Wow... Bionic Commando Rearmed gets a 9.4 from IGN!

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:08 am

WHY DO I SUCK AT USING THE BIONIC ARM?!?

Post by **ZenLogikos** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:08 pm

Since I've played this game since original release, I can't remember NOT knowing how to play. I can relate my good friend's struggle with the game though. He too had not played the original, and told me that he was struggling with the bionic arm because he wanted to hold in the button instead of 'tap, tap'. Not sure if this is what you're doing, but I'm sure it'll come in time.

The challenge rooms in Rearmed should serve you well.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:33 pm

ZenLogikos wrote:Since I've played this game since original release, I can't remember NOT knowing how to play. I can relate my good friend's struggle with the game though. He too had not played the original, and told me that he was struggling with the bionic arm because he wanted to hold in the button instead of 'tap, tap'. Not sure if this is what you're doing, but I'm sure it'll come in time.

The challenge rooms in Rearmed should serve you well.

Thanks; the main problem I have is whenever I am falling, I fail to time the launching of my bionic arm correctly. I am almost always late, because I forget the arm needs to take a moment to get from here to there. And those freaking drop platforms in the last level. They're killing me.

I have been getting better since I started doing the challenge rooms. I think I should have done more of them before getting too far in the game. But I was having a terrible time passing some of those. I don't know, I passed all 40 challenges in Contra 4 in two hours, but these are taking forever. Addictive, though.

I do have you beat on one challenge room! I can't remember its name.

Did you get the friendly fire option? It adds a bit more craziness to the co-op play!

Post by **ZenLogikos** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:37 am

Doctor Fugue wrote:I don't know, I passed all 40 challenges in Contra 4 in two hours, but these are taking forever. Addictive, though.

Contra 4...another game I'll miss out on because of my handheld hatred. And I do love Contra...

Doctor Fugue wrote:I do have you beat on one challenge room! I can't remember its name.

Did you get the friendly fire option? It adds a bit more craziness to the co-op play!

Oh, really? I'll have to look into that!

Never played coop. I never have others over...so lack of online coop was a big disappointment. Perhaps when I visit my friends - but that doesn't happen often as I work nights.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:46 am

ZenLogikos wrote:Contra 4...another game I'll miss out on because of my handheld hatred. And I do love Contra...

Every minute that I play Bleach DS or Gunstar Super Heroes or AstroBoy or Contra 4 or any number of games, I am in agony wishing that it was on a real console. You are very strong to resist. I let go of my hate and joined the Dark Side.

ZenLogikos wrote:Never played coop. I never have others over...so lack of online coop was a big disappointment. Perhaps when I visit my friends - but that doesn't happen often as I work nights.

Co-op works surprisingly well in this game. It is a lot of fun. Indeed, online co-op would have been incredible.

Post by **ZenLogikos** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:48 am

I may be getting a new job with plenty of travel, so I may crumble.

In light of your Star Wars reference...

Just watched it mere hours before your post!

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:43 am

ZenLogikos wrote:

The challenge you must practice is called "Delta" - that is, if you ever wish to master the ways of the bionic arm.

Post by **raztat** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:43 am

I too, suck with the arm.

Post by **ZenLogikos** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:09 pm

Doctor Fugue wrote:The challenge you must practice is called "Delta" - that is, if you ever wish to master the ways of the bionic arm.

Beaten, with a vengeance!

Post by **Mozgus** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:05 pm

Well I've put in a couple hours and I'm very mixed. On the one hand, it absolutely oozes with everything you expect from Capcom: awesome music, real humor, distinctive style, but there are a lot of times here where I wish they would have modernized the controls just a little more than they did. I'm fine with the guy not jumping, but I'm dying entirely too often due to swing fuckups. It's getting too frustrating to continue. I also don't understand some of these control choices. Again, I'm assuming that this is how it felt on NES, but certain functions don't make sense, and I may never wrap my head around them.