<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
his	O
earlier	O
"	O
wire	O
action	O
"	O
platformer	O
Roc'n	B-Application
Rope	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
building	O
on	O
its	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
mechanic	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
Commando	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Commando	B-Application
,	O
going	O
as	O
far	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
character	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Commando	B-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
promotional	O
brochure	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
originally	O
an	O
unnamed	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
commando	B-Application
unit	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
international	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
a	O
commando	B-Application
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
bionic	B-Application
arm	O
featuring	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
gun	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
pull	O
himself	O
forward	O
or	O
swing	O
from	O
the	O
ceiling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cross	O
gaps	O
or	O
climb	O
ledges	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
bionic	B-Application
arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
later	O
produced	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
that	O
was	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
commando	B-Application
who	O
must	O
infiltrate	O
an	O
enemy	O
base	O
and	O
foil	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
plot	O
to	O
launch	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prizes	O
like	O
points	O
and	O
power-ups	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
crates	O
that	O
come	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
a	O
parachute	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
revealed	O
by	O
shooting	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
home	O
ports	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
For	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
distinct	O
versions	O
:	O
a	O
US	O
version	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
UK	O
version	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
PAL	O
conversion	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Tim	O
Follin	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
music	O
playback	O
engine	O
programmed	O
by	O
Follin	O
's	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
generally	O
received	O
average	O
or	O
decent	O
reviews	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
was	O
greeted	O
by	O
some	O
critical	O
praise	O
,	O
receiving	O
ratings	O
of	O
9/10	O
and	O
92%	O
from	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
and	O
CRASH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
record	O
high	O
score	O
for	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
set	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
by	O
Rudy	O
Chavez	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Remixed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
