130K rearm Bionic Commando

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Aug 25, 2008 12:22 pm PT

Capcom's remake of classic NES action game tops milestone across 360, PS3, and PC in first seven days.

Releasing a game with an M-for-Mature rating can be a dicey proposition because it theoretically limits the number of gamers who can purchase it. However, Capcom opted to risk diminished sales for its remake of 1988 NES classic Bionic Commando, taking an M rating rather than sacrificing such "historically accurate" scenes as the endgame shot of Master D's (aka Adolf Hitler's) exploding head.

It turns out that the gamble has paid off for Capcom. In a post to the game's official Web site today, Bionic Commando Rearmed producer Ben Judd said that first-week sales of the game had exceeded 130,000 units. Judd did not provide an exact breakdown of how those sales played out across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC editions of the game.

Putting the milestone into some perspective, Judd noted, "That may not seem impressive compared to package titles that sell in the millions, but compared to other digital titles that is a friggin' JUGGERNAUT!" [emphasis in original]

Developed by Swedish studio GRIN--which has also been tasked with the fully re-envisioned Bionic Commando, due out for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC--Rearmed offers revamped graphics, additional weapons, new music, a two-player cooperative mode, and online rankings. The PS3 and Xbox 360 games are available through each platform's respective online storefronts for $10 (800 Microsoft points), with the PC edition selling for $15.

For GameSpot's take on Bionic Commando Rearmed, check out the full reviews of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game.

65 Comments

  • Dualmask

    Posted Oct 8, 2008 7:13 am PT

    I downloaded it on day one and haven't regretted it. The game deserves all its success and I hope more games like it are coming in the future.

    Heck, I wouldn't mind seeing a huge "Castleroid" style 2D Bionic Commando game with all sorts of upgrades for the playable character(s) and the Arm. It's obvious that people still love 2D gaming, even with 3D graphics.

  • danleeah

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 12:12 am PT

    I agree Dirty Rabz. My gamer score for that game is only 20. I love this game but I don't think i'll find time for the achievements in this game. I'm sure I could do them all if I didn't have a life.

  • danleeah

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 12:08 am PT

    Has anyone noticed how badass the music is in this game? You can download the whole soundtrack off iTunes. My friend is a DJ and has nothing to do with video games. I showed him a few tracks and he was blown away. Check out the track "Ok We'll move". This track shows you how badass the nes era of music was. Nintendo music deserves more credit from the masses than just Mario Bros. I do know that Koji was a genious. But the new remixed Bionic Commando soundtrack is just mind blowing. It shows how many great melodies the nes brought us.

  • jawshoeuh

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 11:10 am PT

    loved the original, rearmed is excellent.

  • jawshoeuh

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 11:09 am PT

    loved the original, rearmed is excellent.

  • wilmepe

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 10:50 am PT

    Lots of old school gamers who remember the original. It was frustrating but I loved it.

  • erinnicole93

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 10:44 am PT

    The demo underwhelmed me.

  • Rickhavoc2

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 8:01 am PT

    The demo was brilliant if a little odd they deserve this good sales figure

  • power-baron

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 6:50 pm PT

    Jeebus if they had done that then it would have defeated the whole game mechanics that made bionic commando the legend that it is.

  • JEEBUS_BOGONDO

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 6:18 pm PT

    demo was cool but they could have easily made the controls for the bionic arm better by using the right thumbstick to freely fire it wherever rather then up-side or diagonal and having to time it.

  • Nedemis

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:36 pm PT

    wow....for once console owners got the deal..Kinda nice for a change.

  • fredwv

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 3:39 pm PT

    too bad the game can't be played with a single core pc processor

  • jtthegame316

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 3:02 pm PT

    i downloaded the trail game of this deffo will unlock full game soon it is very good.

  • Dirty_Rabz

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 12:23 pm PT

    It's a great game but I wish the achievments weren't so impossible.

  • klugenbeel

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 10:39 am PT

    Anyone the has seen or played the original, so us old gamers, would want to pick this up. I have been neglecting to do so, but I am getting it and today is that day, i have been slacking long enough (Civ Revolution really is awesome!), i must play this.

  • gshell

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 9:58 am PT

    the reason why this game sold so well is because this is how you do a remake of a classic game. this is by far for me the best remake of game i've ever played. more developers should take ques from GRIN when they're remaking classics.

  • Hvac0120

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 8:20 am PT

    I downloaded the PS3 demo last night and played the tutorial and a little bit of the game using Remote Play on my PSP. I thought the game looked great and played well. I was having some network issues yesterday, so I kept dropping my connection, but I played enough to feel satisfied with the experience. If actually playing on the PS3 is as good or (likely) better, than I will probably be adding another sale to this list.

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:37 am PT

    I purchased the PS3 version and beat it last weekend. A challenging game, but it felt great when I beat it.

  • tom10793

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:13 am PT

    Grin's done a really good job with this one. I wasn't sure if they could do it justice, but they really have handled it well. They've improved pretty much everything, even if it didn't necesarily need improving, but the gameplay still retains that same essence that made the original such a hit. In short, it's a fantastic game, and it is deserving of its high sales and ratings. This has helped me with my scepticism over the 3D remake. Now, I'm sure that Grin can do the 3D version well.

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