Cyber Citizen Shockman
May 19, 2023
Everything was going great for Tasuke and Kyapiko until one fateful day when they woke up as the cybernetically enhanced, Shockman! Thanks to the genius of the Doc, they were given the opportunity to become cyborgs and heroes of justice tasked with taking down the Evil Group which had been …
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59.8
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"Cyber Citizen Shockman is certainly a relic from the past as it&s;s undeniably dated yet at the same time, I can&s;t stop playing it."
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58.0
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45.0
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35.0
"Bugged credits aside, I am pretty impressed with how this game was brought over after all this time, and the treatment here really does give me hope that the other 3 games will follow suit. The original Shockman is rather …"
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48.0
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52.0
Story
38.0
"The appeal of Cyber Citizen Shockman is its nostalgia factor. The sights and sounds will take you back to the days of New Coke, Ronald Regan, and gaming on a hardwood floor with your friends that you long since lost …"
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
"As a whole, Cyber Citizen Shockman is an excellent side-scrolling platformer that has a few signs of its age, but the core gameplay is timeless."
Read original review"Put simply, Cyber Citizen Shockman is a peculiarity of a retro game. Though I appreciate it being brought to new audiences some 30 years later, I can’t say it holds up very well. My hope is that the series grew …"
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70.0
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30.0
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25.0
"While people familiar with this old-school PC Engine title may like the nostalgic angle, the “classic” style of play is tough to enjoy"
Read original review"I wasn’t too impressed with Cyber Citizen Shockman but I’m glad when obscure games get made available to a bigger audience. The movement and jumping just doesn’t feel good to play and because of that I had to resort to …"
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70.0
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80.0
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65.0
"I would absolutely recommend it to gaming historians who want to see examples of solid pixel art and design during the coin-operated heyday. It’s punishing at times, so hardcore gamers can go off on a lark to try and accomplish …"
Read original review"Cyber Citizen Shockman is a gaming museum piece, and a labour of love, but if it&s;s gameplay you want, then track down the far superior sequels."
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60.0
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45.0
Story
35.0
"On the whole though, while some fun can be had if you really dig in and attempt to learn Shockman with total conviction, it remains the lesser of its series, has aged fairly poorly, and will really only appeal to …"
Read original review"An Exercise in apathy, neither solid nor liquid. Not exactly bad, but not very good either. Just a bit &s;meh,&s; really."
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