New Bionic Commando trailer

Draven · 10-17-07, 11:24 PM

Looks kind of cool - I wonder if you'll be able to jump.

tanman · 10-18-07, 12:46 AM

I don't really know what to think about it. I am a huge fan of the original. I had seen a video about the design of his arm and I like how it turns into a "regular" hand but I'm still unsure about it. It just seems kind of silly as a contemporary serious game. The main thing that made the original so much fun was swinging and the spot on controls. If that is intact and they don't try to do too much it should be fun.

Any why oh why isn't this coming to the Wii. That would be a great mechanic to swing with the wiimote.

PixyJunket · 10-18-07, 08:00 AM

Bionic Commando: Act Zero

Jason Reynolds · 10-18-07, 09:08 PM

I loved the original and will give this one a chance. It's hard to say how well it'll translate into a modern game.

I agree a WII version would be great! Maybe they'll do a port later if it does good.

-Jason

chess · 10-18-07, 09:21 PM

More "photorealistic" blech.

If a game ever needed a stylistic colorful design and Wii controls...it's this one. The original was hilarious.

Still Capcom is porting Okami, so I'll give them a pass on this one.

Dragon Fly · 10-18-07, 10:41 PM

Is that Steve Blum providing the narration? Sounds like him...

In any case I loved the original Bionic Commando but this one.... i dunno. Looks like Contra meets Spider-man.

tanman · 10-18-07, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PixyJunket

Bionic Commando: Act Zero

HAHA! that's funny. Hopefully it isn't that bad. People have been asking for this for awhile but now that its happening maybe it isn't such a good idea.

We'll see I guess.

PixyJunket · 10-19-07, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by chess

More "photorealistic" blech.

Yeah.. total yawn fest. This game should have looked like a comic book.

flashburn · 10-19-07, 07:16 AM

Mike Patton is voicing the Bionic Commando. That at least makes me a little bit interested in this.

PixyJunket · 01-16-08, 10:58 AM

The latest Famistu from Japan has revealed that there is going to be a graphically updated version of the NES Bionic Commando coming out for Xbox DRM Arcade and the PlayStatioN Store. It looks like it'll probably be similar to Prince of Persia Classic, though the screenshot in the scan I've seen is too small to tell for sure.

foxdvd · 02-26-08, 10:38 PM

The more and more I see of this game, the more excited I get.

slop101 · 05-18-09, 03:30 PM

8.0 from IGN.

Looks to have some potential, but probably not at full price.

shumway · 05-18-09, 03:51 PM

They destroyed it in the Game Informer reviews. I think they gave it a 5 and a 5.5 or a 5.5 and a 6 maybe?

RocShemp · 06-18-09, 07:45 AM

PTOM gave it a 2 1/2.

RichC2 · 07-08-09, 03:22 PM

Game is already $19.99 @ EBgames.com

RocShemp · 07-08-09, 10:31 PM

Ouch. That's a huge drop. Wonder if it's worth picking up that cheap or it's $20 I'm better off saving.

Superman07 · 07-09-09, 07:14 AM

I played the online demo of this a while back and I wasn't impressed a whole lot. The original videos I saw looked great, but the final product felt flat. The controls were akward and it an akward 3rd person view. Maybe the single player is better with the story?

timewaster · 07-10-09, 11:45 AM

i just started playing this.
just finished the tutorial.
the swinging is very difficult so far. hopefully it will get easier as i get better at it.

timewaster · 08-03-09, 11:30 AM

doesn't seem like alot of people are playing this.
I'm on the last chapter and so far i'm liking it alot.
I think it is a very underated game.
The only thing i hate is the drowning crap.
miss a jump, fall into the water, then drown. - really annoying.

scott1598 · 12-19-09, 04:49 PM

anyone else have this long ago released title? i am trying to build my new collection and the old NES game is one of my favorites of all time.

are the mechanics easy to get into to? does it last long and have epic boss battles?

thanks for fo.

pinata242 · 12-19-09, 04:54 PM

Read the last few posts and you'll see that you'll want to avoid this. Sites like www.metacritic.com and www.gamerankings.com are good tools for quick overviews of various titles.

You're much better off getting Bionic Commando Rearmed on XBLA than this. Though you may want to wait for the DotD stuff to finish up, just in case it goes on sale. It was a DotW before, so it going on sale may be unlikely. I'm not 100%, but I think nothing has ever been on sale twice to date.

scott1598 · 12-19-09, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242

Read the last few posts and you'll see that you'll want to avoid this. Sites like www.metacritic.com and www.gamerankings.com are good tools for quick overviews of various titles.

You're much better off getting Bionic Commando Rearmed on XBLA than this. Though you may want to wait for the DotD stuff to finish up, just in case it goes on sale. It was a DotW before, so it going on sale may be unlikely. I'm not 100%, but I think nothing has ever been on sale twice to date.

thanks pin. i actually already got Rearmed and can't wait to play it. thought this might be a nice next-gen update with the same NES goodness that i remembered. can get it for less than $15 new which is why i was considering...

tanman · 12-19-09, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinata242

You're much better off getting Bionic Commando Rearmed on XBLA than this. Though you may want to wait for the DotD stuff to finish up, just in case it goes on sale. It was a DotW before, so it going on sale may be unlikely. I'm not 100%, but I think nothing has ever been on sale twice to date.

Which is hilarious because I think I read an article awhile ago about how it was such a commercial disaster. Due in no small part to the terrible multiplayer demo.

But I thought they were saying how even Bionic Commando Rearmed outsold this dingleberry. <- get it, cause it's a swinging piece of turd?

10-17-07, 11:24 PM	#1
Draven DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 15,188	New Bionic Commando trailer Looks kind of cool - I wonder if you'll be able to jump. __________________ XBL GamerTag: Draven Sinclair PSN: DravenSinclair Game Center: Draven-X

10-18-07, 08:00 AM	#3
PixyJunket DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 23,217	Bionic Commando: Act Zero __________________ Twitter, Wii U and Xbox 360: PixyJunket

10-18-07, 09:21 PM	#5
chess DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 15,155	More "photorealistic" blech. If a game ever needed a stylistic colorful design and Wii controls...it's this one. The original was hilarious. Still Capcom is porting Okami, so I'll give them a pass on this one. __________________ PSN: frizby Battlefield Talk

10-18-07, 10:41 PM	#6
Dragon Fly DVD & Video Game Reviewer Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Tax-achusettes Posts: 2,392	Is that Steve Blum providing the narration? Sounds like him... In any case I loved the original Bionic Commando but this one.... i dunno. Looks like Contra meets Spider-man. __________________ Gamertag: Paradoxx21 My Anime Blog! Last edited by Dragon Fly; 10-18-07 at 10:43 PM.

10-19-07, 07:16 AM	#9
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10-18-07, 12:46 AM	#2
tanman DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Gator Nation Posts: 4,551	I don't really know what to think about it. I am a huge fan of the original. I had seen a video about the design of his arm and I like how it turns into a "regular" hand but I'm still unsure about it. It just seems kind of silly as a contemporary serious game. The main thing that made the original so much fun was swinging and the spot on controls. If that is intact and they don't try to do too much it should be fun. Any why oh why isn't this coming to the Wii. That would be a great mechanic to swing with the wiimote.

10-18-07, 09:08 PM	#4
Jason Reynolds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Tulsa OK Posts: 905	I loved the original and will give this one a chance. It's hard to say how well it'll translate into a modern game. I agree a WII version would be great! Maybe they'll do a port later if it does good. -Jason

01-16-08, 10:58 AM	#10
PixyJunket DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 23,217	The latest Famistu from Japan has revealed that there is going to be a graphically updated version of the NES Bionic Commando coming out for Xbox DRM Arcade and the PlayStatioN Store. It looks like it'll probably be similar to Prince of Persia Classic, though the screenshot in the scan I've seen is too small to tell for sure. __________________ Twitter, Wii U and Xbox 360: PixyJunket

02-26-08, 10:38 PM	#11
foxdvd DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Muskogee, OK Posts: 6,650	The more and more I see of this game, the more excited I get.

05-18-09, 03:30 PM	#12
slop101 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cali Posts: 17,074	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer 8.0 from IGN. Looks to have some potential, but probably not at full price.

05-18-09, 03:51 PM	#13
shumway DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 4,989	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer They destroyed it in the Game Informer reviews. I think they gave it a 5 and a 5.5 or a 5.5 and a 6 maybe? __________________ Xbox360 / PSN / Game Center / Steam: yawmush

06-18-09, 07:45 AM	#14
RocShemp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 23,888	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer PTOM gave it a 2 1/2. __________________ So there's simultaneously a super secret team of giant robots and a super secret team of technologically enhanced super soldiers, and neither team knows about the other? The governments in these movies must be far more effective than our actual government. Well, damn it, I want some realism and mature adult themes in my giant robot and super soldier movies! - Suprmallet Last edited by RocShemp; 06-18-09 at 08:11 AM.

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RichC2 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 19,924	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer Game is already $19.99 @ EBgames.com

07-08-09, 10:31 PM	#16
RocShemp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 23,888	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer Ouch. That's a huge drop. Wonder if it's worth picking up that cheap or it's $20 I'm better off saving. __________________ So there's simultaneously a super secret team of giant robots and a super secret team of technologically enhanced super soldiers, and neither team knows about the other? The governments in these movies must be far more effective than our actual government. Well, damn it, I want some realism and mature adult themes in my giant robot and super soldier movies! - Suprmallet

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Superman07 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SnogBox Posts: 5,936	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer I played the online demo of this a while back and I wasn't impressed a whole lot. The original videos I saw looked great, but the final product felt flat. The controls were akward and it an akward 3rd person view. Maybe the single player is better with the story? __________________ "Chuck me!" "Hey, I'm Eddie. How do you like me so far?" - Keen Eddie I've seen him. He's like fire, and ice, and rage. Like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and sees the turn of the univrse.

07-10-09, 11:45 AM	#18
timewaster DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York, N.Y. Posts: 1,624	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer i just started playing this. just finished the tutorial. the swinging is very difficult so far. hopefully it will get easier as i get better at it.

08-03-09, 11:30 AM	#19
timewaster DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York, N.Y. Posts: 1,624	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer doesn't seem like alot of people are playing this. I'm on the last chapter and so far i'm liking it alot. I think it is a very underated game. The only thing i hate is the drowning crap. miss a jump, fall into the water, then drown. - really annoying.

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pinata242 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 27,515	Re: New Bionic Commando trailer Read the last few posts and you'll see that you'll want to avoid this. Sites like www.metacritic.com and www.gamerankings.com are good tools for quick overviews of various titles. You're much better off getting Bionic Commando Rearmed on XBLA than this. Though you may want to wait for the DotD stuff to finish up, just in case it goes on sale. It was a DotW before, so it going on sale may be unlikely. I'm not 100%, but I think nothing has ever been on sale twice to date. __________________ XBL: pinata242 \| PSN: pinata242 \| Steam: pinata242