Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).
Mike Roberts of Computer Gamer called it "a very exciting game" and said "the quality of animation and graphics is superb.
Cash Box magazine said it "is fierce and strategic, the graphics realistic and the fire power explosive" which makes it "an exciting and challenging play experience."
New Straits Times reviewed the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions in January 1986, calling it a "must-have" war simulation "to end all war simulation games" with "fast and furious" action "bordering on the impossible.
Computer Gaming World said in 1988 that "few cartridges can equal [Commando]'s non-stop action" on the NES.
In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the game 57th on its list of the "Top 100 Games of All Time."
It has also been credited as the "product that shot" Capcom to "8-bit silicon stardom" in 1985, "closely followed by" Ghosts 'n Goblins.
It was Capcom's 4th Famicom title, but the first that the company ported itself (until then Micronics had handled this).
Capcom Arcade ended its service on 2016-5-10, after which this game alone was distributed as a standalone app, Senjo no Okami Mobile, for 360 yen.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 21.09 out of 30, as shown below.
In the United States, the home computer versions received two Gold Awards from the Software Publishers Association in 1987 for more than 200,000 units sold in the region.
Senjo no Okami (overseas title Commando) is an arcade action shooting game by Capcom that went into operation in 1985-5.
A version titled Space Invasion was also released outside Japan. The game system, backgrounds, and music are identical, but the enemies were redesigned to look like robots; only their appearance changed, not their attack patterns.
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 - distributed as a download game on the Xbox Live service of the overseas version of the Xbox 360 on 2008-6-11, and on the PlayStation Network of the PlayStation 3 on 6-5.
Computer and Video Games praised the fast-paced gameplay, smooth movement, rousing music jingle, and cartoon-style graphics, while criticizing the lack of color in the graphics.
The home computer ports of Commando topped the UK software sales charts in December 1985, becoming the seventh best-selling game of 1985 in the UK.
It topped the charts again in January 1986, and went on to become one of the top three best-selling games of 1986 in the UK.
A version titled Space Invasion was also released outside Japan. The game system, backgrounds, and music are identical, but the enemies were redesigned to look like robots; only their appearance changed, not their attack patterns.
A version for Atari 8-bit computers was created by Sculptured Software in 1989, intended to be released by Atari Corporation for the XEGS.
It is the first Capcom arcade game to use FM sound (YM2203).
It has not been released in Japan.
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