It becomes Metroidvania-esque as you progress, but still really plays like Megaman if we’re to get all layman’s terms about it. Bosses present a pattern for you to follow and if you play along, they are easily vanquished.Ĭyber Shadow initially presents itself as a challenge, especially for the earlier levels, but the overall learning curve of the game is quite fair. Sometimes the difficulty spikes really throw you in for a loop, but it motivates you to pick up back from where you last died. While it may seem jarring at first, throwing you into retro land and quickly turning your experience from an action platformer to a full-fledged bullet hell, it is not frustrating. The checkpoints are quite generous in the first few bits, but the training wheels are taken off almost immediately after the first mini-boss (Smasher) of the game. It is refreshing how it eases you into the game. In a way, Cyber Shadow‘s first level really plays out as a tutorial, but with you filling in the blanks whereas most contemporary games would take you by the hand and walk you through what you need to do. Guided by your droid sidekick, L-Gion, Shadow traverses through the ruins of humanity vanquishing evil cyborgs, rogue AI, and renegade cyber ninjas to bring balance back to the planet. As one of my games to watch for January, it definitely lives up to what I’ve predicted the game to be.ĭespite its cheesy dialogue and really fire midi soundtrack, Cyber Shadow tells a story of an enhanced cyber ninja, Shadow, who died in a nuclear holocaust, brought back to life to aid their ninja clan one last time. Unlike games that I’ve played in the NES app for the Nintendo Switch, Cyber Shadow actually has been adjusted to our modern sensibilities. Yet, it actually feels more like a modern day game that has adapted to our contemporary play style. What year is it again? It’s 2021 and Cyber Shadow is definitely hearkening back to the Ninja Gaiden days of yore.
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Platforms: Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC.There are few things worse than battling through a difficult section, accidentally dying and having a long long way to get back. This is a good call because it will reduce the risk of the player giving up entirely. The placement of checkpoints throughout the chapters also feels fair and the distance between them is enough for the game to be challenging without being frustrating. Thankfully Cyber Shadow feels fairer than those classics of the genre. Back in the day, once you were through all your lives, it was game over and starting again from scratch. Some welcome modern touches in Cyber Shadow include the checkpoint system and infinite lives.
I found I had to get too close to actually get some hits in and it took forever to kill the beast so it was more an endurance test than a fun fight. Battling on water, you have to make sure you hit enemies to create platforms to stand on to try and hit the serpent before it fries you. The serpent, although impressive, was a bit of an annoying one.
Most of these you can get through after a couple of tries once you learn the pattern. You’ll get to battle a giant tank on a sea of fire, other synthetic ninjas and a giant fire breathing serpent. Luckily Cyber Shadow nails it with responsive, precise jumping and movement. It is critical for games like this that the control is on point and precise, otherwise jumping between platforms becomes a frustrating experience and ruins the feel of a game. There’s also a bit of Megaman thrown in there as well, particularly in both the control and the mechanic of adding new skills along the way by beating bosses. Trust me, you will need all the skills and help you can get because some of these levels and bosses are TOUGH.Ĭyber Shadow is an action platformer along the lines of Ninja Gaiden on the NES. The story unfolds by speaking to survivors and L-Gion during levels and the odd animated cutscene furthers the narrative. There are secrets to uncover that will help you increase your health, survivors to rescue and new skills to be learnt. But what has happened to the clan’s master? Off we go then, to make our way through the various locations in Mekacity, defeating Progen’s minions and of course the formidable end-of-stage bosses along the way. Progen and his synthetic army having wiped out your clan. Meeting your robotic companion L-Gion for the first time, it is explained that the world has gone to ruin with Dr. You start off the game waking in a pod in Mekacity.
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