Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

{{Short description|2008 video game}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Infobox video game

| title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

| image = WOTBcover.jpg

| developer = Backbone Entertainment

| publisher = Capcom

| composer = {{ubl|Norihiko Hibino|Yoshitaka Suzuki|Takahiro Izutani}}

| released = PlayStation 3 (PSN)
{{vgrelease|NA|June 5, 2008|PAL|July 3, 2008}}Xbox 360 (XBLA)
June 25, 2008

| genre = Run and gun

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

}}

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 is a 2008 run and gun video game developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the second sequel to Capcom's Commando arcade game, following Mercs; "Wolf of the Battlefield" is a translation of the series' original title (Senjō no Ōkami).{{cite web | url = http://blogs.capcomusa.com/blogs/digital.php/2007/10/19/commando3_announcement | title = Commando 3 Coming This Winter! | website = Capcom Digital Blog | publisher = Capcom | author = Brian | date = October 19, 2007 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071020233109/http://blogs.capcomusa.com/blogs/digital.php/2007/10/19/commando3_announcement | archivedate = October 20, 2007 | accessdate = September 25, 2019}}{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/commando-3-for-psn-xbla | title = Commando 3 for PSN/XBLA | website = Eurogamer | publisher = Gamer Network | last = Bramwell | first = Tom | date = October 18, 2007 | accessdate = September 25, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925214011/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/commando-3-for-psn-xbla | url-status = live }}

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 is included in Capcom Digital Collection.

Gameplay

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Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 is a run and gun video game reminiscent of its predecessors but in a 3D perspective.Image:Commando3.jpg

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Reception

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| PS3 = true

| X360 = true

| na = true

| Edge_X360 = 6/10{{cite magazine | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (X360) | magazine = Edge | publisher = Future plc | author = Edge staff | issue = 190 | date = July 2008 | page = 99}}

| EuroG_PS3 = 7/10{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (PlayStation 3) | website = Eurogamer | publisher = Gamer Network | last = Whitehead | first = Dan | date = June 16, 2008 | accessdate = September 26, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925214028/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review | url-status = live }}

| GameRev_X360 = C−{{cite web | url = https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/41212-commando-3-review | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Review (X360) | website = Game Revolution | publisher = CraveOnline | last = Supina | first = David | date = August 5, 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150930082653/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/commando-3 | archivedate = September 30, 2015 | url-status = live | accessdate = September 26, 2019}}

| GamePro_PS3 = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine | url = http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/190570.shtml | title = Review: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (PS3) | magazine = GamePro | publisher = IDG Entertainment | last = Terrones | first = Terry | date = June 9, 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080611082120/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/190570.shtml | archivedate = June 11, 2008 | accessdate = September 26, 2019}}

| GSpot_PS3 = 6.5/10{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review/1900-6192513/ | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Review | website = GameSpot | publisher = CBS Interactive | last = Francis | first = Don | date = June 12, 2008 | accessdate = September 25, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925230921/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review/1900-6192513/ | url-status = live }}

| GSpot_X360 = 6.5/10

| GameZone_X360 = 7/10{{cite web | url = https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/wolf_of_the_battlefield_commando_3_360_review/ | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 - 360 - Review | website = GameZone | last = Zacarias | first = Eduardo | date = June 24, 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081007051143/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r34002.htm | archivedate = October 7, 2008 | url-status = live | accessdate = September 26, 2019}}

| GB_PS3 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web | url = https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review/1900-32/ | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Review | website = Giant Bomb | publisher = CBS Interactive | last = Gerstmann | first = Jeff | date = June 17, 2008 | accessdate = September 26, 2019 | archive-date = September 26, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190926021619/https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review/1900-32/ | url-status = live }}

| GB_X360 = {{Rating|2|5}}

| IGN_PS3 = 6.2/10{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/06/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Review (PS3) | website = IGN | publisher = Ziff Davis | last = Geddes | first = Ryan | date = June 6, 2008 | accessdate = September 25, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925230924/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/06/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review | url-status = live }}

| IGN_X360 = 5.9/10{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/04/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review-2 | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Review (X360) | website = IGN | publisher = Ziff Davis | last = Geddes | first = Ryan | date = June 4, 2008 | accessdate = September 25, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925230924/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/04/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3-review-2 | url-status = live }}

| OPMUK_PS3 = 6/10{{cite magazine | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 | magazine = PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | publisher = Future plc | date = August 2008 | page = 104}}

| OXM_X360 = 8.5/10{{cite magazine | url = http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-live-arcade/s-z/wolf-battlefield-commando-3 | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 | magazine = Official Xbox Magazine | publisher = Future US | last = Amrich | first = Dan | date = July 2008 | page = 62 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081123173907/http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/xbox-live-arcade/s-z/wolf-battlefield-commando-3 | archivedate = November 23, 2008 | accessdate = September 25, 2019}}

| rev1 = 411Mania

| rev1_X360 = 7.2/10{{cite web | url = http://www.411mania.com/games/downloadable_content/79703/Wolf-of-the-Battlefield-3:-Commando-(Xbox-Live-Arcade)-Review.htm | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (Xbox Live Arcade) Review | website = 411Mania | last = Owen | first = Dan | date = July 8, 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080914042610/http://www.411mania.com/games/downloadable_content/79703/Wolf-of-the-Battlefield-3:-Commando-(Xbox-Live-Arcade)-Review.htm | archivedate = September 14, 2008 | accessdate = September 25, 2019}}

| MC_PS3 = 66/100{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 for PlayStation 3 Reviews | website = Metacritic | publisher = CBS Interactive | accessdate = September 25, 2019 | archive-date = January 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121215256/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3 | url-status = live }}

| MC_X360 = 66/100{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 for Xbox 360 Reviews | website = Metacritic | publisher = CBS Interactive | accessdate = September 25, 2019 | archive-date = January 22, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190122064121/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/wolf-of-the-battlefield-commando-3 | url-status = live }}

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The game received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. TeamXbox said, "Commando 3 definitely has its appeal, but a lot more could have been done to extend the gameplay or just make it feel more varied."{{cite web | url = http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1513/Wolf-of-the-Battlefield-Commando-3/p1/ | title = Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Review (Xbox 360) | website = TeamXbox | publisher = IGN Entertainment | last = Price | first = Tom | date = June 3, 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111210338/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1513/Wolf-of-the-Battlefield-Commando-3/p1/ | archivedate = November 11, 2013 | accessdate = September 25, 2019}} Official Xbox Magazine said, "This three-player scrolling shooter has that old-school, spray-and-slay mojo that your inner rageaholic craves."

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