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''[[Bionic Commando]]'' is a sequel of sorts to the very different, top-down shooter ''Commando'' (Super Joe was the hero of Commando), and the game includes several mini-levels based on the original. It in turn had its own sequel, a similar game but with a more sci-fi look, for the Nintendo Game Boy. It also received another sequel for the Game Boy Color, titled ''Bionic Commando: Elite Forces''. |
''[[Bionic Commando]]'' is a sequel of sorts to the very different, top-down shooter ''Commando'' (Super Joe was the hero of Commando), and the game includes several mini-levels based on the original. It in turn had its own sequel, a similar game but with a more sci-fi look, for the Nintendo Game Boy. It also received another sequel for the Game Boy Color, titled ''Bionic Commando: Elite Forces''. |
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The series remained dormant for several years before being revived. First an [[Video Game Remake|enhanced remake]] of the orginal NES game titled ''Bionic Commando: [[Pun-Based Title|Rearmed]]'' was released for [[Playstation Network]] and [[Xbox Live Arcade]] in 2008. Then in 2009 a [[Darker and Edgier]] sequel was produced, named simply ''Bionic Commando'', and released for [[Xbox 360]] and [[ |
The series remained dormant for several years before being revived. First an [[Video Game Remake|enhanced remake]] of the orginal NES game titled ''Bionic Commando: [[Pun-Based Title|Rearmed]]'' was released for [[Playstation Network]] and [[Xbox Live Arcade]] in 2008. Then in 2009 a [[Darker and Edgier]] sequel was produced, named simply ''Bionic Commando'', and released for [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3|Playstation3]]. An [[Interquel]] to the said two games, ''Bionic Commando Rearmed 2'', was released in 2011. |
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Spencer is a character in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. |
Spencer is a character in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''. |
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* [[Book Ends]]: The game begins with Joe telling the story of a man he met when he was young. It ends with him finishing it, and hoping it will be told for a long time. |
* [[Book Ends]]: The game begins with Joe telling the story of a man he met when he was young. It ends with him finishing it, and hoping it will be told for a long time. |
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** "Damn rookies." |
** "Damn rookies." |
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* [[Bowdlerise]]: All references to Nazis were edited out of the game and replaced with "Badds", and there are [[No Swastikas]]. For a more complete list of changes, see [[wikipedia:Bionic Commando |
* [[Bowdlerise]]: All references to Nazis were edited out of the game and replaced with "Badds", and there are [[No Swastikas]]. For a more complete list of changes, see [[wikipedia:Bionic Commando (NES)|this game's entry]] over at [[Wikipedia]]. |
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** What's sort of ironic is that the ''[[Worlds of Power]]'' book based on this game is one of the few in the series where people actually died. |
** What's sort of ironic is that the ''[[Worlds of Power]]'' book based on this game is one of the few in the series where people actually died. |
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** ''Rearmed'' is mostly unchanged in the Japanese version, too, making this somewhat of a [[Recursive Import]]. |
** ''Rearmed'' is mostly unchanged in the Japanese version, too, making this somewhat of a [[Recursive Import]]. |
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{{quote| '''Nathan''': Try coming back from that!}} |
{{quote| '''Nathan''': Try coming back from that!}} |
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* [[No Swastikas]]: In the translation, the Nazis were changed to the "Badds", swastikas were removed, and Hitler was renamed Master D. Strangely enough, his dialogue portrait, [[Captain Obvious|which clearly shows Hitler,]] wasn't changed at all. |
* [[No Swastikas]]: In the translation, the Nazis were changed to the "Badds", swastikas were removed, and Hitler was renamed Master D. Strangely enough, his dialogue portrait, [[Captain Obvious|which clearly shows Hitler,]] wasn't changed at all. |
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** What ''is'' strange is that there's symbols and powerups scattered around in both the NES game and the updated remake which resemble [[wikipedia:File:Reichsadler der Deutsches Reich |
** What ''is'' strange is that there's symbols and powerups scattered around in both the NES game and the updated remake which resemble [[wikipedia:File:Reichsadler der Deutsches Reich (1933%E2%80%931945).svg|the Imperial Eagle.]] That can't be coincidental. |
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* [[Not as You Know Them]]: Spencer and Joe in the sequel. In ''spades''. |
* [[Not as You Know Them]]: Spencer and Joe in the sequel. In ''spades''. |
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* [[Nuke'Em]]: BioReign bombs entire Ascension City which is pretty much the game's equivalent to a New York. |
* [[Nuke'Em]]: BioReign bombs entire Ascension City which is pretty much the game's equivalent to a New York. |
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