OXCGN's Bionic Commando Review - Like Spiderman, 'cept a lot cooler.

badz149 - 172 days 20 hours ago

like...really? it's THAT good? I think I missed the reviews for this game! and considering IGN gave it a solid 8, then this one maybe worth getting after all!

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DoctorQ - 172 days 17 hours ago

its a pretty sweet game,
and i have to agree with the author, its great to pull sh*t apart and and brak cars lol

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Cajun Chicken - 172 days 21 hours ago

Hmm, you have an radically different review to many other reviews, I might pick this up in the future due to my trust in your site due to recent multiplatform reviews and respect for all systems and yeah, Prototype is awesome.

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Superfragilistic - 172 days 20 hours ago

Love BC: Rearmed and then they didn't even give gamers a chance to try the single player of this game.

Capcom's first commercial flop this gen.

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XboxOZ360 - 172 days 20 hours ago

I simply no longer waste bandwidth or time on demos - period.

Years ago, the developers had the time and resources to make decent demos. Often an almost completed chapter of the start of a game.

These days, with uge costs, shorter time spances and having to have the team broken up to create the demo, the demos have just gotten worse, not better.

WHich is understandable in the current climate of faster production, more $$ costs etc. I play no mind to anything a Demo can supply, as it is always a pale example of the finished product, and kudos to those developers who refuse to make a demo, more power to them actually. It means they can put more $$, resources, time and effort into what we will be getting, rather than what we might be getting.

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Superfragilistic - 172 days 20 hours ago

I agree on rising costs and the strain it provides on development teams but I disagree about their effectiveness and demos supposedly getting worse.

A demo is and should be part of any developer's marketing toolkit where it suits. RPG's and entrenched franchises (COD, GTA, GH) are perhaps the exceptions to the rule.

Bioshock's commercial success was off the back of an incredible demo.

I'd argue recent releases of Red Faction and UFC have created buzz and sales for games that were previously overlooked. I'd also argue that last year's Burnout Paradise, Left 4 Dead, and even earlier Crackdown generated buzz and interest otherwise absent.

Most importantly look at the effectiveness of XBLA demos in generating interest and purchases.

But like all marketing, there's a downside for every upside. And there's been stellar examples of stuff ups...

Bionic Commando is just one case in point, and it was not a poor reflection of a good game, it was an accurate reflection of the game's pathetic multiplayer and the inability of the developers to understand their product and audience and market it appropriately (ie the fantastic single player with a single player demo).

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Superfragilistic - 172 days 18 hours ago

8.5 I could swallow given the leanings of the reviewer but 9.5 really indicates a level of quality that's only really earnt by the best of the best.

Bionic Commando is not... Bionic Commando on XBLA on the other hand... ;)

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CBaoth - 172 days 17 hours ago

I spent at least 15-20 min on the second part of the 1st stage just playing around w/ the swinging mechanic. Once you master the timing it becomes almost second hand like walking. It really is fun, using the arm to explore and move about the map.

After Unwanted and Terminator, I had low expectations considering GRIN also developed this. But the visuals are at least next gen, the script is adequate, voice acting is actually superb, solid framerate, no screen tearing (PS3 version tested); sure the MP leaves something to desire but the SP is obviously where the bulk of the dev time was spent (thankfully). SP Challenges represent the bulk of the trophies, and I found most of them to be attainable but not all are easy, i.e. grenading 4 guys at once. It's the perfect weekend rental for you A/T whores.

So it is rather confusing GRIN and Capcom would've released that awful MP demo. I was surprised by the game and give it a solid 7.5-8. For all you MGS fans, I love playing through the game listening to David Hayter's voice. Felt good :)

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