Oh, Bionic Commando Rearmed. You are only six days away from me now, and yet, it seems as though eternity stands between us! Our love, pure as the driven snow, strains under this distance, this damnable time! I long for your mechanized embrace, the strength of your grappling hook grip.
Ahem.
Yeah, I love Bionic Commando. Everyone loves Bionic Commando. What most folks forget, though, is that they really mean they love Bionic Commando on NES. Yes, there are actually four Bionic Commando games out in the wild, three of which are just named “Bionic Commando”. Sadly, two of them suck. Kind of. Bionic Commando Arcade, patient zero if you will, is pretty in a late-80s Capcom sort of way but doesn’t play particularly well. Bionic Commando: Elite Forces for the Game Boy Color is just lame. It’s garish, the sprites are too big, there’s all this story crap. Ugh.
They both rule though. Why? They’re called Bionic Commando.
Hit up HG101’s comprehensive look at the series for more info on this black, bionic sheep.
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Gone Vertical: Hands-On Bionic Commando
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Going Vertical: How Capcom’s Developers Are Changing the Landscape of 3D Games