Hell yeah! Grab your retractable robotic grappling arm and a couple of gats and your ready to go. Bionic Commando is basically a rethink of the classic 80’s which was conveniently also named Bionic Commando. It was the shit! I remember spending quite a few hours banging away at my NES trying to clock that bastard of a game. Difficult was an understatement! But it was great! This Capcom release is quite different from its 80’s ancestor, for the first thing its 3rd person, (Kind of like Tombraider) rather than its classic platformer brother. Capcom did remake a platform version of the game recently, Bionic Commando rearmed. Which was available as an Xbox arcade download and was really quite an amazing game. Got me so back into platform games that I ran out and bought a Nintendo DS and Super Mario DS and Sonic Rush! I loved those games!
Bionic Commando is a great game and really does give you the feeling that you are playing an evolution in the Bionic Commando Legacy. The controls are difficult to get to grips with, but once you have the knack, youll be flying all over the place, doing the sickest stunts to take out the bad guys. It really does make you feel like you have gigantic balls when you take down a whole shit load of bad dudes, a real rush! A lot of people complained about the learning curve of the game . I must admit, it took some getting used to. But remember that easy things don’t give any sense of reward, so keep plugging at it and practice those special moves. Its so cool to see how many ways there are to take out a villain.
The graphics are quite intense and the level design is awsome. From broken cities and flooded dockyards to tropical forrests you have a huge range of environments to enjoy. The bosses are very unique as well. There are some very cool ideas in this game. Lets hope that things will continue like this because its one of the best games I’ve played all year!
Are there any downsides? Well there is quite a lot of loading screens and objectives sometimes seem vague, but on the whole a solid gaming experience that packs a challenge worthy of a Bionic Commando title. Go and buy this game now!
Bionic Commando -- TVterrorist rating 9/10
