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

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

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Critic Reviews

The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Aug, 1990	96 out of 100	96
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Jun, 1988	92 out of 100	92
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amstrad CPC	Oct, 1988	838 out of 1000	84
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Atari ST	Oct, 1988	838 out of 1000	84
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	ZX Spectrum	Aug, 1988	8 out of 10	80
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	ZX Spectrum	Sep, 1988	803 out of 1000	80
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Oct, 1988	7 out of 10	70
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1988	8.2 out of 12	68
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amstrad CPC	Sep, 1988	584 out of 1000	58
Amiga Power	Amiga	Aug, 1991	30 out of 100	30

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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.

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

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