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Bionic Commando 2009: 17 Years Later, The Grappling Hook Still Works

Bionic Commando 2009: 17 Years Later, The Grappling Hook Still Works

Seventeen years after its US PC release, the 2009 Bionic Commando deserves a second look. Not out of nostalgia, but because this reboot captures a precise moment in action game design—when vertical mobility was still radical, not standard. A game the market failed to sell that time has quietly vindicated.

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Lumnix Editorial·July 28, 2026·3 min read