Cybernator

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Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken
North American cover art
Developer(s) NCS Corp
Publisher(s) US Konami / JP Masaya
Release date(s) Japan December 18, 1992
United States April 4, 1993
Genre(s) Run and gun
Mode(s) Single player
Platform(s) SFC/SNES, PlayStation 2
Media Cartridge (SNES)
DVD-ROM (PS2)
Input Game controller

Cybernator (Assault Suits Valken or Jūsō Kihei Varuken; 重装機兵ヴァルケン in Japan) is a run and gun game released in 1992 for the Super Famicom/Super NES. It is the indirect sequel to Target Earth as part of the Assault Suits series. A remake of Cybernator was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2.

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The game takes place in the future, during a time when Earth's fossil fuels have begun to dwindle. There is a massive war taking place all over the earth for control of these resources, as well as for territorial rights on the moon. The two warring governments, the Axis and Federation, have the ability to go into space and create giant space stations and weapons of mass destruction.

Jake is the game's protagonist. He is a soldier drafted into the Pacific States' Marine Corp and pilots a Federation Assault Suit. The Suit has a humanoid shape, with arms, legs, torso, and head. It is equipped with a variety of weapons and other special accessories, giving it full land and minor air capabilities.

Jake and his platoon are tasked with destruction of Bildvorg, the most powerful mech of the Axis forces. The various missions in the game lead up to the completion of this objective.

[edit] Trivia

  • Cybernator was the subject of censorship during its localization. The Japanese version features written dialog accompanied by a portrait of the speaker, but for some reason, these portraits were removed during localization. There is also a scene absent in which the president of the enemy forces, after realizing that his nation has been defeated, commits suicide. It is unknown whether Konami or Nintendo took action on these censorships.
  • The music from the game was later rearranged on a ROMpler synthesizer (the same synthesizer used to provide the SNES samples played back on the SPC700) and released as a CD in Japan.
  • If you play through the 1st level without destroying any equipment stashes and killing any enemies (except for the inner core of the stage boss), then you get the Napalm weapon, which is the most powerful weapon in the game.

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