We know that this decision won’t be shared and agreed upon by everyone and we appreciate your own opinions, but hope that you can accept our standpoint.”Īs many have pointed out, removing “extreme political symbols” such as swastikas from a game as thoroughly steeped in WW2 as C2 can't fail to diminish authenticity. We really do not believe that avoiding extreme political symbols diminishes the fun or authenticity of our games and we feel that this attitude is supported by a large part of our community. As a cosmopolitan but German company, we see it as our duty to refrain from any kind of radical symbolism. We do not want to encourage racism, discrimination or exclusion with our games. “We have consciously decided to release only one global version of Commandos 2 HD Remaster, one which as far as possible avoids the use of political symbols such as Swastika or SS-runes. Kalypso's attempt to explain the bitmap alterations has probably riled more purchasers than it has placated:
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The edits plus a host of bugs and shortcomings explain the game's less than rapturous reception and the waspish words about to waft from my word piano. German flags have shed their swastikas, Hinomarus have disappeared from the wings and fuselages of Japanese aircraft, and footage of vile misery-monger Adolf Hitler has been cut from the intro cinematic. Much-loved isometric sneak-em-up Commandos 2 has come back from refurbishment missing a few aesthetic details. Things work a little differently with computer games it seems. When you send your Renoir nude off to the restorer for a spruce-up there's no danger it will return with the nipples painted out because the restorer thought they might cause offence or arousal. Developer: Pyro Studios, Yippee! Entertainment