Bionic Commando (Nintendo Entertainment System)
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North American box art
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Designer(s) | Hatchan |
| Composer(s) | Junko Tamiya |
| Series | Bionic Commando |
| Platform(s) | Famicom/NES |
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| Genre(s) | Action, Platforming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| 1UP.com | A+ |
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Bionic Commando, originally released as Hitler's Resurrection: Top Secret (ヒットラーの復活
As Ladd Spencer, a member of the FF Battalion, the player has to explore each stage and obtain the necessary equipment to progress. Ladd is equipped with a mechanical arm featuring a grappling gun, allowing him to pull himself forward or swing from the ceiling. As such, the series is one of few instances of a platform game in which the player cannot jump. To cross gaps or climb ledges, Ladd must use his bionic arm.
Bionic Commando is a platforming video game in which the player controls Ladd Spencer, whose mission is to rescue Super Joe and to uncover the mystery behind the Albatros project. Players navigate through the game via an overworld map, which they can move from one numbered area to another in a nonlinear fashion. Starting at Area 0, players can move Ladd's helicopter to any connected area on the map. However, once Ladd's helicopter starts to move, the enemy ground vehicles will also move. Once the helicopter reaches its destination without crossing over the path of an enemy vehicle, the player can choose to "descend" and play that area or to "transfer" to a different area. However, if the helicopter intercepts with an enemy vehicle, then Ladd must engage the enemy in an overhead perspective. In this perspective, players use the directional pad to navigate Ladd through the scene, and they can use the buttons to shoot down the enemy. One of the enemies will drop an Eagle-shaped mark when killed, which players can collect for an extra continue.
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