Bionic Commando

I played this out of nostalgia since i cried playing it when I was younger Needless to say, now that i understand english the story was way sadder than I thought 10/10 would not play again

6/10 - A fun action game with clunky controls and some annoying quick-time events.

I wanted to like this game. I promise. I really wanted to be the cool, niche gamer - playing the underrated gem but… I just couldn’t do it. This game has issues and it did not mesh with me. [h1]NOT QUITE MY TEMPO[/h1] Alright, let me put it down in plain text. The swinging kinda sucks. I might be spoiled by the new Spider-Man games that have 10+ years of technology on Bionic Commando but I don’t think so. Swinging was fun on the PS2 Spider-Man games but here, it’s just lame. When you reach the peak of a swing, the momentum vanishes jarringly, there's sometimes no anchor points for your hook after leaving a swing, and you can’t jump out of a swing to boost momentum. Perhaps there are upgrades later in the game but I didn’t get this far unfortunately. The Capcom collectible bubble things also jarr me. I found one pretty soon after the intro and arm-collection cutscene and it kinda took me out of the immersion. A thin criticism but it’s how I felt nonetheless. The combat was rough. I would zip to enemies that I’ve hooked, and then just ride them forward indefinitely, until the game decided I could let them go. There didn’t seem to be a ‘kick’ or ‘release’ button. Probably just a …

Recommended. A grapple-first third-person action game where a bionic arm serves as movement, melee and tool at once, and where superb swinging traversal outweighs imprecise targeting and a cheap late-game difficulty wall. Swinging through Ascension City remains delightful throughout, and combat rewards creativity: enemies die to thrown corpses, punched objects and zip kicks layered over conventional pistol, shotgun and RPG gunplay. Collectible dossiers build genuinely interesting faction lore, and the corridors stay short enough that the air between them matters more. Grapple targeting locks onto everything, so zip kicks meant for soldiers latch onto the ground beside them, and late-game swarms, energy-throwing biomechs and a worm boss with a lengthy redo on failure feel like padding. No final boss arrives, just a climb from Vulture to Vulture. Judge it as a movement game first and it outperforms its reputation.

Clunky swinging mechanics and bad storytelling. Even easy mode makes the game nearly impossible to pass. BAD. The radiation is genuinely some of the worst ♥♥♥♥ inside of this game. You literally cannot explore anywhere and MUST follow the path set out for you. 1/10 experience. I thought games of the past were something to fawn over but i guess i was wrong in my assessment...

Damn it Capcom, what went wrong?