Bionic Commando (2009 video game)
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| Developer(s) | Grin |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Director(s) | Ulf Andersson |
| Producer(s) | Ben Judd |
| Series | Bionic Commando |
| Engine | Diesel engine |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Shield Android TV, Shield Portable, Shield Tablet |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Action, platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | 69 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 6/10 |
| IGN | 8.0/10 |
| Play | 9.5/10 |
Bionic Commando is a 2009 action-platform video game, part of the Bionic Commando series. The game was developed and published by Capcom in collaboration with Swedish developer Grin. The game is a sequel to the 1988 NES game Bionic Commando, with certain storyline elements taken from its 2008 remake Bionic Commando Rearmed. The game runs on Grin's own 'Diesel' engine. The console versions were released in North America on May 19 and in all PAL territories on May 22, 2009, and the PC release shortly thereafter.
Bionic Commando is an action-adventure game, in which the player controls player-character Nathan Spencer. The game uses several mechanics (primarily radiation) which act as barriers. These barriers are used to keep the players within the confines of the linear level design. Nathan Spencer is able to target enemies while hanging, climbing a building or even in mid-swing, while using an implement called the Bionic Arm which can also be used to attack enemies at close range. The bionic arm can be used to grab and launch objects such as boulders and cars at enemies. In addition, he is equipped with boots that enable him to survive extremely long falls.
The events of the game take place ten years after the original game. The game follows Major Nathan "RAD" Spencer (voiced by Faith No More singer Mike Patton), a government operative working in the fictional Ascension City and an Operative named Joseph Gibson aka "Super Joe" (voiced by Steven Blum) for the Tactical Arms and Security Committee (T.A.S.C) that trains bionic operatives like Spencer. After he is betrayed by his own government and falsely imprisoned, the Great Bionic Purge begins. Before his execution, an experimental weapon detonates in Ascension City, unleashing an earthquake along with a radioactive shock wave that leaves the city destroyed and wiping out its populace. The terrorist force known as the "BioReign" claims responsibility, threatening invasion. Spencer is freed to redeem his name along with the T.A.S.C's and is reunited with the bionic arm of which he was stripped.
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