Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is the long awaited inheritor of the 23 year old Jet Set Radio series quietly abandoned by SEGA. In this successor developed by “Team Reptile'', you play as a crew of rebellious characters, tagging up the streets with graffiti in style. All while grinding rails between inline skates, BMX, skateboarding like Tony Hawk, you boost and trick through the city avoiding cops. If you get sick of the 5-0, you can always fight them with gusto slinging your kicks around to take them out. You can even battle other crews for turf after you’ve spread your art around the block enough.

I’ve personally been anticipating this game with great excitement ever since it was announced. I picked it up as soon as Steam would let me get my hands on it. It has everything a JSR fan would want from an heir to the series! More methods of movement, and a more interactive way to spray graffiti. There's a ton of unlockable characters. As well as a heat system similar to GTA’s “wanted level”, and more.

The Good:

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has that urban comic cell-shaded feel like the JSR games it was inspired from. Movement feels great, tricks feel great, everything feels great. I love the amount of options you have for graffiti and recolors of your gear. The story is pretty deep and intriguing, and it’s crafted pretty damn well. Overall the city punk aesthetic is there, and I think they nailed it. Did I mention there’s a dedicated dance button?

The Bad:

I don’t have much bad to say about this game to be honest. I really only have two critiques. The outfits for characters, and gear are just recolors, and that’s a little disappointing. I would have liked some entirely different outfits for people. The other nitpick I have is the camera. It can be a little hard to catch bosses with that move around a lot. I found myself panning the camera around during certain boss fights where they were moving so fast I couldn’t keep up! Despite this, I still think the boss fights are pretty fun.

The Verdict:

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is an amazing and well crafted game from Team Reptile. Even if you haven’t played it’s inspiration, if you like urban aesthetics, you’re gonna love it! Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is out now for PC and Nintendo Switch, and September 1st for Xbox and Playstation.

Final Score: 5/5 Spraycans

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