14 DAY TRIAL // Given that Capcom has a major media event due to take place this week, it's not surprising that they made this surprising announcement. It's even less surprising - although quite exciting nonetheless - that Bionic Commando is becoming a next-gen title, as the game has been rumored to hit platforms such as the Xbox 360 and PS3 for quite some time. GameSpot are the ones bringing the news of Capcom teaming up with an unnamed "American producer", a "Japanese creative advisor" and GRIN, a rather small Swedish studio, to create a new Bionic Commando for next-gen systems and PC. The Swedish studio going by the name of GRIN is best known for porting Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and its sequel, to PC.
In the NES version of the game, the main character (depending on the version: Super Joe, Radd, Ladd, Spencer, among others), is a commando equipped with a gun and a bionic arm. The character can grab onto surfaces, allowing him to pull himself forward, or swing from the ceiling, using this bionic arm. Bionic Commando is one of the few platform games in which the player cannot jump. But this is exactly why the player must learn to make good use of their bionic grab. For example, in order to cross gaps, players must swing like Tarzan on a vine, by manipulating the bionic arm.
There are more versions of Capcom's Bionic Commando, but the best known of all is probably the one released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This one's actually quite a different game from the original, entitled Top Secret: Hitler's Revival. Games in the series have also appeared on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. These two versions are the ones sporting the most features in common with the NES game, rather than the arcade version of Bionic Commando.
Stay close for when Capcom reveals more. As soon as we find out something new, we'll be updating this story in the shortest time possible so you know more about Bionic Commando for next-gen systems and PC.