Bionic Commando

Article summary

Bionic Commando is a series of platform video games developed and owned by Capcom. Unique from other platformers, the player character is unable to jump, instead using a bionic arm to cross gaps and climb ledges. The player character, Nathan "Rad" Spencer, uses this as a grappling gun/hook to swing, climb and descend through levels. Seven games have been released, from the original 1987 Bionic Commando to 2011's Bionic Commando Rearmed 2. The series is based in an alternate timeline in which Nazism is not completely eradicated following World War II.

Key claims

1. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2008-08-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2008-08-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333345195