Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior

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  • Summary: Get the Sword of Ages, travel to the future and try to live long enough to brag about it! Drawing inspiration from old school platformers, Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior is an arcade title with some beat ‘em up gameplay qualities.

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  1. TheXboxHub
    Jul 5, 2019
    50
    Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior on Xbox One is let down by a limited combat system and the knock-on effect that has on enemies. The short run time also means the game never gets going and there is no element of replay value to speak of.
  2. Xbox Tavern
    Jun 19, 2019
    45
    I’ll commend the game for being faithful to the era that it attempts to adopt, but outside of a few decent boss encounters and some serviceable visual and audio design, Cybarian gets a lot more wrong than it gets right. The combat is far too bland, the game is littered with cheap deaths, and above all else, it’s chock-full of irritating design choices that make for an overly frustrating, somewhat boring trek. Less is not always more, as evident here.

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  1. GamerGuysNGals
    Jun 19, 2019
    8
    "Cybarian: The Time Traveling Warrior"
    Reviewed by: Carless Yen
    Published by: Ratalaika Games Developed by: Ritual Games Platforms:    "Cybarian: The Time Traveling Warrior"
    Reviewed by: Carless Yen
    Published by: Ratalaika Games
    Developed by: Ritual Games
    Platforms: Switch, Xbox, PS4, PSVita,

    Cybarian is a Warrior that stumbles upon the Sword of Ages and zaps him into a cyberpunk future. You have to battle through 4 levels loaded with platforming and futuristic enemies. Helicopters, enemies with swords and guns, disappearing platforms, blasts of fire, and at the end battle unique and epic bosses. As you beat each boss you unlock new abilities. Dodge rolls, and ability to throw swords being some of the unlocks.
    There are three different skill levels. Easy you get eight hearts, Medium five, and hard you get all the abilities unlocked from the start. There are vending machines where you can buy hearts if you lose health. On Easy they are twenty coins, and forty on medium. The game is pretty challenging, The platforming aspects, really can be a challenge. It isn't overly difficult though, especially on easy. And almost all of the twenty one achievements and trophies can be unlocked on easy. You can probably get them all in under a hour.The toughest one probably being reach the first level boss on hard, but with all the abilities it's pretty simple really. Achievement and trophy hunters will love this like most Ratalaika games.
    Let's talk about the look and sound a little bit. It has that SNES look to it. Really bright and colorful pixelart. I love how it looks, and I really enjoy the music, and the sounds. It really feels like a classic title. It has a lot of Mega-Man feels to it when it comes to the platforming, and boss fights. The Combat really reminded me of Strider.
    I couldn't really find much negative to say about this. it is a little short is all I could say really, but at 4.99 you can't really complain to much. Is it for you though? I think so if your a Achievement or trophy hunter also if you love retro games. If you love a challenge this will also appeal to you. So give it a try, and let us know what you think. Love to hear from you.

    Pros: Beautiful retro futuristic look
    Classic sounds and music
    Unique fun bosses and enemies
    Fun challenging platforming
    Easy and enjoyable Achievements and trophies

    Cons: A little Short

    Overall: 8.0 Another retro enjoyable title from the team at Ratalaika Games. Once again a easy trophy and gamer
    score boost for the hunters out there.    … Expand
  2. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 22, 2019
    7
    Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior’s retro presentation was nostalgic for me as you know I have a soft spot for retro design. Cybarian: TheCybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior’s retro presentation was nostalgic for me as you know I have a soft spot for retro design. Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior reminded me immediately of the retro-filled games of my childhood and the presentation was easy on my eyes. Unfortunately the game suffers from some technical issues and is too short for my liking, however due to the low price of admission you must realize there’s still value here for achievement hunters and retro fans. There’s some challenge on occasion although the game can be finished in a matter of a couple hours for the average experienced gamer. If you suffer a cheap death the checkpoints are essential for avoiding frustration of repeating levels from the beginning. Technically the game delivers as the controls were spot on. The combat takes a little of getting accustom to but it won’t be long before you will find yourself settling in. Learning the combos is important because you’ll find yourself dying quickly if you don’t get these right which can be frustrating for someone approaching Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior as a traditional hack and slash. Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior reminds me of Rastan from the arcade ERA and it wasn’t perfect either but I did find enjoyment in what was present there and pumped a lot of quarters into it, and value here especially with Rataliaka Games pricing structure. If you like retro filled moments of your past and remember the times of frustration and still look to overcome a games shortcomings it may just earn yourself 1000 gamer score and a little bit of fun in the process.… Expand