Commandos 3: Destination Berlin

NOT all of us got on with the original Commandos, but we enjoyed every breathless moment of the wonderfully innovative sequel, and the third game has truly got our pulses racing.

There is a shadow hanging over this sequel though, because the creator of the series and his lead programmer (Gonzo Suarez and Jon Beltran) have both left Pyro to start their own company, so C3 is unlikely to be as lovingly nurtured as the second game. Having said that, Pyro is still talking it up big, promising more varied gameplay (C2's biggest flaw was repetitiveness) and a less rigid structure compared with the mission-based design of the other two titles. It will also be rather less difficult, with a friendlier learning curve, and of course much better graphics.

If that's not enough, there is also a new multiplayer option, with deathmatch and CTF modes. It seems we've got little to worry about...