As a Lethal League Blaze devotee, I've been waiting impatiently for indie studio Team Reptile's next game, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Not only [[link]] is it the best-named videogame in this or any other year, but it's also a long-overdue revival of the skates and graffiti pairing of Sega's classic Jet Set Radio. That Dreamcast game remains beloved, but only managed to spawn a single sequel before disappearing into Sega's back catalog. Now there's Cyberfunk, and it's coming in August.
Team Reptile announced the release date during a Nintendo indie stream on Wednesday with a new trailer. It's short, but there's a lot packed in there: rollerblading, skateboarding, and BMX bikes, trick combos, and mid-air upside-down graffiti spraying. The song by kidkanevil is an absolute jam—I can already tell I'll be buying this soundtrack [[link]] on vinyl.
On YouTube, Team Reptile notes that the trailer footage was captured on the Nintendo Switch, so it's going to be interesting to see how its lo-fi style translates to the PC. Maybe we'll see some higher-res textures, and I'm hoping for some 144 fps skating, but there's a clear chunky Dreamcast shape and size to the character models that just feels exactly right for this game. I mean, you tell me: what else would cyberfunk look like?
Cyberfunk's year-long delay from its originally planned 2022 release stung, but the wait to skate is almost over. It's out on August 18.
pic.twitter.com/JNlGJphzxrApril 18, 2023