The player commands a squad of four marines in counter-terrorism operations.
The player commands the platoon of 16 tanks presented on screen split in four pieces.
But when a player commands the spotlight as Woods does, others simply fade into the background.
The player can command the dog to search the ground at any time, including in huts and cities.
The player may command only four to eight units on the battlefield at a time (the number depending upon which corporation they are aligned with).
But the high salaries that players command today should not be confused with a free-market system.
The player can now directly command his chosen mercenaries and issue movement orders.
It also includes two battles where players command an army using the Battlesystem rules.
Each player commands a full set of standard chess pieces.
The player also commands ground troops in occasional real-time strategy sections.