The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced
Nathan "Rad" Spencer, voiced by Mike Patton, the former lead singer of
Faith
No More. Time has not been kind to Spencer: 10 years after his
heroic defeat of the Imperials in the original game, he has been
betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for crimes he
didn't commit, and sentenced to death.
On the very day of Spencer's execution, terrorists detonate a massive
experimental weapon in Ascension City, unleashing an intense earthquake
that has turned the city into rubble and wiped out its population. With
the terrain in ruins and the city's air defense grid now in the control
of a massive terrorist force whose goal remains unclear, the FSA have
only one option left - a behind-the-lines assault. The perfect job for
a Bionic Commando.
Bionic Commando transposes the swing-and-shoot gameplay of the
8-bit original to a stunning 3D environment of towering buildings,
suspended roadways and monorails, deep canyons and sheer rock faces,
where every environment is scalable using swinging, scaling, climbing
and wall-walking techniques.