Cyber Spin
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| Cyber Spin | |
|---|---|
North American cover art | |
| Developer | Arc System Works[1] |
| Publisher | Takara[2] |
| Designers | Masako Araki[3] Keiko Kayajima[3] |
| Composer | Junya Kozakai |
| Platform | Super NES[2] |
| Release | |
| Genre | Racing[2] |
| Mode | Single-player |
Cyber Spin is a futuristic racing video game released in 1992 to Japan and North America for the Super NES. It is known in Japan as Shinseiki GPX: Cyber Formula (新世紀GPXサイバーフォーミュラ, New Century GPX Saiba Fomyura; "New Century GPX Cyber Formula")[4] which is based on the anime Future GPX Cyber Formula, and because of that, it has the license to use the characters from the anime.
Gameplay
[edit]Cyber Spin uses a top-down perspective and was designed in the same technique as classic arcade racing games.[5] The vehicles are different in the two versions. There are tracks all around the world.[5] Players become a part of a science-fiction version of the 2015 Formula One season, in which all automobiles are turbocharged with future technology that gives extra speed every time a "Power Boost" is used, at the cost of the vehicle's energy reserves.[1] In the Japanese version, the fastest car (Super Asurada 01) can travel up to 512 kilometres per hour (318 mph).

Players do not automatically qualify for races, and must beat a certain time limit to advance the storyline. There are a free mode, a GPX mode (Japanese release only), password mode, and scenario mode (with Japanese anime-like cut scenes in the Japanese version). Players can keep their progress in the game using passwords consisting of letters and numbers.[1] In the scenario mode, the object is to guide an up-and-coming driver to victory. Quitting once means game over. The order of the race tracks is different in the Japanese and North American versions. For example, the tracks in the earlier stages of the North American version are quite simple, while the Japanese version includes more complex race layouts starting from the second level.
Reception
[edit]Allgame gave this video game a score of 3 stars out of a possible 5.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Miscellaneous information". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Release information #1". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- 1 2 "Designer information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Release information #2". superfamicom.org. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- 1 2 "General features". IGN. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ↑ "Rating information". allgame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
External links
[edit]- Japanese title at super-famicom.jp (in Japanese)
- 1992 video games
- Arc System Works games
- Future GPX Cyber Formula
- Science fiction racing games
- Racing video games set in the United States
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
- Takara video games
- Video games based on anime and manga
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games set in Africa
- Video games set in Europe
- Video games set in Japan
- Video games set in South America
- Single-player video games
- Video games set in 2015