Spec Ops: Airborne Commando cover art

Spec Ops: Airborne Commando

The first Spec Ops title on the PlayStation to feature a third-person 3D shooting style, Spec Ops: Airborne Commando literally drops you behind enemy lines as an elite U. S. Ranger paratrooper equipped with…

31 October 2002

Spec Ops: Airborne Commando is a shooter developed by Big Grub, released 31 October 2002 on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation.

Verified Sources: IGDB

What Spec Ops: Airborne Commando is

Spec Ops: Airborne Commando is a shooter game developed by Big Grub and released in 2002. It was published by Gotham Games. It is available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The first Spec Ops title on the PlayStation to feature a third-person 3D shooting style, Spec Ops: Airborne Commando literally drops you behind enemy lines as an elite U. S. Ranger paratrooper equipped with essential gear and a lethal arsenal. Weapons include a standard military knife, a Colt 1911A1 Semiautomatic pistol, silenced M4 rifle, sniper rifle (Barret M82A1), the M3 RAAW reusable launcher rifle, hand grenades, and C4 demolition packs. Binoculars, a laptop, and a handheld radio round out the inventory, with satellite imaging available for locating positions of rangers, checkpoints, helicopter extractions, and both real and decoy SAM launchers. Players earn awards and promotions for…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Spec Ops: Airborne Commando launched on 31 October 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Metroid Fusion.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Spec Ops: Airborne Commando — frequently asked questions

When did Spec Ops: Airborne Commando come out?
Spec Ops: Airborne Commando was released on 31 October 2002 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation.

If you like this

Games like Spec Ops: Airborne Commando

See all