Bionic Commando Rearmed [Archive] - OverClocked ReMix Forums

GeckoYamori

01-17-2008, 06:18 PM

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/846/846125p1.html

The same developers behind the next-gen Bionic Commando are also doing a faithful update to the NES version, with the same 2D perspective and a few new things like multiplayer co-op. It will be downloadable from XBLA and PSN. There's a streamable video in the article.

BardicKnowledge

01-17-2008, 06:57 PM

This is why a 360 looks more appealing to me by the day (especially since SSBM got delayed...again). Holy cow, that's amazing.

The Pezman

01-17-2008, 07:01 PM

Last part was great, except that they used the wrong spelling of "complement" for the occasion.

OCRemixes for Bionic Commando Rearmed FTW.

jayc4life

01-17-2008, 08:10 PM

Zero Wing remake oncoming too I bet..

(Actually that'd be kinda cool.)...
Posted by: tophoid (http://club.ign.com/b/about?username=tophoid) on January 17, 2008 12:37 PDT

All Your Base Belong to 2.5D? Possible. Someone set us up the download.

Meanwhile, this looks like it could be a tasteful download. Although, with it being a NEs original title, it's a wonder they haven't made a version for the Wii as well. Real shame.

Blake

01-17-2008, 08:50 PM

Wow...awesome.

EdgeCrusher

01-18-2008, 01:43 AM

Hitler still going to be in it?

Global-Trance

01-18-2008, 02:01 AM

Pretty badass remake. Wow.

I-n-j-i-n

01-18-2008, 06:59 AM

Who ever thought the 360 would become the new king of modified 2.5D games? I didn't.

shikigami

01-18-2008, 03:40 PM

this...

this is what gaming should be like.

Sir_NutS

01-18-2008, 06:20 PM

Nutritious

01-18-2008, 06:25 PM

My mouth was literally hanging open for most of the trailer. Too bad I'll never get a 360 (or any current gen consoles)

01-18-2008, 06:46 PM

My mouth was literally hanging open for most of the trailer. Too bad I'll never get a 360 (or any current gen consoles)

Off topic:Why?

On topic: The game is coming out for the PS3 too (It said PS3 at the end of the trailer);
Nobody mentioned it either because nobody noticed or because nobody cared, but still Yay!

bucky o'hare

01-18-2008, 11:22 PM

I don't have high hopes for an explod-ing hitler, but regardless this looks amazing.

It's making me wish I had an xbox 360 or a ps3.

I-n-j-i-n

01-19-2008, 06:07 AM

2.5D is the new 3D.

And this is yet another ame that is pushing me over the edge to get my hands on one of those unreliable piece of hardware called xbox360. Bionic commando for NES ranks high as one of my favorite games of all time, still play it regularily, and this looks like SEX.

360 being unreliable... What is this, 2006?

But wow. The bunch of Americans getting into the old game is really something. It reminds me of the dedication the Metroid Prime team had for the source material.

The "nerd" comment had be blurting out laugher. Great redone music as well. Now I'm going to play the ROM.

GeckoYamori

01-19-2008, 12:15 PM

On topic: The game is coming out for the PS3 too (It said PS3 at the end of the trailer);
Nobody mentioned it either because nobody noticed or because nobody cared, but still Yay!

I did say it will be distributed through XBLA and PSN, but it appears either no one noticed or no one owns a PS3.

But wow. The bunch of Americans getting into the old game is really something. It reminds me of the dedication the Metroid Prime team had for the source material.

The dev team is Swedish.

Something that wasn't mentioned is that the co-op mode will only work offline, which is a bummer.

I-n-j-i-n

01-20-2008, 06:34 AM

You're right. But it's really strange seeing that anyone other than the Japanese seems to genuinely care about those oldies than the Japanese themselves. And most of the time, they do the more than enough justice. It's strange to see them use the full potential of the 360/PS3 for a 2D oldie remake, but that game really does look gorgeous.

Patriarch K

01-20-2008, 10:36 AM

Seems to be a fantastic game. I hope they don't make new areas and stuff because I want it to be almost exactly as the NES game, but upgraded graphics.
I'm sure you won't get the same feeling while playing it but it looks very good by now.

bucky o'hare

01-22-2008, 04:52 AM

You're right. But it's really strange seeing that anyone other than the Japanese seems to genuinely care about those oldies than the Japanese themselves.
Contra 4? ;)

Yeah I'm quite stoked for this, even though I won't be owning it any time soon. I've been quite skeptical of some 2.5d remakes. The new rondo of blood, the chibi-ish mega man remake, and even new super mario brothers didn't sit well with me. Nothing about the switch to using 3d graphics seemed like an improvement or desirable in any way... not to me at least.

But whatever it is they're doing better for Bionic Commando Rearmed, I think they've won me over.

Palpable

01-22-2008, 07:56 PM

Looks like the NUTS. It seems like the levels and gameplay could be significantly different too, based on the new bosses and weapons. If only I owned something this was coming out for... :puppyeyes:

atmuh

08-08-2008, 10:32 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/08/bionic-command-rearmed-swings-in-next-week-launching-later-on-e/

comin next week
so whos getting this on what console i dont wanna play it alone ):
ill probably get it on pc but if people will get it for 360 i might consider that instead!

and lulz ya it got the m rating

atmuh

08-11-2008, 11:04 PM

you have gotta be kidding me that no ones getting this

PuRe-eViL

08-11-2008, 11:35 PM

Totally getting this on Wednesday night for 360 =D

08-12-2008, 12:27 AM

Soon as it hits PSN, it's mine...

MaGi_TekK

08-12-2008, 08:20 AM

I'll be getting it come Thursday as well. But why are you so eager for other people to get it Atmuh, the coop and multiplayer modes aren't online, so you're still gonna need to have people come over to play it

atmuh

08-12-2008, 12:05 PM

wait it isnt i thought it was

ok nvm then

Hum4n After All

08-13-2008, 12:51 AM

you have gotta be kidding me that no ones getting this

I am!
Gleeeheeehehe

PuRe-eViL

08-13-2008, 01:15 AM

Elex Synn

08-13-2008, 02:59 AM

Huh, I can't believe I overlooked this thread. I was by all meaning of the word TERRIBLE at this game back in the day, but this is definitely something I'm going to have to look into.

LuckyXIII

08-13-2008, 04:55 AM

All I has is a PS2 and a laptop...so I will be getting the PC version.

About frackin' time they revealed the release date!

sgx

08-13-2008, 06:27 AM

I think I'll get it at some point for PS3 (better D-pad). I'm still playing Geowars2, Pixeljunk Monsters and Pixeljunk Eden. Hmmm. I want Braid too. So many awesome downloadable games recently!

JCvgluvr

08-13-2008, 07:05 PM

I tried the demo. It seemed like oldschool awesomeness. I liked the challenge rooms too. Is the game worth it, since I never tried the original?

Penfold

08-13-2008, 10:14 PM

Pixeljunk Monsters

Man, I love that game...finally beat Special 2 last night, now it's on to the hard levels.

Anyway, does anybody know if there is any difference between the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Bionic Commando Rearmed? Trying to decided which system I'm gonna get it for...

Hum4n After All

08-13-2008, 10:39 PM

I think I'll get it at some point for PS3 (better D-pad).
Actually it makes no difference about the D-Pad.
I don't even use the D-Pad on the 360 controller. No need to. Works just fine.
=]

Man it's awesome.
Downloaded it after I saw Tropic Thunder last night.
Friggin' awesome how we get a code to unlock the Retro Outfit in Bionic Commando.
And the Top Secret Trailer showing it.
Friggin' awesome.

BardicKnowledge

08-14-2008, 02:36 AM

I tried the demo. It seemed like oldschool awesomeness. I liked the challenge rooms too. Is the game worth it, since I never tried the original?

Holy cow, yes. This is amazing -- the only problem is that the 360 version doesn't have netplay. That's overlookable though...considering that this IMO the best remake of all-time, and is one of the best XBLA titles available right now. The challenge rooms give the game much more replay value than Braid, which I loved...but won't go back and play it again for a long time.

The best part is that they didn't screw up the controls -- it is the tightest control I've seen from a game in a while.

I-n-j-i-n

08-14-2008, 07:53 AM

I find it funny that some challenge rooms are so difficult, the best anyone can really come up with is 1%, 2% or at the highest, 6% completion rate.

I think it's room 16 or something, but after SIXTY tries, I finally finished. And ranked decently high.

Bionic Commando always was a pretty difficult game. Way more so than usual because of the swing mechanics which innately made them difficult. Now in Rearmed, enemies are much smarter, they even hunt you down to a point, and they take cover (what is this, an FPS game?).

I'm glad the game is actually more hardcore than I remember it. But also, this game is quite difficult as well. I enjoy the challenge, but I wonder how total newbies would feel.

EdgeCrusher

08-14-2008, 03:36 PM

I got it last night but havent played it yet. Gonna try it now.

Penfold

08-14-2008, 05:03 PM

It's been easily over 12 years since the last time I played Bionic Commando on the NES, but Rearmed feels like a faithful update. I was never particularly good at the original, and this game is still as tough as I remember. Great look and feel. The music is also pretty awesome.

The only things I have to gripe about offhand are related to the controls. Sometimes when shooting the grapple without pressing a direction it will shoot straight and other times it will shoot at a 45 degree angle. It's also extremely picky with the analog stick to shoot at that diagonal, whereas with the d-pad not so much...makes it far less worthwhile playing with the analog stick IMO.

Now all my home console playing time is going to be divided between this and Pixeljunk Monsters. Hooray for these great digitally-distributed games!

EdgeCrusher

08-14-2008, 05:17 PM

Best
remake
ever
!

Hum4n After All

08-14-2008, 10:57 PM

I want the soundtrack!
I swear it's like OC ReMixers did the soundtrack.
Awesome.
Some songs sound like they should be in a club.
Love the bass.

BardicKnowledge

08-15-2008, 02:30 AM

I'm short one item in the main game: Does anyone know where the Database above the Purple Matrix is? It's the prototype weapon. <-- spoilers. Please either post it here or PM me...it's driving me crazy!

JCvgluvr

08-15-2008, 02:57 AM

Alright, that does it. I'm gonna download this game sometime.

Maco70

08-15-2008, 05:25 PM

I guess I'm just weird.
The demos for Bionic Commando, and Braid didn't impress me much.

Anyone have the full versions who can give me input?

BardicKnowledge

08-15-2008, 07:32 PM

I (MasterTenor) am #1 on the BCR leaderboards for total challenge time. The only one I haven't finished yet is Final Exam (and of course, the stupid secret ones).

Time I'm proudest of so far: Under 27 seconds on Forked Path, and I'll have under 25 after I add one more trick.

If anyone needs advice, feel free to ask! :p

EDIT: Final exam is completed -- yippie! I'm the 4th person to finish it.

I-n-j-i-n

08-16-2008, 07:58 AM

I guess I'm just weird.
The demos for Bionic Commando, and Braid didn't impress me much.

Anyone have the full versions who can give me input?

Both games are awesome and you're weird?

Bionic Commando is like an oldschool NES game which it mostly is. And Braid basically is something like Ico. More of an experience and a series of puzzle than an action/adventure title.

LuckyXIII

08-16-2008, 11:30 AM

downloaded after midnight, thought i could play just a few minutes and go to bed...i couldn't stop until a few hours in...

Maco70

08-16-2008, 05:13 PM

Both games are awesome and you're weird?

Bionic Commando is like an oldschool NES game which it mostly is. And Braid basically is something like Ico. More of an experience and a series of puzzle than an action/adventure title.

I guess the main thing about braid is the price.
I am mildly interested in the story, but at the same time; I can't quite justify paying that much for it. I do like the concept though, and will likely buy it eventually.

And Bionic Commando; It just didn't impress me. Looks great, and plays alright; but I just wasn't captivated enough to buy it I guess.

JCvgluvr

08-17-2008, 04:02 AM

I just took advantage of the Target deal of 1600 Microsoft points for $15. I'm gonna put in the code and get me some Bionic goodness!

BardicKnowledge

08-17-2008, 05:37 AM

^Glad to hear it! Ask for help on the challenges if you need it...I want more people to have the achievement for beating them all!

Maco70

08-17-2008, 05:18 PM

I just took advantage of the Target deal of 1600 Microsoft points for $15. I'm gonna put in the code and get me some Bionic goodness!

Is this still happening?

Necrotic

08-17-2008, 07:28 PM

downloaded after midnight, thought i could play just a few minutes and go to bed...i couldn't stop until a few hours in...

me and my brother in law played coop, played for like several hours and ended up going to bed at 5AM, we were pretty well addicted

the attention to detail and use of the bionic arm mechanic in stuff like the challenge rooms is just awesome

this game is just spectacularly fun and a like one of the best remakes ever produced

Less Ashamed Of Self

08-17-2008, 10:06 PM

Played a little of this with my roommate last night. It's amazing, and the music is ridiculously good. I'll let you know if there's an exploding hitler head.

LuckyXIII

08-18-2008, 02:25 AM

when i play it, i feel like...somehow i'm playing OCR - it's like the spirit, the concept of OCR, is in Rearmed.

Sinewav

08-18-2008, 07:31 AM

Yet another reason for me to blow money I don't have on a 360.

Sporknight

08-18-2008, 02:34 PM

So apparently it wont be coming out on Steam for us PC gaming types...Somewhere in the negotiating with Capcom and Valve there was a disagreement, and it's available on the Capcom store website and using another digital download service called like Direct2Download or something. If it was available on Steam my wallet would be out already, but I'm a little hesitant about getting it otherwise from what I've heard people say about D2D.

Any of you guys bought it yet for PC, and if so, how?

Sir_NutS

08-21-2008, 12:51 PM

Bought it yesterday.

As some may know, I'm a big fan of the NES BC. And this remake is a dream come true for me. Worth every penny. I'm loving every aspect of it and I love that capcom decided not to just remake it by changing sprites and the like, but to make a game from the ground up for current consoles/pc, and make it to feel exactly like the original.

I'll be playing this for years to come, just like the NES BC. Now if nintendo did something similar with Kid Icarus, I could die happy.

EDIT: Spork, I bought it off D2D. No steam download sucks, but D2D wasn't too bad. You create an account, buy the game (I used paypal), and you get the authentication code and a download link. I had to download the fileplanet downloader to get the full dl speed though, and it was the only thing I didn't like about the process. Aside from that, it was very clean and easy.

Sporknight

08-21-2008, 02:35 PM

EDIT: Spork, I bought it off D2D. No steam download sucks, but D2D wasn't too bad. You create an account, buy the game (I used paypal), and you get the authentication code and a download link. I had to download the fileplanet downloader to get the full dl speed though, and it was the only thing I didn't like about the process. Aside from that, it was very clean and easy.

Yea I dug around and got it with GamersGate, but found a way to extract the install file for the game so I dont have to run the GamersGate service every time I want to install it somewhere else. Of course, it wont let me run it on multiple computers unless I uninstall it off of this one, but still works.

And, although I missed out on the original BC, I must say that this game is challenging, entertaining, cheesey (just enough to be grand), and all around fun. Definitely dont regret getting it.

I-n-j-i-n

08-21-2008, 04:05 PM

Sir_NutS

08-21-2008, 06:43 PM

The original game has about the same kind of challenge, except the bosses were a total nonfactor. Now it presents real problems, and I think it's best that way.

Also, they totally turned Rad Spencer into Duke Nukem.

Yeah kinda sucks that they turned him into a softcore cocky version of Duke, cuz in my mind the original commando was kind of a quirky guy, with that hairdo and glasses. But I think it fits with the art style more (which reminds me a lot of Metal slug and snk games, and It's probably because the snk staff that works at capcom now did the art), and the over the top nature of the remake.

Anyways, this game is awesome, and whether you played the original or not, whether you're a fan of retro gaming or not, I think you should give it a try and also support Capcom for doing this. Capcom has shown lately to care about what their fans want, and to give them exactly that. Can't wait to play mm9, the new BC and Street Fighter 4.

jayc4life

12-15-2008, 01:31 AM

I'm a bit late on the boat here (okay, WAY LATE), but I bought this the other day once I took my PS3 home from college (where their stupid network security isn't cmpatible with consoles and their wifi reception is so dire it's not even worth trying to bridge a connection) and I bought this at a bargain €10.

All I can say is wow. I never played the original on a NES, but did look into it a fair bit and got emulators and stuff, and it's nothing short of outstanding. It's probably the best downloadable game on the PlayStation Network, even if it's a tad easier than the original game imo. It's just a shame that the multiplayer isn't online at all, local only.

I really can't wait until the "main" Bionic Commando sequel comes out now. Hopefully it won't be too long before that happens.

JCvgluvr

12-15-2008, 05:58 AM

I put this down about a month ago. Challenge 52 made me put the controller down. I wanted to cut someone into little pieces after trying that challenge over and over x 50...

It's still a great game tho.