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Bionic Commando: Rearmed.
9/10
I would recommend this game to anybody who was alive and old enough to play NES back when games were coming out for it. Despite the updated graphics/music, the gameplay is extremely faithful to the original, the only enhancements made to the game actually help the gameplay rather than dilute it like most "remakes". There are "challenge rooms", which are kind of like Metal Gear's "VR training" missions, pushing the grappling mechanics to the extreme and forcing the player to master the intricacies of the game in order to proceed through them (they are also entirely optional).
The game is extremely hard if you're not used to traditional platformers. The lack of the ability to jump requires you to master the grappling mechanics, or you won't make it very far. However, this is how games should be: difficult, but not impossible. You will actually find yourself getting better every time you play, and pulling off some amazing moves that you wouldn't have thought you could do before. The "close calls" while swinging around are what really makes this game exciting, like almost launching yourself off of a cliff but saving yourself at the last minute with a well-timed, extremely lucky grapple.
It's the most polished downloadable game I've played on PSN to date. The amount of content packed into the game for the price almost makes me feel like I'm stealing the game. Definitely worth the $10.
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