The original Bionic Commando, dates back to the old Nintendo Entertainment System and featured a then unique story about a soldier with a mechanical arm. When Capcom reworked the title and released it for Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 in May of 2009, the makers had high hopes of drawing on the nostalgia and success inspired by the original.

Bionic Commando NES

Bionic Commando, selling only 27,000 units in its first month on the market, can only be considered a huge disappointment. The game’s poor initial showing came after fairly high reviews from critics. While some people are willing to blame the declining game market, one can’t argue with the fact that another remake of Bionic Commando…Bionic Commando: Rearmed…sold 130,000 units in its first week over a year prior.

Bionic Commando : Re-Armed

Rearmed, touted to me more faithful to the original, was not nearly so well marketed, but still a much bigger success, giving retro fans bragging rights over modern gamers. Check out everything about the BC games at the official website.

Capcom's Bionic Commando is just not the old classic , 5.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

Tags: Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3

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