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Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Bionic Commando Rearmed sees a return of the intense 2-D side-scrolling, shooting, and grappling action from the much-loved 1988 Bionic Commando. Bionic Commando Rearmed brings the gameplay up to date with stunning new visuals, new weapons, online rankings, and a reworked musical score just for starters. Bionic Commando Rearmed delivers two-player co-op, a frenetic multiplayer mode for up to four players, and a series of over 50 devious challenge rooms to test your swinging skills. Wire-tapping the enemy communication in Bionic Commando Rearmed gives you access to information about weaknesses for the newly-designed Imperial bosses in the game. Play Bionic Commando Rearmed to unlock the original NES character costume and use it in Bionic Commando. [Capcom] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 43
  2. Negative: 1 out of 43
  1. This is probably one of the best, if the not the best downloadable title on the PSN and XBLA by far.
  2. While the single-player experience is truly the high point of the $10 purchase, the multiplayer and challenge rooms act like the "sprinkles on the cupcake," giving the player more game than they should ever expect for $10.
  3. It's the kind of old-school outing that will frustrate and satisfy in equal measure, above control issues proving the major reason behind such frustration. [Issue#38, p.115]
  4. The retroest modern game you'll play and not nearly as updated as it could be. [Oct 2008, p.101]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. SinguleJ.
    10
    Stunning, enchanting and may I say bloody brilliant! Gameplay, controls 100 %.
  2. AdamP.
    8
    Great game, reminds me of the old days when I was playing it on NES. Fortunately, it's just as hard as it used to be.
  3. KevinR.
    6
    This game looks great but doesn't really deliver all the goods. The controls need a some work done and the game presents a lot of challenges, but they are just aggravating which makes the game no fun at all. The challenges are a nice addition. Now I like that there is multiplayer in this game but it sucks that it is only LOCAL mulitplayer and not ONLINE multiplayer. I was really looking forward to playing co-op online with some of my friends but all of that was just smashed into oblivion when I found out that it is local only. Most of my friends live in different cities and with the way gas prices are these days, I'd rather just stay home and play online with them rather than travel to their house to play this game. There are many of good games out there that are better than this, for example: Braid. This game is really for the die hard fans of the NES classic and for no one else. Expand
  4. MattS.
    3
    I never played the original version and now I'm glad I didn't. But then again maybe if I had I wouldn't have wasted my money on this game. The controls blow, update them, maybe a little? Expand

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