First Bionic Commando images, new info
by Justin McElroy 
{ Oct 16th 2007 at 10:30AM }
If you're looking for reverence, you won't find it here. You're Nathan Spencer (a name so forgettable, it's actually difficult to type without a visual reference) taking on a new foe called Bio Rain that essentially just turned a city to rubble. But let's be honest, you don't care about the story, do you? You care about swinging around with a bitchin' bionic arm. And it appears that's one part of the game still blessedly intact. Also, as you can see in this video, the arm looks cool. And, in the end, isn't that really what matters?
[Update: There's a few more nuggets on the new official Bionic Commando site.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rubix42 @ Oct 16th 2007 10:40AM
Ahh, a new Bionic Commando game. I can't wait for all the hater's to come in wondering why it won't just play on the d-pad with 2 button controls :)
Regardless, let's hope Capcom gives this the good treatment. This game will garner plenty of sales off nostalgia alone, so with some good updates, it could be a real hit.
RDX @ Oct 16th 2007 11:01AM
Could be cool if they do it right. Although, I rolled my eyes when they said Nathan was taken from jail. Gears anyone?
glutto @ Oct 16th 2007 11:08AM
Dear Capcom,
Please don't screw this up.
Please don't screw this up.
Please don't screw this up.
Thx!
g.Park @ Oct 16th 2007 11:09AM
The arm looks great, but the rest of the character design makes me sad. Dreadlocks = failure. And the whole "we broke you out of prison so you can save the world!" junk is a bit hackneyed.
Cellien @ Oct 16th 2007 11:51AM
Agreed.. the character design, complete with dreads, is pretty run of the mill. Seriously... dreads? This is 2007 not 1997!
Capcom Intern @ Oct 16th 2007 12:04PM
I don't want to come off as being racist, but white people don't look good with dreads. Sorry (I'm not racist, I love everyone) :)
Burritoclock @ Oct 16th 2007 11:20AM
Wow, this game screams Wii, I am suprised to see it on 360 and PS3. Don't get me wrong thats cool, but a non-waggle bionic commando on the wii would have been awesome!
Cellien @ Oct 16th 2007 11:53AM
I don't own a Wii.. but I agree. This should be a Wii title that takes advantage of the Wiimote. I think the idea of flicking out the Wiimote to swing sounds intuitive.
Questworld @ Oct 16th 2007 10:40PM
Yeah, it does sound to be a better fit with the Wii controls but you never know. I guess it depends on the system they implement on this game. I imagine it may be more like Tomb Raider Legends/Metroid Prime 3 where you can use your grapple to grab enemies but when it comes to swinging, there might be preset points to which you can grab on to. I think this may be the case in order for the hero to shoot enemies while being able to swing. In such a case I'd guess the Wiimote would be more advisable. If on the other hand it'll be more like the hookshot in Zelda, then any system can do it.
Pimliconite @ Oct 16th 2007 11:49AM
He mentions the Badds and Mr. Radd, but surely as the producer of this title he knows that the original game's villians were Nazis, and the silly names were just put in to sell it domestically.
Andrea @ Oct 16th 2007 11:53AM
Now wii, no party!
evilmicah @ Oct 16th 2007 11:58AM
Wow, not a single badly cloaked Nazi reference to be found. The original game was blatantly obvious.
Anticrawl @ Oct 16th 2007 12:11PM
That's actually what I was gonna say, took the words right outta my mouth. I watched the whole video wondering if he would say anything. The Imperials is kind of a weak name to. I wonder how many seconds of brainstorming did they go through to rename the characters and factions.
Anticrawl @ Oct 16th 2007 12:13PM
On another note that arm looks freakin incredible(see the website), but the shotgun looks laughably designed.
SugarDaddy @ Oct 16th 2007 1:14PM
I always thought bionic commando had potential, but was a crappy game. It looks like they're biting of of Gears of War with the whole prison theme (as has been said already), and that dropship looks too much like a Pelican from Halo.
Capcom has never been "edgy" so I think they should go away from the whole criminal-type hero thing. Why can't he just be a mercenary or something? Why take the Gears of War theme when you know this game isn't going to be nearly as gritty as gears was? I think they're relying too much on the gimmick of the arm.
rasgueado @ Oct 16th 2007 1:21PM
No reverence? The original character looks more than a little goofy by today's standards. He still has a green uniform, and funky hair. The original name, while having the distinction of being the "original" name, is kinda silly (and as for being forgettable, you barely saw your name one time in the entire original game). If you want to play the original 8-bit title, go play that game. I'm more interested in seeing how they're going to re-invent the series myself.
Anticrawl @ Oct 16th 2007 1:36PM
Well said brother *bats chest twice and makes hand sign*
Freelancepimp @ Oct 16th 2007 1:43PM
The whitherer-err sounds just as lame as BADDs and Rad Spencer. An earthquake bomb. I would imagine a 9.5 on the richter would leave no structures standing at all.
Anticrawl @ Oct 16th 2007 1:59PM
They probably should have went less extreme with the earthquake bomb. A 9.5 is on the civilazation ending scale.
Freelance @ Oct 16th 2007 2:35PM
It was either that or a category 10 Hurricane Cannon.
Freelance @ Oct 16th 2007 2:37PM
It was either that or a category 10 Hurricane Cannon.
Savok @ Oct 16th 2007 2:03PM
For such a "huge fan" of the series, he seems fairly clueless about it all.
I mean my god, focus groups, focus groups are the work of the devil. Focus groups are probably why the "hero" now smolders with generic rage.
And yes a 9.5 would wipe out everything, there'd be nothing left to swing from. Christ I hope this guy only thinks he's in charge and someone with talent is the real vision behind the game, otherwise it's gonna be another 20 years before we see the next Bionic Commando.
Colin @ Oct 16th 2007 2:13PM
As long as they make this really fun to play, (ie: the grappling mechanic easy and intuitive), then this will be the game lost planet should have been (ie: awesome, not generic and lame).
joe @ Oct 16th 2007 3:11PM
Initial impressions from the video:
-They've lost touch with Bionic Commando.
-The hand does look cool, the arm does not.
-Radd Spencer is a cheesy name, but Nathan Spenser is a forgettably cliche name.
-They are so going after the Gears of War croud... which would make sense if you were updating Contra... maybe. But Bionic Commando? Really? I think they could've found a happy medium between cartoony cheesiness and "We're so Extreme" cliche coolness.
-They've lost touch with Bionic Commando.
Oh, well, as long as there is the exploding head of a certain terrible historical figure, I guess I'll be ok.... I guess.
joe @ Oct 16th 2007 3:13PM
One more thing, I don't know how, but they managed to write a story that is actually dumber than the original; but at least the original was laughable. The new story is just pathetic.
Nako @ Oct 16th 2007 4:48PM
That's cool...
stik_man @ Oct 16th 2007 5:16PM
Bah that video sucked. "Focus Groups"? WTF! Might as well just make the main character a dog with an attitude, maybe some sunglasses, call Him "Poochy" and then let Homer Simpson do the voice work. Then mabe just give it a bionic arm and poof "Greatest Bionic Commando sequal ever".
The whole character sucks, he looks like "Poochy" minus the Simpson-esqe styling. And he breaks out of jail? What is this the intro to the A-Team? And who gives 2 spits about the story? Anyone whoever played this game knows that the story was so badly translated it way practicly Gobbledygook.
He's the biggest fan of the game? Yah right. He's gonna take Super Joe out of the game? and not call the character Radd? Thats half of why this game is amazing. A guy named Radd has to go kill a bunch of Badds to save some guy named Super Joe.
Thats the whole friggin story!!! How in the world can this guy claim that this is a Bionic Commando sequal.
This isn't even Bionic Commando as far as i'm concerned. Maybe we can take FF7 or something and rename the guy with the big hair George and change the story so that George fights unicorns with a giant fly swatter. Then we tell everyone this game is called FF7-2. Yah right.
32_Footsteps @ Oct 16th 2007 6:48PM
This sounds like an attempt to make Bionic Commando into an edgy, 90's-style anti-hero. Making a new Bionic Commando game sounds like a great idea. Can we get someone other than this doofus to make it? I mean, if you're talking about sticking to "the original story", wouldn't that mean you get to kill Hitler - again - at the end?
Joseph Smrekar @ Oct 16th 2007 8:18PM
Spoiler Alert! Hitler did it all. hahaha
Brian Sexton @ Oct 16th 2007 8:22PM
Cool, but what about Section Z?!
ZippyDSMlee @ Oct 16th 2007 11:36PM
I tend to turn off dev speak,bioshock confirm they are not to be trusted, however it seems "ok" need gamepaly vids to confirm fail or not tho.
Ryan P. @ Oct 16th 2007 11:37PM
As long as the swing mechanics are at least as cool as swinging around N.Y.C in Spiderman 2 it should be great.
The problem with developers coming up with the story is it always comes off as embarrassing fan-boy fiction. He's such a big fan he wants to come up with it himself.
They need to hire a writer to do the writing.
@G.PARK
CELIEN
CAPCOM INTERN
...I agree, DREADLOCKS?? on white characters is trying way too hard to be "edgy". Like that episode of the Simpsons where they wanted to make the Itchy&Scratchy cartoon more edgy by adding that dog character "Poochy". 'Cause you know, he's so pro-active and in your face!! Hopefully they are reading these comments for feedback.
Ryan
randomshagz @ Oct 17th 2007 12:28AM
Section Z... man that brings me back.
Grassroots Gamemaster @ Oct 25th 2007 2:28AM
Wow! The word OVER-PRODUCED leaps to mind. I guess they don't think it will make money unless they spin their wheels in countless rehashing cycles of concept art and 3D graphic development. If they wanted to do that, why not come up with something original, instead of the misty-eyed sentimental daydreaming inspired by an old game. Making a super graphically intense version of a fun old little 8-bitter is not going to bring your youth back.