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Bionic Commando
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Bionic Commando is the follow-up to the NES classic of the same name. The game revolves around the protagonist's bionic arm used for swinging, and combat.
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"Bionic Commando has moments of brilliance that help cover the game's flaws, but really, it all comes down to how much you like swinging around."
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Swing For The Fences, Miss Every Hit

Bionic Commando is like having bacon in between two pieces of raw potato. Yea bacon is good and ya you can have it on its own but now its in between this uncooked potato. Yea you can eat it and the ba… Read more

There's a good game in here...somewhere...

The original Bionic Commando , released in my birth year of 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System , was a part of the glory days of classic Capcom along with Mega Man and a number of great Disney… Read more

The Little Frustrations Aren't Mitigated or Justified By the Whole

The idea of Bionic Commando is that you swing around and have fun, but this game realizes what you really wanna do is crappy combat that is wholly reliant on an auto-lockon system that seems great at… Read more

Swing is not enough

I loved the first game but this next gen sequel should have stayed longer on the cooker, 20 years was not long enough. Gameplay The game runs with the premise that you have been sent in to scout out t… Read more

Plagued by fundemental flaws Bionic Commando never quite recovers

Remakes are becoming more and more popular these days. With publishers struggling to come up with new and exciting IP’s its not hard to see why they also take a look back at what old IP could strike i… Read more

A 3D remake of a classic

I have not played the original Bionic Commando but I am giving the newest one swing. Does it meet classic standards. Positive: Fun gameplay Massive world Online play Great visuals Ok voice acting Nice… Read more

Bionic Commando Review

Bionic Commando is the old series returned, well sort of. You will be doing a lot of swinging through stages with your bionic arm, as well as utilizing it as a lethal weapon against your opponents. Yo… Read more

Boronic

Boring I tried to give it a chance but it just did not grap me at all. I enjoyed rearmed but not this girly arm. I do feel bad for Grin. A lot of their games were ok but they just did not hit the mass… Read more

Review: Bionic Commando

I have very fond memories of Bionic Commando on NES. As a kid, I was always saving up every penny I could earn in anticipation of my next visit to the video store. I would debate what game I would ren… Read more

Overall a worthwhile game to play, but it does have some bumps...

Bionic Commando brings back to live a 20 year old classic side scroller, thrusting it into the 1st person shooter world of games. The story picks up 5- 6 years after the events of the original game wi… Read more

Bionic Commando

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There are few better ways of representing what a pure ‘videogame’ really is than the original Bionic Commando. Its traditional visual style, depthless plot and awesome 8-bit music are all hallmarks of… Read more

Swing, Shoot, Repeat, but very pretty!

Bionic Commando, is the reboot of the old NES franchise that was one of the first game that deserved a M rating, due to Hitlers head exploding! But anyways, the game begins with Nathan in jail because… Read more

It’s been a long time coming, Spencer. Was it worth the wait?

The original console version of Bionic Commando , released on the NES in 1988, presented a completely new way to play the classic side-scrolling action game; replacing the jump button with a unique bi… Read more

There's just something missing

Around this time of year there's always that game that has novel features, looks pretty good but it's just missing something integral to a great experience. This time it's Bionic Commando. From start… Read more

If you see it on sale then sure, but I wouldn't pay full price.

Overall it's fine. Not really great, but not a waste. How's the swinging? To be honest: Pretty annoying.You'll have fun swinging around for about 5 seconds, then hit an awkward corner or a wall, or ru… Read more

A very strong franchise revival

First, a disclaimer. I inadvertently started my first playthrough on the hardest difficulty and wound up sticking with it. All my experiences are from playing through the game being utterly destroyed… Read more

State of Emergency

A lot like a summer film, Bionic Commando doesn't pull off all the things you might expect it to, but it does enough to keep you entertained for a few hours and presents itself well while it's at it.… Read more

Bionic Commando

When you see a game like this you think something like "this could be a great idea." I thought that same thing, but when I actually played the game, I found myself disappointed. Now that's not to say… Read more

Took a while to get into, but after a while it grew on me.

Pros * The swing mechanics take some getting used too, but after a bit of practice you'll be flying through the air with the greatest of ease. It's more skill based then the swing mechanics out of say… Read more

The Flesh Is Weak

Every few months a game comes along that I absolutely want to love, but for some reason or another just can't. These are usually games that have fundamental mechanics that are both novel and fun, but… Read more

Brilliant - IF your expectations are in the right place.

Of all the professional reviews I've read on the web, I think that the gang at Giant Bomb are one of the few who really understood how the limitations (and really, there aren't many) of Bionic Command… Read more

Bionic Commando

First of all let me tell you that the game is great. I'm a fan of Bionic Commando since the first game so I was really stoked for this title. On the videos the gameplay looked fluid and the battles in… Read more

I thought the game was great

I don't mind the linear nature of the game because the rest of the surrounding gameplay was fun. I loved the attacks I could do with the arm and I actually thought the weapons were great. Since I was… Read more

Bionic Commando. No it's not a re-make.

For a title which game play relies on a swinging mechanic, I was a little hesitant when playing this game, since the Spider-man games have set the standard. From what I've played, in my opinion, Bioni… Read more

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