Bionic Commando Video Review

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  • Posted May 19, 2009

Kevin VanOrd takes a swing at Bionic Commando in this video review.

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227 Comments

  • TruthSeekr01

    Posted Nov 27, 2009 11:47 am PT

    I kinda like the game (only been playing it for about half an hour) but I can't stand the choppy frame rates on the PC version.
    Bad dude.

  • ChrisM95

    Posted Oct 23, 2009 9:36 am PT

    Everyone has their opinions, but I have to say this review is WAY off. Being someone who has actually played the game instead of relying on reviews, I can honestly say this game is great. The gameplay is great, the pacing is great, the soundtrack is AMAZING, and the story is well done. Kevin VanOrd is unreliable mainly because he bases his reviews on - "Are the weapons fun to shoot?" That always seems to be a key factor in almost every review he has written. I can honestly tell you that the weapons, for the most part, are in fact "fun to shoot". Try the game for yourselves and find out.

  • ZombieViking

    Posted Sep 19, 2009 3:46 pm PT

    Mike Patton sucks, but i liked the game.

  • habaro

    Posted Sep 13, 2009 12:03 pm PT

    good review Kevin

  • KoRniTo

    Posted Sep 6, 2009 4:04 pm PT

    Unfortanely it sucked

  • lonewolf1196

    Posted Aug 24, 2009 4:17 pm PT

    wow from here the gun looks weak

  • CorruptedLulz

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 4:00 pm PT

    Just because he's a famous actor doesn't mean it's impossible for him to do a bad job. Listening to the clips from this review alone makes it seem pretty bad.

  • Mandalore_15

    Posted Aug 4, 2009 5:31 pm PT

    "Nathan Spencer is completely unlikeable... the actor that plays him sounds like he was sneering the whole time."

    That would be Mike Patton, only a very famous musician and highly celebrated voice actor. You'd think these poor excuses for journalists would actually do some research into the games they were reviewing. ¬_¬

  • diggyman

    Posted Jul 31, 2009 10:37 am PT

    Wow. That's too bad. I thought Joes dirty dread-locks alone would award the game @ least an 8. The swinging around looks pretty fun, but if nothing else is fun, i don't know.

  • vickijustvicki

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:44 pm PT

    p.s get that bionic comando rearmed __- its a remake of classic too like trine

  • vickijustvicki

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:40 pm PT

    the shootin is lame ___ but the rest game is coool maaayn am playin it n it have better visual effectss as compared to prototyp

  • ropumar

    Posted Jul 28, 2009 10:35 pm PT

    He was harsh, but he nailed it.

  • acsam12304

    Posted Jul 26, 2009 10:20 am PT

    ill wait for this game to fall in the bargin bin $19.99 or less

  • i98321

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 8:02 am PT

    The most important thing is to have fun with the game . I had fun with it .Well sometimes it gets boring but it still delivers the hype to continue !

  • Col_Kilgore

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 1:38 pm PT

    Ady_1102 : what on earth are you talking about?? While I am no huge fan of GS, they still have plenty of games they love and plenty of games they hate, just as there are plenty of good and bad games out there. I think the review did a decent job of explaining their views and even from the vids it's obvious this game isn't a whole lot of fun. Maybe you're too young to understand, I dunno... But your post made ZERO sense.

  • DZergy

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 7:36 am PT

    Graphics are maybe good, but gameplay is kinda boring.

  • ady_1102

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 7:33 am PT

    6.0? come on GS..is it that bad? or is it that u are never satisfied with almost any game? i am truly disappointed in ur review, sry but this is my opinion...i can't wait to play this

  • Marciopvzsk8

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 3:18 am PT

    This game has nice Graphics ._.

  • jerkface7

    Posted Jul 11, 2009 11:23 am PT

    reminds me of the kane and lnch dead men review crappy multiplayer unlikeable character hope he doesnt get canned

  • talonslash

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 11:28 am PT

    I don't think you can compare Prototype to Bionic Commando because the games are too different in a lot of ways to do so. I beat Prototype and am still playing because it's loads of fun, but I don't see it being a competitor for this game. Having said that, this game despite negative opinions looks worth checking out. I'll probably go rent it just to see if it's worth the buy, but from the gameplay footage it looks inviting enough to check it out.

  • 3odai

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 3:49 am PT

    this game sucks!!!

  • Dreadedsniper

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 6:22 pm PT

    not surprising at all

  • ChrisM95

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 6:39 am PT

    It is much better than Prototype. If anyone here was smart they would TRY THE GAME FOR THEMSELVES instead of relying on what one man thinks of this game. And neji3k, you're not suprised that Kevin VanOrd made a bad review? Neither am I.

  • skullkid_3144

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 4:05 am PT

    Is this better or prototype

  • neji3k

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 1:15 pm PT

    I am not surprised at all.

  • XdavidCAzen23x

    Posted Jun 22, 2009 11:51 pm PT

    This actually looks worth playing, from the video it honestly looks entertaining. I just muted Kevin VanOrd and jammed some Trae and this shyt looked pretty fun. Definitely not a buy for me but a rent is seeming like a possibility...

  • robertcain

    Posted Jun 22, 2009 11:42 pm PT

    It's good but not as great as I thought it would be. 200th Comment lol

  • ChrisM95

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 10:48 am PT

    The weapons sound good on an HDTV.... seriously.

  • 1Scottie2hottie

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 7:54 pm PT

    Ya i know i wish they could make the weapons sound more POWERFUL that would make the game better

  • cmckay560756

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:16 pm PT

    This game looks horrible I mean it seams so predictable

  • ChrisM95

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 10:19 am PT

    You people should just rent the game! It's great! You shouldn't rely on Kevin VanOrd's opinion of an awesome game!

  • thebestgamereve

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 8:43 am PT

    wow game is not good it the shooting horrible know that

  • RD1109

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 3:54 pm PT

    HAHAHA This game looks so bad

  • homiebo

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 1:34 pm PT

    I was thinking of getting this because i got a lot of unlocks in rearmed, but this guy sure is a kill joy on me wanting to get this game. compared to other platform games this looks new and interesting considering its a massive leap from rearmed, the music is a good remake off the original too. 6.0 makes the game sound like its got something annoying about it like bad camera angle or something but it seems like in his opinion he wish it was just like other games like spider man. I am not a fan of clone games.

  • spoogan

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 10:40 am PT

    I think this game was awesome. Sure the story was kinda whack, and yeah Nathan could have looked a bit less lame, but the action was so intense and the leaps of faith were so high I could have gotten vertigo. I will agree though that shooting the shooting was difficult.... and the multiplayer was GARBAGE!!! Haha. And I'm glad it was a pretty "linear" game because if it was like any of the Spider-Man games, I would get lost or bored within the story. But come on, a 6.0? Really? I'm thinkn an 8.5 or 9.

  • jerkface7

    Posted Jun 11, 2009 12:37 pm PT

    by the way thats people your breathing what the hell

  • Burning_Typhoon

    Posted Jun 11, 2009 7:32 am PT

    I hope they get it together on the sequel. Seems like they got things in place for a good game. Hopefully, they'll get it right with the sequel.

    The guns sure didn't appear to be any fun to use.. They need more lag time, and should be a bit more stiff. Maybe using real sound effects would help too.

  • Madcows

    Posted Jun 8, 2009 3:56 am PT

    Single player is ok but the multi is AWFUL!

  • robertcain

    Posted Jun 7, 2009 12:20 pm PT

    It should have got a 7.0 or 6.5 if it was good

  • ChrisM95

    Posted Jun 6, 2009 3:17 pm PT

    Bad review. The game is much better than this and deserves an 8.5

  • Danold

    Posted Jun 6, 2009 1:40 pm PT

    Great review, VanOrd doesn't fall for hype too often and I like that he knows how to be harsh.

  • dijji497

    Posted Jun 5, 2009 2:41 am PT

    I was pretty impresed by the review. Its a shame that this didnt turn out great, it could have been really fun. I might still buy it though. Is it worth the money though???

  • Lokero8

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 11:17 pm PT

    wow...really nice review!!
    well done''
    but.. a fair score??
    I think 7.0 is more accurate. dont you?

  • MegaGamer47

    Posted May 31, 2009 7:15 am PT

    This game is off the hook. Nice graphics, good gameplay but grin could've done better.

  • meridianhawkins

    Posted May 31, 2009 3:11 am PT

    Shame this game sucked, I always thought it would be good

  • Bakutakamine

    Posted May 29, 2009 9:29 pm PT

    @ IREDGE

    i love how yo0u first mention story and graphics then gameplay, and also AF and BC can't be compared, just because you got them the same day doesn't mean you should compare them.

  • IREDGE

    Posted May 29, 2009 7:23 am PT

    Hols on...I got this game along with Afro Samurai 2 days ago. AS got 7.00 and this one 6??!! Afro samurai is a bland beat'em all like they used to make them 5 years ago, this on the other hand is, if not perfect, a good attempt at making a remake. The graphics are solid, the story interesting, and the gameplay quiet compelling. Where do these guys at gamespot get their license to review and kill games?
    I say try it for yourself and you'll see that it is another great Capcom license, probably even better than RE5

  • robertcain

    Posted May 29, 2009 5:45 am PT

    I think that it was a good attempt to remake it

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