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Gender: action, shooter, platformer
System: NES
Creator: Capcom
Release Date: 1992
Age Rating: T for Everyone
My Rating: 90 out of 100
My Thoughts: When i was younger, this game was extremely hard, but i was so addicted to using the grappling hook, i kept playing and i eventually became a pro at it xD. when i tried playing it again...it was still hard, but i took down that nazi at the end again. the spread shot is one of my favorite guns to use besides the bazooka.
Plot & Gameplay: Set sometime in the 1980's, Bionic Commandocenters around two warring states: the Federation and the Empire. One day, the Imperial Forces discovers classified documents involving the development of a new weapon known as the "Albatros project" [sic], which was started by an organization known as the "Badds", but was never completed. Killt, the Generalissimo of the Imperial Forces, decides to complete the project himself. When the Federation learns of the Empire's plot, they send in their national hero, Super Joe (the main character from the Capcom game Commando) to infiltrate the Empire, but he ends up being captured. To rescue Super Joe, the Federation sends in a second operative named Ladd Spencer of the FF (Double Force) Battalion, a team of commandos specially trained to use wired guns, to rescue him.
Unlike other action games, instead of moving in a straight path through the levels, the player can, between levels, move around on a map-like screen. The player can move his helicopter one space at a time between the areas, represented by numbers.
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Once above a numbered area, the player can either choose to descend or move to another area. The player has to complete the current level to move on, although he can go back to the map by pressing either Start, A, and B, or Select, A, and B (depending on the version). After descending in the selected area, the player will be prompted to select their desired equipment for the mission. Certain equipments are designed to work at certain areas. For example, communicator α works only in Areas 1, 4, and 5, and so on.
There are a total of 19 areas in the game. Area 1 to 12 are combat areas in which the player must visit to complete their mission, while Area 13 to 19 are neutral areas where fighting is forbidden. If the player fire their weapon at these areas, they will be attacked by a peacekeeping force. The neutral zones are a place where the player can get vital information and items to help fulfill Ladd's mission.
There are also green enemy trucks on the map selection screen that will try to intercept the player's helicopter. If the player's helicopter flies into one while traveling between areas, he will be forced to battle with enemy troops. These enemy encounters are fought from an overhead perspective similar to Commando. Destroying certain enemies at these stages, namely shielded soldiers, armed jeeps, or wired soldiers, will yield an eagle mark which will grant the player an additional continue.
Music: The Area 1 + 3 are the most memorable out of this game, but they are all good.
AREA 1
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZE4ERq4EY)
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZE4ERq4EY)
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AREA 2
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bu6eyT3B6k&feature=related)
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bu6eyT3B6k&feature=related)
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AREA 3
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zde3oFkpyOY&feature=related)
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zde3oFkpyOY&feature=related)
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AREA 8
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khbKbzllFiE&feature=related)
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khbKbzllFiE&feature=related)
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BOSS BATTLE
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBaykoLR_0&feature=related)
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBaykoLR_0&feature=related)
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Conclusion: A great classic really worth your time. [image: http://animeforum.org.uk/images/smilies/happythmb0034.gif]
Side Note:Plot and Gameplay information was taken from Wikipedia.