Bionic Commando Amstrad CPC

Ten years have passed since the devastating war when the enemies secret Zargon missiles destroyed our civilisation. The only hope we have of reaining our home world and rebuilding our lives, lies in the hands of our elite force of Bionic Commandos. With their telescopic limbs, sophisticated weaponry and bionic power, they must infiltrate the ememy bases, destroy the deadly foe and neutralise their doomsday weapons. Your skill and their bionic powers are our only hope ....... — Cassette cover

Bionic Commando, released in Japan as Top Secret (Japanese: トップシークレット, Hepburn: Toppu Shīkuretto?), is a 1987 action platform game released by Capcom for the arcades. It was later released for several home computers (ported by Software Creations and published by Go!). Capcom later produced a home version for the Nintendo Entertainment System, also titled Bionic Commando, that was drastically different from the original arcade game. The game was advertised in the United States as a sequel to Commando, going as far to refer to the game's main character as Super Joe (the protagonist of Commando) in the promotional brochure, who was originally an unnamed member of a "special commando unit" in the Japanese and World versions. The protagonist of the game is a commando equipped with a bionic arm featuring a grappling gun, allowing him to pull himself forward or swing from the ceiling. The series is notable for being one of few instances of a platform game in which the player cannot jump. To cross gaps or climb ledges, the hero must use his bionic arm. This was the first game to feature a grappling gun/hook, which later appeared in games such as Earthworm Jim and Tomb Raider.

Home computer ports of the game—DOS, 8-bit computers Amstrad CPC,   Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum and 16-bit computers Amiga and Atari ST—generally received average or decent reviews, apart from the ZX Spectrum version which was greeted by some critical praise, receiving ratings of 9/10 and 92% from Your Sinclair and CRASH. For Commodore 64 there are two distinct versions: a US version by Capcom, and a UK version by Software Creations. The UK Commodore 64 version seems to be the most well-received computer port, while the US version is considered poor.

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