Bionic Commando Rearmed

Bionic Commando Rearmed

Developers
	GRIN
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	Diesel
Release dates
Windows	August 14, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	86
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform, Shooter
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando	1988
Bionic Commando Rearmed	2008
Bionic Commando (2009)	2009

Bionic Commando Rearmed is an action side view game developed by GRIN using the Diesel engine and published by Capcom. The game features both a singleplayer campaign and a local multiplayer mode and it is a remake of the 1988 NES version of Bionic Commando.

The player controls Nathan "Rad" Spencer and his main characteristic is the ability of using his Bionic Arm, which allow him to swing between platforms paired with an action gameplay featuring multiple firing weapons and type of enemies on a level based structure. Just like the original game, the major peculiarity is the lack of a jump button, which enhance the utilization of the grappling hook mechanic.

The PC version was released on August 14, 2008 and it is part of the Bionic Commando series that has started with the homonymous NES title in the 1988.

The PC version specifically have issues with certain drivers and/or type of CPU, look at issues fixed for possible solutions.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.
Humble Store
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)		SecuROM PA DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\settings\renderer_settings.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21680/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saves\save0.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21680/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and 16:10 aspect ratios only.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD			See The hacking mini game is bugged and unplayable in 4K resolution
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Works with Borderless Gaming 7.5 and later.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Disabled. Force in the graphics card control panel or use D3Doverrider or Special K.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Force SGSSAA (Nvidia only)

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Search for Bionic Commando: Rearmed in the profiles list. Set Antialiasing compatibility to 0x000012C1 Set Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting Set Antialiasing - Setting to 2x/4x/8xQ Multisampling Set Antialiasing - Transparency supersampling to 2x/4x/8x Sparse Grid Supersampling (the level must match the previous setting). Optionally, set Texture filtering - LOD Bias to either -0.500 (if using 2x MSAA + 2x SGSSAA), -1.000 (if using 4x) or -1.500 (if using 8x). This will increase sharpness, but may mess up some visual effects. Click Apply to save the changes.

Input

In order to use the keyboard controls, disconnect any controllers before launching the game.

In-game key map settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus		No mouse support.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Three predefined layouts only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound effects.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output through OpenAL.
Subtitles		Speech is text-based, aside from occasional shouting.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Use OpenAL Soft 1.20.1 or higher for binaural HRTF mixing.
Royalty free audio

OpenAL Soft 1.19.0 and 1.19.1 cause distorted audio in Diesel engine games. OpenAL Soft 1.20.1 fixes the audio.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation; download.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Co-op, Versus 2 player co-op and up to 4 player local multiplayer.
LAN play
Online play		See the Local play glossary page for potential workarounds.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

The hacking mini game is bugged and unplayable in 4K resolution

Any resolution lower than 4K is working fine.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Refresh rate defaults to 60 Hz on startup, even if it's been changed on the previous launch.

Set screen refresh rate via renderer_settings.xml

Go to <path-to-game>\data\settings\. Open renderer_settings.xml. Change the value of refresh_rate="60" to the preferred refresh rate (e.g. refresh_rate="120" for a 120 Hz resolution). Save the file and close it. Right click on renderer_settings.xml, select Properties, check the Read-only box and press OK. Notes This will prevent future modification of general graphic settings via the in-game options.

Set screen refresh rate via Special K
Install Special K for the game, either globally or locally (DirectX 9). Force a custom refresh rate.

Game does not start (Windows 10)

If the game crashes with a PhysX error message.

Update PhysX
Install the latest Nvidia PhysX System Software. If it doesn't work install the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software. If the issue persist go to %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common, copy these files and paste them to <path-to-game>. If even after all of this the game still crashes try running the game in compatibility mode and select Windows XP (Service Pack 3).

If the game starts and closes with no error message.

Replace the original executable with a modified one that only utilize 4 CPU cores
Download the modified bcr.exe from here Navigate to <path-to-game> Replace the original bcr.exe with the downloaded one.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OpenAL
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	650 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible