Rocket launcher
The rocket launcher, or something similar, is a weapon that exists in each of the Bionic Commando games. It is often the most powerful weapon in the game.
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Arcade
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| Speed | Normal |
| Range | Normal |
The rocket launcher does the most damage in the arcade version, but it shoots very slowly. It's range covers the screen, and only one bullet can be fired at a time. It can be seen parachuting down everywhere except for stage 1. The rocket launcher is an orange-red color and fires red rockets that explode on impact. Although they explode, they still only hurt one enemy.
NES
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| Found | Area 5 |
| Damage | About 3 |
| Range | Normal |
| Penetrates | No |
The rocket launcher is the most popular choice of weapon among players of the NES version. It travels the full distance of the screen and does three points of damage (even more to some targets) while shooting right through most enemies, but not through walls. Even though it only allows one bullet in flight at a time and it can't penetrate armor, its ability to destroy almost every enemy in one hit makes it very powerful.
In the meet with enemy sections the rocket launcher still does three damage, but it also travels faster and has the longest range of any weapon in this sequence. It does have a slower rate of fire than all the other weapons though.
The rocket launcher is the reward for beating area 5.
The rocket launcher is needed to enter area 6.
The manual refers to this weapon as the rocket gun.
Game Boy
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| Found | Area 6 |
| Damage | About 3 |
| Range | Normal |
| Penetrates | No |
The Game Boy version calls their weapon the grenade launcher. Like the NES version, it is the most powerful weapon in the game.
The grenade launcher is rewarded after you defeat area 6.
Elite Forces
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| Found | Area 11 |
| Damage | ? |
| Range | Long |
| Penetrates | Yes |
In Bionic Commando: Elite Forces you receive the rocket launcher if you're the male commando, or the pulse cannon if you're the female commando. Like the other weapons, they're the exact same, they just have different names. The rocket launcher is more powerful, can penetrate barrels, and has long range. However it can only have one bullet in the air at a time.
The rocket launcher/pulse cannon is the reward for beating area 11.
Rearmed
Both gameplay videos and posts on the new forums on the official site confirm that projectiles from the rocket launcher- now under the moniker "Bazooka"- are remote-controlled on their way to the target. As can be expected, the Bazooka deals Explosive-type damage.
