In Bionic Commando the player takes control of a soldier with a bionic arm that extends and contracts. The bionic arm allows the soldier to grab onto fixed objects and swing around and climb up levels — no jumping allowed! The arm also grabs opponents and pulls them towards the protagonist.

The player's mission is to storm the enemy's fortress and destroy the launch computer to prevent the enemy from using their doomsday weapon.

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Alternate Titles

"Hitler no Fukkatsu" -- Japanese title
"Bionic Commandos" -- Misspelled title on C64 UK tape

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Bionic Commando	Amiga
	Bionic Commando	DOS	$3.24
	Street Fighter Alpha	Commodore 64
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User Reviews

It's amazing what you can do with a bionic arm

Amiga

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The Press Says

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Commodore 64	Jul, 1988	838 out of 1000	84
Power Play	Commodore 64	Jul, 1988	7 out of 10	70
Happy Computer	Atari ST	Aug, 1988	63 out of 100	63
Power Play	Amstrad CPC	Sep, 1988	53 out of 100	53
Amstrad Action	Amstrad CPC	Oct, 1988	39 out of 100	39
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Aug, 1991	32 out of 100	32

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Trivia

Japanese version

The Japanese title, Hitler no Fukkatsu, translates to say 'Top Secret: The Resurrection of Hitler'. The real plot for the game has Nazis (referred to as 'The Badds' in the North American manual) trying to resurrect Hitler, and your character trying to stop them. The red flags with a black eagle on the back really did have the swastikas on them. Nintendo almost made it through the censoring process, save for the end sequence...

References

"Super Joe", who you are sent to rescue is the character from Capcom's original Commando game. Apparently without someone to insert credits to continue, he was easily captured.
Generalissimo Killt's name might be a reference to Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, since Generalissimo was to Franco what Führer was to Hitler. Besides, Franco and Hitler collaborated together several times, first Hitler aiding Franco in the Spanish Civil War and later Franco aiding Hitler in the World War II. Another interesting fact, although in that case might be just a coincidence, is that the most representative image of Franco during the post-war is the one with him wearing a cloak, just like G. Killt.