5 Great (And 5 Not So Great) Stealth Video Games
9. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
The oldest entry in this list, released way back in 1998 on PC, Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines serves as a beautifully harsh example of classic gaming.
Sticking with WW2, Commandos saw you take charge of a six man team of Allied agents, all with different abilities. Playing like a tactical Cannon Fodder, each top-down map saw you using your wits and patience to complete objectives. Your standard operative, the Green Beret, is capable of doing a lot of the heavy lifting, the Spy could change uniform and infiltrate enemy strongholds, whilst the Driver was the only man capable of using vehicles. You had to employ all given men in a level to succeed.
Stealth and tactics were strongly emphasised here, as your squad could only withstand a couple of shots before dying, and enemies were relentless. Being the '90s, there was no hand-holding, and very few checkpoints. Manual saving was a must, as it'd be frustrating to have to restart a level within reach of the mission end.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines hit initial success, spawning an expansion pack and two sequels. The last offering though, 2006's Strike Force, tried to imitate other first-person shooters of the time and didn't reach the same success as its forebears.
Since then, all has been quiet on the wartime front.