<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1987	O
arcade	O
game	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladd	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
mechanical	O
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>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
calls	O
the	O
character	O
"	O
Rad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	O
remake	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
unnamed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
full	O
name	O
of	O
Nathan	O
"	O
Rad	O
"	O
Spencer	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
2009	O
's	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Ladd	O
,	O
whose	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Albatros	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
helicopter	O
is	O
intercepted	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
vehicle	O
,	O
then	O
Ladd	O
must	O
engage	O
the	O
enemy	O
in	O
an	O
overhead	O
shooter	O
level	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Commando	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladd	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
weapon	O
and	O
his	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
that	O
he	O
can	O
swing	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
circle	O
to	O
deflect	O
bullets	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
and	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
centers	O
on	O
two	O
warring	O
states	O
:	O
the	O
Federation	O
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Federation	O
Forces	O
discover	O
top	B-Application
secret	I-Application
documents	O
about	O
"	O
Albatros	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
unfinished	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Badds	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Nazz	O
"	O
or	O
Nazis	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
learning	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
the	O
Federation	O
sends	O
in	O
its	O
national	O
hero	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
(	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
1985	O
Capcom	O
game	O
Commando	B-Application
)	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladd	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
FF	O
(	O
Double	O
Force	O
)	O
Battalion	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
specially	O
trained	O
to	O
use	O
wired	O
guns	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
enemy	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
Area	O
3	O
,	O
Ladd	O
finds	O
through	O
enemy	O
intelligence	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
has	O
been	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
Imperial	O
"	O
disposal	O
area	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
a	O
Federation	O
spy	O
later	O
confirms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
reaching	O
the	O
disposal	O
area	O
,	O
an	O
Imperial	O
commander	O
tells	O
Ladd	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
has	O
been	O
transported	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Ladd	O
rescues	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
who	O
informs	O
Ladd	O
that	O
the	O
Albatros	O
project	O
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
laser	O
cannon	O
the	O
Badds	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
person	O
vital	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
completion	O
,	O
Master-D	B-Application
(	O
Hitler	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
Generalissimo	O
Killt	O
has	O
been	O
unsuccessfully	O
trying	O
to	O
resurrect	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
tells	O
Ladd	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
stop	O
Killt	O
before	O
he	O
succeeds	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
asks	O
Ladd	O
to	O
accompany	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Imperial	O
base	O
located	O
in	O
Area12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ladd	O
reaches	O
the	O
Imperial	O
base	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
tells	O
him	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
power	O
system	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
power	O
barriers	O
that	O
are	O
guarding	O
the	O
incomplete	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
tells	O
Ladd	O
to	O
defeat	O
Killt	O
and	O
escape	O
while	O
he	O
goes	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
base	O
's	O
power	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ladd	O
reaches	O
Killt	O
's	O
chamber	O
,	O
Killt	O
boasts	O
that	O
the	O
Albatros	O
project	O
has	O
been	O
completed	O
without	O
Master-D	B-Application
'	O
s	O
help	O
,	O
turning	O
off	O
the	O
device	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
resurrected	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Killt	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
kill	O
Ladd	O
,	O
electric	O
shocks	O
begin	O
to	O
occur	O
around	O
the	O
holding	O
tank	O
containing	O
Master-D	B-Application
'	O
s	O
body	O
,	O
reviving	O
Master-D	B-Application
and	O
instantly	O
killing	O
Killt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master-D	B-Application
then	O
exits	O
the	O
tank	O
and	O
approaches	O
Ladd	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
Federation	O
's	O
forces	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladd	O
vows	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
Master-D	B-Application
,	O
who	O
calls	O
Ladd	O
a	O
"	O
damn	O
fool	O
"	O
and	O
unveils	O
the	O
Albatros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
Albatros	O
,	O
Ladd	O
encounters	O
a	O
dying	O
comrade	O
named	O
Hal	O
,	O
who	O
gives	O
Ladd	O
a	O
bazooka	O
and	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
Master-D	B-Application
is	O
escaping	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
bazooka	O
into	O
the	O
cockpit	O
of	O
Master-D	B-Application
'	O
s	O
escape	O
chopper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladd	O
uses	O
his	O
bionic	O
arm	O
to	O
swing	O
himself	O
towards	O
Master-D	B-Application
'	O
s	O
escape	O
chopper	O
and	O
fires	O
the	O
bazooka	O
into	O
the	O
cockpit	O
;	O
upon	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Ladd	O
screams	O
:	O
"	O
Your	O
number	O
's	O
up	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
slow-motion	O
frames	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
Master-D	B-Application
'	O
s	O
head	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ladd	O
escapes	O
,	O
realizes	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
is	O
still	O
inside	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
back	O
in	O
to	O
rescue	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Federation	O
base	O
,	O
troops	O
surround	O
Ladd	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
to	O
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
recalls	O
the	O
entire	O
story	O
and	O
hopes	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
live	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Master-D	B-Application
"	O
,	O
however	O
his	O
appearance	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tamiya	O
adapted	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
tracks	O
(	O
The	O
"	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Theme	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Powerplant	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
adding	O
several	O
more	O
new	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
featured	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
its	O
second	O
issue	O
with	O
an	O
11-page	O
"	O
monster	O
review	O
"	O
plus	O
foldout	O
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
17th	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
most	O
original	O
action	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portable	B-Application
adaptation	I-Application
of	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
and	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
plot	O
,	O
but	O
changes	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
setting	O
into	O
a	O
futuristic	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
remake	O
,	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
Rearmed	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
GRIN	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
NES	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
compilation	O
Capcom	O
Classics	O
Mini-Mix	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Strider	B-Application
and	O
Mighty	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
novelized	O
as	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
by	O
J	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
identified	O
as	O
Jack	O
Markson	O
,	O
who	O
loses	O
an	O
arm	O
when	O
ninjas	O
attack	O
his	O
hotel	O
room	O
and	O
kidnap	O
Super	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	O
replaces	O
his	O
missing	O
limb	O
with	O
a	O
bionic	O
arm	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
gadgets	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
flame	O
thrower	O
and	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
forces	O
prisoners	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
truth	O
.	O
</s>
