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Game dossier

Hitler no Fukkatsu: Top Secret

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A bionic-arm adventure from Capcom

The briefing

About this game

Hitler no Fukkatsu: Top Secret is a 1988 adventure-platform game developed by Capcom and published by Capcom U.S.A. for the Family Computer and Nintendo Famicom.

Set in a world divided between the Federation and the Empire, the story follows Ladd Spencer of the special FF Battalion. He is sent to rescue the captured hero Super Joe and investigate the Empire’s plan to complete the Badds’ unfinished Albatros project.

Gameplay

The protagonist uses a bionic arm that extends and contracts. It can attach to fixed objects for swinging and climbing, serving as the game’s primary means of navigating platforms because the character cannot jump. The arm can also grab enemies and pull them toward the player.

After most stages, the Bionic Commando receives items, some of which are needed to complete later stages. Each stage also requires a specific colored communicator to understand incoming message traffic.