I think this is the games one big flaw and perhaps the reason why we never saw a sequel: the VAs have excellent animations and designs, but they lose a bit of their familiarity and uniqueness due to the ability to pick whichever mech you want.

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This is a very challenging game but these in-depth guides will help you to understand the gameplay, including your weapons systems, score chaining and stage layouts.

Enjoy: GameFAQs Guide (72000) Le Dossier Ultime (French, Google Translation) Sega Saturn Magazine Guide Book (JP).

If you consider yourself a fan of the OST for stuff like Alpha 2 or X-Men Vs Street Fighter, youre in for a treat.

The mid-to-late-90s was -- in my humble estimation -- CAPCOMs golden era for their fighting games.

Darkstalkers, Pocket Fighters, the Street Fighter Alpha series, the standalone Marvel fighting games, the Vs series, Red Earth, and Cyberbots were all released during these few short years, supported by regular iterations of Street Fighter II to provide the financial spine for these risky ventures.

American developers were churning out Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, and Primal Rage.

Meanwhile, Japanese rival SNK pushed its own 2D fighters like Samurai Shodown and King of Fighters.

Also, Japanese devs were plunging headfirst into 3D with the likes of Tekken and Virtua Fighter.

CAPCOM was beset on all sides and couldnt afford to rest on its laurels.

Character movement is based on your Leg parts: slower tank-treads, hover-jets, spider limbs, standard humanoid legs, and more.

Attacks and movement have a lot of weight and momentum to them, making this game feel more like an anime fighter (think Guilty Gear or Melty Blood, but slower) than CAPCOMs own Street Fighter series.

If I had to draw a comparison, it plays most similar to Darkstalkers but thats still a rough comparison to make.

No, Cyberbots is still very much its own thing even after all these years.

Meaning, the pendulum of momentum can wildly swing at any moment.

It is a descriptor used for frantic games like Smash Bros and Marvel vs CAPCOM and I think Cyberbots earns that same swingy descriptor.

Its the style of fighter youre getting yourself into, thats all.

But is it fun Yes Fighting games from this era were wildly variable and often had a handful of fatal flaws that ultimately resigned them to the dustbin of history (sorry Fighters History, World Heroes, Galaxy Fight, and Real Bout Fatal Fury).

I think Cyberbots has enough polish to keep itself out of that fun but flawed category.

It might not unseat your favorite fighting game franchise but its such a unique game that most fighting game fans will at least be entertained and amused by it, enough to warrant owning a copy, at least.

Yes, there are canon pairings of pilots with their VAs, but when you fire up a 2-player battle you can mix-and-match however you like.

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