10 Video Game Moments NOBODY Asked For
10. Your Wife Is Your Arm - Bionic Commando
In 2009, Capcom decided to revitalise the dwindling Bionic Commando franchise with a reboot, uncreatively called Bionic Commando.
Even though the gritty retelling received mixed reviews, the latest instalment in the franchise was not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination. I mean, it definitely wasn't a masterpiece, but Bionic Commando 2009 was a refreshing take on a tired franchise. (Also, the arm mechanics were cool as hell.)
Unfortunately, these positive qualities were overshadowed by, let's be honest, one of the dumbest plot twists in video game history. About two-thirds through the main campaign, our hero discovers the bionic arm contains the soul of his dead wife.
What makes this revelation more ridiculous is how pointless it is. If you removed this element from the game entirely, it wouldn't impair the narrative in anyway. All the developers had to do to make this game better was not try to expand the lore with a convoluted, non-sensical plot twist. Bionic Commando may not be as bad as the critics said but this part definately deserved all the hate it received.