

The thinking behind this strategy is that players nowadays don’t want to be frustrated and want to have their fun right away. There are a lot of games these that put you on auto-pilot straight to the end with very few deaths or real skill-based challenges. Just as the name suggests, if you want to get better at the game, you need to increase your skill level.

They both have a swing mechanic, but Bionic Commando plays very differently from Spider-man in that it uses a skill-based mechanic. The game, for very obvious visual reasons, gets compared to Spider-man a lot. Speaking of the swing mechanic, it’s taken a VERY long time to make it into exactly what we wanted it to be. Oh yeah, it also has a really damn cool swing mechanic. It’s one of the few big releases in May to feature a 20-plus-hour-long single-player campaign and several multiplayer modes. I’m fortunate the folks at the PlayStation.Blog have allowed me two golden opportunities to share some information with you here.Īs some of you may already know, Bionic Commando will be released on May 19th for the PLAYSTATION 3. Rearmed will also link-up to its 3D “big brother” coming to PC, with unlockable content, in-game hints and a story that spans both games.Hello, folks! Ben Judd, producer on Bionic Commando here. Faithfully sticking to the story of the NES game, Bionic Commando Rearmed tells the story of Nathan “R.A.D.” Spencer’s first mission, sent in to retrieve captured agent Super Joe from the hands of the Imperials.įans of the original story can expect to see all the characters from the NES version, as well as the memorable moments that made the title so popular with fans. Bionic Commando Rearmed preserves the original’s mix of swinging and shooting in an intense 2D side-scroller, all to the tune of a brand-new soundtrack based on the classic 8-bit music from the NES masterpiece.īut Rearmed is far more than just a remake – it features all-new modes such as the 2-player co-op play, smarter enemy AI, new bionic arm abilities, new weapons, bigger bosses and online rankings. Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.Ģ0 years after the 8-bit classic was released, Bionic Commando Rearmed recreates the world of the original with a complete “2.5D” visual revamp.
