Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
Game by NST
Reviewed by SonnyH
DRUMLUVA87@aol.com
Size: 16 megabits
Save: Battery-Back save
Released: 2000	
Works with: Game Boy Color only

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Opening Snide Remarks:  This game is awesome.  It was my first Bionic
Commando game but I like it anyway.  I think this is probably my favorite
GBC game of all time (though there is some stiff competition).

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Gameplay Descripion:  You can pick either a male of a female commando even
though it doesn't effect anything at all and go running through the levels.
If you aren't really into games, you might not want this one because it is 
VERY hardcore.  There isn't much of a story, but who cares?  When you beat
levels, you cool upgrades and weapons.  Most of the levels are traditional
side-scrolling levels but some of them are top-down levels which are fun.
The bosses in this game are great.  I can think of a few bosses which take
a very long time to figure out how to beat.  Sometimes you can even go into
sniper mode and snipe enemies.  That bionic arm sure does come in 
handy...     

Liked:  The difficulty and the old-schoolness. 

Hated:  Nothing, this game is excellent.

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Graphics Description:  This game easily has the most fluid animation you 
will likely ever see.  Both the male and the female characters have 15 
frames of animation a piece, just for running!  The backgrounds also look 
nice.  You can very easily tell the differences between the awesome looking
bosses.  

Liked:  The fluidity.

Hated:  Nothing at all.

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Sound/Music Description:  Few Game Boy games actually have good music, but 
this is different.  I love the soundtrack.  It's one of the best I've heard
on the aging Game Boy hardware.  The sound effects are also very good and 
very old-school (which is good).

Liked:  The awesome music and sound. 

Hated:  Once again, nothing.

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Play Control/Game Design: This game is super-addictive and very fun to play
through again after you beat it.  This may sound odd, but this is one 
of the few platformers I can think of where you don't have the ability to 
jump. You get to use your little bionic arm thingie to latch onto everything 
and pull yourself over.  This definitely takes a little bit of time to get 
used to, but it's worth it.

Liked: The responsive controls.

Hated: I definitely don't even need the hated part...

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Improve: I wish they would do a sequel...  Not anything to improve on really.

RIYL: Any other platformer.

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Final Words: One of the best GBC games out there.  Buy it quickly and love
it.  I can't imagine any portable game being more fun than this one.

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Score
Gameplay: *****
Graphics: *****
Sound/Music: *****
Play Control/Game Design: *****
Personal Opinion: *****
Total: 25
 
Final Score: 100%

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Currently Known Codes: If you've ever read any of my reviews, you know
that I don't like codes.