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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:05PM Morisato said

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I was expecting better, i heard alot of good comments from my friends who played the demo :P
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Posted: May 19th 2009 10:40PM Foetoid said

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I was surprised Punch Out scored a lot better. I know its a different style of game, but Bionic Commando looks spectacular and as much as am pleased Punch Out ranked better, it's still a shock.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:07PM ZackRI said

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I love this game. There's a few flaws. But the Core of the game is excellent. If you can't swing, that ain't the game's fault.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:08PM (Unverified) said

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s one were if i had a demo i mite have goten the game but to late now
if a demo come i will have all ready got a new game to play
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:52PM McWilly said

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palm2face
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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:22PM Mazrael said

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the demo is online multiplayer only.. I'd be far more interested in a campaign mission, even half of one. To me, that's far more important than any online 'bolt-on'..
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Posted: May 19th 2009 10:52PM (Unverified) said

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My lord...
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Posted: May 20th 2009 1:03AM (Unverified) said

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there is no PS3 demo at all fact is loved the old game but i was a kid then
and i cant trust scores GTA4 and RE5 proves that
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:24PM (Unverified) said

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Play magazine said that this was one of the best games ever. Just in case you want a second opinion. Or rather, 5th.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:27PM (Unverified) said

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I think I can count the number of games Play didn't like on one hand.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:34PM doreo said

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Now, isn't Play Magazine known to glorify horrible games? I mean for god sakes they gave Golden Axe: Beast Rider a great review, now I didn't play the game but from what I hear it was horrible.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:05PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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As much as I preach that there is no such thing as a wrong review, Play magazine gave Sonic the hedgehog(360, ps3) a 9. A FUCKING 9!!!!


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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:07PM Mazrael said

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Play magazine probably gave Golden Compass good reviews...
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:24PM (Unverified) said

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ha ha ha...the demise of ben judd.
capcom of japan will make an example of him.

bionic commando is pure garbage!
save your money people.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 12:31AM (Unverified) said

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Don't feed the trolls.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:28PM NaeemTHM said

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Actually is quite excellent.

You're just a pathetic hater. Just look at your comment history...you have nothing nice to say about anything.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:28PM NaeemTHM said

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God damn you straight to Hades comment system.

That was directed at Rumor.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:29PM (Unverified) said

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I was hoping that this game would turn out well and Japan would actually start looking outside Japan for competent talent, because let's face it, they're stagnating pretty hard in terms of game mechanics and story.

It's too bad that this isn't looking so good at this point. I still intend on playing it myself before I make judgment though, but I'll be doing it through Gamefly now.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:41PM (Unverified) said

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riiiiiiiiight.

because the west is sooooo original right now when it comes to game mechanics, story and character designs. blah!! both sides (east and west) are suffering right now, imo. each side is releasing a bunch of shit. there's nothing good coming out of the west or the east.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:45PM Mr Khan said

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So this shows Japan that the best talent is homegrown?

That sounds about right
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:49PM (Unverified) said

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Did I say they needed Western influence? Did I say one was better than the other? Maybe you should stop being a jump-to-conclusions-jackass.

Nobody's exempting Western designers from being stuck in neutral, either. If every would just freaking share talent and compare notes, we'd have a much better finished product from all sides.

However, I've never heard an American, European, developer, etc. as being officially hesitant to hire a foreign producer. But Japan's totally against the practice. It's 2009 and Ben's the FIRST. Let that sink in. It's not a shock when a Japanese producer's at the helm of a US company's game. There's been one foreign producer at the helm of a major Japanese game company's game ever.

Maybe that's why I only mentioned Japan. Learn 2 Reading Comprehension.

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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:06PM Mr Khan said

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They've done it before, i think. Dylan Cuthbert, formerly of Argonaut (the team that did the original StarFox) is employed by Q Entertainment.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:36PM Levi said

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These reviews are not as good as I wanted them to be, but I don't generally agree with reviews anyway. I liked Mirror's Edge, after all.

But seriously... someone calls the story ludicrous?? It's SUPPOSED to be!! Gawd!! :D
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:39PM NaeemTHM said

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To be fair Game Informer is usually (and ironically) misinformed. Is it just me or do they usually score a game lower if it's too difficult or if they can't comprehend the gameplay?

I remember them give a very low score to Etrian Odyssey because they didn't understand the combat system. WTF! How are these people still reviewing games?

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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:43PM (Unverified) said

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I think Game Informer's review criteria are basically this:

Did Gamestop order a bunch of it?

If yes, > 8.
If no, < 7.5
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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:14PM Mayor West said

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I have a subscription to Game Informer as does most of the country unfortunately. There reviews are usually pretty on, but they also have a tendency to randomly give good games bad reviews and vice versa. Based on the other reviews and what I've seen, it's worth checking out.

I was NOT of fan of Mirror's Edge btw. It's like DICE took a great concept, graphics and music, and still somehow managed to crush all of the fun out of it.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:43PM (Unverified) said

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to naeem: Ya gameinformer is crap. They rated Fire Emblem Radient Dawn a 5.5 because it was too hard for them. They said that in the review.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:36PM (Unverified) said

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Let me guess.

The people who couldn't figure out how to swing found the game crap.

The people who could found it excellent.

That about sum it up?
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:46PM Mr Khan said

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Sounds about right. Some of them "got" it, some of them didn't.

Seems to be a recurring pattern.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 10:28PM Burns11 said

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Somebody found it excellent?

Anyway, if that many people have a problem with the controls, it's bad design.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:37PM (Unverified) said

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my main gameing system is a PS3 no demo there
only games i get for the 360 are games not on the PS3
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Posted: May 19th 2009 7:59PM (Unverified) said

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Yea its kind of like star wars the force unleashed. I felt as though every review i read was bitching about how much they hated the game cause they sucked at it. Now granted there was a lot of things they could of done different( pulling down the dame star destroyer) to make the game better, but tell me you didn't at least smile ever time you force pushed a storm trooper out a freaking window or shattered everything in sight with your force push.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 1:07AM (Unverified) said

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force unleashed was a bug filled rushed mess of a game
the last level had a spot that was missing text and yet they tryed to milk DLC
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:08PM TheDarkWayne said

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whoa look at that, replace a couple nouns in their review and you have a review of game informer itself
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Posted: May 20th 2009 1:09AM (Unverified) said

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and yet many trust IGN we sell scores and game spot we put scores weeks after the rest
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:25PM ZildjianKX said

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Good thing they delayed and cancelled trophies for the PS3 version of Bionic Commando: Rearmed for this!
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:43PM 8bitartist said

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i thought they were eventually releasing them once this game hit retail?
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:59PM ZildjianKX said

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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:39PM Panko said

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I've certainly been enjoying the game, but I gotta say, I've got an overwhelming sense of missed opportunity on this one. Then again, my expectations were a little too high. I think Capcom, and I think of Devil May Cry's flamboyance, which this does not possess. A protagonist with a bionic limb needs very little gritty realism.
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Posted: May 19th 2009 8:46PM CheesusCrust said

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WHERES MA PC VERSION?!
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Posted: May 19th 2009 11:06PM LegendK1ll3r said

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This is going to be one of those mixed reviews games.

Anyone who is able to grasp the controls and the swinging, will absolutely love it.

Anyone who tries to swing and then ends up dying once or twice and then gives up on it, will hate it.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 12:48AM (Unverified) said

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I've heard these rants before...

Remember the nerd rage surrounding "Assassin's Creed"?

Round Two...FIGHT!
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Posted: May 20th 2009 1:12AM (Unverified) said

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Xplay hated on the nuke zones that stoped you from going were you like by killing you
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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:18PM Mazrael said

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I completed SW:FU on all difficulties.. the game was crap. I never felt all that powerful, my Fable 1 characters Force Push was far more satisfing, the bosses were rediculously bad, I felt it was worse than Too Human. the only person I know who actually liked it, had only played it on easy
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Posted: May 19th 2009 9:31PM Phara0h said

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They should make DLC of Mirrors Edge like checkpoint-time trial or even better 4 to 6 person races with the bionic-arm with different pick ups on the way like guns to shoot down your adversaries.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 2:11AM Magic Whiskey said

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I'm planning on hunting down a rental copy this weekend of Bionic Commando. I've always enjoyed the franchise and the music kicks.

I'm hoping the game is great enough to eventually buy; I buy my games new to support developers I'm fond of, and I'd ask all of you to do the same, regardless whatever developer/game it is. As long as it's not from the Sonic Team.



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Posted: May 20th 2009 2:34AM minuscule said

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I just played it for about an hour and I had a great time swinging around and getting used to the arm. Of course picking up my nerdy but rad lunchbox with my preorder put a big nostalgic grin on my face too. This was THE game I was always hoping they would make a sequel to, and even if it isn't a total success I have a feeling I'll get enough enjoyment out of it.
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