It seems like all we do is post "deals" lately, but I guess in these tough economic times a lot of folks are interested in them. That being said you can get yourself a solid co-op game for half price this week on both the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in Bionic Commando: Rearmed. The game normally runs $10, or 800 but is on special for $4.99 or 400 .
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Back in May of last year, the word got out the Bionic Commando: Rearmed would lack online play despite sporting both multiplayer and co-op modes. Obviously this disappointed us, as it seems to be the case all too often these days, developers get things almost right in terms of a fully featured game.
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Capcom seems to be the king of co-op classic remakes with titles like 1942: Joint Strike and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 both getting an overhaul for next gen systems. And while the previously mentioned titles always had co-op, Capcom's latest forray didn't. Bionic Commando: Rearmed takes the classic grappling game and...
We here at Co-Optimus are quite excited for the upcoming release of Bionic Commando Rearmed, an update of the classic NES game, on both PSN and XBLA.
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Now from the latest interview with Siliconera, the developers of Bionic Commando Rearmed for the XBLA and PSN have let slip there is no online play in the game...none. Not in co-op... not in "multiplayer"; no online play at all. You are limited to local play only on a single box.
]]> https://www.co-optimus.com/article/158/bionic-commando-rearmed-lacks-online-play.htmlCapcom and Grin have poured so much love into this one, and I sure hope it shows: from gameplay to graphic style to music, this is a love letter to the entire sidescrolling genre and its fans, and the original Bionic Commando and its fans in particular.
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Remember Bionic Comando on the NES? Yeah it was pretty badass. There's a new 3rd person 3D action game of the same name coming as well. That's not even the good news. The good news is Capcom has announced a remake of the original game complete with 3D graphics and....CO-OP PLAY!
Check out the preview at IGN....