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Tim S · 20th May 2009, 09:13

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/ps3/2...mando-review/1

Bionic Commando has finally swung on to shelves, offering players a chance to get hands on with some PhysX-powered grapple-based combat. Is Bionic Commando truly the king of the swingers though, or just a badly realised attempt to cash-in on an old franchise? We find out.

cjoyce1980 · 20th May 2009, 09:52

damn, I'm surprised that you still gave it 5/10 just for it being playable.

shame, this was a game that was on my radar..... i may just rent it if i get time

Gunsmith · 20th May 2009, 11:01

tbh want you want is Bionic Commando Re-Armed, its on psn atm for 4 quid and its just brilliant.

CardJoe · 20th May 2009, 11:22

N'ah. What I want is Hitlers Must Die, which looks to be amazing.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009...-beta-footage/

Slizza · 20th May 2009, 11:43

This game got realy rubbished there, reading that i could not work out if the game was truely that bad or the reviewer was just in a hell of a mood.

Will give this game a try at some point when there is nothing to play.

Phil Rhodes · 20th May 2009, 12:03

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Game is... bad...

Yeah, but it's on the playstation and it has good graphics so it'll be platinum by teatime.

CardJoe · 20th May 2009, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Phil Rhodes

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Game is... bad...

Yeah, but it's on the playstation and it has good graphics so it'll be platinum by teatime.

I honestly don't think the game looks that good and the Capcom-provided screenshots aren't really all that indicative of the final product. Several people from different publications took a look at the game while I was playing and commented at how it looked like arse compared to other PS3 games.

yakyb · 20th May 2009, 12:34

why do you review this trollup

DarkLord7854 · 20th May 2009, 15:19

I was expecting a 3 from the dreadful review comments... a 5 was highly surprising, I'll be avoiding this game.

Flibblebot · 20th May 2009, 15:31

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Originally Posted by yakyb

why do you review this trollup

Because there's not much out at the moment to review, and the bit-tech staff have to keep Joe busy to stop him from spamming the forums

pimonserry · 20th May 2009, 23:03

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The script and characters are limper and more two-dimensional than a toilet roll that’s been dropped down the loo and the graphics are about as appetising.

I snorted my hot chocolate reading that

While not the most useful, that was one of the funniest reviews I've seen on here. It does sound like the reviewer was having a seriously bad day though.

will. · 21st May 2009, 00:18

Yea, but then again, if a game can make someone angry enough to review a game with that much scorn, it can't be that great

I was starting to get the feeling that it was going to be another dud, as soon as I saw that pretty cool trailer my brain alarm that alerts me to games which have too much effort put into advertising went off.

ryall · 21st May 2009, 02:00

I had a feeling I'd be disappointed by this game. Shame really...

sadlydefiant · 21st May 2009, 05:02

Doesn't really do anything for me.

Solidus · 21st May 2009, 07:26

man I wished this would have been better! The concept seems like allot of fun! swinging around a city in multiplayer and having skirmishes against other plays sounds cool!

Just a shame they screwed up the execution...

bridgesentry · 21st May 2009, 11:13

Capcom is good at horror game area, not si-fi. Si-fi needs really big thinking. Only Bethesda can do that now a day.

psymon · 28th May 2009, 16:19

Does no-one else remember this on the NES many many moons ago, from first seeing the ad on tv, I was praying this would be as good as i remember the original being, if remarkably difficult for my 6 year old self. If you have a NES emu, or for that matter a NES i recomend finding the original Bionic Commando and giving it a go.

risingphoenix · 6th Jul 2009, 07:39

to me it just looks like a robotic spiderman with guns

Blademrk · 6th Jul 2009, 10:28

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Originally Posted by psymon

Does no-one else remember this on the NES many many moons ago, from first seeing the ad on tv, I was praying this would be as good as i remember the original being, if remarkably difficult for my 6 year old self. If you have a NES emu, or for that matter a NES i recomend finding the original Bionic Commando and giving it a go.

The original NES game is available for download on XBLA (bought it a couple of weeks ago) - It's not bad but the lack of a jump button does take a while to get used to. it certainly plays better than the new update looks.

20th May 2009, 09:13	#1
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20th May 2009, 11:01	#3
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20th May 2009, 11:22	#4
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20th May 2009, 11:43	#5
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20th May 2009, 09:52	#2
cjoyce1980 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 344	damn, I'm surprised that you still gave it 5/10 just for it being playable. shame, this was a game that was on my radar..... i may just rent it if i get time

20th May 2009, 15:19	#9
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21st May 2009, 00:18	#12
will. A motorbike of jealousy! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Yorkshire! Posts: 4,407	Yea, but then again, if a game can make someone angry enough to review a game with that much scorn, it can't be that great I was starting to get the feeling that it was going to be another dud, as soon as I saw that pretty cool trailer my brain alarm that alerts me to games which have too much effort put into advertising went off. __________________ work \| play \| blog PS3 & 360: willblack Flickr my twitter. Last.FM Check out my Last.FM & iToggle & Nav-o-Matic jQuery plugins.

21st May 2009, 02:00	#13
ryall What's a Dremel? Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 16	I had a feeling I'd be disappointed by this game. Shame really...

21st May 2009, 05:02	#14
sadlydefiant Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canberra Posts: 20	Doesn't really do anything for me.

21st May 2009, 07:26	#15
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21st May 2009, 11:13	#16
bridgesentry 3verything must bee wat3rcooled Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 59	Capcom is good at horror game area, not si-fi. Si-fi needs really big thinking. Only Bethesda can do that now a day.

28th May 2009, 16:19	#17
psymon What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8	Does no-one else remember this on the NES many many moons ago, from first seeing the ad on tv, I was praying this would be as good as i remember the original being, if remarkably difficult for my 6 year old self. If you have a NES emu, or for that matter a NES i recomend finding the original Bionic Commando and giving it a go.

6th Jul 2009, 07:39	#18
risingphoenix What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	to me it just looks like a robotic spiderman with guns