![]() ![]() You have the ability to backtrack through the use of fast-travel terminals placed around the areas, but this isn’t the only thing you can do in these terminals. The aforementioned chapters that the game consists of are broken down into specific themes and areas. Now to be clear, the game’s level design isn’t exactly similar to a Metroidvania game. These new abilities will then build upon each other, allowing the game to ramp up the gameplay in earnest. From there, Shadow will fight and defeat bosses in the game’s chapter to get new abilities. You can almost feel the smirk on the developer’s face when you see that there’s nothing of the usual ninja stuff at first. For some reason, for a game about ninjas, there’s no mention of wall climbing to speak of, at least at the start of the game. In terms of gameplay, the game is incredibly old school, and puts incredible emphasis on dodges, jumps, and slashing at the opportune moment. This approach to game design is similar to what Dark Souls is today. As is expected out of NES staples, the fun of these games is in attempting to overcome that steep and difficult challenge. In a way, this is similar to the classic old school series such as Ninja Gaiden and Shadow of the Ninja that inspired the game. This old-school platformer action title will either grind you to dust or turn you into a better gamer. Overall, the game is its own beast and is possibly one of the best indie games to ever come out of a developer right now.Ĭyber Shadow was initially released on January 26, 2021, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.Īs a start of this review, we would just like to say that Cyber Shadow will most definitely kick your behind. The game is an action-platformer side-scroller that hearkens from the old Ninja Gaiden games of yore as well as titles like the Castlevania and Mega Man. However, he’s also stated that Cyber Shadow was deliberately intended to be more of a callback to an older classic by the name of Shadow of the Ninja. ![]() Hunziker has stated that the game is something that fuses the level design of Mario games, the sheer amount of skills, abilities, and actions that Ninja Gaiden brings, as well as Contra’s enemy design and Batman’s dark visual aesthetic. Yacht Club’s previous developer experience when they were creating Shovel Knight were instrumental in polishing the game further. Yacht Club also gave Hunziker design feedback in addition to their publisher role. The game’s music is produced by Jake Kaufman and composed by Enrique Martin. While the game development side of things is handled by Hunziker, that doesn’t mean that he did all of the work by himself. After which, they later convinced him to “join their little family.” Yacht Club found him while he was posting about the game’s development on his Twitter account. At first, he had no plans of joining with a publisher, and thus, wasn’t advertising his game yet. The game has several stated inspirations from other video games similar to it like Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania.Īs stated, the game’s sole developer is Aarne Hunziker, who has already been developing Cyber Shadow for years all on his own. With the game already in development years before that point as well as silently announced before the event. Cyber Shadow made its debut at PAX East 2019. ![]() Coincidentally, he is the only member of Mechanical Head Studios at that point. If we’re being accurate, the game is created by Aarne Hunziker. Jump up and enter the door above, and you start the fight with Laserbrain.Cyber Shadow is an action-platformer side-scroller video game published by Yacht Club Games and made by Mechanical Head Studios, an indie developer based in Finland. To save essence, don’t buy the Item Synthesis at this pod since you are not using your sword in the fight. Laserbrain is the second boss fight you will have in Cyber Shadow, coming in chapter two slightly after you can spend essence on service pods (checkpoints) to get health, spirit, and the Blade Extend bonus when you step on the pod you paid. ![]() Called Long Distance, the description reads, “Defeat Laserbrain without hitting it with your sword.” Here is how to get the Long Distance achievement/trophy in Cyber Shadow. However, it is very doable once you learn the boss’s movements, and you cannot come back to do this fight once you beat it without starting a new save, so be sure to do this while you are there. One feat centers on the second boss you will face and could potentially have you thinking it is impossible on your first try. The game’s challenge sinks over in the achievements for it as well, called feats in-game. If you showed this game to someone in the late ’80s, they would tell you this game was being played on the NES. Cyber Shadow brings back many old school 2D game charm in many facets of its gameplay. ![]()
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