Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando
Game
Game2009
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Developer Capcom
Bionic Commando Rearmed is an enhanced remake of the 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System version of Bionic Commando. It was developed by Grin and published by Capcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade, and was released in August 2008. The BlackBerry version was developed and published by Beeline Interactive and released on April 23, 2009. The remake serves as a prelude to the 2009 video… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
345 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
53
Mixed
101 positive · 88 negative
95% range 46–60%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 101 | 88 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 38 | 7 | 80 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 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
498 of 824 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
54% recommend · 102 yes, 88 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 190 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (705 of 1,168 positive).
Some reviewers report the game does not work on Windows 10 or 11 without third-party fixes. [1][2][3] A few players praise the gameplay and nostalgia despite the technical issues. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [1]
Great game, but currently does not work with Windows 10 and should not be sold on Steam.
- [13]
Capcom has been sneaking in Enigma DRM on their older games with an update purely to block modding. This DRM causes performance issues, crashes and has broken Steam Deck support on some games. Enigma has been known to trigger antivirus programs since it’s also malware. Do not support this anti consumer company, they want to destroy modding to sell you skins and microtransactions! Capcom won’t fix their old games but …
- [7]
One of the best remakes out there. If you loved Bionic Commando on NES, you will love this. If you've never played Bionic Commando, you're in for a real treat. But let me cover some caveats before I explain more about the game. These caveats (especially #1) are why the game has mixed reviews. Which is a shame, but the reality of trying to play a game that's nearing 20 years old. 1) This game won't run on Windows 10 …
- [11]
The majority of the negative reviews are about the fact the game requires you to download a fixed executable to run it. I found that to be very easy to do, there are steam guides for that and frankly, it's sadly not that rare when it comes to older titles. Once you get past that issue, the game itself is rather charming. It seems to be made with a controller in mind, though I found the keyboard controls to be more …
- [6]
I've seen a few reviews complaining about how difficult the game can be because of some design decisions. However, this might be one of the most subjective reviews here. I initially played this game around 2009, I was about 7-8 years old, and to me, the OST, the gameplay and lots of other features till today, are one of the best I've ever seen. And all of this may be caused for the fact, that this was if not the …
Summarised from 34 of the 329 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
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Players who liked Bionic Commando: Rearmed talk about excellent remake that respects the NES classic; those who didn't talk about does not work on Windows 10/11 without manual fixes. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Bionic Commando Rearmed received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In an October 2011 ranking, IGN listed Bionic Commando Rearmed fourth in their top twenty-five Xbox Live Arcade titles of all time. Overall impressions of the game gleaned comments of praise. IGN's Hilary Goldstein called Rearmed "the best downloadable game to date on XBLA and PSN", and Cam Shea ranked it second on his top 10 list of Xbox Live Arcade games. Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb called it "terrific in almost every way" and the reviewer from GameTrailers stated it was "one of those games that feels organic to play." Reviewers praised the title's…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 345 · 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.
negative · 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 →Great game, but currently does not work with Windows 10 and should not be sold on Steam.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →You know what would have been great? To have the developers put on the store page in big obvious letters that this does not work with windows 10, even with the legacy drivers. They knowingly allow people to download their product knowing full fell that it will not work with windows 10. And then to go through the trouble to downloading the old legacy drivers, putting their new pc to extra worry and trouble because it might not be compatible and it might screw up their computer in the future for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →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 →Got frustrated with the controls and shut it down after only 5 minutes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bionic Commando. That’s a fantastic NES game. Clunky transceiver mechanic in that original release, but still rad. Radd.
positive · AI labelView post →For people that are having trouble getting this game to work please download the following file. Where the file is linked from. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Bionic_Commando_Rearmed Where you download the actual file. https://mega.nz/file/LbgRhSxC#NX1gehW-Kx6Yk7Rpv-3294oq5Zwx2-utIFBn5n4ddkw Just go to the following location This PC> <DRIVE> > SteamLibrary > steamapps > common > Bionic Commando Rearmed Next replace the old bcr.exe file with the new one. You may also need to update a…
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 →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 →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 →Cool little game that I spent countless hours playing in the early 2010's. Contrary to what most recent reviews say, the game actually works in Windows 11 and it even runs flawlessly at 144 FPS, but it's kind of a hassle to make it run from a fresh install. I used the most recent DXVK (version 2.5.1 at the time of writing, 32bit, d3d9) along with the PhysX Legacy fix (copying the PhysX files into the game folder) and even downloaded a modified EXE from PCGamingWiki that restricted the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →The game doesn't launch anymore, imosible to play unless you patch it yourself. Be careful
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It doesn't work anymore. Sure, other players have tweaked their systems, downloaded legacy drivers, run it in compatibility modes - if that's what you're into in order to get a game to work, then great, but that's not my bag.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →November - 2024. This game is no longer playable on Windows 11. I've followed all the "fix it" guides to try and have this game work and the best I can get is that it loads up - but it just sits there on a black screen. Really lame that I'm not able to play this ever again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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.
negative · 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 →Fantastic 2D platformer/shooter. Played it when I was younger, and it still holds up for me. Only thing being it seems that the game doesn't necessarily work with what you're given, so here's what I did to get mine to work on Windows 10: Right Click the title in your library, and click "Manage:" and "Browse Local Files." Make sure to download NVidia PhysX Legacy Software driver: https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/drivers/physx/physx-9-13-0604-legacy-driver/ Also be sure to get OpenAL32:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, similar to the NES one but on much larger scale. Having said that: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME The game's executables are outdated and WILL NOT RUN on modern version of Windows without having to jump through hoops, which include downgrading the video drivers, setting CPU affinity, etc. Shame that Steam does nothing to fix this. Anyone purchasing this game would expect it to run without problems. Then there is talk about Capcom adding DRM to old games like this.... such great game,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capcom has been sneaking in Enigma DRM on their older games with an update purely to block modding. This DRM causes performance issues, crashes and has broken Steam Deck support on some games. Enigma has been known to trigger antivirus programs since it’s also malware. Do not support this anti consumer company, they want to destroy modding to sell you skins and microtransactions! Capcom won’t fix their old games but they’ll gladly add malware DRM on decade old games for petty reasons.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not working on Win 10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game does not work on win 10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Phenomenal game, but no longer works correctly in 2024 without third-party patching. Can't recommend anymore because it doesn't work on a modern system.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is 2D Dark Souls, initial levels its very hard to play until you get used to it but after 2-3 levels you will get used to it and then its much better, easier and enjoyable to play. Overall the game gives retro gaming on tv feels with touch of latest gen graphics, you will enjoy playing it. also you will feel like dark souls again in final level but after 6-7 attempts it will become easy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Great Game sure wish I could play it. Capcom will go out of their way to insert DRM into their old games but won't fix them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to finish this game here on Steam. Having played the demo, years ago on PS3. However, I can not get this game to start on Windows 11 even after trying some fixes. This game is currently f*cked on a modern PC.
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 →The control layout is a nightmare. Made this game unplayable for me.
negative · 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 →Buyer Beware Does not run on modern hardware without a patch. It needs a modified EXE to run on less cores and a legacy PhysX driver and it still may not run
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →This works fine on the Steam Deck if you switch to Proton Hotfix. I've been having a blast with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DOES. NOT. WORK. For Windows 10, the only way to get this thing working is apparently to install a legacy version of Nvidia PhysX. The catch? The website no longer actually distributes this. So simply, the game cannot be run on Win10. At all. I love this game, and always have, but now? Just avoid it. Game does NOT work. Won't even boot to main menu. Do not support Capcom for this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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...
neutral · AI labelView post →Bionic Commando: Elite Forces Game Boy Color Nintendo, 2000
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