Bionic Commando (Next-Gen)


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A third-person action game built around the idea that you have a super-strong zipline for an arm. When it works, you’re Spider-man and the Hulk all mixed together. When it doesn’t, you’re a drugged gorilla on a chain.

Available on: Xbox 360, PS3 , PC
Genre: Action
Release date: May 19, 2009
Published by: Capcom 
Developed by: Grin 
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
10 player VS
8 Great
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Latest Stories
Best of GR videos: Bionic arm charms, destroys San Francisco
Best of GR videos: Bionic arm charms, destroys San Francisco
We're celebrating our five-year anniversary with shout-outs to some of our most-favoritist videos
Xbox 360 News - Mar 02, 2011
 
The Anti-Awards 2009
The Anti-Awards 2009
Celebrating the crappiest games, moments and dumbass dickery of the past year
Xbox 360 News - Jan 06, 2010
 
2009's saddest studio closures
2009's saddest studio closures
Who was axed, why, and what we'll miss because of it
Xbox 360 News - Dec 04, 2009
 
Mind-blowingly underwhelming celebrity performances
Mind-blowingly underwhelming celebrity performances
They actually got paid for this crap, you know
Xbox 360 News - Oct 08, 2009
 
 
Features
Best of GR videos: Bionic arm charms, destroys San Francisco
We're celebrating our five-year anniversary with shout-outs to some of our most-favoritist videos
Mar 01, 2011
The Anti-Awards 2009
Celebrating the crappiest games, moments and dumbass dickery of the past year
Jan 06, 2010
2009's saddest studio closures
Who was axed, why, and what we'll miss because of it
Dec 04, 2009
Mind-blowingly underwhelming celebrity performances
They actually got paid for this crap, you know
Oct 07, 2009
TalkRadar 64 – Get N or get out
All about the N64! Awful audio, forgotten games and the best non-Mario and Zelda options for the system
Aug 14, 2009
12 videogame stories that jumped the shark
Shark Week concludes with the most JAWful tales ever told
Aug 07, 2009
Disabled but deadly: Gaming’s physically challenged killers
They may have lost limbs, but they never lost their love for murder
Aug 04, 2009
TalkRadar 53 - GTA Disney?
All about Gay Tony, the history of Disney rap and the most accurate E3 predictions money can bribe
May 29, 2009
TalkRadar 52 - punch drunk!
This week we raise our drinks to Punch-Out!!, review InFamous and shed tears over Trico
May 22, 2009
Bionic arm charms, destroys major city
See what happens when Capcom loans us a one-of-a-kind prop
Dec 18, 2008
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News
The Bionic Commando launch site is HERE!
Countdown site keeps fans up to date
May 12, 2009
New Bionic Commando screens, gameplay trailer
Watch the Bionic Commando swing through the trees like Tarzan
Mar 19, 2008
New Bionic Commando screenshots
Latest look at Capcom's Bionic Commando resurrection inside
Dec 13, 2007
When videogames go emo
We now have to be miserable to have fun
Nov 29, 2007
More Bionic Commando vids
King of swing shows off with fresh videos and screenshots
Oct 29, 2007
Bionic Commando shots swing in
More of Capcom's power-armed actioner inside
Oct 25, 2007
Bionic Commando: First look
Get in the swing of things with Capcom's actioner
Oct 19, 2007
Bionic Commando returns
Classic '80s Capcom game gets 3D reworking
Oct 17, 2007
Capcom resurrects Bionic Commando - first screens
Side-scrolling action-platformer reborn on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
Oct 16, 2007
» All 12 Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) News Stories
Review
Bionic Commando
A sometimes clunky, sometimes exhilarating retro reinvention
May 19, 2009
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Previews
LGC 08: Why wait? Leipzig's biggest games reviewed NOW!
Knee-jerk reviews after ten minutes' play-time. As is only right and proper
Aug 26, 2008
Knee-jerk reviews after ten minutes' play-time. As is only right and proper. » Read Full Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) preview
Bionic Commando - hands-on
We swing through several levels of reborn NES classic
Jun 03, 2008
It's impossible to watch the robot-armed Nathan Spencer swing from crippled building to dangling highway overpass without immediately comparing his journey to Spider-Man's acrobatic stylings. Problem is, that's not a fair comparison; Spidey's all grace, agile and swift as he cartwheels between buildings without a care, whereas Nathan's bionic appendage weighs him down considerably, making each moment you spend at the apex of a swing both liberating and frightening. » Read Full Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) preview
Capcom's Captivate 08 coverage
Resident Evil 5, Dark Void, Bionic Commando and more, all right here
Jun 02, 2008
Last week Capcom revealed one of its strongest lineups in ages during the Captivate 08 event (we briefly talked about it on TalkRadar). The embargos have lifted and now we're able to say what we saw, what we played and what totally stole the show (it surprised the hell out of us, that's for sure). We'll be adding links throughout the day, so read on! » Read Full Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) preview
Bionic Commando - first look
An 8-bit icon swings back with a fury in its first real sequel
Feb 21, 2008
It's taken 20 years, but the beloved NES classic Bionic Commando is finally getting a real sequel. Whether it'll live up to the expectations that nostalgic gamers have for it is anyone's guess, but this week's Game Developer's Conference gave us a chance to see it up close. At first glance, it looks a lot like every other prettied-up, current-gen, third-person action game out there, but there's a lot of potential here, and not all of it is in » Read Full Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) preview
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ESRB Rating
Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) is rated:
Mature
Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
 
PEGI Rating
Bionic Commando (Next-Gen) is rated:
18+
Violence, Bad Language