New Bionic Commando gets creative with his arm

by Justin McElroy { Oct 23rd 2007 at 9:00AM }

Since we first heard that a new Bionic Commando was in the works, all we've been able to think about is how his non-boring arm will be implemented. Will he use it to choke dudes? Will he throw massive chunks of debris at bad guys? Will he use it to to pull a tram down to the ground and destroy a car for no apparent reason? Yes, yes and -- as strange as it sounds -- yes.

We've also included some swinging action after the jump (spoiler alert: It's Spider-Man), but the interesting part is the video above. Who would have thought that Nathan Spencer would come up with radder things to do with his arm than Radd Spencer? Oh irony, do you know no limits?

Tags: bioniccommando, capcom

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

SugarDaddy @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:23AM

Wow. It actually looks pretty fun. Too bad the guys in Crackdown don't have one of those fancy arms.

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It\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'sAme! @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:34AM

He must also have one of those new fangled bionic legs, unless newtons laws don't apply in the future...

LaughingTarget @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:39AM

I just hope it doesn't turn out like those other games with the now-standard physics engines where they're so proud its there the game is peppered with conviniently placed items to create constant Rube Goldberg devices to make it through the game.

Konny @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:45AM

Meh, despite all hope, you can tell this is gonna be a failure.. dreads and a cartoon robo-arm that probably weighs as much as him? And his aiming would be much better if he could use both his arms like the original.

Come one.. all we needed was a 1080p, 60fps, 2.5d re-imagining of the original ala New SMB. Much like Sonic and Castlevania, this is one series that should stay in 2d.

Nick @ Oct 23rd 2007 9:49AM

Now that's a good way to bring a great classic game back to life.

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Jerk Face @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:02AM

Is this going to be gay?

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I think this is going to be gay.

Blazur @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:14AM

Pardon my ignorance, but has it been stated what consoles this game will be developed for?

Cap'n Jack @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:56AM

Subject suggests pr0n. I demand it.

32_Footsteps @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:59AM

Sure, the videos look cool so far... but they always tweak videos to make sure they look good. Who knows if it'll play as cool as it looks.

Though because of how they're making the character look now, I'm constantly tempted to call the bionic arm a Power Glove. Because, you know, it's so bad.

modeps @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:05AM

Your title should be "New Bionic Commando's Art Director needs a kick in his ass"

gonk @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:15AM

looks better than that last vid

Psaakyrn @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:33AM

The swinging doesn't really look that well implemented: Somehow his swings, despite looking like he overshot and would end up crashing into the ground below, always barely manage to avoid hitting anything. My Suspension of disbelief is being thoroughly broken.