Captain Commando PC Game

Captain Commando is a 1991 futuristic side-scrolling beat ‘em up game originally developed and published by Capcom as a coin-operated video game, and later ported to several other platforms. It was the seventeenth title produced for the company’s CP System hardware. The game stars the titular superhero who was originally conceived as a fictional spokesman used by Capcom USA in the company’s console games during the late 1980s.

Captain Commando is set in a crime-ridden future in the year 2026, where a superhero named Captain Commando, assisted by his three faithful Commando Companions rise up to protect the Earth and all the Galaxy from a gang of super-powered criminals.

Characters

Captain Commando- The hero of this game and leader of the “Commando Team.” Besides his natural gifts of a powerful mind and strong body, he also uses his “Energy Gloves,” capable of shooting mighty bolts of fire and electricity. His sure-killing technique is the “Captain Collider”. 

Mack the Knife – The Mummy Commando, a mummy-like alien from outer space. As weapons he uses sub-sonic knives which melt any enemy he hits. His sure-killing technique is the “Spinning Attack.” Spinning round like a top, his bandages lash his enemies like whips. Mack’s dash attacks are “Double Trouble” and “Sky Assault.”

Ginzu the Ninja – The Ninja Commando, a highly trained ninja and successor to Bushin-ryu Ninpo, a fighting style of Ninjutsu that was also inherited by Guy (from Final Fight). His razor-sharp sword is capable of cutting an opponent in two. His sure-killing technique is his “Smoke Bomb.”

Baby Head – The Baby Commando, a super genius infant who fights using a robot of his own design. His robot is both strong and quick. His sure-killing technique is his “Knee Rocket” which launches a missile from the robot’s knee.

Captain Commando follows the same gameplay established in Capcom’s previous beat-‘em-up Final Fight. The arcade version allows up to two, three, or even four players simultaneously depending on the game’s settings. The player can select between any of the four “commandos” (Mack, Captain, Ginzu, or Baby-Head) as their character, with each player controlling a different character. 

The player’s objective as usual is to move towards the end of each stage, defeat every adversary who gets in their way while avoiding any traps that they may throw at the player’s way before eventually fighting the boss awaiting at the final area of each stage. The game consists of a total of nine stages.

The control configuration is exactly like Final Fight, with an eight-way joystick for moving the character left or right, as well as towards or away from the background, along with two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The player can perform numerous combination of attacks while standing or jumping, including grabbing the enemy, as well as a special attack by pressing the attack and jump simultaneously that will drain a portion of the player’s vitality. An addition to the controls is the ability to dash by pushing the joystick left or right twice. The player can perform a running attack or even a running jump attack.

Like in Final Fight, the player can pick up health-restoring food items hidden inside barrels and other destructible objects to restore their vitality, as well as other bonus items to increase their score. Weapons also can be picked up, such as three different types of firearms, as well as shurikens that can only be used by Ginzu. Players also can ride certain robots by dismounting their riders and then jumping over the robot. The robots has their own vitality gauge and if they sustains enough damage, it will be destroyed. There are three types of robots in the game: a punching robot, a flame-throwing robot, and a freezing robot. Unlike Final Fight, weapons can be carried when the player makes the transition to a new area until the stage is completed.

License: Freeware

OS: Windows

Size: 7.95 MB.

Publisher: Capcom Entertainment, Inc.