Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
- Bionic Commando brings the
original 8-bit game into an era of high definition
graphics
- Explore the beautiful, free-roaming 3D world of
Ascension City
- Bionic arm allows players to swing, grapple, and
attack enemies
- Multiplayer options allow up to 10 simultaneous
players
- Nathan Spencer voiced by Mike Patton
Bionic Commando is back, now on the PS3,
20 years after the NES classic was initially released. And
returning with it is the swinging bionic arm game mechanic
that made it so popular and critically acclaimed. Bionic
Commando makes the move to 3D, and gamers will be able to
grapple, swing, and scale a giant environment filled with
buildings, canyons, and more.
There are many creative
uses for your bionic arm.
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Being able to swing and
shoot is an essential skill.
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Nathan Spencer is Back
Bionic Commando takes place 10 years after the 1988 game,
with Nathan Spencer again the protagonist. Voiced by Mike
Patton, ex-Faith No More singer, Spencer is betrayed by his
government, falsely accused of murder and sentenced to
execution. Just prior to his execution, however, the city
is bombed and Spencer is asked to track down the terrorists
in return for his freedom.
Bionic Arm Offers New Control Possibilities
Like in the original game, the bionic arm is what separates
Bionic Commando from other games. With it, you can swing
between buildings, grapple onto ledges and zip up, walk
walls, pull apart the landscape, throw heavy objects,
attack enemies, and more.
Giant, Sweeping World to Explore
As you swing around with your bionic arm, you'll be
subjected to beautifully detailed scenery that ranges from
Ascension City and its bridges and skyscrapers, to outdoor
environments like canyons. By mastering different swinging
techniques, players will be able to reach different areas
and target enemies while mid-swing or even hanging upside
down. If you misjudge your swing by even a little bit, you
might find yourself plunging to your doom.
Freely explore Ascension
City and its outskirts.
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Ten players can get it on
the action at the same time.
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Swinging Multiplayer Fun for up to Ten
Players
Bionic Commando allows up to 10 players at a time to get in
on the swinging fun, finding new ways and techniques with
the bionic arm to dispatch your friends and enemies. Maps
are designed with the swing and gun game mechanic in mind,
rewarding players who are adept at simultaneously swinging
and aiming.
Bionic Commando is an updated and beautiful take on the
classic, bringing the core elements of the 8-bit original
into a beautiful, 3D world. Fans of the classic and
newcomers alike will delight at the unique game play
options that the bionic arm afford.
Product Description
The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo
Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the
return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "Rad" Spencer,
voiced by Mike Patton, the former lead singer of Faith No
More. Time has not been kind to Spencer: 10 years after his
heroic defeat of the Imperials in the original game, he has
been betrayed by the government he swore to serve,
imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit, and sentenced to
death. On the very day of Spencer's execution, terrorists
detonate a massive experimental weapon in Ascension City,
unleashing an intense earthquake that has turned the city
into rubble and wiped out its population. With the terrain
in ruins and the city's air defense grid now in the control
of a massive terrorist force whose goal remains unclear,
the FSA have only one option left - a behind-the-lines
assault. The perfect job for a Bionic Commando. Bionic
Commando transposes the swing-and-shoot gameplay of the
8-bit original to a stunning 3D environment of towering
buildings, suspended roadways and monorails, deep canyons
and sheer rock faces, where every environment is scalable
using swinging, scaling, climbing and wall-walking
techniques. Starring Mike Patton, the former lead singer of
Faith No More, as the voice of Nathan Spencer
