Kick Ass Commandos

Kick Ass Commandos
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Metacritic
91
Steam
71.068
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Price
$4.99
Release date
17 November 2016
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Steam reviews score
Total
91 (161 votes)

Lock and Load! It's time to Kick Ass. Grab your machine-gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone else you encounter!

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Kick Ass Commandos system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 etc
  • Processor: 1.2Ghz+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB+
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 250 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Supports Gamepad

Recommended:

Recommended requirements are not yet specified.
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Pixel Paintbrush
Pixel Paintbrush

This game is very clearly EA, it's a good concept, and it is fun. but there ARE some problems, Some animations just default to "Sliding" around at random, many AI teammates just "Run" backwards into eternity, so if you don't pick em up, they're gone, and oh my frigging GOD if I get killed during a cutscene again I'm gonna lose it, because yes, oh yes friends THEY CAN SHOOT YOU....even if you can't move. Plus some of the levels are Waaaaay to hard, either due to poor design (i.e. Gators just Spearheading you for an insta kill, and you being unable to avoid them due to the terrain, or because they just "appeared", though that may be a graphical error...). and general buckshot it damn near un-killable without grenades.

However the game has MASSIVE potential, local/internet co-op and workshop support (Levels, Chars, Weps...Total conversions maybe, mission editing and scripting) would make it a pure gem, and some fine tuning of weapons and terrain would be a godsend. This game is like Ikari Warriors on the NES (But this game controls so much better), the controls are solid, and the current string of things is appropriate for a new game like this, it's worth the $10, I waited 'till the sale ended to pay for the game.

Is it worth $10 in it's current state? Yes
Is it perfect? Hell no
Remember Ikari Warriors? No? Well play this anyway
Can it be made better? Absolutely
Will it? Most likely as the issues are just a set of minor ones that compound it to 1 big one.
It's a fun shmup remniscent of the NES era long past, I'm glad I bought this game, and I'm glad the devs are working on it!

And for the love of ANYTHING dear to you Play the Demo, it's free, that way if you don't like the game...don't bitch about it, however if you want to be part of something interesting, and blowing things to pieces is your thing, BUY IT!...oh yeah, and the organs of your enemies? They slide around and blood trails everywhere...even better!

Spectra GT
Spectra GT

this game is great for a fast game before bed , love the shooting graphics and sound effects , all in all great game you guys looking at the demo should really consider buying for a few bucks you wont regret :)

DankDudeDom
DankDudeDom

You're not a bad ass untill you play KICK ASS COMANDOS. Be the A-Team, be Michale Bay, be a F***ING DEMOLITIONIST DEAMON FROM HELL. What are you waiting for maggots!

mceachmny
mceachmny

Very nice love the old school guerilla warfare nintendo classic. This is a very nice reminder of nintendo classic.

dotblackheart
dotblackheart

LOVE THE GAME
but i will miss my team mate six pack joe he died by a croc dame you he was perfact in everyway
but hard as hell

Dolph
Dolph

Another one of those games that needs something in between "thumbs up" and "thumbs down".

A very nostalgic trip to my days of playing Contra or Ikari Warriors, with a bit of mindless shooting and blowing things up. This game would have been a smash in the 80s, but lacks the polish to hold it's head high in this era. It's certainly no Tiny Troopers or even Cannon Fodder.

Yes, it's early access and things could change, but I think it's core will always be the same and that's what lets it down. There's nothing really original in this game. The enemy have no AI or pathfinding, so you can't lure them around corners, instead they just run from where they are to where you are and if something is in the way then they'll run on the spot until you move.

An extra point; It would be nice to use pick ups as secondary weapons to use when you wanted, rather than having them become your sole weapon for a limited time.

This game has potential, but I think it's going to be crippled by it's engine.

mitzi444
mitzi444

Excellent fast paced savage shooter. If you like mindless adrenaline, explosions and guts, this one's for you! No need for jumping etc. Just move your character around, point and click and booooooom!

Doc_Brewster
Doc_Brewster

I like this game. Old style arcade game and its great... The music fits the game play and the controls are easy. However, I wish there was a volume control in the game. It is super loud and I have trouble adjusting the volume while streaming, but overall I would recommend if you like the older style arcade games.

Vezzo_01
Vezzo_01

As of right now, time on record 5 mins (the absolute mimimum required by Steam to write a review! This includes changing settings, navigating the UI and completing the first 2 mission. And this is what I noticed:

Pros:

    • Got more hair on my chest
    • My voice has gotten deeper
    • My biceps have grown 3 inches
    • My wife says I have become a better lover

Cons:

    • I want extra levels NOW!!!

boltronics
boltronics

Reminds me a little bit of Cannon Fodder.. only quicker, more action packed, more modern, no need to worry about recruits and put simply, a lot more fun.

I got it for $0.95 USD on sale. Since I've already been playing it for over an hour, I've already got my money's worth. Not sure I'd recommend it at $5.99 as half of the levels aren't unlocked yet due to being in Early Access, and there's no Steam Achievements or Trading Cards so far... but probably that price will be reasonable when the game development is finished. Played on Debian GNU/Linux x86_64.

suboost1
suboost1

Game is pretty fun, a little repetitive and lacks the style of a Hotline Miami to make it stand out. For a dollar it's probably worth it.

Feared Alien Voodoo
Feared Alien Voodoo

Anarchy Enterprises
delivers
good old
american as apple pie
video game violence
from a top-down perspective.

Mister Ivan
Mister Ivan

Very good game, I would recommend it to everyone who is looking for somewhat mindless action and a lot of explosions throughout the gameplay.

itcrespo
itcrespo

Really nice 2d scrolling shooter, an evolution of Commando, you can play 15 minutes of extreme action and feel like Rambo. Please please please enable multiplayer, with multiplayer this game is perfect.

Roué Arc
Roué Arc

An absolute awesome time with guns, bombs, rockets, flames, grenades, etc. Very fun to play with people, and by yourself as well.

Definitely worth the buy.

Captainslow
Captainslow

I give this game 9/10 for the following reasons:

-takes you back to the 1980's SEGA game Rambo among others
-fun even if you aren't over 25
-addictive and hard to put down
-you can upgrade commandos with points for extra firepower, HP, fireing rate etc
-soundtrack is so right...right of of an arcade
-it's pretty funny too
-it's cheap
-no negatives I can think of

Buy it and have fun!!!

James Lister
James Lister

Cool music and blasting hell, much fun and really good - this game is too good to pass.

9.5/10.
yea.

NachoBroRyan
NachoBroRyan

I've have some good fun with this game so far. It controls well with my 360 controller and plays nice with my 2560 x 1440 screen. The trailer and demo show what the game is about. It's got 4 levels of difficulty. I'm on the second easiest and it's not super easy on that level but do able for me. I can't imagine trying to do this game on the highest difficulty level.

Cartof
Cartof

Funny pixel graphics top down game ! Lots of fun in a destructible environment !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSPKvAUMMkw

DeadlySeabass
DeadlySeabass

Picked this up today. This is a lot of fun. Using an Xbox 360 controller, i was moving through and mowing down enemies in no time. Reminds me a bit of Ikari Warrios and Commando with some new flare thrown in. Having a lot of fun. Get it, you will enjoy it to. Wish it had MP but that's not a show stopper.

steppencat
steppencat

Good simple fun, a la Ikari Warriors. Bite sized levels. Great for when you really don't want to think too much.

CelestialAfroJungle
CelestialAfroJungle

This game can be compared to games such as Medal of Honor: Infiltrator, Ikari Warriors, Alien Shooter, Zombie Shooter, etc etc... I'm a great fan of games like this, top-down shooters were so damn great back in the days, hence, that is the reason why we need more games like this and this one is here to remedy that.
It's a really great game, actually, it was already a good game back in its early access state but now, it's even better.
If you love crazy 'Merica shooters, you'll love this.
Even if you don't like America!
You probably won't like it if you're one of those anti violent video games though but what the heck are you doing here?
It even has a great soundtrack!

This is somewhat similar to BroForce but instead of being a 2d platorm, it is a top-down shooter, BroForce has a better destructible environment though.

Anyway, it is really good.
I just hope that there will be a workshop, an editor mode and mods.
That would be great.

8/10

Edit/note: One negative point i can think of is about the savegames being stored in the registry, one of the most idiotic thing a developer can think of, well, right after being stored in their own servers that is. I wonder when will they understand that it should be placed all at the same most logical place? Username\Saved Games.
It shouldn't be that hard but i guess it's too much for them to handle.

supersaiyanwarriorx
supersaiyanwarriorx

This game is awesome tight controls cool graphics and a ton of content, blood gore and guns this game leaves drama at the door and is what a game should be pure fun.

MrAnchovy
MrAnchovy

Excellent arcade action - reminds me of the good old days and games like "Ikari Warriors", "Who Dares Wins" or "Commando". AI is incredibly stupid, but who cares because huge explosions. Needs modding tools / Workshop integration, to create your own maps, heroes, villains and missions. Still highly recommended for action / arcade fans.

TheRadian
TheRadian

One of the most fun arcade style twin-stickers I have played on steam (right up there with Full MoJo Rampage, and Nuclear Throne). This might be my favorite of the three. This is pure arcade bliss. The presentation and the MUSIC are icing on this insanity of a shooter. This game deserves to be in an arcade cabinet.

Ickie•°(>N<)
Ickie•°(>N<)

SUPERB!>>Remember Capcom's Commando 1985???If you were lucky enough to have played that,or it's PC /console conversion then like me i think youll absolutely love this game,and even if you havnt heard of them because you wernt even born then dont worry,this is good enough to attract new players to this "style" of Gameplay.I know this isnt made by Capcom,still the same idea you will spot immediately.@DEV>Id love to see say WW2 DLC for this,Plenty of Nazi's to kill etc and Nades to lob+that classic theme tune,this has the same frenetic frenzied paced gameplay as an old classic,i wasnt sure when i looked at it,is it childish?No it isnt.Im middle aged:) and for me this IS My "Best Buy"of Steam sale Nov2016.Edit>another idea for DLC i would like to see The theme tune from 1985 Commando too id pay for that in a jiffy!.. :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmlM1KS7txE&t=505s
Oh and theres a "bit"of Blood in it!..

Superfly
Superfly

bit tricky, but very much in the vain of games like commado on the speccy, but with more blood. Good buy if your pining for some retro shooting action in a jungle.

Warnerrr
Warnerrr

What I thought would be a spiritual successor to Cannon Fodder turned out to be a very dull "bullet-hell" esque game, minus the things that make bullet hell games fun.

The game itself is very repetitive, and the missions are all basically "shoot this way until all enemies in this direction die and then you get this other powerup so you can go shoot in this direction until it is time to ride a helicopter out of here"

Pass.

566bravo
566bravo

Nice, simple and fun. A way to adjust your squad formation after rescuing friendlies would have been great though.

hayesmaker64
hayesmaker64

It's like Cannon Fodder and Chaos Engine rolled into 1 giant clusterfug grenade and shoved down your gullet. 100/100

riderofdirt
riderofdirt

Really fun pixel old school type game. I like how you can switch characters and upgrade i just wish it were multiplayer

cpbingman
cpbingman

Have played this game for a few hours now and it's fun in a retro-arcade way. Kind of refreshing having a shooter that doesn't rely on modern graphics and complicated story-line for all the fun. Just a simple in your face shoot-em-up frenz fest

Gentorm
Gentorm

this is a fun game with lots of madness its well worth the price but only downside is no controller support.

Mona Lisa Overdrive
Mona Lisa Overdrive

Good.
Simple.
Clean.
Polished.
Fine.
Bro.
White-fucking-knuckle-gpu-dragging-bullet-hell-action.
I am Commando.

nigmachangeling
nigmachangeling

just gotta say, ive been addicted and was determined to beat this game before doing anything else. im done!! and with donald F**KING Trump!what a funny addition! haha! XD

as for my completion, it is at least as of mission pack 6, all beaten with donald trump as mentioned. amusing little game, if a little infuriating at times.

im looking at you, extinction...

Blurfester
Blurfester

Great music, Great gameplay, Nice upgrade mechanic, Graphics are a perfect fit for the game. Over the top ACTION, ACTION, ACTION! Play this game when coffee, cocaine or hypo's full of concentrated adrenaline aren't options. If you mix any one of these and this game you're head will explode. Adrenaline junkies, this game was made for you, yoU, YOOOOOUUUUUUUU! EVERY ACTION MOVIE EVER MADE IS BOTTLED UP, CHUGGED BACK AND PUKED INTO THIS GAME. JUST BUY IT ALREADY DAMMIT! 10 Out OF fUCkiNg 10!!22!!!11!!$$33!!!!1 IT's AWes0mE!!!! Yarrrrgh, Blaaaaaa, fuuuuuuck!

JUGGERNAUTofWARR
JUGGERNAUTofWARR

Fast launch times and low system requirements make this perfect game for taking a quick break on my school laptop. Allows you to get into the action right away with no time wasted.

sterben
sterben

grate game but it would be even better if it was multiplayer but beside that it has fun gameplay and good FPS thanks for the good game at a grate price

Tony Longshire
Tony Longshire

Outstanding !!

Every 80s action movie ever thought of its "Sudden Strike" "BRILLIANT"

Tony Yorkshire:)

Dragon
Dragon

Kick Ass Commandos is a bright, colourful shoot 'em up that is sadly also shallow and repetitive.

I enjoyed myself for the first two hours. Ploughing through the enemy with a horde of commandos was immensely satisfying. As was completely wrecking the scenery with flame throwers and grenades.

But it was only the momentum of that first fun that carried me to the final act. Kick Ass Commandos gets repetitve fast. Some have called it a bullet hell shooter but it's not. The slightly springy camera makes precision dodging difficult. The enemies bullets are small and fast and don't come in patterns, their only attack style is to shoot straight at the player with some random spread.

The gameplay leans more to a stats/grind style than a skill based shooter. The Easy difficulty setting is far to easy but the Elite (second) difficulty requires levelling up health and damage before they can be meaningfully attempted. The core feature, the Commando companions, is a bit of a gimmick. There is no way to change their formation except to squish them into walls. At the beginning of the game they're overpowerd but towards the end they're useless except as brief bullet sponges.

The Commandos get in the way, steal health, trip over mines and get hooked on things. I found the best option was to go it alone carefully and then come back and rescure them just before completing the stage. A troupe of elastic skating commandos on the late ice stages is a whole lot less fun than it sounds as they slew wildly into trapped crates and boxes.

Garry, seriously man. Get out of the way.

There's also number of small annoyances that compound the frustration. There are no in-game options, there is no music volume control. The - I assume - store bought muzak tracks are not balanced (and not great either). I had to quit the stage to turn down some of the louder tracks.

Steam achievements only worked in the first two acts. The Commandos themselves are all identical with only different skins to distinguish them; there doesn't seem to be a way to respec points after they've been assigned. Points put into Valor are points wasted.

The game icon is still the default Unity icon. The Steam overlay doesn't work. The irritating 'Please give us a positive review' message breaks In-home-streaming if clicked accidentally. The springy camera makes precision shooting whilst dodging difficult.

All-in-all Kick Ass Commandos isn't terrible but it's only worth getting if it's heavlliy discounted. You'll probably only put a couple of hours of play time into it before moving on.

jaklumen
jaklumen

Loving the George Washington update for U.S. Independence Day.

I do hope that down the road, however, we can have some customizable levels.

Ozzbat
Ozzbat

Pretty sweet top down piece of pixelated mayhem. I enjoy the simple wreck face, blow up base mentality of this game. Takes me back to NES days but quicker paced and more brutal.

Dale Dar
Dale Dar

Makes me think of BroForce.

It's funny for the fact that you can also play as Santa, Trump, Putin, and Washington.

TheGrovesy
TheGrovesy

Really fun, back-to-basics, shoot-em-up. Kind of like an Arm version of Gauntlet. My only suggestion would be to have the camera view zoomed out a little more as you often get caught out by what you cant see shooting at you. Also a level editor would be fun.

Anonymous
Anonymous

This game is kind of like a mix between Commando or Ikari Warriors and BroForce. I recommend it if you like old school shooters as I do. I would give it a 7 out of 10 and the reasons are, you can't get rid of the aim or bulls eye on the screen and it will get in the way of incoming fire. Also, why isn't there a coop mode or multiplayer mode? Other than these flaws, its a solid shooter with metal music and a lot of gore. I like when you swallow a grenade and your head flyes out of your body, also they have Donald Trump in the game as a playable character aswell as santa claus.

adept5
adept5

It's not bad. Controls need some work and it would be nice if you could order your teammates around so that they'd act less like meatshields..or buff the AI so the stupid companions will maneuver around instead of just walking in front waiting to catch lead. I have no other complaints.

bsehri
bsehri

pure bloodshed nothing less nothing more. there's nothing in the name of a story or sth, and it's not metal slug, but if you like that kind of old arcade stlye shoot'em ups this game is one of the best alternatives I stumble on so far.

Krash2020
Krash2020

well I've been at it for a couple of hours so far and Id say the execution (pun intended) of the game is pretty good. hotline miami and broforce have a baby and thats a good thing. The only turn off I've had with this game is that your not capable of switching between power ups. For example if you wanted to take a building down with more precision youd pick up the rocket launcher power up but that would also mean youd have to keep using the rocket launcher untile your out of ammo in order to go back to your main gun. If you picked up another power up by mistake, bye bye rocket launcher. The power ups also vanish if not picked up so youd have to make a fast decision. overall its really cool game but i hope there can be a switch to normal gun button in the future so i wouldnt have to waste powerup ammo....But thats just me though....

Raden
Raden

This "No" vote is probably the toughest one I've ever had to give.

See, that's because there's so much positive in this game. It's a rompin' stompin' wreckfest. You go in, you shoot everything on the map, you save the poor saps that need to be saved and you leave. Over and over. It's good for what it is. It's something you spend a burst of time on, or if you're really focused, you can complete it in one sitting.

You are not going to find a lot of balance. If you want a fine, intricate balance, you may need to go somewhere else. This is the game you pick up to destroy everything you see. The premise is simple: You have an objective, you start a map, you shoot everything you can and you complete the objective. There's six map packs with several missions each, which sounds like a lot....

.... but then we get to the fact that I completed the whole thing in just 2 and a half hours. There are several playable characters but frankly they are all the same. They all start with the same basic weapon.

Powerups are king until you have put about half a dozen skill points into your damage and fire rate, at which point you will be cursing picking up the rocket launcher because your machine gun is so much faster and more damaging. Granted, you have to do a lot of work to get to that point, but you can get to it.

And after you've beaten the game? No ending, just kicked back to the mission select like nothing happened. You can play on a higher difficulty if you want, but it's all the same stuff, just more tedious.

As much fun as it was, I didn't see this as a game I'd ever pick up again after beating it (and getting completely nothing for it.) The last update was last year, so there's not going to be any more support for it, obviously. You're not going to ever get a satisfying ending, not even a congratulations screen. Just dumped back to the mission select as if the final boss were just any other level.

Since it's clear nothing will be added to this game to improve on it, despite being just over the two hour mark, I requested a refund. I laid it out honestly to them: It's a fun game, but it's missing some stuff, too short and it's not being worked on anymore, and it's a game I don't see myself ever playing again because of it. I got my refund.

It's a fun game. It's definitely not worth the price they want for it. I got it 50% off and I still refunded it afterward, so that's why it has the "not recommended" vote. If you want a game where you can roflstomp everything (and we all do every once in a while!) then by all means, grab this game on sale and go to town. You might get more enjoyment out of it then I did. It was certainly fun, there just wasn't enough of it and it wasn't varied enough. It's like going to a buffet and eating only french fries. You may like fries but you will eventually want something else. This game did not provide that something else for me. And apparently it never will.

Guns
Guns

Quick review: 2

### Metric ###
1- Garbage. :(
2- Did not fulfill the purpose.
3 - Ok, fulfilled the purpose.
4 - A good game!
5 - Just play and be happy. :)

Rafael Cavacchini
Rafael Cavacchini

All in all, Kick Ass Commandos could not have a more fitting adjective in its title. It kicks ass, plain and simple. If you are looking for an action-packed romp through ridiculous environments and set pieces, look no further than this game. It's over the top with its humor, visuals, gameplay, and quality.

JFF44
JFF44

Just Use your Favourite Button to move around, then Point to kill your enemy in your face

Story? Who need a story when you have guns, and CommandoEs?

Tons of Achievements, Some mission can be annoying and hard, but it's doable

Looking for a game to "Kill time"? HELL YEAH

Droiagon
Droiagon

Listen to the top review. This wants to be that cool old arcade game machine with commandos running around shooting. But even those games had better ways to spice things up rather than running straight towards the enemy pointing at them until infinity.

Only get for super cheap. I lasted 30 minutes.

☢ IamUSER ☢
☢ IamUSER ☢

I love grabbing box as The Donald. Big energy, we're all winning. Make dual stick shooters great again!

Ajantis
Ajantis

This is an extremely fun game.
It may appear as dated as to graphics or it may appear childish, but it's far from that!
At the elite difficulty it's challenging, there is a lot of dying and re-trying specific missions.
It is skill based, requiring mostly agility and a little tactics.
The tactical aspect is very downgraded, because in this game it is encouraged to rush forward, as opposed to rogue-like games when you have to think carefully about every action you will next make in order to complete a level.
Why I wrote that this game encourages rushing-charging forward like a bull?
Because this game has a unique rule: every thing you can pick on the ground ( health packs and weapons ) HAVE A TIME LIMIT.
So, in order to make use of most health packs that you will randomly receive as a reward for killing enemies and blowing up buildings, you have to rush forward to get them....you must not wait. If you wait the health packs is gone! But when you go forward to get them, you will encounter new enemies that are shooting at you! And so on and so forth.
This is a little odd, because 1) it is not realistic, in real life ammo doesn't dissappear after a time, it is consumed by USING. 2) No other shooting game in the world has this paradigm.
But overall, while playing this game you will feel like Rambo, battling against entire armies of criminals, evil cults and dictatorships.
It is a very rewarding game ( for example - leveling up your char to the highest military ranks, - upgrading your char to maximum abilities ), and it has a good variety of maps.
Too bad ,it is short. I finished it in 8 hours.

Efrices
Efrices

Pure heavy metal godlike soundtrack, simple but fast paced non-stop action gameplay and pure carnage!!! This is a fun game! By far the greatest things are the soundtrack and gameplay! Graphics are nice and do the job. But seriously, soundtrack is so good that I will listen to it outside the game as a metal album itself. Perfect for this game! So cool and varied with so much melodies and riffs to memorize!!!!

The gameplay here is simple just WASD and left click button. That's it. This makes the game work so well. I played this intense game to simply have a blast and no thinking time and it delivered in an excelent way. There are a lot of levels and it took me 12 hours to finished one full playthrought in "Extreme" difficulty, the second hardest one. Maybe I could finish it in less time but it got really hard on the final part of act 3 and I had to go back and forth between acts to gain enough experience and improve my stats.

Overall, despite somes levels being a little bit unfair or having lot of difficulty jumps, this is an awesome game. You want an indie pure action gameplay with blood, explosions, killing and all of this with the most amazing metal ost? Then look no further than this. Great game to get out the stress and have so much fun not thinking to much what and how you're playing.

Solid solid fun 8/10! Give this action brutal carnage metal glory a solid try! You will not regret it!

ThtOneGuy420
ThtOneGuy420

badass game beena while since i last got into a game and actually had fun with the story and crazy ass chatacters. this game is a blast hours of fun plus the little guys get a laugh outta playing as santa and killing people weird kidds might need to get them looked at lmaooo :|

Sir Edward
Sir Edward

If you liked cannon fodder you'll probably like this game.