Fanboy! Once again, you must be a US or Canadian resident, 18 years or older, to be eligible for this giveaway. Good luck!

JoystiqWin a copy of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomcommandocommando-3Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Website or command center? You decide]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/13/website-or-command-center-you-decide/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/13/website-or-command-center-you-decide/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/13/website-or-command-center-you-decide/#commentsFiled under:

Don't tell us the delay for Commando Steel Disaster was caused by a bunch of web developers anxious to show off their fancy animations before the game was released. The official website for this hot run-and-gun title has gone live, and is an admittedly cool little package featuring screenshots, concept art and the original trailer.

That trailer is good and all, but this is a war those badass little sprites are fighting. Get some fitting tunes and the blood will really rise! Commando Steel Disaster is set for an release on August 19 in North America, so there's plenty of time to get in some Metal Slug action before then. It's pretty much the same thing.



[Via press release]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>07commandocommandocommando-steel-disasterlexicon-entertainmentmanarun-and-gunxs-gamesFri, 13 Jun 2008 14:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Commando: Delay Disaster]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/commando-delay-disaster/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/commando-delay-disaster/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/commando-delay-disaster/#commentsFiled under:

Remember when we said that Commando: Steel Disaster's early-May release date "puts Commando mostly out of the way of the late-May/early-June rush of action-oriented DS games?" As it turns out, that's not the case. Lexicon Entertainment announced today that the game would be delayed until May 30th in Europe. You know, right around when every other DS game and their mother comes out.

Many of the late-May through July dates are for the North American region, but we're assuming that a lot of you English-speaking Europeans import games without tangible release dates because of the cheap dollar. Does this delay push this game off your radar, then, in favor of other things?

Gallery: Commando: Steel Disaster



[Via press release]

JoystiqCommando: Delay Disaster originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>07-commando07commandocommandolexicon-entertainmentmanarun-and-gunsteel-disasterxs-gamesMon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Commando: Steel Release Date]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/14/commando-steel-release-date/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/14/commando-steel-release-date/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/14/commando-steel-release-date/#commentsFiled under:

Previously announced for a Q3 release in the U.S. from XS Games, Mana's Metal Slug-ian shooter Commando: Steel Disaster is now coming out on May 6th, published by Take-Two subsidiary Jack of All Games, according to Gamestop. While we don't know about the release date, the publisher information is consistent, since Jack of All Games distributes XS's releases in the U.S. (according to the original press release).

We want to believe this listing ourselves, since it puts running and gunning in our hands sooner. And it puts Commando mostly out of the way of the late-May/early-June rush of action-oriented DS games.

JoystiqCommando: Steel Release Date originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>07-commandocommandomanarun-and-gunxs-gamesMon, 14 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Commando locks and loads for U.S. release]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/commando-locks-and-loads-for-u-s-release/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/commando-locks-and-loads-for-u-s-release/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/31/commando-locks-and-loads-for-u-s-release/#commentsFiled under:

Mana's Metal-Slug-but-not-really run-and-gun Commando: Steel Disaster will be coming to the U.S. in Q3, courtesy of XS games. We've been keeping tabs on Commando for a while now, anxious for some Metal Slug-style blasting, and a U.S. version has felt increasingly likely since a European release for the game was confirmed.

With a Metal Slug 7 release date still to be fired our way, we fancy that Commando might just beat SNK's title to shelves, while the trailer we posted earlier this month suggests it could be a capable imitator.
[Via press release]

JoystiqCommando locks and loads for U.S. release originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>07commandocommandolexicon-entertainmentmanarun-and-gunMon, 31 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Commando: Steel Trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/commando-steel-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/commando-steel-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/commando-steel-trailer/#commentsFiled under:


Lexicon Entertainment has made a new Commando: Steel Disaster trailer available, and it certainly impresses. It seems that Lexicon knows exactly how to convey the important qualities of a shooting game through video. We admit that we're a bit disappointed with the lack of actual in-game sound effects in the trailer, and we don't even know if that music appears in-game.

The graphics and animation are great, actually, but even that's not what really gets our attention. What tells us that this might be an interesting run & gun is that the player dies in almost every scene. In the trailer. That's hardcore.

[Via GoNintendo]

JoystiqCommando: Steel Trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been quite some time since we've heard from 07 Commando, the surprisingly nice-looking total ripoff of Metal Slug. Since then, the name has changed to Commando: Steel Disaster -- maybe because it's "08" now? Today, publisher Lexicon Entertainment announced a European release date for the derivative run & gun: May 9th.

They'll probably beat Metal Slug 7 into stores (SNK's game was fairly early at GDC), which is probably an important component of the business model. We wouldn't mind an extra seven levels of Slug-esque shooting, ourselves, before the main course comes out.



[Via GamesPress]

JoystiqCommando to Slug it out in Europe this May originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Call it another old-school remake/update; Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 will be out on XBLA and PSN this Spring. The angled, overhead shooter draws on its MERCS origins, bringing three-player destruction to those systems for $10 or 800 Microsoft Points.

At a recent demo, I played the 360 version of the game. Controls felt good, with walking assigned to the left stick and shooting to the right. I lobbed grenades and launched super attacks with other buttons; the arsenal held my interest. Vehicles should be a big part of the game, too. In my demo, we drove in an armored truck, shooting from our different seats, and floated down a river raft. Hopefully the full game will feature lots of these breaks, since on-foot battles could grow monotonous.

Gallery: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

Continue reading Joystiq hands-on: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (XBLA/PSN)

JoystiqJoystiq hands-on: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (XBLA/PSN) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aside from its support for online multiplayer matches, one of the features that really make Panzer Tactics stand out to us when comparing it to other turn-based strategy titles (e.g. Advance Wars) is its employment of Commandos and Officers. Commandos essentially act as stealth operatives, sneaking into enemy territory and acting as an unseen nuisance to your opponent, whereas Officers improve the attributes of the troop they're assigned to and increase morale for surrounding allies.

The above three-and-a-half minute video, Panzer Tactics' third episode in its "Producer in a Box" video series, further explains the capabilities of these Commando and Officer units. Move your army to the hex cell after the post break to watch the two previous "Producer in a Box" movies. You can also study the fifteen new screenshots we've added to our Panzer Tactics image gallery.

Gallery: Panzer Tactics DS

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JoystiqPanzer Tactics goes commando originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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