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Summary

Cyber Knight is a deep‑cut PC Engine RPG that fuses interstellar exploration with tactical robot battles. On the starship Swordfish you navigate a first‑person menu to plot jumps, scan worlds and land on planets, where three of the six giant “Module” mechs can be dispatched for on‑foot missions in a top‑down view. Each Module has its own pilot, unique stats and a separate health pool, so you must juggle both the robot’s durability and the crew member’s wellbeing.

Combat unfolds on a side‑on 6×6 grid, turn‑based and deliberately methodical. Unlimited ammo means the real resource is the limited “options” – consumable attacks that can turn the tide. Defeated Berserkers drop NeoParts, which you return to the ship’s lab to analyse; the resulting upgrades boost endurance, agility, accuracy and unlock fresh weaponry. Healing relies on a modest stock of repair and first‑aid kits that can only be used outside of battle.

The game is notorious for its relentless random encounters and sluggish combat pacing, a design choice aimed squarely at veteran RPG fans. Though it never saw an official Western release, a dedicated fan‑translation by Aeon Genesis makes the experience accessible, and the original Famitsu score of 30/40 hints at its respectable, if niche, pedigree.

Storyline

Cyber Knight tasks players with powering up human crew members and their mechs by earning combat experience points. The first mission sends you to an Earth‑like world populated by towering people with a 1992‑level technology, where rogue robots aim to eradicate humanity. On that planet the president and his spouse have taken on king‑and‑queen roles despite the society being a democracy. Subsequent quests have you trading for a universal translator, surviving a scorching lava planet, and hopping between worlds using a hyperdrive.