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Mechanical Arm Swinging Goodness in Bionic Commando Trailer
Posted by Adam Barenblat at 3:00 AM on August 22, 2008
If you haven't gotten your hands on Bionic Commando: Rearmed for 360, PS3 and PC, do it, it's fun and hard as hell. This brings us to its big brother, Bionic Commando that Fahey got to try out at E3. In this gameplay trailer we get to see all of the mechanical arm swinging one could only dream about. The game will be hitting PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

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FreakyFavabean
Posted 3:55 AM 22/8/08
Looks surprisingly good, kinda reminds of Lost Planet while still looking (and sounding) like Bionic Commando.
FreakyFavabean
s0nlxaftrsh0ck
Posted 3:47 AM 22/8/08
@PapaBear434: I don't know. I found myself sometimes shooting my arm out to only have grab nothing and actually swing from nothing. But it sometimes does happen where you think you got it and then you miss the shot. It's happened quite a few times heh.
s0nlxaftrsh0ck
Fabrice
Posted 3:46 AM 22/8/08
This looks great. Is that being worked on by the Lost Planet team ?
Fabrice
NewSpecies
Posted 3:40 AM 22/8/08
Wow ...
Just Wow...
So many good titles coming out from Capcom. I've loved Capcom for years, and the lineup in the next year is nothing short of pure lethal awesomeness.
NewSpecies
Guild_Navigator
Posted 3:40 AM 22/8/08
I really like the updated music in this. Really classy.
Guild_Navigator
Eville1 says SKUse me a sec.
Posted 3:37 AM 22/8/08
That arm must be hell to beat off with.
Eville1 says SKUse me a sec.
ExistentialEgg
Posted 3:36 AM 22/8/08
@fugit: I think this generation of gamers is a bunch of ninnys.
I think there's some truth to that. I played through and beat BC Rearmed on Medium and it was still challenging. Medium feels about what the game was on NES. I think mainly, gamers are too impatient nowadays to feel satisfaction from difficulty. If they can't get through it in a few tries they play something else. We're a culture of immediate gratification so gametime and difficulty of most games is scaled down so people actually FINISH them.
ExistentialEgg
Humpski
Posted 3:34 AM 22/8/08
I just can't wait to hear Mike Patton in the role of Nathan Spencer.
Humpski
fugit
Posted 3:32 AM 22/8/08
How come everyone says BCRA is so hard? I mean, if you gave ReArmed a "10" on the hard scale, the original would get 1000.
I think this generation of gamers is a bunch of ninnys.
There I said it.
fugit
TheCleaningGuy
Posted 3:26 AM 22/8/08
@Killer_WaLrUs: Ditto. That and the orchestrated version of the original BC's first area. Bionic Commando keeps looking better and better, but when does it come out?
TheCleaningGuy
ExistentialEgg
Posted 3:25 AM 22/8/08
@akumaserge:
[www.sumthingdigital.com]
[kotaku.com]
ExistentialEgg
Josh Lowensohn
Posted 3:24 AM 22/8/08
Spiderman meets Crackdown--with better explosions too. I'm in love.
Josh Lowensohn
chuffhoncho
Posted 3:23 AM 22/8/08
Can't wait to play this using the Nathan "Rad" Spencer skin. The updated theme music is also quite awesome. I'm hoping that Simon Viklund has something to do with this soundtrack as well.
chuffhoncho
Madgame
Posted 3:22 AM 22/8/08
@Neobara: It does say PS3 - it's the very last word in the review. Any tentative release dates on this?
Madgame
The_Foo
Posted 3:19 AM 22/8/08
I shall play this and pretend that I am Hellboy when dressed in all that heavy red armour.
The_Foo
akumaserge
Posted 3:19 AM 22/8/08
Man, I was playing the demo of rearmed... I gotta say, I loved the music. Does anyone know where I can get the soundtrack for that?
akumaserge
fatheadwilson
Posted 3:19 AM 22/8/08
Hm, I could've swore I read it even before there was a comment. Oh well.
fatheadwilson
noesmano
Posted 3:18 AM 22/8/08
instant smile on my face from the capcom logo and sound...
game looks rad too.
noesmano
MCKWZ
Posted 3:18 AM 22/8/08
@fatheadwilson: He edited it after we whined about it :-P
MCKWZ
vid3oman64
Posted 3:18 AM 22/8/08
@vid3oman64: Then again, it seems that that hook-and-kick move is kind of overpowered. Looks like you just send someone off the edge and then you're done. Also that explosion at the end where the BC flies into him looks... odd. He doesn't recoil in any way... oh well, they certainly can still fix it.
vid3oman64
fatheadwilson
Posted 3:16 AM 22/8/08
@Neobara: @MCKWZ: The article mentions that, right there in the first line.
fatheadwilson
vid3oman64
Posted 3:15 AM 22/8/08
SWEET. This really looks awesome, worth mastering the controls. I love the old school Capcom intro as well as the military style remake of the old song.
vid3oman64
Rubix42
Posted 3:14 AM 22/8/08
Wow, I am loving the new vid. The first one they dropped I had a "meh" reaction to.
The new vid is nice, I feel like this game will be something special. Hopefully the MP works as well as my mind is imagining!
Rubix42
Highlander Wolf
Posted 3:13 AM 22/8/08
Covered with win. I'm liking that jump-kick...
Highlander Wolf
BlackIceJoe
Posted 3:12 AM 22/8/08
Bionic Commando: Rearmed is also on the PS3. I got to say this version of Bionic Commando really is looking good. I was never planning on picking this one up but I might now just have to if only in rental form.
BlackIceJoe
firstworldman
Posted 3:12 AM 22/8/08
This game looks great. I just received a PS3 as a birthday gift, and I will definitely be looking into this title!
I loved the first BC and Rearmed is great, too. I can't wait. And, this definitely reminds me of the first time I played Spiderman 2
firstworldman
PapaBear434
Posted 3:10 AM 22/8/08
@mooseman111:
Yeah, I corrected myself. I thought this was going to be straight multiplayer, like Warhawk. I was mistaken.
PapaBear434
OGHowie
Posted 3:10 AM 22/8/08
@PapaBear434:
Why would this be less than $20? I thought it was a full $60 release?
Gameplay definitely looks cool though.
OGHowie
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
Ben Judd can has my monies.
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
PapaBear434
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
Know what, scratch that thing I said about $20. I thought this was going to be a straight multiplayer deal, but this is shaping up to be an actual game. If it is, I'll pay full price for this.
PapaBear434
DanteIX
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
This looks like a ridiculously awesome game.
DanteIX
mooseman111
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
@PapaBear434 Why would a new full length retail release be less than $20 on the PSN? It's not even a downloadable game.
mooseman111
Ryakudatsu
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
Wow, It looks better everytime I see it. Can't wait to see if the game compares favorably to the videos.
Ryakudatsu
Killer_WaLrUs
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
I like the oldschool bootup on the Capcom logo.
Killer_WaLrUs
MCKWZ
Posted 3:09 AM 22/8/08
Bionic Commando: Rearmed it's also on PS3, you know? :-/
MCKWZ
chuffhoncho
Posted 3:08 AM 22/8/08
I actually didn't know that Grin was working on both BC's. This greatly increases my anticipation for this games. Oh, the video didn't hurt either. NICE!
chuffhoncho
Bernard McGraw
Posted 3:08 AM 22/8/08
Man, Capcom's got ruthless quality lately.
Bernard McGraw
PsycheE
Posted 3:07 AM 22/8/08
I see Star Fox 64-esque multiplayer mayhem.
PsycheE
PapaBear434
Posted 3:07 AM 22/8/08
I played the demo to Rearmed, and didn't care for it. The fun and challenge of the original I played way back when just came off as irritatingly and intentionally broken. I know, people love it, but I just wasn't able to get into it. It felt cheap when my hook would pass through the object because it missed it by a pixel width.
This new one, though, looks extremely cool. If it's less than $20 on PSN, I'll probably pick it up.
PapaBear434
zombie16thc
Posted 3:07 AM 22/8/08
Very impressive can't wait to play that demo
zombie16thc
Methusalah
Posted 3:06 AM 22/8/08
That looks pretty fun. I'm surprised.
Methusalah
Sandldan
Posted 3:06 AM 22/8/08
This is actually the first video i've seen of this game, looks like i'll have to start following it a whole lot closer from now
Sandldan
DugDawg
Posted 3:05 AM 22/8/08
I'm definitely excited about this one.
DugDawg
Neobara
Posted 3:05 AM 22/8/08
Why'd you only mention Bionic Commando: Rearmed for 360 and PC? What about PS3? Hmm.. =/
Neobara
Playstation
Posted 3:05 AM 22/8/08
I feel like playing spiderman :(
Playstation
Bonkerjerks
Posted 4:14 AM 22/8/08
@Kaizuden: Actually, it looked to me like the character shot his arm out and recovered by pulling himself back onto the platform. They did that a couple times in the trailer.
Bonkerjerks
sir_carrot
Posted 4:10 AM 22/8/08
The whole next-gen thing has completely jaded me. When I saw all the high-profile titles like this first announced, I was blown away by the visuals, thinking - 'Can it really look like that?' And now it's nearly here, and yes it does - and no longer am I impressed.
What the hell, eyes? It's not like this or TFU look any less awesome. It's just... me.
/sad face
sir_carrot
Kaizuden
Posted 4:09 AM 22/8/08
Anyone notice how the guy was about to ragdoll off the building, but didn't since there was an invisible wall?... Hope they get that fixed.
Kaizuden
ZackieChan
Posted 4:05 AM 22/8/08
When's the release date on this game? It looks awesome! I'm loving ReArmed, and this looks like a "reimagining" done right, like Prince of Persia.
ZackieChan
trigger2
Posted 4:03 AM 22/8/08
Looks cool. But I wish the environments were a little more Sci-fi.
trigger2
givetozim!
Posted 4:00 AM 22/8/08
Looks good but i'll wait until the reviews start flowing in
givetozim!
digamma
Posted 4:37 AM 22/8/08
Now this is how to make me interested in a game.
digamma
Kicken
Posted 4:34 AM 22/8/08
@Bonkerjerks:
I'm pretty sure that is what happened. He flew back a bit too fast to just have bounced off an invisible wall.
Kicken
BIGGIN
Posted 4:31 AM 22/8/08
@Kaizuden: To back up what Bonkerjerks said, you can also hear the arm of the other character being shot out and connecting.
BIGGIN
Kounji
Posted 5:01 AM 22/8/08
Is anyone else really starting to love that bionic commando theme. I can't get enough of it.
Kounji
brightcrazystar
Posted 4:52 AM 22/8/08
THIS. great trailer.
NOW... where is my DLC bionic commando outfit with grapple in Dead Rising? hehe
brightcrazystar
Uzumaki_Kiba
Posted 5:32 AM 22/8/08
Was anybody else reminded of Mignola's Hellboy with that red suit?
The arm was on the wrong side, you know, but still.
Uzumaki_Kiba
jerimas
Posted 5:15 AM 22/8/08
For the first time, this new BC sequel/remake/whatever looks intriguing to me.
jerimas
dv8godd
Posted 5:57 AM 22/8/08
I just went from "probably not caring except in a retro kind of way" to "actively interested on its own merits".
The Turok demo and information on Golden Axe had sent me down the road of thinking all this stuff was a terrible idea. But this certainly seems to possess the potential to surpass the majority of retro-gone-future rehashes we've been seeing lately.
dv8godd
GhaleonUnlimited
Posted 5:43 AM 22/8/08
Beginning to believe
GhaleonUnlimited
TonyRockyHorror
Posted 7:26 AM 22/8/08
can't wait for this one.
TonyRockyHorror
WittyUserName
Posted 7:18 AM 22/8/08
Show of hands. Who's cracking out the classic costume code the minute they get the game running?
WittyUserName
WittyUserName
Posted 7:17 AM 22/8/08
Did you hear that theme music? Oh my god, it's like I'm playing the NES version all over again.
Plus, the way he went for a hard landing...I'm guessing the arm isn't the only thing bionic.
Still, I really wanna get this. Capcom and GRIN really have made me feel like a kid again.
WittyUserName
cheerfree
Posted 6:52 AM 22/8/08
A HAH! Did you see that? HE CAN JUMP!
cheerfree
Ilia Chentsov
Posted 6:50 AM 22/8/08
Will there be an Army of Darkness reference when he gets his arm?
Ilia Chentsov
Placentasaurus
Posted 6:46 AM 22/8/08
EEEEEE. This game will be so rad. So fucking rad. Zomg.
Placentasaurus
NoMoMoJo
Posted 6:43 AM 22/8/08
I think this definitely has potential, but I'm a little disappointed with the only move he apparently has when grappling an enemy: that retarded sumersault jumpkick thingy... let's mix it up a little, okay Capcom?
NoMoMoJo
spikespeigel
Posted 6:40 AM 22/8/08
Wait. Grin is working on this version as well? Why did I think that it was two different studios working on Rearmed and this one? I might have to give this a look now that I know Grin's behind it.
spikespeigel
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Posted 6:35 AM 22/8/08
@dv8godd: speaking of Turok...if I could get a Turok1 remake with Wiimote controls that looked as good if not better than Metroid Prime 3...I buy it in a heartbeat. Actually, if I could get Goldeneye remade with Wiimote controls it'd be the greatest rehash ever made. It is to dream...
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Gunloc
Posted 6:35 AM 22/8/08
@Gunloc: HUH? What happened to my comment? I was saying that I read BCR and this game both run on the same engine that Grin made themselves.
Gunloc
Gunloc
Posted 6:32 AM 22/8/08
@DARTH_TIGRIS
Gunloc
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Posted 6:32 AM 22/8/08
Now THAT'S how you make a 2D classic into 3D. That looks awesome. Of course it's going to come down to controls and framerate but from that video, I can dig it.
Can't wait to see the multiplayer. Although the pacing reminds me of Lost Planet.
@DARTH_TIGRIS: just saw your comment as I was typing the Lost Planet reference. We're on the same page.
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
DrSac
Posted 6:28 AM 22/8/08
@DARTH_TIGRIS:
No its an entirely new engine made by another company
DrSac
DARTH_TIGRIS
Posted 6:22 AM 22/8/08
Looks great. And the music still does it for me. But ...
... the running animations are JUST like Lost Planet. Is this pretty much the same engine running in a slightly different game?
DARTH_TIGRIS
excaliburps
Posted 6:19 AM 22/8/08
@dv8godd: Agreed. I hope Golden Axe does something great and not try to sell based on its nostalgia factor. Though I do have fond memories of it.
This actually looks damn good! I just hope that swinging all around doesn't make it hard to view where you need to
The combat looks adequate as well. I'm curious to see if they made any ingenious ways in tackling bosses with the grappling arm.
@Kounji: I think it rocks too! And I don't really notice game music a lot!
excaliburps
ThisCharmingMan
Posted 6:08 AM 22/8/08
Wow...I truly couldn't give a shit about this game until right now. That was really really impressive. I was never a Bionic Commando guy, but this might make me one. It seems as if they've kept the game difficult too, because it sure looks that way.
ThisCharmingMan
joeloliol
Posted 8:02 AM 22/8/08
well... i will keep my eyes open, but it looks hard... hmm.
joeloliol
SolidEyeSystem
Posted 8:00 AM 22/8/08
Oh, hell yeah! This looks freaking fun.
SolidEyeSystem
bobtheduck
Posted 7:56 AM 22/8/08
This music is MUCH better than the music in rearmed... I haven't been that disappointed in the music in a remake since the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy on SNES.
*not a fan of techno*
@Placentasaurus: Heh, rad...
bobtheduck
fecalchaos
Posted 8:42 AM 22/8/08
I sense the newest IP in the line of turbo difficult DMC/Ninja Gaiden franchises. Do want.
PS: I miss the hot dogs.
fecalchaos
MissingNo
Posted 10:16 AM 22/8/08
Looks really good!
MissingNo
mikethespike9
Posted 10:49 AM 22/8/08
@Kounji:
I am so all over this song these days. I skipped BC back in the day and was entirely unaware how great the tunes are. When I heard the remix in the BCR trailer, I was hooked for life.
mikethespike9
karateka
Posted 12:54 PM 22/8/08
I think they got this game just right...the controls and the animation seem to fit well. If you look at a lot of "superhero" type of game...they all seem very floaty when flying or jumping. This seem to be just right. I haven't been impress with many games lately, but this one is one my "keep an eye on" list.
karateka
Witzbold
Posted 6:41 PM 22/8/08
Goddamn this looks great. Really impressed with the level design Ive seen so far!
Witzbold
Herabec
Posted 8:52 PM 22/8/08
Wow, I'm wasn't planning on getting this at all, since all I'd heard about it was hot dog arms, but seeing this?
This is now a must buy.
Herabec
johnny_ultimate
Posted 10:37 PM 22/8/08
Looks fantastic. Looking foward to giving this a whirl.
Although the 'red' character looks extremely similiar to Hellboy. giant arm and all.
johnny_ultimate
zyberteq
Posted 2:54 AM 23/8/08
That soundtrack is so awesome, it's my number one reason to buy the game.
zyberteq
vaporlagg
Posted 7:28 AM 22/8/08
I will definitely be using the classic costume code.
Bionic Commando: Web of Shadows?
Either way...I'm very excited about all the great platforming we are getting on the 360 soon. I especially love that while they decided to go 3D with this sequel, they at least shared in the 2D platforming love with the remake. I personally would love to see Nintendo do something like that with the Mario series on their console. We need a new Super Mario World.
vaporlagg