Kotaku
Bionic Commando Nathan Spencer will be voiced by former lead singer of Faith no More, Mike Patton, Capcom says in their official press release for the game.
The release goes on to detail the storyline for the once classic title.
On an interesting side note, I've been hearing about this remake for nearly two years. Apparently Capcom's been bouncing it around between developers for quite awhile now, though it looks like they've finally settled on a group. Now they just need to lose the hot dog arm and I'll be happy.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - October 16, 2007 - Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed the return of one of its classic franchises with the announcement that Bionic Commando® is in development for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC platforms.
Taking its inspiration from its 8-bit namesake released on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1988, Bionic Commando features Nathan Spencer (voiced by former lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton), a shining example of the technological advances made by the Federal Bionic Armaments Development Division. After distinguishing himself in a fierce conflict against the Imperials, Spencer is betrayed and falsely imprisoned by the very people he unquestioningly served.
Three years later, on the very day he is due to be executed for his supposed crimes, an experimental weapon detonates in Ascension City, unleashing an immensely powerful earthquake coupled with a radiation shockwave that leaves the city in ruins, wiping out its populace. Military intelligence suggests that a large terrorist search force has moved in and occupied Ascension City, but as yet their motives remain unclear. With the terrain in ruins and the terrorists in control of Ascension City's air defenses the FSA has only one option open to them the reactivation of Nathan Spencer.
Bionic Commando harnesses the power of the latest generation of hardware to fully exploit the swing mechanic that made the original title so unique. The ruins of Ascension City and its surroundings provide an engaging environment of towering buildings, suspended roadways and monorails, deep canyons and sheer rock faces that allow gamers to traverse each area via multiple routes using swinging, rappelling, climbing and wall walking techniques.
An expertly trained operative, Spencer is able to target and take out enemies while hanging upside down, climbing a building or even in mid-swing. At close quarters, the bionic arm packs a mean punch, while from a distance, objects such as boulders and cars can be grabbed and launched at enemies.
The development team behind Bionic Commando represents a unique and compelling collaboration of cultures and skills, consisting of an American Producer living in Japan, a Japanese Creative Advisor and highly-rated Swedish developer GRIN providing a European influence. This partnership provides a further example of Capcom's strategy to work with the best developer talent, while maintaining the unique elements of creativity and approach to game design for which Capcom is renowned.
The official Bionic Commando website is now live at www.bioniccommando.com
Comments
..............Who?
Mike Patton=Awesome
mike fucking patton.
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thats who.....
he sang/sings in faith no more mr. bungle, tomahawk, lovage, fantômas, the dillinger escape plan, and peeping tom.
His name is Nathan Spencer? Could he be any more generic? :\
Lose the hot dog arm, the hairdo, and the name.
I think these guys are great Bionic Commando fans and will make the gameplay pretty true to the original, but I don't think they're the best story/character designers...
And is this Capcom's only megaton announcement? Because I was hoping for something a bit more exciting. >_>
The screens on the official site look awesome. Is this the UE3 game Capcom have been working on?
How can I not have heard of a new Bionic Commando game until now? Has this been talked about a lot before?
@Mit: There's something big coming in under an hour and three quarters.
Sold!
@Mit: It's a hotdog arm because his name is Nathan.
Patton makes great music, but can he really act? :)
He gave his "voice" to something in Portal. I won't say what exactly, as it would be spoilerific for those that haven't played/finished Portal yet.
He was great as the voice of the Darkness in err The Darkness.
Lets hope they pinch a few of his songs for the soundtrack too.
@Mit: Well, back on the Game Boy, his name was Rad Spencer.
Rad vs. Nathan? You decide.
I loves me some Mike Patton (King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime FTW), but it'll take more than that to make me want to buy a game with such a piss-poor lead character.
@Yukito: Yes and no. He was excellent in The Darkness, and did some on-screen acting in an indie film called Firecracker ([www.imdb.com]), and played 2 roles. One of the performances was excellent, the other one was pretty lame.
@Jakey2.0: That was MP? Splendid.
Mike is getting his work cut out for him lately, jeez. Great singer :) I'm glad
He has a great voice and an insane personality.
Should be excellent.
@AcerBandit: yes it has been.since monday.
@Mit: the hairdo is needed to give playersa hint on what direction they are swinging in.its either they do the hair or a giant shinobi style scarf.the dev explained it in the gamespot vids
shame he's still listed as the former lead singer of Faith no More instead of the other amazing work he's done (Fantamos, Mr Bungle, solo work, etc)
@Yukito: Well, he's often referred to as "the man with a million voices" :)
What happened to Joe?
@Robotube:
You are awesome.
Mike Patton rules. Go get yerselves Bungle educated... and check out Tomahawk. Oh, and Peeping Tom. oh and....
@Kuraudo: Street Fighter 4 confirmed, something new called Dark Void, Lost Planet is coming to PS3 and Capcom's servers are dead.
@harlockjds: No kidding. Faith No More? *snore* Mr. Bungle? *score!* Wolfmother? What year are we in???
I wasn't a big Faith No More fan, and won't claim to be a big Mike Patton fan... but his work in The Darkness was pretty good.
MIKE PATTON IS A GENIUS!
FAITH NO MORE ONE OF THE BEST BANDS OF ALL TIME!
@Jakey2.0: "SNARL GRR GROWL" :D
@Truepatriot:
That makes it even worse. Shinobi scarf ANY day over dreads!
Besides that, Spiderman swings pretty good without dreads.
This is fucking awesome, MIKE PATTON MUTHAFUCKA.
Good choice for a voice actor!
@Mit: The guy in the NES version was named "Radd" Spencer. Close enough.
Mike Patton FTW! Great news.
Now, when is this guy going to reunite Mr. Bungle?
ahh Mike Patton. That man creates some awesome music.
He did a good job at The Darkness. I wonder why he's doing all this voicework?
Mike Patton is amazing.
Go check out the new Tomahawk album NOW!!
@Kuraudo: I think its an updated version of the engine Grin used for the GRAWs. Which is their own engine if im not mistaking.
Is it just me, or does this entire thing just seem to be some attempt to make a super "edgy" and "hip" version of an old NES classic?
As the only guy with an obscure bionic commando avatar, I think I should be able to meet Patton. That's just my two cents.
Epic mon, truly Epic.
Now all we need is a game with fish out of water flopping sequence.
Mike Patton = sucks
You heard it here first folks!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers his name being "Radd Spencer"
@dead_red_eyes: youre just striaght retarded.
@xot: i love that video...
Fantastic choice!
Mike Patton _O_
This series would've been great for the DS.
I think it's great that Mike Patton is doing voice work on all these games lately. The guy is a musical genius, and everything he does is interesting!
I'm easy like sunday morning.
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