Demolitionist: Bionic Commando (360)
by John on Apr.29, 2009, under Main Stuff
Spent a little time today with the multiplayer demo for Bionic Commando. It may seem like heresy that there’s a jump button, but it’s there for a reason: it makes sense that the character would not lose the use of his legs just because he has a zipline for a left arm, especially to get over knee-high obstacles. Otherwise, the demo is a fairly straightforward third-person shooter with some basic weaponry, the neat and initially-tricky bionic arm, and a camera that is sometimes less than helpful in its default state. I imagine that once you get a feel for the arm’s range and capabilities, as well as getting some practice in with how the arm actually works, it will become second nature; as it stands, though, a five-minute deathmatch without a practice arena makes the demo appear to be of questionable value. Maybe a short tutorial course would have been a better way to get people interested in the game? Overall this has jumped from barely-a-blip to rent-it-maybe on my list.
