Bomb Rush Cyberfunk masters its style, first and foremost. The cel shaded look, graffiti art, and great soundtrack worked with Jet Set Radio still works here amazingly. Gameplay wise the movement is fun, the loop is addictive, and the story while surprisingly relevant does a nice job at bringing it all together, I was enamored with the first few hours.

But as I played more, I realized a deep rooted problem within the game’s systems, that being simplicity. While it’s learn and play, the combo system is way too basic. The tricks and multipliers are missing an extra layer games similar like Skate 3 have. It’s still fun, but as the maps got stricter with movement it only became more noticeable that something was missing.

I still think Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is worth playing, but I think it’s worth knowing that it is outdone by similar games in some ways.