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Bionic Commando Media Depicts Natural Grappling Techniques

by Maarten Goldstein, Oct 19, 2007 5:06am PDT

Capcom has issued a set of screenshots as well as this trailer for Bionic Commando, showing off the recently unveiled followup to the original 1988 grapple-heavy sidescroller. In development at GRIN, developer of the PC version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and its sequel, the new Bionic Commando will see the light of day on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A release date has not yet been announced.

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Bad font or placement of font for the word Bionic. Looks like it says Boing.

Oct 20, 2007 7:01am PDT

Bad font or placement of font for the word Bionic. Looks like it says Boing. : mrwolf710

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holy shit holy shit. Ok I take back my original comments after watching the developer interview with the whole post-apoc thing. This trailer looks badass. The old NES game is one of my all-time favorites, I played through it so much, totally got chills when I heard the music.

Oct 19, 2007 9:52am PDT

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holy shit holy shit. Ok I take back my original comments after watching the developer interview with the ... : timaste
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  The whole ruined city / character design don't thrill me, but whatever if it's fun. I thought killing fut... : timaste
  - destroyed beauty? heh : Madwacker
  - Wow I was so not awake when I wrote this. : timaste

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I also hope the game character can jump this time. In the original one it couldn't and I hated that.

Oct 19, 2007 8:46am PDT

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I also hope the game character can jump this time. In the original one it couldn't and I hated that. : omontero
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- Seems reasonable for him to jump from a gameplay perspective in this one at least. I mean, he has to jump... : Fjornsvavne
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  My rationale was always that he couldn't jump because the bionic arm was too heavy. That and the NES d... : shikatsu
  - well if you look at how high most video game characters can jump (usually like 2-5 times their own height... : jackalope

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This looks pretty awesome, and I still remember the music!

Oct 19, 2007 5:53am PDT

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This looks pretty awesome, and I still remember the music! : wasylm
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Despite the uncomfortable spider-man associations here, the gameplay looks pretty fun, and quite unique : ) Gotta love the mix of grappling (spidering?), shooting, sniping, airbus grabbing and so forth.

Oct 19, 2007 3:00pm PDT

Despite the uncomfortable spider-man associations here, the gameplay looks pretty fun, and quite unique :... : Athlon7

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I posted this in the other Capcom thread but there's another trailer on www.bioniccommando.com that's all gameplay.

Oct 19, 2007 2:21pm PDT

I posted this in the other Capcom thread but there's another trailer on www.bioniccommando.com that's all... : o0JediBeavis0o

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Is that David Hayter doing the voice acting?
*swoons*

Oct 19, 2007 11:04am PDT

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Is that David Hayter doing the voice acting? *swoons* : silentw
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    Patton is becoming to video games what Harvey Keitel was around 1993. (i.e. He's in almost everything.) ... : nudel
    - Actually I thought it was David Lucas/Steven Blum (Spike from Cowboy Bebop). Those guys with the gruff v... : o0JediBeavis0o

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Holy shit, that's all I can say.

Oct 19, 2007 12:57pm PDT

Holy shit, that's all I can say. : Amnesty_intl2

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Oh my, it's dog: http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8549&game_id=4750&id=107477

Oct 19, 2007 9:58am PDT

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Oh my, it's dog: http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8549&game_id=4750&id=107477 : FushigiDenki
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- It's afrekin robot, just like Dog. Except this one doesn't move like a monkey. : pillzer

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ahahahahaha. Maarten, I love the headline!

Oct 19, 2007 5:49am PDT

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ahahahahaha. Maarten, I love the headline! : FormerHPB
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  - I think it could be safely presumed, from maartens headline, that not even a pit could take him down.. : e1ghtball

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Spiderman! Spiderman! Doing whatever a spider can... hehe

Oct 19, 2007 6:20am PDT

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Spiderman! Spiderman! Doing whatever a spider can... hehe : Ziz
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Is that the pc version they are displaying? The graphics look really nice. The character design is kind of goofy but could be a fun game.

Oct 19, 2007 5:38am PDT

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Is that the pc version they are displaying? The graphics look really nice. The character design is kind... : PSYCHON
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- Reminds me of the main guy from Sin. : atom519
- Yeah the dudes haircut is really goofy looking. Aside from that it looks fantastic. : ShadeOGreen
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  - Usually is, which sucks. 'Hey, we need the movement to be rigid and robotic, take this gamepad!' I like ... : Fjornsvavne

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I hate jap-anime-like art direction in games...ugh. but the gameplay looks cool

Oct 19, 2007 8:31am PDT

I hate jap-anime-like art direction in games...ugh. but the gameplay looks cool : hobosapien

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That's looking good for a classic themed game. That grappling hook is innovative to say the least, props for that. Looks like a lot of fun.

Oct 19, 2007 8:23am PDT

That's looking good for a classic themed game. That grappling hook is innovative to say the least, props ... : deadlycookie

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So I guess it's not a side scroller. :(

Oct 19, 2007 8:13am PDT

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So I guess it's not a side scroller. :( : omnova
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- Maybe if we beg really nice they will include the NES and Arcade versions of the original Bionic Commando... : AgentPothead

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What amazes me is the music they created on an 8bit system still retains every ounce of it's emotion today. That main theme they start at 1:05 is so awesome it gives me goose bumps.

Oct 19, 2007 6:17am PDT

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What amazes me is the music they created on an 8bit system still retains every ounce of it's emotion toda... : AgentPothead
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- I know, I'm almost surprised I remembered it, but it is cool. Actually I'm a little disapointed that... : Dynotaku
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    - The music doesn't seem 100% true to the NES version, but thanks for the linkage. Every song in that game ... : AgentPothead

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That's one goofy ass looking character. Seriously, the tight dreds and the John Deer tractor strapped to his side are a nice touch. :/

But I do like the choice of music for the trailer. I didn't catch the nostalgia at first, but now I can feel it. :)

My hopes have been slightly increased.

Oct 19, 2007 7:50am PDT

That's one goofy ass looking character. Seriously, the tight dreds and the John Deer tractor strapped to... : bitter ego

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Lookin' good, Billy-Ray! Can't wait to see what else happens with this game.

Oct 19, 2007 6:49am PDT

Lookin' good, Billy-Ray! Can't wait to see what else happens with this game. : Ride-My-Rocket

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Im a big Fan of Bionic Commando. Played the NES version to death. I just hope to have a decent port for PC, y Capcom manages to not screw this and DMC4 Ill surely bought both titles next year.

THen again I guess Ill wait for reviews given their history on PC ports. Lets se if they can improve over the Lost Planet formula and avoid the RE4 mistakes.

Oct 19, 2007 6:04am PDT

Im a big Fan of Bionic Commando. Played the NES version to death. I just hope to have a decent port for P... : omontero

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Looks like they took lost planet and changed around the characters and terrain a little.

Oct 19, 2007 5:39am PDT

Looks like they took lost planet and changed around the characters and terrain a little. : 5150Joker

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