Bionic Commando

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Description

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

• "Top Secret" -- Japanese title
• "Bionic Commandos" -- Misspelled title on C64 UK tape
• "トップ・シークレット" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Bionic Commando series
• Games made into books

User Reviews

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

Amiga

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Critic Reviews

Zzap!	Commodore 64	Jul, 1988	90 out of 100	90
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1988	9 out of 10	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Jun, 1988	86 out of 100	86
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Atari ST	Sep, 1988	838 out of 1000	84
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	ZX Spectrum	Sep, 1988	803 out of 1000	80
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	ZX Spectrum	Aug, 1988	8 out of 10	80
Amiga User International	Amiga	Oct, 1988	8 out of 10	80
Power Play	Amstrad CPC	Sep, 1988	53 out of 100	53
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Nov, 1989	4.2 out of 12	35
Amiga Power	Amiga	Aug, 1991	30 out of 100	30

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Trivia is wrong	1	ReyVGM (14) Oct 15, 2014

Trivia

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.

Awards

• ACE
  • October 1988 (issue #13) - Included in the Top-100 list of 1987/1988 (editorial staff selection)
• Computer and Video Games
  • Issue 06/1989 - Winner Golden Joystick Award 1989 for Best 8-Bit Soundtrack (reader's vote)
• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue #100) -#66 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll

Information also contributed by Captain Canuck, Kohler 86 and PCGamer77