A little nostalgia can buy you a lot of leeway. The new version of Capcom's Bionic Commando is the perfect example it's a sequel to a much beloved classic from 1988. But things have changed since that glorious 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System days, and characters with names like Rad Spencer and Super Joe don't quite cut it anymore. Nor does the name Bionic Commando, for that matter. But this sequel is a completer update from the 8-bit side scroller to full-on 3D, open-world (kinda) third-person shooter. It's an update in every way, but it keeps that most important element of the original: You play a guy with a bionic arm that can shoot out Inspector Gadget style and let you swing from things like Spider-Man. As long as it gets that right, the game is more than halfway there.
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