Bionic Commando

Information

Genre

Shoot'em Up! - Multi-Directional

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Broadhurst, David J.

Graphic Artist(s)

Threlfall, Andrew R.

Game design

Capcom [company]

Musician(s)

Follin, Mike, Follin, Tim

Sound FX

[unknown]

Year

1992

Publisher

KlassiX

Distributor

US Gold

Developer

Software Creations

Licensed from

Capcom

Country

Germany

Software

English

Box/Instructions

English, French, German

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, 0.5MB

Version

[Re-release]

Number of Disks

2, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.3/10 · Votes: 15 · Downloads: 778 · Hits: 5,080

Screenshots (6)

Cover Art (2)

Trivia (4)

Origins

Based on Capcom 1987 coin-op.

Graphics

Features up to 20 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)

Charts

Top UK charts position: 13 (9/1988)
Months on charts: 1, 9/1988

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Commodore 64 (5/1988), ZX Spectrum (7/1988), Amstrad CPC (8/1988)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (7/1988), Amiga (9/1988)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (7)

ST Action · September, 1988 · Rating: 67%

The Games Machine · August, 1988 · Rating: 91%

ACE · September, 1988 · Rating: 838/1000

Atari ST User · October, 1988 · Rating: 7/10

ST Format · August, 1991 · Rating: 63%

Games X · July 18th-24th, 1991 · Rating: 4/5

ST Action · September, 1991 · Rating: 80%