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Time Commando is an action-adventure video game developed by Adeline Software and published by Electronic Arts in Europe, Activision in America, and Virgin Interactive Entertainment and Acclaim Entertainment (Saturn) in Japan.

How to Play Time Commando

No setup needed — launch Time Commando in the RetroPlayers.Club Player and these bindings are live. Controller Mapping in the app changes them any time.

The Story Behind Time Commando

Here is where Time Commando came from and how it reached the Sega Saturn.

The 3D engine used in Time Commando was a re-written version of the engine used in Little Big Adventure which resulted in it being faster, and also having slightly improved animations. It was originally released for the PC on 31 July 1996 in Europe, the United States and Brazil, and was later ported for PlayStation and released on 30 September 1996 in Europe and the United States, and on 15 November 1996 in Japan. In order to accomplish this, Stanley must combat various enemies throughout different time periods.

This development approach, along with Adeline's admission that making a small game is not in their nature, meant that the Christmas release date was missed, resulting in an actual release date of 31 July 1996. Adeline Software International's initial plan after the release of Little Big Adventure was to begin work on a sequel, but it became apparent that there was not enough time to complete it in time for Christmas 1995.

What You'll Play

Time Commando is a retro game for 1 player, played full-speed in the free RetroPlayers.Club Player with its Controller Mapping panel.

The music soundtrack was composed by Philippe Vachey.The PC CD contains two audio tracks: In each level, Stanley collects various weapons exclusive to the time period. The player controls Stanley Opar, a S.A.V.E. operative (Special Action for Virus Elimination) at the facility who enters the vortex to try and stop the virus. As the player plays through a level, a time bar, which counts the time until the virus completely takes over and the player dies, slowly fills.

At the Historical Tactical Center, the military, with the help of a private corporation, has created a computer capable of simulating any form of combat from any point in history.

Why It Still Hits

Time Commando is a retro game that Sega Saturn players still load up; the reviews and rankings below say why.

A Sega Saturn version of the game developed by Virtual Studio was also released in Japan on 5 March 1998. A Next Generation critic said in a brief review that "It looks good, but it's repetitive, the control is twitchy, and it never quite takes off." Time Commando was re-released for modern computer systems on 6 January 2012 by GOG.com. GameSpot also mentioned problems with the controls and animation but were otherwise more positive, summarizing that "Time Commandos stunning 3-D graphics and innovative gameplay bring action and adventure on the PlayStation to dizzying heights." Atomic Dawg of GamePro actually praised the controls, but agreed that "the overall visual impact is diminished by pokey, lame-looking basic moves." His main criticism was how slowly the game moves whenever the player is not in a fight, and he concluded Time Commando to be an essentially good game that players would need an unusually high amount of patience to enjoy.

Background sources: Wikipedia.

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