Bionic Commando:Rearmed - Play & Help Thread

iddqd · 12-08-2008, 7:52 AM

Bionic Commando is hitting PSN (US store) and XBL this week, got a good review over at IGN.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/897/897994p1.html 9.4

Will be getting the PS3 version due to my preferred d-pad/face buttons on the DS3.

Remote Play could be pretty cool aswell.

Moogle · 12-08-2008, 12:52 PM

I'll probably download the "demo" on the 360 tomorrow but buy the full game for the PS3 too.

Lonely_Warrior · 12-08-2008, 2:12 PM

I thought this would be a disappointment like other Capcom handouts such as 1942/Commando but that review was a pleasant surprise. No release date for Europe but at IGN the UK price is listed at £6.99 whilst US price is $9.99...guess which one i'm getting?

*Rich85* · 13-08-2008, 12:28 PM

Has anyone played the demo on the Japanese store yet. It's short, but really good

Lonely_Warrior · 13-08-2008, 12:53 PM

ooh thanks for the heads up, i rarely check the JPN store as apart from PS1 games they have the slowest turnaround for new content....but they sure get some tasty updates from time to time! nice one!

Moogle · 13-08-2008, 1:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich85

Has anyone played the demo on the Japanese store yet. It's short, but really good

I played the 360 demo earlier and thought it was great. I don't often check the Japanese PSN store these days so thanks for the heads up. I'm going to download the PS3 demo now.

Strangely the demo on the PSN is 374MB in size whilst the Xbox Live Arcade version is just over 213MB in size. The Xbox Live version must be the full game as that is what you actually normally download on Live Arcade.

avolee · 13-08-2008, 3:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Moogle

I played the 360 demo earlier and thought it was great. I don't often check the Japanese PSN store these days so thanks for the heads up. I'm going to download the PS3 demo now.

Strangely the demo on the PSN is 374MB in size whilst the Xbox Live Arcade version is just over 213MB in size. The Xbox Live version must be the full game as that is what you actually normally download on Live Arcade.

didn`t they say a while ago that the ps3 version was bigge in size because of things like better audio, lighting and higher textures etc, thought i read it somewhere.

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http://www.psu.com/PS3-version-of-Bi...--a2848-p0.php

knew i read something about the textures.

Moogle · 13-08-2008, 5:40 PM

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Originally Posted by avolee

didn`t they say a while ago that the ps3 version was bigge in size because of things like better audio, lighting and higher textures etc, thought i read it somewhere.

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http://www.psu.com/PS3-version-of-Bi...--a2848-p0.php

knew i read something about the textures.

Yes I remember reading about that but I thought as MS had relaxed their policy on file size that games would pretty much be identical. I guess if it is true then that is all the more reason to get the PS3 version. I haven't played the PS3 demo yet and the 360 one does look pretty nice. I'm going to play the PS3 demo later and see if there is any difference.

Br0ken · 15-08-2008, 8:06 AM

Game looked quite good on the 1UP preview, any word on a Europe release date?

catisfit · 15-08-2008, 8:18 AM

Has anyone seen any tearing or slowdown on the PS3 version? Apparently the 360 version isn't vsynced and people are going mad at the tearing.

english_bob · 15-08-2008, 8:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Br0ken

Game looked quite good on the 1UP preview, any word on a Europe release date?

None.

If your desperate, buy it from the 360 Marketplace instead if you have a 360, or make plans to set up a USA PSN account and buy it from there somehow.

catisfit · 15-08-2008, 8:26 AM

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Originally Posted by english_bob

If your desperate, buy it from the 360 Marketplace instead if you have a 360, or make plans to set up a USA PSN account and buy it from there somehow.

Entropay

Br0ken · 15-08-2008, 8:30 AM

Nah I'm not desperate, I'm a patient guy, I'll wait.

catisfit; where'd you read about the 360 issues? I couldn't see a thread in the 360 forum on here...

iddqd · 15-08-2008, 8:40 AM

Quite a few complaints over at NeoGAF about the tearing in the 360 version. I haven’t tried the full version on PS3 yet, might buy it over the weekend.

Br0ken · 15-08-2008, 8:44 AM

Quite suprised that there is tearing to be honest

pboreham · 15-08-2008, 8:56 AM

Grabbed the demo (PS3) last night.

Really good game, the physics and animation of the character are superbly done.

Would have preferred a longer demo, but I still think I am going to go for it.

Anyone know if this has trophies? It has some sort of in-game trophy system, but I didnt know if this also relates to a PSN Trophy. If not, it will probably be patched to make the ingame trophies actual trophies I would have thought?

iddqd · 15-08-2008, 9:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pboreham

Anyone know if this has trophies? It has some sort of in-game trophy system, but I didnt know if this also relates to a PSN Trophy. If not, it will probably be patched to make the ingame trophies actual trophies I would have thought?

Trophies are going to be patched in at a later date, and I believe they are supposedly retroactive.

Moogle · 15-08-2008, 9:31 AM

I bought the full game from the US PSN store yesterday and have played a little bit of it. There seems to be tearing/v-sync issues but they aren't enough to put me off. So far I'm loving it and it's a great game with good humour and great gameplay. There are in game awards or "trophies". Hopefully these are or will be translated in to PSN trophies.

One thing I did notice is that there is no surround sound in the game. It either plays in stereo or pro-logic if you have the right sound equipment. I don't know if this is something to do with my setup or it's the way the game was made and is the same for the 360 version.

Moogle · 15-08-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonely_Warrior

I bought it too Moogle and can confirm that the game is not in Dolby Digital (boo), but was able to run it in Prologic. Have to say that I played a couple of hours last night and did not notice any tearing in the game. If it is present then I don't think it is to the levels of Uncharted or anything. Great game I have to say, 20 odd main levels, 2 player co-op, 4 player deathmatch modes, in game achievements, and 50 'VR' missions, all for £5 ($10)!!!! Glad I have a US account and Entropay! Woohoo!

Also, I quite like the top down levels, thought they varied the gameplay quite well. Bosses in co-op mode require teamwork and are a good challenge! Overall very good fun so far!

Yes I'm a bit disappointed regards the sound but I guess for a game like this which is essentially an old school side scrolling platform shoot 'em up it's not such a big deal. If it was a current gen retail game I would be annoyed.

You do get a lot for your money especially at the US price of $10 which equates to around £5. I would say it's pretty good value. Luckily for me I had registered a credit card on the US store a while back not too long after the US console launch so for now at least I'm fine with regards to purchasing premium content on there.

I've only had a chance to play one top down level so far and it was quite fun. I look forward to playing more of them. I've not had a chance to try out co-op yet but hopefully will at some point.

Lonely_Warrior · 15-08-2008, 12:48 PM

I bought it too Moogle and can confirm that the game is not in Dolby Digital (boo), but was able to run it in Prologic. Have to say that I played a couple of hours last night and did not notice any tearing in the game. If it is present then I don't think it is to the levels of Uncharted or anything. Great game I have to say, 20 odd main levels, 2 player co-op, 4 player deathmatch modes, in game achievements, and 50 'VR' missions, all for £5 ($10)!!!! Glad I have a US account and Entropay! Woohoo!

Also, I quite like the top down levels, thought they varied the gameplay quite well. Bosses in co-op mode require teamwork and are a good challenge! Overall very good fun so far!

Mickus · 15-08-2008, 6:49 PM

Now on EU store. £6.99. 373mb.

Moogle · 15-08-2008, 7:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mickus

Now on EU store. £6.99. 373mb.

It's strange that it arrived a day late here. Anyway getting it from the US PSN store makes it slightly cheaper at around £5.

evilgenius · 15-08-2008, 7:56 PM

£7, bit steep dont you think?

lmaolmao · 16-08-2008, 9:43 AM

worth it though!

probably better than the new version!

it was confirmed delayed for an unknown time due probably due to the pal conversion on game faqs. also, getting it from us store invokes a 2% charge from entropay and whatever it costs to load up the entropay (plus they charge you £2.50 if you dont use your account for 6 months! i'd rather stick with the uk store where i can.

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Originally Posted by Moogle

It's strange that it arrived a day late here. Anyway getting it from the US PSN store makes it slightly cheaper at around £5.

Moogle · 16-08-2008, 7:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lmaolmao

worth it though!

probably better than the new version!

it was confirmed delayed for an unknown time due probably due to the pal conversion on game faqs. also, getting it from us store invokes a 2% charge from entropay and whatever it costs to load up the entropay (plus they charge you £2.50 if you dont use your account for 6 months! i'd rather stick with the uk store where i can.

I have a credit card already registered on the US PSN store so for me it's just a regular purchase and I don't need to use Entropay.

lmaolmao · 16-08-2008, 8:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Moogle

I have a credit card already registered on the US PSN store so for me it's just a regular purchase and I don't need to use Entropay.

grrrrrrrr *jealous*

Hubba-EX · 16-08-2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Moogle

I have a credit card already registered on the US PSN store so for me it's just a regular purchase and I don't need to use Entropay.

Will any standard UK credit card work? I have a UK Egg credit card.

kendoll · 17-08-2008, 3:45 AM

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Originally Posted by batblade2001

Will any standard UK credit card work? I have a UK Egg credit card.

No, it had to be registered some time ago (they stopped it but ones that were already registered were left alone), and I think it had to be a Mastercard.

Mickus · 17-08-2008, 7:07 AM

If the dizzy heights of paying 7 quid for a game is hard to swallow for some, then just a heads-up that this game supports game sharing. So you can share the costs between mates. I have installed the game on my and my sons PS3s and have slashed the TCO down to £3.49.

Just logon to your mates PS3 with your account details (don't save the login/password details - unless your a trusting soul) - visit the store and view your download list to re-download. This can be done 5 times in accordance of Sonys terms of conditions - so just charge you mate a couple of quid for the privilege.

Moogle · 17-08-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by batblade2001

Will any standard UK credit card work? I have a UK Egg credit card.

As Ken said that loop hole was closed sometime back. I managed to get in before they did that as mine is a launch US PS3 so I have had it for a while now. I do believe you can use various credit cards but not debit cards. I'm sure at least Visa and Mastercard are supported and the one I used was a Visa. I think Entropay is the only way but it's far from ideal as I believe you end up paying more then you would if doing a straight credit card transaction as it's a commercial service.