The game picks up ten years after the original Bionic Commando, where Nathan Spencer (THE Bionic Commando) is in prison for his association with bionics. Apparently after the events of the first BC, the government decided to ban bionics, and unfortunately for Spencer, taking down the evil...

The long-awaited 3-D debut of a cult classic has arrived. Find out in the review how it fares

Decent multiplayer; Occasional moments of excitement

Too many moments that aren't exciting or engaging; terrible story and dialogue

I don't often write reviews in response to other reviews, but in the case of GRIN's Bionic Commando , I was willing to make an exception. A quick scan of the Internet reveals that several critics call the game out for things that hardly seem applicable; things that can only be due to several cases...

Mastering the arm and swinging effortlessly through levels

Some checkpoints are set too far apart

It's been a long time in the making, but Spencer is back with his first 3D adventure in Capcom's Bionic Commando , based on the hit arcade and Nintendo Entertainment System's side-scrolling shooter.

Let's talk about staying power shall we? While some games, like the Mario series find their niche and settle deep into our culture – others aren't so lucky and are soon forgotten. Then there are those titles that are deemed worthy of getting a second chance.

He stopped by the library. Not for the literature, but because a secret weapon was supposedly stored there. After walking through aisles of neatly-shelved books, he hunkered down in front of the computer and, with one hand, typed in the codeword: "Carrion Device".

This game is easy to pick up and plenty of fun to play. You may well get frustrated with the swinging mechanic after a while but once you become familiar with it the whole thing falls into place.

Taking its inspiration from its 8-bit namesake released on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1988, Bionic Commando features Nathan Spencer (voiced by former lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton), a government operative who represents the ultimate fusion of man and machine.

Capcom's latest re-invention of one of their old arcade classics may strike a chord with several gaming veterans, particularly those who owned Microcomputers in the 8 or 16-bit era. Y'see, this game – Bionic Commando – was actually one of the better arcade conversions back in the day.

The reality of swinging never does match up to the dream: when it lives in the imagination, free love is about lithe young bodies, cavorting together to reach a crescendo of pleasure; the mundane reality is a collision of leather-clad double-glazing salesmen and weather-beaten housewives that leaves...