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Bionic Commando - mini-review

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I thought about writing out a full review, but I'm just too doggone lazy.

The good
  • Tarzan swinging rocks
  • Great graphics
  • The list of bionic moves is big
  • The multiplayer is incredible
  • The game is a fun play-through
  • Creative requirements for defeating some enemies
  • Boss battles are fun!
  • Lots of fun random ways to dispatch enemies
  • Unlockables for anyone who has Bionic Commando: Rearmed (classic costume and a gun)
  • Additional Bionic Commando: Rearmed unlockable if you finish all BC:R challenges (there's a special door that only opens with the BC:R code)
The Bad
  • The supporting voice actors don't match their characters
  • The main character swears too often and it doesn't add a thing to the story
  • It's not quite as sandbox-y as originally demoed
  • Needs additional multiplayer modes
Give this one a rent, it's a fun play-through. If you like the multiplayer, let that be your deciding factor on buying it.

SCORE: 8.75/10
The game is a lot of fun, and multiplayer is borderline epic. But the bad voiceovers and lack of MP modes bring the score down slightly.
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Thanks for that fast Review,think i
Teancum wrote: Give this one a rent,
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For Now,to see if its worth of buying it.MP isnt my Focus on this Game.
Is there a Co-Op Mode? Online or Splitscreen?

Will there be a Demo sometimes for all Platforms? I read somewhere that it will be only a 360 Exclusive Demo :-(
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Deleted my last post so nobody would get on me for double posting

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Teancum wrote:No cooperative. As far as a demo goes, I know the 360 has a multiplayer demo, but that's all I know.

I will say that if you have a 360 and Xbox Live that you really should download the multiplayer demo. It's only about 575mb and it's well worth the download.
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Thanks for the Info. But dont have a 360. :? and never want any :wink:

I tryed to rent it but its ever rent.So i hope i can get it next Week If not i buy it then.Want it so.

Edit1:
Couldnt wait.Needed to buy it today for PS3.
Its really a Game that i like much and the Controls are good to learn.
At the beginning a bit annoying but if you you passed the -learning Conrtols Stage-,
its an awesome Games.
Got a Trophy called -Apeman- while swinging in the deactivated Minefield :funny2:
Swinging is so great but sometimes very challenging.and the wasted City is way fancy.
Dont talk about GFX its pretty good.
From Gameplay it reminds me a lot of a Mix of Uncharted and Lost Planet and Spiderman

Actually if beaten Minefields and Sniper Area.Now im on the way to reach the Crashsite in the sunken City Part.
Some Minus are the Safepoints in this Mission .If beaten 3/4 of this Mission and when dying you need to begin from Start :-(

Edit2

Nathan looks massive like this Guy out of SG-Atlantis
http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/u ... 145208.jpg
Today i tryed MP Mode and it really rocks.Have had some hardcore Fun. :thumbs:
It would be cool if PS3 and 360 Gamer could play together on the Servers,then we could have had some fun in MP. :wink:
Think MP will get a massive Fan Community.
Gamespot Rating is also 8. For me for sure 9/10 due to the nice designed SP Missions, great MP Mode ,and the Fun Factor.
This Game is a real Must have for me.Another great Game by Capcom that the Money is worth to pay.
Hope Dark Void will be the same good.
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Yeah, this game rocks. GRIN recently went through some layoffs, but I hope they release some DLC. Nice review Alex!
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Thanks,Tean

Im totally satisfied with it.
Forgot to mention the great Score in SP.
Also im very impressed by the Skills of other players in MP.
They swing arroud like they would do that the whole day lol
Sometimes i got 8/8 and sometimes 3/8 Feelt way nobbish there.
Im on World Ranking at 3300 and a bit more of dunno 50.000.
My Bionic Detectors ( xD^^) detects after playing some Hours MP a better play in SP.
Actually i have beaten this Area in Game and it was a great Level.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la5KY-A0 ... re=related

About DLC:
Im not a big Fan of DLC due to i rare play online most of my Games for a long Time.
Most DLC`s bring only MP Support like Maps.
also I think its Money Making.
Spending again Money like nearly 10€ for each new DLC is way to much.
To buy a brand new Game is a Lot of Money,like you know, you need to spend like 50€ for Pc Games and 59€ - 69€ for a PS3 Game.
Money that needs to be worked.Not hard but it needs.In DLC Case im mostly way a Scrooge.

If a DLC for Bionic Commando would contains Splitscreen Mode, new SP Missions then im in.
If it contains only MP Stuff,then we will see ;-)
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Here are a bunch of videos to get you guys interested. This is a GREAT game! Watch the third one for an AWESOME boss fight. If you own a really nice PC, a PlayStation 3, or an Xbox 360, you AT LEAST need to rent this game. If you own a 360, download the multiplayer demo. You won't be disappointed.

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Great MP Vids.TGeenhouse is nice.
I like this Map more.



Actually i have beaten the Megaworm :lol: . It was hard to avoid the 5 Shockwaves.

Btw:
Cant understand it.No Posts beside of ours.No One here plays this nice Game. :cry:


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Yeah, I really don't understand why people don't even try the demo (if you have an Xbox 360).

Seriously people, you need to at least rent this game.
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Is this game for PC? Or only Consoles.
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PS3, 360 and PC. But it requires a dual-core on a PC. I have a 3.4ghz Pentium 4 and I can't run it's Bionic Commando: Rearmed, which uses the same engine. Most "dual core required" games I don't have a problem with.
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Yesterday i have beaten it.
All i All i loved the SP Campaign much.

The last 30 Minutes of the Game are way alternation.Fighting,pirating the Ships and guiding them very cool,fighting a Final Boss,escaping while splattering some -Geonosians-like Creatures :-) and then Final -End-.
You have seen the complete Credits?
Hidden/Spoiler:
Spencer survived this deep Fall. ;-)
Destroying the Cooling Systems of the Constructor and that Miles above the wasted City.EPIC WIN
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Sequel anyone? :runaway:
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Finally got around to trying the demo this morning. It was allright. I definatly wouldn't buy it, but I think I might rent it.
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The single player is a lot of fun for a play-through. Once you learn the controls and go back to mulitplayer you'll find it's a lot more fun. Definitely give it a rent, it's worth the five bucks, plus you should probably have time for a few multiplayer matches after you beat it. That's what I did anyways -- I beat the game then played MP. I jumped right in and felt at home -- with the demo they don't even give a tutorial for the controls, so it's not as fun.
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Yep, with the demo I felt like I was being thrown into a war without any training. It was some crazy stuff, but I liked the gameplay.
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@ Thire:
If i would have played only MP Demo without Training i would also rent it.
Cannot trust,that Capcom releases such a complexe Game Demo without Training.The Controls are annoying at beginning (later its pure Fun).To lear them well in MP is impossible.You need Sp Practice.MP Experience only helps if you are Elite in using Controls :-) So i can understand Why People dont try/like it .Capcom promote their new Game not vey well.

One of my real Friend, how plays it with me on PS3 nealy every Night,also loves it.Another Friend said its not in the League of good Games,that he want.Coudnt trust what i heard.Stupid Killzone 2 Gamer ;-)
To tell it again.
Bionic Commando is a awesome Game.
It is in some Stages very annoying and you feel that you want to throw the Controlller away .
Like when you need to complete a swinging Part,ever and ever again till you have beaten it or
youh ave to repeat a Big Night Battle Mission with many Snipers and 3 Laser armed Biomechs and what not more.
it its repeating in Objectives and Things you do and that you have to compete.But in other way it is 100% Challenging and pure Fun if your a Pro.
if you are a Ego Shooter Gamer -only- ,you will not like it.


OnTopic:
What i dont like is:
1.
That you unlock your Bionic Moves within the Game`s Story.They needed to be available direct after finding your Bionic Arm in beginning of Level 1.
All Moves are available after completing 3/4 of the SP Mode :-( and then the Game really begin to rock.
2.Need of more MP Maps like Teancum mentioned before.
Some Maps are awesome like 8-bit,Gindhouse,Treehouse + both of Night Maps are way cool.
I dont need much more Modes to be true.Deathmatch or Team-Deathmatch are All right.
3.Big Mäh.
Sennding Friends Invitations in PS3 Network is way buggy.
Sometimes you can invite a Friend to play a Match but after 1 Round he will be kicked and needs to find a -new match.Sometimes it works for Hours.Sometimes its completely not working for Hours.Annoying.
2.
8/8 Player is to much for such little Maps.


Bionic Commado is sometimes:
:faint: :oops: but never :sleep:
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