Bionic Commando

A platformer about a commando who swings on a bionic arm instead of jumping.

Capcom · 3–5 hrs

Difficulty

A platformer that deletes the jump button and replaces it with a grappling hook. The map is a risk board of encounter tiles. Neutralize a base, steal its weapon, and never fire the hook short of a ceiling.

Tips

Start here
Hook the ceiling, not the lip
Aim up-diagonal and hold. A short hook into a ledge is a fall. The wide shot and the rocket launcher are area-clear tools; the communicator is how you skip surprise encounters.
Advanced
Neutralize, then visit
Clear a neighboring area so the overworld fight on the way in is gone. The item that lets you shoot while swinging is the real movement upgrade — grab it before the tower.

Walkthrough

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