Done in a Robot Chicken look, check out this YouTube video featuring original sound, visuals plus Master D’s exploding cranium… after the credits of course. In glorious side-scrolling 2D LEGO!
In the mid 1980s, most side-scrolling platformers were almost identical to one another: walk to the right of the level, jump on your enemies, and save a princess in some castle. Bionic Commando changed what we thought a traditional side-scrolling platformer could be by completely removing the ability to jump, instead giving the hero a bionic arm which he used to grab onto various parts of the level and swing from one place to another.
It’s been over 20 years since Nathan “RAD” Spencer set foot in the video game world. Capcom sets to breathe life into one of its oldest games with the release of Bionic Commando. Is this game a breath of fresh air or one where noses need to be pinched?
Bionic Commando hasn’t hit store shelves, but a sequel for the title might possibly be in the works according to a morse code message that can be found in Bionic Commando.
The morse code, after it’s deciphered, is the following message:
BESTAETIGE AUSFUEHRUNG VON PHASE ZWEI VORBEREITET AKTIVIERE PROJEKT ALBATROSS
Thanks to Google Translator, that message translates to:
If I’ve learned anything from this video, it’s that you never — NEVER high-five anyone in an office setting, let alone a guy with a huge bionic arm.
I also wonder how he was hired in the first place? I mean, if I was the HR rep for that office, seeing someone come in with a hulking bionic arm might set off a couple of flags in my head for the health risk of being near Nathan Spencer.
And who made him middle manager?? How did Nathan work his way up all of these years with his obvious disability having that arm attached to him to become a middle manager. Sure it can do some pretty neat things, but the man probably can’t even clean up after himself when he’s done in the bathroom.
Video after ze break
Fans of the 2D NES version of Bionic Commando may need to keep the past, in the past. It’s like the Star Wars saga especially Episode IV. Before they “modified” Star Wars: A New Hope it was considered a masterpiece that should never be touched, fixed, corrected. With the technologies available today, Star Wars: A New Hope can be phenominal. Ok, enough SW talk. Enjoy these screens for the upcoming Bionic Commando hitting shops on May 19th.
See what I did there with the subject? I bet no other journalist thought of incorporating the fact that there’s a lot of swinging in Bionic Commando into their article’s subjects. That’s the kind of extra effort we give here at PerezStart.
Enough of my self praise. Capcom announced today that a multiplayer demo will be making its way to the Xbox Live Marketplace in the coming weeks. The demo will feature the “Vertigo” map where 8 players can do battle in Deathmatch matches. This is only a tip of the iceberg as the full game will feature 16 multiplayer maps in total when the game hits retail stores on May 19th.
The Playstation 3’s demo has yet to be announced. We reached out to Capcom for a comment on when PS3 owners can expect the demo. As soon as we hear back from them, we’ll be sure to update you all.
When I think of Bionic Commando, I think of the old-school game where you swing from place to place to reach the end of the level. Capcom is reviatlizing the Bionic Commando franchise to this current generation of game platforms. Last summer, they released Bionic Commando Rearmed which was the old-school game that we all know and love, but with some much needed upgrades to both the graphics and to the control mechanics. Needless to say it was a huge success, and Capcom is soon going to release the sequel on May 15th, 2009.
If you think this game will include swinging from place to place, then give yourself a cookie. If you think that’s the only thing that will be featured in the new Bionic Commando, then I command you to throw away that cookie immediately! When you’re done, please watch the video above and educate yourself with all of the awesome things the Bionic Arm can do in the upcoming Bionic Commando.
It’s been a long 20 years (yes, some feel short) since we last saw the NES classic, Bionic Commando, hit our 8-bit systems. So I think it’s time to see what our slinky armed friend has been up to. Bionic Commando will ship to retailers in North America on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Reloaded for the latest generation of hardware, Bionic Commando sees the return of the ultimate fusion of man and machine as Nathan Spencer is back as a government operative who, after distinguishing himself in a fierce conflict against the Imperials, is betrayed and falsely imprisoned by the very people he unquestioningly served. However, when bio terrorists detonate an experimental device over Ascension City and then occupy it, there is only one option open to the authorities – reactivate Nathan Spencer.
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