![]() ![]() Pulse-pounding soundtrack by Enrique Martin, produced by Jake Kaufman. Who can be trusted? How far will Shadow go to protect his clan and the one he loves? Return to your old haunts to find supplies, items and upgrades.Įxperience the gripping story, told both in-game and through animated cinematic story scenes between the action. Search for secrets as you explore the ruined world. Rescue your clan to unlock permanent Ninjutsu skills and abilities, combining them seamlessly as only the warrior of legend could. Relive the authenticity of classic 8-bit challenge or experience it for the first time. Take down more than a dozen apocalyptic bosses, from enormous war machines to your synthetic clan rivals. Modern touches like fluid animation, multi-layered parallax backgrounds, and evolved game design. Only you can unlock the secrets to your clan’s ancient powers in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game.ĭash, slice, and leap through masterfully designed levels filled with sharply honed ninja platforming action.Īuthentic 8-bit presentation with hand-crafted sprites, a detailed pixel aesthetic, and perfect controls. Slash through the techno hordes, leap past traps, and nimbly navigate the ruins of Mekacity. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow on a journey to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin. The Spirit gauge in Cyber Shadow lets you launch fireballs, throw shurikens, and chain together super stylish dash attacks. Experience sharply honed ninja platforming action Dash, slice, and leap your way through the depths of Mekacity as you explore claustrophobic factories, corrupted research labs, fortified coastlines, vast skyscapes. One or two chapters drag a bit (I’m looking at you Chapter 8) but for the most part, between concise levels and zippy gameplay, the experience flies by! The 10 chapters took me about 7 1/2 hours to finish, with roughly 70% completion.The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. Hurry before you run out of time The road to redemption awaits in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game. Cyber Shadow is lengthier than I thought it would be, but ends before wearing out its welcome. I love indie games that are “quality over quantity”, such as the spectacular Coffee Talk. Oh, wear headphones while you play if you can. I think my favorite piece was in Chapter 7: The theme to the first stage alone should sell you on the game if you weren’t already there! I found the music helpful in pushing me to try again and again in harder sections. This not only allows you to cover greater. The soundtrack of Cyber Shadow might actually be favorite thing about the game! It was composed by newcomer Enrique Martin and Jake Kaufman (of Shovel Knight fame), and simply put, ROCKS HARD. The dash slash is your new best friend As soon as you unlock the ability to dash in Cyber Shadow, you can do a dash slash by attacking while dashing. You’re going to need some better headphones Things escalated pretty quickly during this boss fight. Again, with checkpoints I found everything tolerable (like in Kaze and the Wild Masks), but your skills will certainly be tested! My final death count was 252. The dreaded (or classic, depending on how you look at it) knock back is also present, as are numerous flying enemies and projectiles near instant death pits or spikes. Generally the game stays balanced in the middle, but does veer (sometimes quite precariously) toward the “tough” side! At no point did I feel I was on the verge of rage quitting, but checkpoints are often spaced pretty far apart, sometimes enough to truly frustrate you if die just short of one. Imagine Cyber Shadow walking a tight rope with “tough” on side and “fair” on the other. Without the option to change them, some moves never quite felt intuitive to me, even by the end of the game. Dash, slice, and leap through masterfully designed levels filled with sharply. In theory, it’s a fun throwback, but in reality, the usage of more buttons would have helped make the robust move set easier to execute! There are some options to remap basic commands, but special moves require two buttons. Cyber Shadow is a side-scrolling action video game developed by Mechanical. Everything was designed to emulate the original NES controller, which had two main buttons. Of course there has to be an “elevator ride of doom”. ![]()
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