Whether you recognise this game by its US title (Rambo: First Blood II) or its European title of Secret Command, this Sega Master System classic lives on through Virtual Console!
Play as a lone warrior, armed to the teeth, sent on a top secret commando mission behind enemy lines to liberate your comrades at arms! Battle frenzied attacks from enemy soldiers, rocket troops, tanks and other enemies doing everything they can to stop you from saving the hostages. Use your trusty machine gun and compound bow, equipped with explosive-tipped arrows, to pave the way to victory. Let nothing stand in your path! Read More »
To add even more to the fun, you can play with a friend in two-player mode for double the firepower!
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 by Corbie Dillard
1. Bass X0
16 Mar 2009, 11:27 GMT
Its about time this got announced. Japan had it for ages.
2. KnucklesSonic8
16 Mar 2009, 12:38 GMT
Meh...
3. Tony
16 Mar 2009, 13:29 GMT
We need Jackal and Guerilla War for the NES.
4. slangman
16 Mar 2009, 13:46 GMT
This looks ok. I wonder if we will ever see Ikari Warriors?
5. KeeperBvK
16 Mar 2009, 21:23 GMT
So...you readded the game to the coming soon list?
6. Drake
16 Mar 2009, 21:54 GMT
To be honest we thought it wasn't gonna be released outside Japan because of the US's Rambo version, I guess Sega proved us wrong
7. brooks83
16 Mar 2009, 22:42 GMT
I wonder if this will be an import if/when it comes to NA
8. JJ
17 Mar 2009, 06:38 GMT
which is better? this, mercs, or bloody wolf?
9. Bass X0
17 Mar 2009, 11:43 GMT
I don't see why Drake what with Secret Commando having nothing to do with Rambo. And I do fully expect this game to be an import release in the U.S.
10. KeeperBvK
17 Mar 2009, 17:21 GMT
@ Bass X0: Well, we haven't got Tetris Attack yet, apparently for the same reason...and neither did they grant us the original Panel de Pon as an import release.
11. Bass X0
17 Mar 2009, 18:43 GMT
Tetris Attack has a different reason for not being released. They gave you Pokemon Puzzle League instead though to make up for not getting it.
12. KeeperBvK
17 Mar 2009, 19:19 GMT
"Tetris Attack has a different reason for not being released."
Would you care sharing it with me, then?
13. brooks83
17 Mar 2009, 19:52 GMT
I would pay import prices for this game if they got the Rambo license and released the US version. It couldn't be that expensive, could it? But an extra hundred points for doing nothing... no thanks. Cmon Sega, get the license! I wanna play some Rambo!
14. tkubas1
17 Mar 2009, 22:55 GMT
That looks fun! 2 player co-op would be contra-like!!
15. Bass X0
18 Mar 2009, 09:08 GMT
The Tetris Company has made the the Tetris name and concept a license these days. Tetris Attack has absolutely nothing to do with the actual Tetris which is why I suspect we won't see it. They would have to change the name to something else removing all traces of the word 'Tetris'. But yeah, we got Pokemon Puzzle League on the VC.
...which makes Tetris a license just like Rambo. Guess they not completely different. Ehh...
16. KingMike
18 Mar 2009, 20:36 GMT
Yeah, in the case of Tetris Attack, they'd have to change the title screen.
Or do what they did: release Pokemon Puzzle League, which allows them to avoid legal issues, do no work, and charge more.
17. AlphaNerd01
18 Mar 2009, 22:01 GMT
This is a great game thanks to the 2 player mode - can't wait for it to get released.
18. KeeperBvK
19 Mar 2009, 01:13 GMT
"The Tetris Company has made the the Tetris name and concept a license these days."
I know.
"Tetris Attack has absolutely nothing to do with the actual Tetris"
Again: I know.
"They would have to change the name to something else removing all traces of the word 'Tetris'."
Just like for Rambo and well, you know...I KNOW. ^^
"...which makes Tetris a license just like Rambo. Guess they not completely different. Ehh.."
Thanks. ^^
19. Adamant
19 Mar 2009, 09:30 GMT
Pokemon Puzzle League is a better game than Tetris Attack anyway, so it's not like we got the short end of the stick. If you're going to be childish and refuse to download a game because it says "Pokemon" on the label, no one's going to feel sorry for you.
@JJ: Mercs is the best game of the three you mentioned.
20. EJD
17 Apr 2009, 12:33 BST
I've played this on my friend's Master System a few times, not a bad game if you have two players. It can be frustrating at times but it's a lot better than some VC games available at the moment.
21. raphaelhudson
30 Apr 2009, 17:31 BST
This was in my top 10 games on any system of all time, very hard, but endless fun (only in 2 player though) makes for much screaming!
22. HeikeKagero
14 May 2009, 19:04 BST
Is this the same as Commando on the NES?
23. Bass X0
12 Jul 2009, 10:53 BST
No. Same genre but completely different game. Commando was made by Capcom.
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