GP reports:
''If there are two characteristics that most retro Capcom games are known for, they would be quality and challenge. Bionic Commando certainly constituted as both, given how its swinging mechanic introduced a new way for platformers to be played. Instead of jumping across gaps a la Mario or Mega Man, gameplay relied on your bionic arm, which was essentially a mechanical grappling hook. This tool allowed you to traverse environments in an almost Tarzan-like fashion, and for the time, there was nothing else quite like it. Bionic Commando Rearmed is developer GRIN's attempt as modernizing this classic formula. Much like its predecessor, it retains much of the fun of swinging around and blasting enemies, but some clunky controls and brutal difficulty mar an otherwise excellent remake.
In true Bionic Commando form, Rearmed does away with the jumping conventions commonly associated with 2D platformers, leaving your bionic arm as the primary means for navigation. Surprisingly, the swinging mechanic has been nearly carbon copied from the NES title, with a few minor tweaks. Your grappling hook can only be fired directly upward, at 45 degree angles, or straight ahead, and you can still reel yourself in at any time. New to rearmed, however, is the ability to latch onto certain objects and chuck them around, as well as grapple enemies toward you for use as a human shield.''
The Humble Capcom Heroic Collection Bundle just launched recently. It has ten items including Monster Hunter Rise, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, and more.
I took advantage of the $1 deal for lost planet 3, strider, bionic commando and mega man. 3 of them run great on my steam deck. bionic commando sadly does not.
ive left humble bundle long time ago the pricimng is now off as well as game collection. humble monthly used to be excellent but thasts also downhill
"On this week's episode of The 1099 Podcast, the composer at 10 Chambers, former audio director at Starbreeze, and man behind the sound design in favorites like Payday 2, Bionic Commando Rearmed, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Simon Viklund, joins host Josiah Renaudin to explain how sound gets into games. Simon details what it's like creating both music and sounds for major video games, how aspiring designers can break into the industry, whether or not you have to capture all of your own original sounds, and what makes upcoming co-op shooter GTFO special."
Neil writes: "Whilst many out there will be hotly anticipating jumping on a plane and heading off for a summer break, even more will just be happy to kick back with a controller in hand, seeing out the summer with some hot and sweaty gaming sessions. And what better way to enjoy the delights of the summer sun than by picking up a new game or two at discounted prices.
Well, that's exactly what the Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale brings and yet again we are being treated to another batch of discounted Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles for the next week or so. Want to check out the full list of bargains available in the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 17th-23rd July 2018?"
