Cyberia
🙂 6.8/10
Long Box (Playstation - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Xatrix Entertainment Inc.
Published_By:
Interplay
Released On:
01 Jan 1996
The world is controlled by two rival superpowers, the western-bloc Free World Alliance and the east-bloc Cartel. Transmissions from an FWA spy reveal the location of a secret multi-national laboratory deep within Siberia, the Cyberia Complex , where a mysterious weapon is being developed. The FWA leader, Devlin, frees a cyber-hacker named Zak from prison and sends him to infiltrate the complex and discover the true nature of the Cyberia weapon.
The Cartel is also interested in the weapon and will stop at nothing to get it. Not only must Zak make his way past the Cartel forces sent to stop him, but he must also overcome the Cartel agents which have already seized control of the complex. To make matters worse, the Cyberian scientist's genetically engineered creations are running rampant in the same area as the weapon and Devlin also appears to have something up his sleeve.
Cyberia is an action game with puzzle sequences and a heavy reliance on scripted events and cutscenes. The game allows limited navigation between locations, which usually lead to a puzzle or (more often) action scenes that involve either shooting down planes with a gun turret or navigating various flying vehicles, destroying enemies in a Star Wars: Rebel Assault-style confrontation.
UPC-A:
040421890842 (United States)
ASIN:
B00002STIL (United States)
Sony PN:
SLUS-00053 (United States)
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Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Joystick
Joysticks Supported:
PlayStation Analog Joystick (SCPH-1110)
Input Devices Supported/Optional:
Mouse Compatible, Gamepad, Joystick
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a sci-fi action-adventure game where you play as Zak, a hacker forced to undertake a dangerous mission for the Free World Alliance. You'll pilot a TF-22 aircraft through hostile sectors, engaging in aerial combat and infiltrating a mysterious complex to uncover its secrets. The game features customizable difficulty for both arcade combat and puzzle-solving elements.
Story
Setup
Setup your PlayStation game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc.
Insert the CYBERIA disc and close the CD door. Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
Entering Identification
If you receive a warning that your memory card is full, simply return to the Sony Memory Card Manager to copy or delete saved games.
To enter a name, move the hand across the keyboard with the control pad. Then press "X" or square to enter the letter. When done press enter on the keyboard.
If you wish to start the game over with the same "Identification name" but with different difficulty levels, you must enter the Sony Memory Card Manager and delete the file that contains the "Identification name" you want to use.
Background
Earth, 2027, five years after the global economic collapse. The fracturing of the world economy brings about swift changes in the global power structure. Now the Criminal Cartels struggle against the Free World Alliance (FWA) for control of the planet.
You control ZAK, an outlaw computer hacker with some very useful skills. Unfortunately, they do you little good while sitting in an FWA confinement cell, awaiting trial and sentencing for treason and espionage.
William Devlin, head of the FWA, gives you a choice. Work for the FWA on a covert mission, or sweat out whatever time you have left in your cell. Some choice...
The Mission
Devlin and the FWA have your mission planned. After being released from your confinement cell at the Pentagon, you are taken to a waiting hovercraft. From there you will be transported to the North Atlantic, where you will rendezvous with the Rig. The Rig is a mercenary operations base run by a man known only as Santos. The FWA has contracted with Santos to provide a jumping off point for your trip to the Cyberia Complex.
Once on the Rig, your orders are straightforward; meet with Santos and take possession of a waiting TF-22 aircraft. The TF-22 has its autopilot set for the optimum route to the Cyberia Complex, as well as an onboard tactical computer for combat.
Once the TF-22 delivers you to the Cyberia Complex your orders are to infiltrate the base and find out just what the hell is going on...
Controller
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Front View
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LY BUTTON
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Top View
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DIRECTIONAL BUTTON
Difficulty
There are two difficulty parameters for a game of Cyberia. You can individually set the difficulty for the arcade portions of the game and the puzzle parts of the game (BLADES as shown below).
Airborne
In order to reach the Cyberia Complex, ZAK will have to cruise the skies in the TF-22 TransFighter.
The TF-22 is equipped with AutoNav, a computer controlled piloting and navigation system. However, this particular TF-22 has a weapons system glitch. You will have to fire the weapons manually.
The route to Cyberia will take you through seven hostile enemy sectors. Before entering a sector you will be shown a mission briefing, along with current tactical data essential to completing the mission.
Mission Objective
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SECTOR 35
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LONG RANGE SCAN DETECTS AN ENEMY HOVERCARRIER.
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DESTROY THE SHIP BEFORE IT CAN CALL REINFORCEMENTS.
Tactical
Each mission has a specific goal that must be accomplished, and the mission is not over until that goal is fulfilled. If you fail a mission, you will start over at the briefing screen.
You get a cockpit view of the approaching terrain and bogies. The computer will often verbally inform you when a target is acquired.
Zak's Background
17/05/27
Start from the beginning. That's the hard way, it's always easier to start from the end and back up, retreat, that's the easy way. But I don't do things the easy way, so I won't tell the story the easy way.
The beginning was about 2010, maybe earlier, I don't remember. I was born, and some people say they remember being born, but I don't. I was brought up, and I should remember more of that than I do now, never mind why, maybe I could explain, maybe later I will.
There were apartments, schools, houses, people who called themselves aunts and uncles, people who didn't. There were people who might have been a family. They're the hardest to remember.
Some years back, couldn't be too many, how old am I, after all? I'm probably still a "teen-ager," what they said in the old videocassettes. Anyway, my memory starts to burn about then, scooling through dark alleys into abandoned basements, I can remember from then on. Probably be better if I remembered the first part and forgot the later years. Not my choice, though.
None of it is anything anyone would be glad to remember. I've done old videocassettes, even seen some library books. I'd be very glad for some of those memories, the lemonade under the shade trees, the ruby sunsets: so glad to see red in the west like rubies and not like blood. Nothing's glad any more. But I need to get back to my story.
We were in the basements, crawling the wires, grabbing tubes and boxes, hooking wires to boards, boards to wires, things to things. Some of us knew some things, others knew other things. Things
How to Play
Project Description
Difficulty can be set to Easy, Medium, or Difficult. Easy arcade and easy puzzle cannot be chosen together, as this would make the game too easy.
Experienced gamers are encouraged to choose difficult levels. Medium and easy levels are designed for people new to video games. Difficulty cannot be changed once a game has started.
Movie Sequences
To skip movie sequences, press "start" to bring up the options menu.
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For the opening movie of Cyberia, select the "Load" option, then press "X" or square.
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For other movies, press "start" and select the "Password" option. Then enter the password of the next level.
Walking
Use the direction pad to control ZAK. Cyberia uses a nodal system for ZAK's movement. A node is a decision point where you can change direction or perform an action.
ZAK walks (and sometimes runs) from node to node. To move ZAK to the next node in the direction he is facing, press the up (forward) direction pad. Pressing left and right will rotate ZAK at a node if other paths are available.
Once you move ahead, ZAK will walk in that direction until he reaches the next node. While walking, you can turn around 180 degrees and head back to the starting node by pressing the down (backwards) arrow key.
ZAK will automatically stop at the next node unless you hold down the up direction pad, in which case he will continue to walk forward.
Walking Tip
Once you know your way around, you can walk and turn without interruption by keeping the up (forward) direction pad pressed and simultaneously holding down either the left or right direction pad. This only works if a pathway is available in the direction you wish to turn.
Node Exploration
Whenever ZAK stops at a node, it is highly recommended that you use your direction pad to discover all possible directions ZAK can move.
Taking Action
If an object or item of interest is directly in front of ZAK, press the up (forward) direction pad to explore or examine it further.
If a character confronts you with a verbal request, you have two options: comply with their request, or try to blast them with your arm-gun.
Combat
The "X" or square button fires your weapon. You can only fire your weapon if there is someone to fire at.
While in combat, aim your weapon by moving the direction pad toward your enemy and then pressing the "X" or square button to fire. In most cases, ZAK will be able to duck behind a wall or object to avoid being hit. ZAK cannot fire while ducking for cover.
BLADES
ZAK wears BLADES; Bi-optic Low Amplitude Displayed Energy System. These special cybershades allow ZAK to perform three distinct functions. The "triangle" button enters the scan selection mode. Use the control pad to highlight the desired scan and press the "X" or square button.
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InfraRed/Thermal Scan - Detects emissions in the InfraRed spectrum and traces of heat. This is a very sensitive scan, and the BLADES on-board computer will determine accurate levels for any InfraRed or Thermal energy found. This scan also causes minor heat flux in the scanned area.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Allows you to "look through" an object and can reveal important clues about how an item works.
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BioScan - Scans the immediate area for traces of BioMass (organic matter). The BioScan has a very limited range.
Each time you use a BLADES function, it drains the built-in battery system. The system recharges quickly, so if you run out of power, walk around to allow it to recharge. To exit BLADES, press the "triangle" key.
Manipulation
In some instances, you will need to press buttons or perform similar tasks. It will be clear when this is the case. You will see ZAK's hand in front of you on the screen. Use the direction pad to position ZAK's hand, and press the "X" or square button to perform an action, such as pressing a button.
TransFighter Controls
Move the targeting crosshair with your control pad. Press L1 or L2 to switch between standard mode and aircraft mode.
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In aircraft mode (L2), pushing up on the direction pad will move the crosshair down.
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In standard mode (L1), pushing up on the direction pad will move the crosshair up.
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In both modes, left is left and right is right.
TransFighter Weapons
Fire the TransFighter's weapons by pressing the "X" or square button. The computer will box targets with horizontal brackets. It often takes more than one hit to destroy enemy targets.
Enemy targets are bracketed with yellow brackets. Some targets require multiple hits. When you score a hit on such a target, the yellow box will change to dark red. If you hit an enemy and the targeting box disappears, the enemy has sustained critical damage and is no longer a threat.
Blue Target Boxes
During some missions, there may be blue target boxes. Check the Mission Orders for specific information regarding blue target boxes.
Heads-Up Display (HUD)
Your HUD contains information about the status of your ship.
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The gauge at the top right displays your Shield Levels. This gauge fluctuates depending on the amount of enemy hits your ship takes.
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The gauge at the top left shows the energy available to your firing control system.
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Shield and Weapon Systems automatically recharge when not in use.
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The
Controls
X button
resume a game
square button
resume a game
direction pad
scroll screen
START
enter the menu system
R1
speeds up cursor (CS Speed)
R2
slows down cursor (CS Speed)
Circle
activates smart bomb
Left button (Mouse)
Fire, main action button
Right button (Mouse)
Charlie unit smart bomb
Mouse movement
Character/cursor movement
Buttons (Analog Joystick)
Exactly the same as the joypad
Slick (Analog Joystick)
Targetting cursor movement (in shooting scenes)
Tophal (Analog Joystick)
Character movement (in walking scenes)
Items & Weapons
Plaspistol
Common name for a variety of handguns firing plasma pellets. Ammunition consists of stored electromagnetic energy, converted to ultra-high temperature plasma by patented processes involving ingestion of ambient atmosphere and highly-tooled barrel rifling.
Model RC45QK Plasma Pistol
By far the most prevalent plaspistol, and the popular image of the law-enforcement weapon in the 21st Century. It has a top-mounted ammunition chamber, holding an RC45PA or equivalent energy cartridge, capable of powering up to 144 discharges.
Enemies & Characters
DEVLIN, William Sorenson
Born in 1985, William Devlin is a career public servant who worked for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and now heads the F.W.A. Security Force. He has a history of occasional part-time unofficial employment by the private sector, which would now be very expensive.
KALNIKOV, Boris Alexeevich
Born in 1974, Boris Kalnikov is a three-time Nobel nominee with a Ph.D. in Physics, known to be a Marxist reactionary. He vanished from public view in 2019, with rumors of involvement in a secret project in eastern Siberia.
KINGSTON, Marcus Antonius ("MAK")
An entertainer, composer, and radical activist who lived from 1977-2022, MAK was obsessed with the Seeger/Guthrie/Ledbetter tradition. He was a valuable collaborator and devoted father to his son, ZAK.
KINGSTON, Zebulon Pike ("ZAK")
Born around 2009, ZAK is the son of Marcus Antonius Kingston, raised primarily in foster homes, and showed erratic brilliance in school. He vanished into underground cyber culture in 2022, and is considered a valuable recruit if still alive and mentally sound.
SANTOS, Luis Arturo y Santurce
Born in 1989 as Luis Gomez, he grew up on the streets of Mexico City, showing great mechanical and interpersonal talents. He later changed his name to Luis Arturo Santos y Santurce and now owns and operates an offshore oil-rig facility in the Norwegian Sea.
SCARLATTI, Gia
Born in 2001, Gia Scarlatti attended the University of Geneva and has been a lieutenant and probable intimate companion of Luis SANTOS since summer 2022.
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