Bionic Commando

This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Bionic Commando (1987 video game). For the NES game based on the arcade game, see Bionic Commando (1988 video game). For the Game Boy game, see Bionic Commando (1992 video game). For the second game in the series, see Bionic Commando (2009 video game).
Bionic Commando
In-game logo (NES)
Genre(s)Platform
Developer(s)Capcom
Nintendo NST
Publisher(s)Capcom
Nintendo of America
Composer(s)Harumi Fujita (Arcade)
Junko Tamiya (NES)[1]
Tim Follin (C64, Amiga, Spectrum, ST)
Platform(s)Arcade, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Nvidia Shield, Windows

Bionic Commando is a video game franchise consisting of an original arcade video game released in 1987 and several later versions and sequels. The games are platform games in which, with two exceptions, the player cannot jump. A bionic arm is used to cross gaps and climb ledges. The player character, Nathan "Rad" Spencer, uses this as a grappling gun/hook to swing, climb and descend through levels. Seven games have been released, from the original 1987 Bionic Commando to 2011's Bionic Commando Rearmed 2. The series is based in an alternate timeline in which Nazism is not completely eradicated following World War II.

  1. ^ "Junko Tamiya Interview: Creating Capcom's Incredible NES Scores". Video Game Music Online. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2016-02-13.