[Played on Retron 5 with original cartridge]
Commando is a pretty great port of the arcade title. I've only really played Commando once before in an arcade, but I can tell that pretty much everything I remember from there is here.
I really liked that little underground passageways were added into the NES port. It feels like the beginning of the long trend of arcade titles coming to the NES as more original and exclusive experiences, even if the addition is rather small and very missable.
I think my biggest issue with this title is that you shoot in the direction you walk towards. Then again, I can't really expect twin stick on the NES controller. I just feel like the game would have been easier and more approachable with twin-stick controls. Maybe I just suck.
Also, it kind of bothers me that you can't hold down the B button to fire your gun. That plus moving in the direction you shoot somehow made for a game that actually hurts my hands to play. I think that bumps the game down a point, causing physical harm.
So overall, it's a pretty decent little arcade title. I found it kind of a hassle to play, but that's pretty much a flaw with the base game, something I wouldn't discredit the home port in particular for. Considering how cheap the game is, it's worth picking up if you find it out in the wild. You probably won't regret it.
Commando is a pretty great port of the arcade title. I've only really played Commando once before in an arcade, but I can tell that pretty much everything I remember from there is here.
I really liked that little underground passageways were added into the NES port. It feels like the beginning of the long trend of arcade titles coming to the NES as more original and exclusive experiences, even if the addition is rather small and very missable.
I think my biggest issue with this title is that you shoot in the direction you walk towards. Then again, I can't really expect twin stick on the NES controller. I just feel like the game would have been easier and more approachable with twin-stick controls. Maybe I just suck.
Also, it kind of bothers me that you can't hold down the B button to fire your gun. That plus moving in the direction you shoot somehow made for a game that actually hurts my hands to play. I think that bumps the game down a point, causing physical harm.
So overall, it's a pretty decent little arcade title. I found it kind of a hassle to play, but that's pretty much a flaw with the base game, something I wouldn't discredit the home port in particular for. Considering how cheap the game is, it's worth picking up if you find it out in the wild. You probably won't regret it.