Original Bionic Commando remade into Bionic Commando Rearmed

[Queasy]

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UK, January 17, 2008 - Capcom's original Bionic Commando remains one of gaming's genuine classics. A kinetic ballet of gunning, running and gymnastic supremacy, thanks to the titular hero's Bionic Arm - all seemingly lost in the digital mists of time. So when it was announced that the franchise was to return to gaming in the shape of a brand new all-singing, all-dancing instalment on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, the hearts of a whole generation of gamers were stirred.

Now though, we can reveal first details on Capcom's previously top secret cousin, Bionic Commando Rearmed - a downloadable remake and reimagining of the original classic, set to appear on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, replete with new visuals and extra features. We spoke to Ben Judd, producer at Capcom Japan, and Simon Viklund, creative director at GRIN, the team responsible for Bionic Commando Rearmed, to get the low-down on the king of the swinger's return.

 

[gorcorps]

Lookin good! Hope it's priced right.

 

[Ackmed]

Funny how many people get excited over this, when they never even played the first game. Especially when it first came out.

 

[Queasy]

Errr, I played it when it was out originally.

 

[raystorm]

Awesome stuff. GRIN wants to make sure they keep it as faithful to the NES version as possible including the silly enemy names (THE BADDS!!!!). No Hitler ..but I hope they recreate the exploding Hitler head of the NES Bionic Commando.

I like how they added other ways to use your arm like latching onto and throwing barrels and stuff.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Funny how many people get excited over this, when they never even played the first game. Especially when it first came out.

Funny how people assume things, and then look like an ass for doing so.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Funny how many people get excited over this, when they never even played the first game. Especially when it first came out.

Funny how people assume things, and then look like an ass for doing so.

Haha
I played and beat the original. Don't remember much other than I liked it... of course, when I was a kid I think I liked every game I played, specially games that were impossibly hard.

 

[gorcorps]

See as a kid I didn't take kindly to really hard games. My motor skills weren't great at the time, and most games didn't have a save feature yet so it was really frustrating. Ninja Gaiden and Ghosts n Goblins were 2 I distinctly remember loathing because of difficulty. Now however, I can do it and am more than happy to go back and play them again

 

[Sadaiyappan]

It looks incredible. Can't wait to buy it.

 

[Sadaiyappan]

It would be cool if they made a Contra like this. They need to remake more games with this kind of quality.

 

[R Nilla]

This looks promising. Two-player co-op plus other modes "to be revealed". :thumbsup: