Thursday, August 28th, 2008
by FoxSpellCaster
Bionic Commando Rearmed is selling pretty well and more than they imagined. I thought I would help a little more by posting more videos! Here you go.
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
by FoxSpellCaster
I played and have been playing the original Bionic Commando for the past couple of week on and off. I certainly wasn’t expecting the remake to be suddenly published without being prepared for it. Then it was, and I was sitting there saying to myself “You do not need to be playing yet again game you do not have time for” and I was wrong. I logged onto Capcom’s digital distribution website and purchased the game for PC for fifteen bucks. 251 megabytes later I had Bionic Commando Rearmed.
Writing a review of this game can certainly be a hard task as I would want to point out all the great things compared to the original. I will not do that, however I will point out what makes this an excellent 2D game.
Gameplay
The wire mechanic with the lack of jumping makes this game’s gimmick solid. You are constantly trying to get better at this game and do better tricks. You cannot just sit down and master it but also you are not beaten to death by controls that are too hard to use. This means you will want to use a gamepad and if you do not own one I suggest buying one. Selecting easy makes this game a breeze but higher difficulties will make your fingers bleed making the game playable to all skill levels.
Combat is challenging making you rely on skillful use of your weapons while not worrying about running out of ammo. Different types of weapons along with the claw at the end of your wire keeps your options for combat extremely open and diverse. On a side note you start off with only one weapon.
Music
Not much to say about this one. Music is freaking awesome with remixed splendor throughout the entire game with original content as well tucked in somewhere. I highly suggest anyone that enjoys remixed 8 bit music to buy this album on iTunes.
Retro
Despite the removal of references to Nazis and to Hitler (The Leader) the game remains almost completely the same. Almost means that they changed what must be changed to make the game better. One of the biggest changes is when you get a Game Over it does not restart you to the title screen, so a casual gamer can now sit down and play through the game. Other changes include creative reinventions of some boss battles, which are awesome, and some dialog changes. One of the changes I enjoyed it the puzzle you have to complete to hack the enemy comms.
Modern
With the addition of fifty challenge levels, multiplayer, and co-op this game will keep you busy long beyond what you invest into it. For fifteen bucks I expected a lot less and I certainly see a lot more.
I suggest if you own a Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or PC to purchase this game. This is one of the best games I have played this year and I think you will agree. With the price tag of either $10 or $15 you have no excuse not to buy it.
