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GameStop now selling Bionic Commando for $19.99 photo

"It's worth checking out to play with the swing mechanics and to see the game's impressive visuals," Conrad wrote in the Destructoid review of Bionic Commando, "but I wouldn't recommend wasting more than a few hours on it and can't encourage anyone to pay retail price for the opportunity."

Well, now you don't have to. It looks like Capcom's poor sales of the title are your gain.

Today retailer GameStop has dropped the price of Bionic Commando for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to $19.99. While the price is still $59.99 on GameStop.com, we've confirmed this with the retailer this morning. It's more likely this is a limited time deal, and not a permanent price drop. 

Go get it while it's hot. 








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RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:06
RonBurgandy2010
But wasn't it shit?
FistfulOAwesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:06
FistfulOAwesome
STILL DO NOT WANT!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:14
Chronic Logic
That bad huh? Isn't it ironic that Bionic Commando: Rearmed did much better than this game?
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:16
Chris Carter
@Ron, others
Just as a tip, this is still 1000 points on Goozex, so it's a great flip opportunity.

http://www.goozex.com/trading/games/65841-Bionic_Commando-Xbox_360. There are only 3 requests for it, though, so you may be waiting a week or two if you decide to flip it.
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:16
GoldenGamerXero
This is just a taster of the horror you will endure. I could send a video of actual gameplay but at least with this you might not feel that your COMPLETELY wasting your life.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:19
Holyetheline
They need to drop it about fifteen more bucks if they want me to bite.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:21
RonBurgandy2010
@GoldenGamerXero
Your link is broken. Try again.
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:34
peachboy
ehh...20 bucks still seems to steep for a game i'll likely use as a drink coaster if all the reviews are accurate. i'd rather just rent it from some two-bit convenience store for 3 bucks. you know the type, where all they ask for is a phone number and you can just make off with cheap movies and games?
the system works.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:45
Shadowiii
Damn you Magnalon, that was the first thing I thought of, but I didn't go tell everybody. Now there's like 50 people ahead of me. :/
Cynical Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:49
Cynical Gamer
This is what happens when game developers think they need put multiplayer in a singleplayer game thus wasting time not polishing the single player experience.
Hammersmith's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:52
Hammersmith
It wasn't all that bad. I wish I hadn't bought it day one though..
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 11:58
aaronf
I knew this game was going to be crap before it even came out. The screen shots and previews didn't show anything that would be worth my time. It's just garbage that is trying to capitalize on an established brand.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 12:05
whormongr
I was thinking about it, but I think I'd rater put the 19.99 towards a game that I want
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 12:08
ceark
well crap. I just bought thsi a few days back at normal price. oh well.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 12:19
RonBurgandy2010
Just put the $20 towards Spiderman: Web of Shadows, it's surprisingly fun.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 12:25
mix
I would rather roll my twentty up around a rock and throw it at a hooker.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 12:32
HarassmentPanda
Wow, a lot of Bionic Commando hate. I've yet to play the game, but most people I've spoken to that have actually played the game agree that it's not half bad. For $20, I'll certainly check it out. As much as I love Conrad, he gave Tomb Raider: Underworld a 5.0 as well and I enjoyed that game despite it's flaws--I have a feeling this will be a similar experience.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 12:37
TheCleaningGuy
I've been waiting for a chance to get this! This is definitely it.
GLORNS's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 13:34
GLORNS
I think this is a perfect example of people bandwagoning something to death. It has a good Meta Critic score but some reviewers scored it low right off the bat.This is why EA releases their games to reviewers they know are going to score their games high right off the bat.
FitzLik3AlG0r3's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 13:39
FitzLik3AlG0r3
In my opinion it deserves the hate. Most dissapointing game of the year so far.
Ujn Hunter's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 13:43
Ujn Hunter
I bit... I love me some Capcom... the real reason this game failed was the horrible dreadlocks... but I have Rearmed so I'll be using Rad Spencer thanks!
Sword5's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 14:47
Sword5
$20 is still $40 too much for that game.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 14:58
Darren Nakamura
Will do.
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 15:28
JLanphear
Now I'll pick it up.
amx70s's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 19:33
amx70s
yeahhh, about 10 other games also dropped in price today, it's not capcom and poor sales. It's gamestop having a limited hush hush sale. Bionic Comando, Hawx, Endwar, MLB 2k9, NBA 2k9, Every Singstar Imaginable, all 20 bucks. Also Damnation took a 20 dollar hit, now it's 39.99 (totally not worth it, but it's there right?) anyway, prices will be back to normal next week so get while the gettins good kiddies.
superezekiel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 19:52
superezekiel
I really don't understand the hate behind this game. After playing it, I'm going to go with bandwagoning or Triple A-itis.

The first case being a person who, after being over saturated with an opinion they have yet the ability to form, instead adopts that opinion as their own per overwhelming "evidence" in it's favor. The amount of evidence needed to persuade this individual is merely one account.

The second being a person who refuses to play any title without the words "Halo", "Zelda" or "of War" in it. If it wasn't made on a 200 billion dollar budget, then it isn't worth their time and/or their hard earned allowance. If there isn't polish around every corner or 8000 features to look at and never do anything with, then it's a piece of shit.

I picked this up upon hearing the price drop, because it got some pretty decent scores (a 7 means good, which this game mostly got) and after playing a few levels and heading to work, I'm left with a fond and positive experience. The controls are great, and hardly fucking terrible like half of the comments here are making it out to be, and the visuals are very pretty and the multiplayer is a nonsensical, horribly unbalanced blast.

You people that can only play the most perfect of perfect games are the ones that cried a river of blood when MGS4 "only" got 9.5's instead of "perfect" 10's.

I haven't played through it entirely, but nearly all of the people commenting haven't even given it a try and are already calling it out on it's bluff of prmoised "fun". Most of you should give it a try before overlooking it completely.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/08/2009 22:09
Naim Master
I'll only get it when it's 5 dollars .
Sword5's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/09/2009 09:55
Sword5
I don't want to pick a fight with superezekiel, but I think he is missing the point of why this game is getting hated on so much.

BC is an awful game that people should avoid. I played the game from start to finish, gave the multiplayer a few days and I can easily say this is an empty box.

There are better games that people could and should be playing.

It also had a great marketing campaign in the form of the BC website, podcast, web-comic and BC:Rearmed. Some of the hate is probability backlash from that.

Those people knew how to sell a game, too bad they didn't know how to make one.
AClockWorkMelon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2009 04:38
AClockWorkMelon
I can't always tell if I'll like a game or not before playing it...
... but am I seriously the only one who can tell a game's going to be shit before its release?

I KNEW this game would blow, just like a hundred other tiny blip titles that everyone gets so NERDRAGED over when they read all the shit reviews. Come on. This isn't a surprise. As others are saying: 20 bucks is still 20 bucks too expensive.

This game could be given to me for FREE and I wouldn't play it.
DrawnPaladin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 19:00
DrawnPaladin
The game was great I loved it
neoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 15:51
neoz
I just finished Bionic Commando Rearmed and honestly, I thought it was great. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The use of the arm for movement and combat is unique, and swinging, climbing, throwing cars and grabbing ammo never seems to get old. Yes I play all of the big titles, and to be honest, I had more fun playing BC:Rearmed than many others. It kept my attention when many I'll play a bit and forget. To all the haters - have you even tried it? Don't you get tired of the same FPS games? I just joined to reply to this thread - and maybe give this game a fair review. Loved it.
neoz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 15:57
neoz
UPDATE to above - it was Bionic Commando - NOT re-armed. Just the standard leaping into the chasm grapple a mine over the ocean kind of goodness.

Jeez - you start out without your arm.. then you get it back. I thought it was called Rearmed. Who knew. lol
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