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Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess From Another World

Aside from some questionably yonic imagery and the unfortunately-named ‘Legendary power of Gash’ that you’re trying to stave off, this is wholesome platforming. The Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman series was released only in Japan on PC Engine in 1992, but now all three games have been ported to PS4 and PS5, with this third entry probably the most palatable to today’s players.

Nonetheless, it does feel like an also-ran. It’s graphically assured, piling on the parallax scrolling and using

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