The Federation sends in a second operative named Nathan Spencer to rescue Super Joe and assist him in completing his mission. Good stuff.All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Made it in record time? Upload your results to the leaderboards. You are presented with a difficult obstacle course and must make it to the exit in as short a time as possible. Outside of the story, the Challenge Rooms return, offering fun time challenge diversions. How does that work? The story can be played through with a friend locally in its entirety, but adding a second Commando doesn't change the game at all. I went back and played the first Rearmed again while working on this review, and I think it still looks better than this sequel. Rearmed 2's graphics still look like they're from 2008. Two and a half years ago, Rearmed's visuals were quite impressive for a downloadable game, but since then, more and more great-looking games have been released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Those enemies you're shooting have very little variety вЂ“ you're still facing the same brain-dead cronies in the final stages as you were in the beginning. Some dictator was trying to launch a missile and the Bionic Commando had to run around and shoot people. I've just finished the game, for instance, and I really can't tell you what happened in any great detail. The music isn't quite as good, the controls don't feel perfect, and the story was forgotten as soon as I experienced it. Rearmed 2 feels more like a budget title. The original Bionic Commando Rearmed impressed with its high production values. When you finally take down the evil dictator at the end, his warship explodes and falls off the screen in silence without any sound effects. There is one particularly cool boss fight against a machine called the Titan about midway through the game,but the other two large bosses are recycled multiple times with slight adjustments to their patterns. Other new gameplay additions include brief sniper and helicopter-flying sequences, but all of these sequences lack depth. However, health regeneration is so valuable I never wanted to use anything else. Several passive upgrades have been added, such as health regeneration. A few of the upgrades are fun to play with, though, such as the Electro Claw, which can be used to shock enemies like a taser. When I would finish a level I didn't think, 'Wow, that was awesome!' It was more of a 'Well, I just played a level in a video game.' You're encouraged to do a lot of backtracking to previous areas to find new equipment after you've upgraded your skills, but returning isn't necessary. What swinging there is has been made more cumbersome by removing the ability to just hold the analog stick or d-pad in the direction you want to swing through and release - now you have to tap a button to release, adding an extra step to the process. But now there isn't as much focus on interesting swinging challenges. Granted, you don't have to jump, and the game will make note of it and grant you an achievement or trophy if you make it through every level without using your legs to leave the ground.

Now you can leap and bound over levels with considerably more ease.

It's rather baffling that jumping has been added to Rearmed 2.

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