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Bionic Commando

The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer. Time has not been kind to Spencer: Five…

69 19 May 2009

Bionic Commando is an adventure developed by GRIN, released 19 May 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Bionic Commando is

Bionic Commando is an adventure game developed by GRIN and released in 2009. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Diesel.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bionic Commando is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Grin and published by Capcom. Part of the Bionic Commando series, it is a sequel to the 1988 game Bionic Commando, with certain storyline elements taken from its 2008 remake Bionic Commando Rearmed. It runs on Grin's Diesel engine.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Bionic Commando holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 2 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 66 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual-core processor (Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz), 1.5 GB RAM and DirectX®9.0c/Shader3.0 compatible, VRAM 512 MB (NVIDIA® GeForce&reg 7800 series or ATI Radeon™ X1900). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

Bionic Commando launched on 19 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, Infamous, The Sims 3 and Plants vs. Zombies. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Minecraft, Infamous, The Sims 3, Plants vs. Zombies.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Bionic Commando — frequently asked questions

When did Bionic Commando come out?
Bionic Commando was released on 19 May 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Bionic Commando?
At minimum, Bionic Commando needs Dual-core processor (Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz), 1.5 GB RAM, DirectX®9.0c/Shader3.0 compatible, VRAM 512 MB (NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 series or ATI Radeon™ X1900) graphics, 8.0 GB free space of storage.
How many GB is Bionic Commando?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8.0 GB free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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