Cyber Shadow
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Cyber Shadow is a ninja, retro and pixel graphics game
developed by Aarne "MekaSkull" Hunziker
and published by Yacht Club Games.
Released on January 26th 2021 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 1,400 reviews of which 1,175 were positive and 225 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP SP3
- Processor: 2.0GHz or more, 32-bit
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon X1300 / Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / Intel HD 3000 or better
- Storage: 250 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: Snow Leapard 10.6
- Processor: 2.0GHz or more, 32-bit
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon X1300 / Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / Intel HD 3000 or better
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04
- Processor: 2.0 GHz+, 32-bit or 64-bit
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon X1300/NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/Intel HD 3000 or better.
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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This game isn't for everyone. If you don't like hard games, give this one a pass, because I don't want to see another bad review of this game just because you're bad at it. If you don't mind a game where precise timing is absolutely required to beat it, you might want to give this a try. If you enjoy very difficult games, this is for you. Not only does it have excellent platforming and combat, but it has one of my personal top ten soundtracks in any video game. The story is also very good. This game also has some light metroidvania elements in the form of optional upgrades, which adds a bit of exploration to the game. The graphics, despite being pixel-art, are really good and add a lot to the experience. If you enjoy Ninja Gaiden (on the NES) or platformers in general, this is definitely for you. 10/10.
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I love it I'm really enjoying Cyber Shadow all over again, originally played it on the Switch. Among NES-likes, it's definitely one of my personal favourites. From its surprisingly captivating story to its engaging gameplay mechanics and intricate world design, Cyber Shadow sets a high standard for contemporary retro games. It demonstrates a deep understanding that the essence of a modern NES game isn't just about replicating the past but about elevating it to modern standards, and doing what could never be done back in the 90s. Art/World The Pixelart is top tier, evokes the best of the NES. Negative space is used to great effect in the to create the dark atmosphere of Meka-City. The city itself and exploring it is a lot of fun. The game isn't a Metroidvania but it is a fully interconnected, mostly linear world. You are free to visit almost anywhere you've been any time and some areas come back with new sections later in the game. Each area has a distinct visual style and several different NES inspired music tracks based around a core melody for that area (multiple songs per area!!). The music is like a "what could have been" if more NES games had gotten a chance use the VRC6 audio chip like the japanise Castlevania 3 cart. Gameplay Gameplay is fluid, responsive, and fun. All the abilities you unlock are hard earned and you must master them to progress. Shadow's abilities all synergise and build on each other to augment movement/combat (some more than others granted). They drastically change how you interact with the game as you grow more powerful. Parry feels great, dashing through enemies and flying through an area is so much fun and incredibly responsive. You have so much control, you can blast across the screen and then correct in air to land on a tiny platform. It's awesome I am so impressed with how this game feels to play. My only gripe is that Shadow's move-set starts very simple and it takes a few bosses before it really starts to open up. Enemies are simple but there's a huge variety of them with many unique behaviours, a lot of the challenge comes from platforming during combat against varied groups of different enemies. Bosses were all great, they feel like the perfect challenge level when they show up. They don't pull their punches either, they will test your ability to use something you just recently learned alongside the rest of your abilities. They are all nicely tied into the story as well, and some make multiple appearances. Final Thoughts I wholeheartedly recommend Cyber Shadow to anyone who enjoys NES classics like Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Castlevania 3, or modern 8-bit gems like The Messenger, Curse of the Moon, and Shovel Knight. It's a must-play for fans of the genre in my opinion. I actually like Cyber Shadow more than The Messenger 😂
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It’s one of the better NES-style throwback games I’ve played. Having said that, I'd rate my enjoyment 'just above average', but that's not the games fault and more to do with my preference of genre. I get a lot more out of something more exploratory like a metroidvania. When taking damage you get knocked back a little bit (not as harshly as in Castlevania 1). You can change your trajectory while jumping. It takes around 6-7 hours to beat. The first half of the game can feel a bit repetitive, making the experience kind of average at times (not the same variety of locations and level gimmicks as something like Donkey Kong Country 2 for instance) but the game does diversify itself a lot more with some vehicular and moving platform stages in the latter half of the game where my enjoyment picked up a tonne. You gain new abilities over the course of the game which feel good to use. One gripe here is that you have 2 ways to use your dash, double tapping a direction and a dedicated button. I have zero love for double-tap to run. In many games, if you just want to edge on a platform by pressing forward -> releasing -> pressing forward, you end up zipping off to your death when all you wanted to do was adjust your characters position a tiny bit. Fortunately the problem is minor in this game because the instant you do this and release the button you do not travel very far. I’d still have preferred if it just gave me the option to choose between the 2 schemes rather than activating both of them (or not bother to include the double-tap). There is more text/dialogue than I would like for a 2D platformer (so I won’t comment on the quality of the writing) but it can be skipped over fairly comfortably. Unless dialogue is very succinct, it isn’t something I like in my platformers. The music deserves a shout out too. Cyber Shadow is a great retro 2D platformer deserving of its praise.
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Do yourself a favor and bind a turbo attack button. Steam controller settings -> pick a button -> cogwheel next to that button -> "Settings" -> Hold to Repeat Thank me later.
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Cyber Shadow is a good game. Not a great game, just a good game. It has a lot of ways that it inflates its difficulty that are really annoying, very Mega Man 1 style. But besides that gripe that really only affects the second half of the game, the art direction, music, etc., is absolutely phenomenal. I recommend.
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Developer
Aarne "MekaSkull" Hunziker
Publisher
Yacht Club Games
Release
26 Jan 2021
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