Just tossing an HD upgrade of the game onto either service wouldn't have piqued our interest quite the same way this reimagining has. Terrorists in this Bionic Commando? Nope,
Bionic Commando Rearmed for XBLA and PSN is a looker
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You've gotta hand it to the folks at Capcom, they've done gone and gotten us excited about Bionic Commando again. No, not the big-budget remake featuring Nathan (née Radd) Spencer (we're still not sold on that one), we're talking about the 2D remake bound for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, revealed today by IGN to be Bionic Commando Rearmed.
Just tossing an HD upgrade of the game onto either service wouldn't have piqued our interest quite the same way this reimagining has. Terrorists in this Bionic Commando? Nope,Hitler Master D and the Badds are back. Fancy three-dee graphics? Well, yes, but with that same old 2D gameplay you remember. Check out the video after the break to watch Radd do his swing-thing in motion.
Just tossing an HD upgrade of the game onto either service wouldn't have piqued our interest quite the same way this reimagining has. Terrorists in this Bionic Commando? Nope,
Reader Comments (68)
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 5:50PM (Unverified) said
Which version to pick?
Both will be the same graphics, the same sound... just one will have rumble inmediatly, achievements and a more comfortable controller.
So, which one to pick...?
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Both will be the same graphics, the same sound... just one will have rumble inmediatly, achievements and a more comfortable controller.
So, which one to pick...?
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 5:53PM (Unverified) said
Hate to jump on fanboy wars, but I think I agree...on all 3 points :/
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:02PM (Unverified) said
No Vidikron, I cannot play a Wii vesion because it doesn't exist.
Besides, I use my Wii for exclusives games and my 360 for multiplatform games, like this one, because it offers more value than any other version.
The PS3? Not very good, highly aclaimed exlusives games, ugly and uncomfortable controller with no rumble and the left analog stick in the wrong place with a segmented pad and useless triggers... plus, inferior versions of multiplatforms games.
So, tell me... who miss more fantastic games? A guy who doesn't play BioShock, Mass Effect and Halo, or a guy who doesn't platy Uncharted, Ratchet and Unreal Tournament?
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Besides, I use my Wii for exclusives games and my 360 for multiplatform games, like this one, because it offers more value than any other version.
The PS3? Not very good, highly aclaimed exlusives games, ugly and uncomfortable controller with no rumble and the left analog stick in the wrong place with a segmented pad and useless triggers... plus, inferior versions of multiplatforms games.
So, tell me... who miss more fantastic games? A guy who doesn't play BioShock, Mass Effect and Halo, or a guy who doesn't platy Uncharted, Ratchet and Unreal Tournament?
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:08PM (Unverified) said
That depends if I can play it on my PSP as well I would go for the PSN version but then again I love achievements.
Thanks to Call of Duty 4 my Gamer score is finally OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!
Yes I spend hours searching for all the Flags, phone numbers and other crappy collectables in games like Crackdown, Assassins’ Creed and The darkness, I also played the s*it out of Dead Rising which was a delight by the way and even played Yaris so I could do that pun and yes it was worth it.
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Thanks to Call of Duty 4 my Gamer score is finally OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!
Yes I spend hours searching for all the Flags, phone numbers and other crappy collectables in games like Crackdown, Assassins’ Creed and The darkness, I also played the s*it out of Dead Rising which was a delight by the way and even played Yaris so I could do that pun and yes it was worth it.
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:09PM Vidikron said
The point is that you're an idiot. Why even ask a question like that? In practice, I actually agree. As an owner of all the systems I usually go with the 360 versions for the reason you listed, but we all know you don't have a PS3, so that version isn't even an option for you. Also, you do realize that not everyone has both systems (like yourself), right? So their decision is made either way. You're just trolling. STFU.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:12PM DBX00 said
Give it a break. People buy the console they want for the games they want to play. I am too grown to care if someone thinks one game is superior to the next if I don't have fun playing it. I thought Mass Effect took too long to get entertaining, Bioshock was fun, and Halo is just not my thing.
Also, what's up with this PS3 controller is worst than the 360 controller. Maybe I just don't have big hands like everyone but (imo) the PS3 controller works better for everything other than FPS. Anyway, I can play all these multiplatform games on either system and as the recent releases have shown (COD4, DMC4), the PS3 versions of these games run faster and have small graphical edge above the rest. Therefore, you can enjoyr your Live experience but I prefer not having to pay to play online and have games that have more than 32 players playing at one time. Let me know when a 360 game can accomplish that one at a real 720p or 1080p resolution...no bs 540p or 680p. Thanks.
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Also, what's up with this PS3 controller is worst than the 360 controller. Maybe I just don't have big hands like everyone but (imo) the PS3 controller works better for everything other than FPS. Anyway, I can play all these multiplatform games on either system and as the recent releases have shown (COD4, DMC4), the PS3 versions of these games run faster and have small graphical edge above the rest. Therefore, you can enjoyr your Live experience but I prefer not having to pay to play online and have games that have more than 32 players playing at one time. Let me know when a 360 game can accomplish that one at a real 720p or 1080p resolution...no bs 540p or 680p. Thanks.
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:32PM (Unverified) said
Wow, console wars for a downloadable game that was originally released 20 years ago? I have all three consoles so I'm not sure what I'll get this for. Oh, and from everything I read COD4 and DMC4 run identically for both systems.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:33PM (Unverified) said
Say the guy who made a double post...
But for the last time! I don't sound like a broken record... broken record... broken record... broken record...
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But for the last time! I don't sound like a broken record... broken record... broken record... broken record...
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:45PM (Unverified) said
If there were a Wii version, it would be so chalk full of mini-games that they would have to shorten or get rid of the remake.
Fernando, where were you during the Resistance 2 threads?
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Fernando, where were you during the Resistance 2 threads?
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 8:33PM Delgadoh said
@DBX00 "and as the recent releases have shown (COD4, DMC4), the PS3 versions of these games run faster and have small graphical edge above the rest."
Really? Do you need me to find that forum link with screen caps from CoD4 on both systems, showing the 360's graphical superiority to the PS3 version? Not to mention the fact that literally every multi-plat release has showed similar issues, even longer load times, on the PS3. The only new game I've heard a difference would be the new Burnout - the PS3 version is supposedly much smoother even though they look identical.
I mean, I'm all about buying whatever console you want... but you're just spewing out misinformation.
"I am too grown to care if..."
Really? I would be willing to guess you're no older than 16, based upon your simplistic prose. Go back to school.
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Really? Do you need me to find that forum link with screen caps from CoD4 on both systems, showing the 360's graphical superiority to the PS3 version? Not to mention the fact that literally every multi-plat release has showed similar issues, even longer load times, on the PS3. The only new game I've heard a difference would be the new Burnout - the PS3 version is supposedly much smoother even though they look identical.
I mean, I'm all about buying whatever console you want... but you're just spewing out misinformation.
"I am too grown to care if..."
Really? I would be willing to guess you're no older than 16, based upon your simplistic prose. Go back to school.
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 8:43PM (Unverified) said
actually Delgade i didnt notice much of a difference between COD4 or assassins creed between the 2 systems. I personally think they were both very VERY good games and designed to take advantage of the hardware they run on.
Sure some issues abound, but, truth be told, i've had issues with both consoles at times (yes even the best one out there the 360 gives me issues). Now i'm not sure if its the game or the hardware but the only system that HASNT given me any issues in the time i've owned them have been nintendo systems so there ya go.
In any case, chances are i'll get this game for whichever system strikes my fancy at the time since rumble aint a HUGE issue to me (i barely notice when it IS there) and gamerscore...well... GS and achievements mean next to nil for me, and while i DO have a 10k GS, its purely by coincidence and not some oveareaching need to increase my nerd rep.
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Sure some issues abound, but, truth be told, i've had issues with both consoles at times (yes even the best one out there the 360 gives me issues). Now i'm not sure if its the game or the hardware but the only system that HASNT given me any issues in the time i've owned them have been nintendo systems so there ya go.
In any case, chances are i'll get this game for whichever system strikes my fancy at the time since rumble aint a HUGE issue to me (i barely notice when it IS there) and gamerscore...well... GS and achievements mean next to nil for me, and while i DO have a 10k GS, its purely by coincidence and not some oveareaching need to increase my nerd rep.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 9:09PM (Unverified) said
I'd agree with most apart from the 360's control pad, arg!
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 9:11PM (Unverified) said
It def will rumble immediatly; as soon as my 360 starts up, it sounds like an jet turbine. Of course, I guess that means they don't have exactly the same sound, since my 360 is incapable of presenting silence...
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 12:10AM hvnlysoldr said
I feel less than clean that you guys have grappled onto Fernando's post.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 1:42AM SoCoolCurt said
how do i always get roped in by Fernando's slanderous filth?
"So, tell me... who miss more fantastic games? A guy who doesn't play BioShock, Mass Effect and Halo, or a guy who doesn't platy Uncharted, Ratchet and Unreal Tournament?"
well im glad you asked Fernando. since i dont care for Bioshock, Mass Effect, or Halo then im going to go with the games i do care for in Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, and Unreal Tournament. do you ever stop to think before you post that maybe, just maybe, people dont agree with your opinions? *gasp* i know it's hard to swallow but you gotta accept it. i dont like 360 personally but that doesnt make it a bad console, just means i dont like it. the games they have dont appeal to me and the controller is too big and uncomfortable and makes my hands sweat, not to mention the fact that the analog sticks feel awkward to me. how is it better having your thumbs crooked like that? id rather have mine side by side.
alot of my friends love 360 and i often play at parties with them, but i also have alot of friends that love PS3 and i play at parties with them too. same for Wii. different people like different stuff jackass. i think your constant bashing of the PS3 only solidifies my beliefs that you are a closet PS3 fanboy cause there is no way that anyone could obsess over something they dont like as much as you claim to. it's ok to admit it man, we wont make fun of you and your hippocratic ways too much.
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"So, tell me... who miss more fantastic games? A guy who doesn't play BioShock, Mass Effect and Halo, or a guy who doesn't platy Uncharted, Ratchet and Unreal Tournament?"
well im glad you asked Fernando. since i dont care for Bioshock, Mass Effect, or Halo then im going to go with the games i do care for in Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, and Unreal Tournament. do you ever stop to think before you post that maybe, just maybe, people dont agree with your opinions? *gasp* i know it's hard to swallow but you gotta accept it. i dont like 360 personally but that doesnt make it a bad console, just means i dont like it. the games they have dont appeal to me and the controller is too big and uncomfortable and makes my hands sweat, not to mention the fact that the analog sticks feel awkward to me. how is it better having your thumbs crooked like that? id rather have mine side by side.
alot of my friends love 360 and i often play at parties with them, but i also have alot of friends that love PS3 and i play at parties with them too. same for Wii. different people like different stuff jackass. i think your constant bashing of the PS3 only solidifies my beliefs that you are a closet PS3 fanboy cause there is no way that anyone could obsess over something they dont like as much as you claim to. it's ok to admit it man, we wont make fun of you and your hippocratic ways too much.
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 5:51PM (Unverified) said
Looks bloody amazing. I'd pay £5 for this...(max :P) as long as it lasts at least 5 hours
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:00PM (Unverified) said
I was mildly interested in the remake if only to relive my favorite NES game without pulling the old system out of the closet.
After seeing the video, I will for sure be purchasing this on XLM as long as the price is reasonable.
The revamped visuals and soundtrack would have been enough. Hopefully the new weapons and grappler moves will fit the classic gameplay appropriately.
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After seeing the video, I will for sure be purchasing this on XLM as long as the price is reasonable.
The revamped visuals and soundtrack would have been enough. Hopefully the new weapons and grappler moves will fit the classic gameplay appropriately.
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:10PM (Unverified) said
Hopefully this will be the begin of many Capcom games to come (to the xlive that is).Now I freaking want Megaman 2 and 3 for the XBOX Live Kthnxby.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:16PM ummhello said
well, if the PSN version is DRM-free (not required to hook up to the internet to play), that is the version I will buy. of course, since my NES is still hooked up to a TV with the original BC, I'll wait for the reviews of this--but it sure looks great!!!!
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:28PM (Unverified) said
It would be nice if this were to come to Wiiware.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:35PM (Unverified) said
Who gives a fuck what you play it on!?! That looks sweet! Hey Devs, take a look at the proper way to remake a classic.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 6:50PM (Unverified) said
Nintendo should get their heads out their asses and launch WiiWare proper!
Bionic Commando is one of my favorite games! GIMME!!
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Bionic Commando is one of my favorite games! GIMME!!
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 7:05PM (Unverified) said
Flashback, one of my favorite games on the Genesis. It looks like more and more redone remakes will show up on the consoles with an online service that is not so archaic that it would scare away the Monster underneath Fernando's bed hiding behind his Mario slippers.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 7:05PM (Unverified) said
I think I want this about 500% more than I want the new, 3D Bionic Commmando. This looks awesome, and BC was one of the best NES games ever. You have my MS points, Capcom.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 7:42PM (Unverified) said
Something tells me when Capcom was wanting to see if we wanted Bionic Commando on the Wii, this is the version they were referring too.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2008 2:28AM (Unverified) said
Very cool! I was sold on just the new graphics, and then the trailer went on to describe new weapons, abilities, and co-op! Way sold!
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 8:10PM llllFlREBlRDllll said
I loved Bionic Commando on the NES, in fact, I still have it and remember how much I loved seeing Hit-I mean, Master D's head explode in the end. I'm definetily going to pick it up for 360 when it launches.
And nice camp soldier's reference at 2:08. Capcom sure knows how to give nostalgia to people.
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And nice camp soldier's reference at 2:08. Capcom sure knows how to give nostalgia to people.
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