Bionic Commando Demo Coming to Xbox 360 Soon

Kris Erickson • Apr 15, 2009 • Comments (0)

The long awaited demo for Bionic Commando will make an appearance sometime "in the next few weeks" according to an announcement today from Capcom. Go and check now, we'll wait.

Focusing on Bionic Commando's all new online multiplayer mode, the demo will feature Vertigo, one of the game's 16 multiplayer maps. In the demo, 8 players will be able to go head to head in an all out Deathmatch. But since we are talking about Bionic Commando, this is no ordinary Deathmatch. You will be able to swing through the air while showering your opponents with lead, use the grapple to zip to safety before a grenade explodes at your feet and laugh as enemies plummet from the tops of skyscrapers following a well aimed kick to the chest. We are definitely excited to check out this free demo, particularly to see if the controls have been improved following our earlier experience with the game.

The full version of Bionic Commando will feature Solo as well as Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. In single player mode, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer.

Time has not been kind to Spencer: Five years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit, and sentenced to death. Bionic Commando transposes the much loved swing-and-shoot gameplay of the 8-bit original onto a stunning 3D environment of towering buildings, suspended roadways and monorails, deep canyons and sheer rock faces, which are traversed using swinging, scaling, climbing and wall-walking techniques.

The full retail version of Bionic Commando ships on May 19th.