The fun starts with you learn to use Ladd's bionic arm-that's right, our hero is equipped with a cool bionic arm (hence the game's name) that allows him to perform great acrobatic moves, such as swinging like Tarzan and firing it at enemies. Doubtless this was done to avoid controversy that may arise.Īt first look, the game seems fairly generic: you start off by parachuting into enemy territory. replacing Swastikas with eagles), and Nazis renamed "Federation" in all releases of the game outside Japan. These references have all been replaced with non-Nazi ones (e.g.
It's interesting to note that in the Japanese version of the game, the Federation is actually the Nazis-the game uses plenty of Nazi references (Swastika, etc.) to make that clear. You play Ladd, a rookie soldier tasked with rescuing the original game's protagonist, Super Joe, from the evil Federation. Heralded as a pseudo-sequel to Commando, Bionic Commando is an excellent "realistic" action game that is a far cry from cutesy platformers of the time that require nothing more than reflexes.
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