Smiley Commandos is a strategy game with two armies of smileys on a game
board. A game starts on an empty field with a few super smileys. These are
invulnerable and are used to start building bases. In the easier difficulty
levels, the boards are very open and the super smileys are already in place.
In higher levels, there are small islands and you choose the starting
locations.

Each turn, the players can place 5 balls on the board, starting from a super
smiley. When you get close to the enemy, you can crush enemy balls to turn
them into bases. When you place a new ball next to a base, a commando appears
and the base, consisting of all connecting squares, goes “live”. To disable
enemy bases, you have to take out every commando around it. Live bases can
then be used as new starting position for the balls. Even when your bases are
disabled, you can reactivate them with a commando.

The shareware version can be played for one hour. The registered version
offers unlimited play, new smiley characters, new levels, a level editor and a
free multiplayer version.