Cyberia

A great classic which aged terribly. This Cyberpunk themed Action/Adventure augments rail shooter action scenes with adventure exploration and puzzle elements for an enjoyable, albeit all too brief experience. An odd feature is the game having 2 difficulty settings, one for "Arcade" and the other for "Puzzle", both scaling from 1-3. One can not set both difficulties to "1" as the game informs you would be "too easy". Highs: A cheap classic. A fine historical blast from the past. Fun rail shooter bits. Some of the games aesthetics are so cringeworthy it's worth a few laughs. Lows: Brief. Ludicrous plot. Next to no replay value. Not cheap enough for it's poor aging. Poorly aged. Graphics are laughable, controls (barring the rail shooter scenes) are viscous at best. Code is clearly not optimized for what the game has to offer. 2027? The game takes place in 2027? So, in 7 years, we'll <spoiler> have space fighters, nano facehuggers, and the armies of the world will adopt lasers as a standard issue weapon...? Sounds about right to me.</spoiler> Bottom Line: I don't recommend buying it unless you're a hardcore gaming historian.