Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Game
Game2009
Bionic Commando
Developer Capcom
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. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
337 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
117 positive · 62 negative
95% range 58–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 117 | 62 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 39 | 6 | 81 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
683 of 984 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 121 yes, 61 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 182 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,357 of 1,863 positive).
Some reviewers complain about the addition of Enigma DRM harming performance. [1][2][3] Several players note the game ends on a frustrating cliffhanger. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
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Crapcom DRM added years after launch that harms performance and deliberately breaks mods. Avoid!
- [20]
Bionic Commando Revisited: Nostalgia Can’t Save This Mess 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 years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit, and …
- [21]
this game is CRIMINALLY underrated, do not listen to anything anyone else says. this game absolutely rules just make sure you cap it to 60fps in either nvidia control panel or amd adrenalin, otherwise the physics get messed up
- [8]
I feel like I need to apologize but I enjoyed the ♥♥♥♥ out of this game. I guess going into something with low expectations can really help. I was a huge fan of the original NES game and I put off playing this for years because word of mouth on it was so mediocre. Honestly, it's better than I ever hoped a modern adaptation of the Bionic Commando gameplay could be. Swinging is an absolute joy and an extremely unique …
- [4]
Spider-man From Different Dimension Awesome game to play, simple straight forward linear game play with nice fights and story. Game ends with cliffhanger but unfortunately no sequel was made, I wish this game had sequel. Need more of these types of linear single player story mode games.
Summarised from 34 of the 320 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
66% of the 182 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Bionic Commando. The complaint that keeps coming up: dRM added later causes performance issues. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Bionic Commando received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN praised the visuals and unpredictable storyline of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. GameSpot said of both console versions, "Bionic Commando has some enjoyable moments, but consistent fun always seems just out of arm's reach." In Japan, Famitsu gave both console versions a favorable review, giving each a score of 34 out of 40. The A.V. Club gave the PS3 version an A− and said, "As you squeeze off headshots and sail around the stunningly rendered destroyed city, the game's only hiccup is in forcing you to read fine-print-sized text about the game's optional…
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Reactions
60 of 337 · most liked firstThese #NES and #GameBoy games are now available to play for #NintendoSwitchOnline members! NES: ☑️ Ninja Gaiden II™: The Dark Sword of Chaos ☑️ BATTLETOADS™ Game Boy: ☑️ Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters ☑️ BIONIC COMMANDO
neutral · AI labelView post →NES and GameBoy Classics added to NSO: NES: -Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos -BATTLETOADS Game Boy: -Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters -BIONIC COMMANDO www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZ...
neutral · AI labelView post →August 24 1998, Iggys Wreckin Balls debuted on the N64 in the Americas! Jools Watsham was inspired by Bionic Commando but said "You really can't make a 2D game these days without people going 'No, I don't want to buy that,' but you can put it into a 3D environment and they'll go OK it looks cool"!
neutral · AI labelView post →Nintendo added more games to Switch Online! NES: - Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos - BATTLETOADS Game Boy: - Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters - BIONIC COMMANDO
neutral · AI labelView post →August 28 1998, Iggy's Reckin' Balls debuted in Japan as Iggy-kun no Bura 2 Poyon! This wacky take on a racing game has a grappling hook mechanic inspired by Bionic Commando...for the Japanese release, much of the game's artwork and music was changed to fit the market (notice Q-Tee here)!
neutral · AI labelView post →I had zero idea that Bionic Commando was originally “Hitler’s Revival” in Japan, a game where a cybernetic soldier has to go kill a lot of Nazis to stop Hitler from being revived by a mad scientist. SMDH, woke garbage forcing politics into my vidya games.
neutral · AI labelView post →even a number of their 80's hits were super "western" in their theming, like Ghost 'n' Goblins (cartoony Halloween monster game), Bionic Commando (beloved pastime of Kill Hitler) and Final Fight (The Warriors, Streets of Fire, but in arcades) and they *still* got othered constantly.
neutral · AI labelView post →Last year @breakintoprogram.co.uk re-created the Software Creations ZX Spectrum development board. This was used to write games such as Bubble Bobble, Bionic Commando & Ghouls 'n Ghosts. A Tatung Einstein dev machine is used to edit/assemble/deploy the game image to the target computer.
neutral · AI labelView post →Four games added to Nintendo Switch Online ~NES~ Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos BATTLETOADS ~Game Boy~ Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters BIONIC COMMANDO
neutral · AI labelView post →You can play a bunch of classic Capcom games via gallery > game centre such as Bionic Commando, Street Fighter 2010 and Mega Man 3 (that last one is the game they're referring to).
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know if it ever got reassessed but I will always stick up for the 2009 Bionic Commando as a game with some substantial issues but a lot of it was forgivable because the swinging mechanics felt really really good
neutral · AI labelView post →Excited to reveal some big DLC for my game ChainStaff! In the full game you got 10 HUGE levels to explore. Now buckle up for 50 super FAST challenge levels (ala Bionic Commando Rearmed). Master the ChainStaff and climb the online Leaderboards! store.steampowered.com/app/4900800/...
neutral · AI labelView post →My Favourite #C64 Run & Gun Games – No 7 Bionic Commando Software Creations (Bubble Bobble) knocked it out of the park once again with this superb shooting, swinging, and platforming arcade conversion. Amazing music, excellent game design, and addictive gameplay make Bionic Commando a top game.
positive · AI labelView post →Great platformer with very cool sniper bonus stages Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (Game Boy Color, Nintendo, 2000)
positive · AI labelView post →Steel Assault ($5.99) - a grab bag of retro influences - Ninja Gaiden! Contra Hard Corps! Bionic Commando! - merge together to make a game that feels just incredible once you've got everything on lock. ripping soundtrack too. store.steampowered.com/app/1280300/...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was a real monkey’s paw middle finger to me, a guy who loves Bionic Commando and Mike Patton (who voiced him in this one)
negative · AI labelView post →Crapcom DRM added years after launch that harms performance and deliberately breaks mods. Avoid!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →C64/Spectrum/CPC games developed using this system include:- Bionic Commando, Bubble Bobble, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, LED Storm, Peter Pack Rat, Aigina's Prophecy, Chesterfield, RAW Recruit, Black Lamp and others. Plus Game Boy:- Altered Space.
neutral · AI labelView post →Bionic Commando 2008 was a gud game danget
positive · AI labelView post →Bionic Commando. That’s a fantastic NES game. Clunky transceiver mechanic in that original release, but still rad. Radd.
positive · AI labelView post →Spider-man From Different Dimension Awesome game to play, simple straight forward linear game play with nice fights and story. Game ends with cliffhanger but unfortunately no sequel was made, I wish this game had sequel. Need more of these types of linear single player story mode games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming from Marvel Vs Capcom 3 I was always told that Spencer, the protagonist of this game, was from a bad game called Bionic Commando, and this winter I decided to find out if that was true or not. For $3 on a winter sale I had a blast of a weekend with this game. It's a lot better than I thought it was with a fun story with some nice twists. The gameplay is pretty good too. Grappling around feels pretty good and it flows in combat nicely. The game has also graphically aged pretty well too,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the 2009 Bionic Commando game its revealed that your Bionic arm is actually your wife
neutral · AI labelView post →Bionic Commando kinda fucks? It kinda rules? It's another top of the line funny comedy ps3 game.
positive · AI labelView post →#1 (2) BIONIC COMMANDO Probably the game I've beaten the most and one of my favorite games of all time. It rule show this game just bucked any kind of sensible convention at the time because they KNEW they could make a fun game.
positive · AI labelView post →1) croutons 2) the 8-bit NES game Bionic Commando 3) Cake (the band)
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello #PitchYaGame here is my newest game "ChainStaff" ⛓️ It's like Shadow of the Beast and Bionic Commando combined! 🎸 Swinging, shooting, exploring huge levels fighting lots of freaky monsters.
neutral · AI labelView post →Handcrafted retro video game cross-stitch art depicting a scene from “Bionic Commando” (NES – Capcom, 1988). #crossstitch #nintendo #NES #bioniccommando #videogames #retrogaming
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is CRIMINALLY underrated, do not listen to anything anyone else says. this game absolutely rules just make sure you cap it to 60fps in either nvidia control panel or amd adrenalin, otherwise the physics get messed up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3. I think it's possible to give credit towards the good aspects of something without automatically treating it as a "hidden gem" every time A game like Bionic Commando has a cool arm mechanic but the rest of the game is, like, still not good.
negative · AI labelView post →How do people describe our game: - Earthworm Jim 2025 🪱 - Contra + Bionic Commando ⛓️ - Heavy Metal the game 🎸 #ChainStaff
neutral · AI labelView post →Bionic Commando (2009) really is that bad. Listen, I tend to think gamers cry “wolf” too often when it comes to bad games. Yooka-Laylee is pretty good. I like Mass Effect: Andromeda. And Metroid: Other M was highly enjoyable. But you’re right about Bionic Commando (2009). At first, I just thought it was quirky. And the whole grittiness was strange. Specifically, the aspect of his arm being his dead wife—yeah, that’s weird as hell. After four hours of playing this game, I’m waving the…
negative · AI labelView post →Steel Assault ($11.24) - take a grab bag of retro influences - Ninja Gaiden, Bionic Commando, Contra Hard Corps - and blend together to make a game that feels so damn good when you got everything on lock. has a ripping soundtrack too. store.steampowered.com/app/1280300/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Boy Bionic Commando is so good. ❤
positive · AI labelView post →So who do I have to pay to recompile an Xbox 360 game to PC? Seriously. I want Bionic Commando Rearmed 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →There are two really awesome things about this game: 1. It got us Bionic Commando: Rearmed, a fun remake of the original. 2. It got Bionic Commando as a character in Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
neutral · AI labelView post →NES, Game Boy – Nintendo Classics – November 2025 Game Updates. NES: - Battletoads - Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos Gameboy: - Bionic Commando - Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
neutral · AI labelView post →Handcrafted retro video game cross-stitch art depicting a scene from “Bionic Commando” (NES – Capcom, 1988). #crossstitch #nintendo #NES #bioniccommando #videogames #retrogaming
neutral · AI labelView post →My game is live in Steam Next Fest! Please give it a try if you like: ⛓️Bionic Commando 👽Contra 🎨Scifi art from the 1970s
neutral · AI labelView post →Grappling hook controls are a curse, even with a gamepad. Also, sneakily adding Enigma DRM 15 years later is a no-no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I was a kid I managed to get to the final part of Bionic Commando on the NES. As the final level loaded, my NES froze. I never played that game again
negative · AI labelView post →So I finally tried this game, so far 4h in and I must say it is really fun. It also has quite the Escape from NY feel that made me like the game immediately :) Works fine without any problems. Looking forward to finish it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bionic Commando(2009) is a very, uh, interesting game 📺: @romolla.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Guess what game has an alien grappling hook that would make Bionic Commando jealous AND is now Steam Deck verified???
neutral · AI labelView post →Weekly open thread for 16 January 2026. Gah! I missed the chance to post a new open thread last week 😭 ! The first real week back to work scrambled my brains a little bit. I didn't have much time to play any games over the past couple of weeks, but I've picked up a few things on sale, including some Bionic Commando games on Steam. I messed around with the NES game in emulation, but I don't know much about the franchise. We'll see!
neutral · AI labelView post →Worst jump in a good game? Best jump in a bad game? — Witcher 3, Bionic Commando 2009 respectively are my gut answers. the swing counts as the whole jump for the record. neospring.org/+r/176301210...
positive · AI labelView post →First Game Ever Played: Space Invaders (arc) Fave Console: Atari 2600 Fave Game: Trap Gunner (PSX) Comfort Game: Batman (NES) Game You're Currently Playing: MK1 Fave Gaming Soundtrack: Bionic Commando Rearmed Game You're Looking Forward to in 2025: Death Stranding 2
neutral · AI labelView post →played in 2025 and rate it 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good cheap game, short 6 hrs length which worked well for this game, good graphics for its time and runs well on SD OLED
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crapcom Adding DRM to their Games to make them unmodable and RUINING PERFORMANCE is unacceptable. Go sail the seas for this game until they remove it. I'll be leaving this review Negative until removed. _________________________________________ What a weird game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the best Bionic Commando game imo. It's so polished, so pretty, banging soundtrack, great difficulty balance. Really, REALLY makes me wish we could have gotten an SNES Bionic Commando.
positive · AI labelView post →NES, Game Boy – Nintendo Classics – November 2025 Game Updates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZI8a4uDI NES - Battletoads - Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Game Boy - Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters - BIONIC COMMANDO
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is actually awesome, the hate it got when it released is absolutely not justified. People often complain about the gritty atmosphere, bad story and lackluster gameplay, but many of these flaws are greatly exagerated. If you play this game in 2025 like I did, the tone, colour scheme, graphics and game design will make you feel like you're sitting on before your xbox 360 yet again, an absolute time capsule of the game. If you're looking for a break from all those layers of irony in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bionic Commando is a great game. Got bad reviews when it came out, if my memory serves me well. This is one of those games that got unfair reviews and it is an 8/10, It has some flaws and baffling decisions that I will get to in this opinion piece. Maybe the best aspect of this game is that traversal isn't easy aka it is a skill you have to learn. It takes some time to click but it is one of the best traversal in 3rd person action games. Arkham series...fun, Spider Man,,,,boring, Bionic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait ... Game Zone gave Bionic Commando a score of 2 out of 6?? Oh C'MON!!
negative · AI labelView post →Bionic Commando 2009 gets a lot of flak but I actually liked that game. It's definitely steeped in Xbox 360 era Gritty Edge but it's fun to play and has a killer soundtrack Deadpool mocking Spencer's redesign in MVC3 is good for a laugh too
positive · AI labelView post →It's so funny to me that there are like 4 separate games called Bionic Commando and they're all in the same series. No subtitle, just, "Bionic Commando." Different games. Different consoles. One of them is a legacy sequel. One of them is half a port, and half a total new game.
neutral · AI labelView post →My only concern is that I fear bad actors will use these tactics to take down games like Bionic Commando to game the system.
neutral · AI labelView post →i really like how the guy said "wow my wife is arm" (she was the arm it was crazy) they cooked with this game fr fr and it has zero bugs at all (true)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, I wish I could get even a fraction of that hatred whenever I say that Bionic Commando 2009 is actually a good game
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