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{{Game
{{Infobox
|completion=4
|image=Bionic Commando ARC flyer.jpg
|title=Bionic Commando
|title=Bionic Commando
|image=[[Image:Bionic Commando marquee.jpg|250px|Bionic Commando arcade marquee]]
|developer=[[Capcom]]
|developer=[[Capcom]], [[Software Creations]]
|publisher=[[Capcom]]
|publisher=[[Capcom]], [[Go!]]
|year=1987
|systems={{syslist|cade}}
|title1=Bionic Commando
|developer1=[[Software Creations]]
|publisher1=[[Go!]]
|year1=1988
|systems1={{syslist|amiga|atarist|c64|cpc|zx|msdos}}
|genre=[[Platform]]
|genre=[[Platform]]
|systems=[[NES]], [[Arcade]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]]
|released={{jp|1988|July 20}}{{us|1988}}{{eu|1990|October 26}}
|players=1
|players=1
|ESRB=E
|modes=[[Single player]]
|followed by=[[Bionic Commando: Elite Forces]]
|followed by=[[Bionic Commando (NES)]]
|series=Bionic Commando
|pcgamingwiki=Bionic Commando
}}
}}
'''Bionic Commando''' ('''Top Secret''' in Japan) is a [[1987]] arcade game by Capcom, later ported to many systems. A sequel, [[Bionic Commando: Elite Forces]], was released for the [[Game Boy Color]].
{{game disambig||the [[NES]] sequel to this game|[[Bionic Commando (NES)]]|the [[Game Boy]] remake of the NES game|[[Bionic Commando (Game Boy)]]|the [[2009]] sequel|[[Bionic Commando (2009)]]}}
{{marquee|Bionic Commando marquee.jpg}}
'''Bionic Commando''', released in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''Top Secret'''|トップシークレット,|Toppu Shīkuretto|lead=yes}}, is a [[1987]] action [[platform]] game released by [[Capcom]] for the [[arcade]]. It was later released for several home computers (ported by [[Software Creations]] and published by [[Go!]]). An emulation of the arcade version is included in [[Capcom Classics Collection]] for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]]; and [[Capcom Classics Collection Remixed]] for [[PSP]].


==Table of Contents==
Capcom later produced a sequel for the [[NES]], titled '''''Hitler's Resurrection: Top Secret''''', but localized with the same title '''[[Bionic Commando (NES)|Bionic Commando]]'''. The identical title created confusion, and the sequel is often considered a port, but it is drastically different from the original arcade game.
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<gallery>
File:Bionic Commando ARC title.png|American title screen
File:Top Secret ARC title.png|Japanese title screen
File:Top Secret ARC flyer.jpg|Japanese promotional flyer
</gallery>
 
==Story==
The game was advertised in the United States as a sequel to ''[[Commando]]'', going as far to refer to the game's main character as Super Joe (the protagonist of ''Commando'') in the promotional brochure, who was originally an unnamed member of a "special commando unit" in the Japanese and World versions. The protagonist of the game is a commando equipped with a bionic arm featuring a grappling gun, allowing him to pull himself forward or swing from the ceiling. The series is notable for being one of few instances of a platform game in which the player cannot jump. To cross gaps or climb ledges, the hero must use his bionic arm.
 
==Gameplay==
The levels of the game are straightforward and semi-linear, containing many enemies and other dangers lurking about. Unlike most platformers, the player must navigate the level via the use of a mechanical arm that can pull him up ledges since he cannot jump. The arm may also be used to collect item. Prizes like points and power-ups can only be obtained from crates that come on the screen in a parachute, which can be revealed by shooting them. Unlike most of the later games, the player cannot use the arm and shoot at the same time, the arm cannot be used in the air and the only power-ups are weapon enhancements.
 
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[[Category:Go!]]
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[[Category:Commodore Amiga]]
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[[Category:Atari ST]]
[[Category:Commodore 64/128]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC]]
[[Category:Sinclair ZX Spectrum]]
[[Category:Game Boy]]
[[Category:Game Boy Color]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:1988]]
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