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• Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game. 20 years after the 8-bit classic was released, Bionic Commando Rearmed recreates the world of the original with a complete "2.5D" visual revamp. Bionic Commando Rearmed preserves the original's mix of swinging and shooting in an intense 2D side-scroller, all to the tune of a brand-new soundtrack based on the classic 8-bit music from the NES masterpiece.

• But Rearmed is far more than just a remake - it features all-new modes such as the 2-player co-op play and also a special combat multiplayer mode, smarter enemy AI, new bionic arm abilities, new weapons, bigger bosses and online rankings. Faithfully sticking to the original story, Bionic Commando Rearmed tells the story of Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer's first mission, sent in to retrieve captured agent Super Joe from the hands of the Imperials. Fans of the original story can expect to see all the characters from the NES version, as well as the memorable moments that made the title so popular with fans.
  
  
  

• A health bar replaces the previous system, meaning players collect health items from enemies to restore health, as opposed to gaining more hit points.

• Players can now shoot their arm to grab barrels and throw them at enemies. The arm can also be enhanced to grab enemies and use them as human shields. The bionic arm can also be used to deflect most projectiles.

• Weapons can now be changed during gameplay, with each weapon having stronger or weaker impact depending on the enemy. (For example, the default Revolver is effective against human enemies, but weaker against robots.)

• Boss battles have been remade from scratch. The final boss of the original game is now a fully fledged level.

• A cooperative mode is featured, with the enemy and boss AI changing to accommodate the extra player.

• Hacking into the enemy network now involves navigating a three-dimensional puzzle to hack into the enemy's communications. Extra points are awarded upon completion if the player's health bar is full, otherwise a health bonus is awarded.

• The game also features challenge rooms which involves using the bionic arm to get from start to finish in the fastest time possible.

• Numerous competitive multiplayer modes are added, including 'Don't Touch the Floor" in which only hitting the very bottom of the level kills the player, and weapons only knock the player back.

• Force feedback has been implemented when using the bionic arm, firing weapons, and other events.

• In-game art designed by Shinkiro
  
  
  
  
  
  

• System - 2.0 GHz Pentium 4® or equivalent AMD® processor.
  
• Memory - 1 GB RAM (XP) / 2 GB RAM (Vista).
  
• DirectX - DirectX® 9.0c.
  
• Video - 256 MB Hardware Accelerated video card with with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support.
  
• Software -
  • DirectX 9.0c. Nov 2008
  • Latest Gforce® drivers.
  • Letest ATI® drivers.
  • Codec drivers.
  • Windows® XP Sevice Pack 3.
  • Windows® Vista Sevice Pack 1.
  • Visual c++ runtime.
  • Games For Winsows Software. or
  • Xlive.