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Bionic Commando: Rearmed Multiplayer Hands-on @ Destructoid

Fri, 2008-04-25 18:06 — LunarDuality
The fine gentlemen (probably the one and only time those irreverent chaps have been called that) over at Destructoid have gotten their hands on controllers while sitting in front of TVs displaying Capcom's Bionic Commando: Rearmed.  Thus, "hands-on".  Luckily, they saw fit to record the event for posterity and here are the spoils. 
 
 
 
Apparently, BC:R will sport 4 unique characters, 10 multiplayer maps, 3 modes (Deathmatch, Don't Touch The Floor, and Last Man Standing) , and 7 weapons.  The catch?  No online.  Yes, you read that correctly.  All multiplayer modes (co-op, deathmatch, etc.) are offline.  Hope you've got some real life friends around.
 
Many more vids after the break.
 
[via Destructoid, videos here.]
 
 
 
 
 
 

Comments

Posted on: Fri, 2008-04-25 18:14 #1
Has Capcom given any

Has Capcom given any technical reasons for lack of online play? or do they just enjoy shooting themselves in the foot?

Posted on: Fri, 2008-04-25 18:39 #2
I'm pretty sure that they

I'm pretty sure that they are really just looking at this as a way to advertise the upcoming retail game and as such didn't want to put that much money into it.

who knows maybe if it does well we'll see a patch in the future, or even better...a true 2D sequal :)

I'd love to know when it's all said and done which one generates more profit.

Posted on: Fri, 2008-04-25 18:52 #3
Yes, Capcom DID give a

Yes, Capcom DID give a reason. They basically said that they designed the game initally as a single-player ONLY game. About halfway through development they decided they wanted Co-op and some multiplayer but they hadn't designed the engine with online in mind so it wouldn't have worked (without completely redoing all their previous work). So, they just avoided online completely.

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