Gameplay elements such as the vocal commands, plan or real-time map control, vehicle usage, equipment selection and the first person mechanic were significantly enhanced from the original. The game's LS3D engine was used by the game Mafia. It follows the same concept as the original tactical first/ third-person shooter. Hidden & Dangerous 2, like its predecessor, focuses on the British Special Air Service during the Second World War. Illusion Softworks and creative director Petr Vochozka based the game's setting on stealth based British Special Air Service operations behind Axis lines during the Second World War. It is the second installment and the direct sequel to 2K Czech's predecessor Hidden & Dangerous, it features similar gameplay concepts and themes. It was released October 2003 for Microsoft Windows. Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a tactical shooter video game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering.
