{{Short description|1992 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Assault Suits Valken | image = Cybernator Coverart.png | caption = North American cover art | developer = {{ill|NCS Corp|ja|日本コンピュータシステム}} | publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|{{ill|Masaya (game brand)|lt=Masaya|ja|メサイヤ_(ゲームブランド)}}|NA|[[Konami|Konami of America]]|EU|[[Palcom]]}} | platforms = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo Switch]]<!-- Do not list emulated releases per template: infobox video games --> | released = '''Super NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|December 18, 1992|NA|April 4, 1993|PAL|1993}}'''PlayStation 2'''{{vgrelease|JP|August 26, 2004|PAL|June 2005}}'''Nintendo Switch''' {{vgrelease|WW|March 30, 2023}}<!-- Do not list emulated releases per template: infobox video games --> | genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]], [[Platformer]] | modes = [[Single player]] | producer = [[Toshiro Tsuchida]] | designer = Akira Nakai<br> Keisuke Tadakuma <br> Saito Takahiro | programmer = Hideo Suzuki<br> Tetsuya Oya<br> Yukihiro Higuchi<br> Kawano Yukihiro | artist = [[Satoshi Urushihara]] }}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Assault Suits Valken'''''|重装機兵ヴァルケン|Jūsō Kihei Varuken|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}, also known as '''''Cybernator''''', is a 2D [[mecha]] [[action game]] developed by Masaya and released in 1992 for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8850|title=重装機兵ヴァルケン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145908/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8850|archive-date=2018-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref> The second entry in the ''[[Assault Suit]]'' series, it is a prequel to the first game, ''[[Target Earth (video game)|Target Earth]]''. The game was localized and published overseas by [[Konami]]. The story follows Jake Brain who pilots a giant mecha and fights in a war engulfing the entire world.
==Plot== The game takes place in the future, during a time when Earth's [[fossil fuel]]s have begun to dwindle. There is a massive war taking place all over the earth for control of these resources, as well as for territorial rights on the moon. The two warring governments, the Axis and Federation, have the ability to go into space and create giant [[space station]]s and [[weapons of mass destruction]].
Jake is the game's protagonist. He is a soldier drafted into the Pacific States' Marine Corp and pilots a Federation [[Mecha|Assault Suit]]. In the prologue text he states he only fights because he is a soldier, not concerned with patriotism or politics. Survival for a soldier means defeating the enemy. The Suit has a humanoid shape, with arms, legs, a torso, and a head. It is equipped with a variety of weapons and other special accessories, giving it full land and minor air capabilities.
Jake and his platoon, which operate from the warship Versis are tasked with destruction of Bildvorg, the most powerful mech of the Axis forces. The various missions in the game lead up to the completion of this objective. (It is piloted by Major Beldark, whom Jake meets first in mission 4 and would later meet Jake once before the final boss). Versis sends out 2 other suits, one is unnamed and another is named Apollo in stage 4, who is killed offscreen by one suit that is really fast (Beldark). Ironically in that mission the player saves an enemy suit entering the Earth's atmosphere, whereas Beldark kills Jake's ally Apollo soon after.
Although ''Cybernator'' was released after ''Target Earth'', Cybernator takes place a century before ''Target Earth''.
In ''Assault Suits Valken 2'', Jake makes a cameo appearance as a 30-year-old veteran soldier who assists in battles as an NPC.
The game has two endings. The bad ending can be acquired if the player fails any mission in the game, such as failing to stop Arc Nova from falling and/or allowing the enemy space shuttle to escape in the 5th mission. In this ending, the Versis is critically damaged and most of her crew are killed, including Crea (Jake's partner), which leaves Jake devastated in the credits. The game over screen also states the player has not completed their mission. If the player succeeds in the side missions, the Versis survives and Jake returns to the carrier, the war is over and Jake and Crea embrace each other on the Versis' deck as the Cybernator suit falls into pieces.
==Development== [[Toshiro Tsuchida]] served as producer for the game. Afterwards, he joined [[G-Craft]] and worked on the game ''[[Front Mission (video game)|Front Mission]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=July 1995|title=All out of Credits|magazine=Superplay|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=33|page=18}}</ref>
The soundtrack, composed by Masanao Akahori, was later rearranged and released as an official soundtrack CD in Japan.
The original Japanese releases featured artwork done by [[Satoshi Urushihara]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Urushihara Satoshi: Cell Works|last=Urushihara|first=Satoshi|date=May 5, 1994|publisher=Movic|isbn=4896010868|location=Tokyo|pages=36–41|oclc=674703641}}</ref>
Designer Satoshi Nakai was insistent on the game including destructive environments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/11/cybernator_creator_talks_destructible_environments_cut_ideas_and_missing_stages|title=Cybernator Creator Talks Destructible Environments, Cut Ideas And Missing Stages|date=2015-11-10|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215205314/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/11/cybernator_creator_talks_destructible_environments_cut_ideas_and_missing_stages|archive-date=2019-02-15|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Cybernator'' was the subject of [[censorship]] during its [[Internationalization and localization|localization]]. The Japanese version featured written dialog accompanied by a portrait of the speaker, but these portraits were removed during localization. There is also a scene absent in which the president of the enemy forces, whose banner is that of the [[European Union]], after realizing that his nation has been defeated, commits [[suicide]]. Also some written dialog is taken out, which shows the soldier rescued in the fourth level being in the robot fought before the final boss. However the few human enemies in the game remain (that are minuscule in scale vs machines throughout the game) with no censorship when they are killed.
The instruction manual of the English version is also filled with inconsistent information. For example, the sixth mission takes place in the Alps, where Versis tries to fly over the mountains to reach the Allied front lines, but according to the manual, the player's aim is to raid the enemy commander's mountain retreat. Another example of inaccurate information would be concerning the laser weapon, the strongest the player would receive in the game minus the cheat weapon the Napalm Flamethrower. It stated the laser takes a long time to recharge yet it actually recharges at least as fast as the Vulcan's reload, and unlike the Vulcan the laser recharges to a full load automatically without needing to expend its power/ammo first if they stop firing it.
The instruction manual also stated the suit to be a colossal 5 stories tall and 5 tons (which is seriously underweight for a machine that tall), contrary to promo material stating it to be 4 stories tall.
==Release== ''Assault Suits Valken'' was released in Japan for the Super Famicom on December 12, 1992.<ref name=":0" /> When the game was released outside of Japan, the title was changed to ''Cybernator''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Nemesis|date=April 1997|title=Made in Japan|magazine=Japanmania|issue=12|pages=6–7}}</ref> It was released in North America in April 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Super NES Games|url=http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf|date=2008-09-20|access-date=2018-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223937/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The game received a port to the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2004 in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and Japan, under the title ''Assault Suits Valken''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10548|title=重装機兵ヴァルケン [PS2] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726170151/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10548|archive-date=2018-07-26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/assault-suits-valken/|title=Assault Suits Valken - PlayStation 2 - GameSpy|website=ps2.gamespy.com|access-date=2018-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610051704/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/assault-suits-valken/|archive-date=2016-06-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Cybernator'' was released on the [[Virtual Console]] in PAL regions on December 7, 2007, and in North America on December 17, 2007, both for the [[Wii]] and in North America on August 7, 2014 and in PAL regions on February 26, 2015, both for the [[Wii U]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/Cybernator-276786.html|title=Cybernator|website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/NYo67MbiJ6t0DihAZAK7XhR9AT9H1YBo |title=Cybernator for Wii - Nintendo Game Details |access-date=2018-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031408/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/NYo67MbiJ6t0DihAZAK7XhR9AT9H1YBo |archive-date=2018-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/bB3RLiUnGa7bp1sYYvbeiQso175AepRM |title=Cybernator for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details |access-date=2018-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216042012/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/bB3RLiUnGa7bp1sYYvbeiQso175AepRM |archive-date=2018-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2014, the game was re-released in Japan through the game distribution service EGG.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201411/18065933.html|title=『改造町人シュビビンマン』（PCエンジン版）、『重装機兵ヴァルケン』（コンシューマー版）がレトロゲーム配信サービス"プロジェクトEGG"にて配信開始！ - ファミ通.com|website=ファミ通.com|date=18 November 2014 |language=ja|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727144310/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201411/18065933.html|archive-date=2018-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== ''Assault Suits Valken Declassified'' === On February 20, 2023, developer [[M2 (game developer)|M2]] announced ''Assault Suits Valken Declassified'', an updated [[re-release]] of the game for [[Nintendo Switch]]. It was released March 30, 2023. The game features a new English translation without the censorship present in ''Cybernator'' as well as new artwork by character designer [[Satoshi Urushihara]], a digital recreation and translation of the official 80-page Japanese guidebook, interviews with the designers, exclusive pre-production artwork, save states, unlockable cheats, and an option to switch between the original and newly arranged soundtracks, along with other additional features.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2023-02-20 |title=Assault Suits Valken Declassified announced for Switch |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/02/assault-suits-valken-declassified-announced-for-switch |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Reception == {{Video game reviews | CVG = 88/100<ref name="CVGc">{{cite magazine|last1=Keen|first1=Steve|last2=Anglin|first2=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/computer-and-video-games-magazine/Computer%20and%20Video%20Games%20136/page/28/mode/2up|title=Review: Cybernator|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=136|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=March 1993|pages=28–29}}</ref> |EGM = 8/10<ref name="egm_snes_rev">{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|volume=6|issue=1|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=January 1993|page=26|url=https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/1ffe5a34-c1be-41e1-9681-ddbcf9794f80|via=[[Video Game History Foundation]]|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|author4=Sushi-X}}</ref> | Fam = 8/10, 9/10<br/>7/10, 8/10<ref name="FamSFCasv">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0210/page/38/mode/1up|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: 重装機兵ヴァルケン (スーパーファミコンカートリッジ)|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|issue=210|publisher=[[ASCII Corporation]]|date=December 25, 1992|page=38|language=ja}} ([http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8850 Transcription] by [[Famitsu.com]]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611121321/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8850|date=2015-06-11}}).</ref> | GI = 8.5/10,<br/>8.25/10,<br/>8.75/10<ref name="GIc">{{cite magazine|last1=Van Der Schaegen|first1=Ross|last2=Anderson|first2=Paul|last3=McNamara|first3=Andrew|url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-8-january-february-1993_202408/page/n19/mode/2up|title=Cybernator: Konami Launches a Mechanized Assault on Your Super NES|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|issue=8|publisher=[[Sunrise Publications]]|date=January–February 1993|pages=18–19}}</ref> | GMaster = 89%<ref name="GMasterC">{{cite magazine|last1=Price|first1=Adrian|last2=Douglas|first2=Jim|last3=Ellis|first3=Les|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:GamesMaster_UK_004.pdf&page=60|title=Review: Cybernator|magazine=[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]|issue=4|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|date=April 1993|pages=60–61}}</ref> | GameZone = 88/100<ref name="NGZc">{{cite magazine|last=Butcher|first=Andy|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-game-zone-09/page/48/mode/2up|title=SNES Review: Cybernator|magazine=Nintendo Game Zone|issue=9|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|date=July 1993|pages=48–50}}</ref> | ONM = 94/100<ref name="ONMc">{{cite magazine|last1=Davies|first1=Paul|last2=Boone|first2=Tim|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-5/page/90/mode/2up|title=Super NES Review: Cybernator|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine|Nintendo Magazine System]]|issue=5|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=February 1993|pages=90–93}}</ref> | SP = 91%<ref name="SPSFCasv">{{cite magazine|last1=Brookes|first1=Jason|last2=Davies|first2=Jonathan|title=Import Review: Assault Suits Valken|magazine=[[Super Play]]|issue=5|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|date=March 1993|pages=28–31}}</ref><br/>90%<ref name="SPSFCasv"/> | TOT = (UK) 83%<ref name="TOTc">{{cite magazine|last=Beaven|first=James|url=https://archive.org/details/total-19/page/n35/mode/2up|title=SNES Reviews: Cybernator|magazine=[[Total!]]|issue=19|location=United Kingdom|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|date=July 1993|pages=36–37}}</ref><br/>(DE) 3+<ref name="TOTDEc">{{cite magazine|last=Eggebrecht|first=Julian|author-link=Julian Eggebrecht|url=https://total.seppatoni.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/snes_cybernator.jpg|title=Test: Cybernator|magazine=[[Total! (German edition)|Total!]]|issue=1|location=Germany|publisher=MVL-Verlag|date=June 1993|pages=72–73|language=de|access-date=2025-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725215222/https://total.seppatoni.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/snes_cybernator.jpg|archive-date=2025-07-25|url-status=live}}</ref> | VGCE = 8/10<ref name="VGCEc">{{cite magazine|last=Walker|first=Brent|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-issue-49-february-1993/page/56/mode/1up|title=Video-Game Reviews: Cybernator|magazine=[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment]]|issue=49|publisher=[[Larry Flynt Publications]]|date=February 1993|page=56}}</ref> | rev1 = ''Control'' | rev1Score = 73%<ref name="ControlSFCasv">{{cite magazine|last1=Simmons|first1=Alex|last2=Walkland|first2=Nick|url=https://archive.org/details/control-8/page/n28/mode/2up|title=Review Control: Assault Suits Valken|magazine=Control|issue=8|publisher=[[Maverick Magazines]]|date=April 1993|pages=28–29}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Marukatsu Super Famicom'' | rev2Score = 6/10, 8/10,<br/>8/10, 8/10<ref name="MSFSFCasv">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-super-famicom-january-08-1993-01-08-600dpi-ozidual/MarukatsuSFC%201993%2001%20-%2001%2008%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n24/mode/1up|title=New Soft Thermometer: 重装機兵ヴァルケン (SFC)|magazine={{ill|Marukatsu Super Famicom|lt=Marukatsu Super Famicom|ja|マル勝ファミコン#沿革}}|volume=8|issue=1|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|date=January 8, 1993|page=25|language=ja}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[N-Force (magazine)|N-Force]]'' | rev3Score = 87/100<ref name="NForceC">{{cite magazine|last1=Rowley|first1=Carl|last2=Rice|first2=Chris|url=https://archive.org/details/n-force-9-march-1993-uk/N-Force%209%20-%20March%201993%20%28UK%29/page/n39/mode/2up|title=Reviewed! Cybernator|magazine=[[N-Force (magazine)|N-Force]]|issue=9|publisher=[[Impact Magazines]]|date=March 1993|pages=40–41}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Super Action'' | rev4Score = 91%<ref name="SuperActC">{{cite magazine|last=Kirrane|first=Simon|url=https://archive.org/details/super-action-08/page/n19/mode/2up|title=Official Review: Cybernator|magazine=Super Action|issue=8|publisher=[[Europress]]|date=May 1993|pages=20–21}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Super Famicom'' | rev5Score = 83/100<ref name="TSFSFCasv">{{cite magazine|url=https://retoge-mag.websa.jp/archives/32|title=ザ テストプレイ 18本総チェック: 重装機兵ヴァルケン|magazine={{ill|The Super Famicom (magazine)|lt=The Super Famicom|ja|Theスーパーファミコン}}|volume=3|issue=22|publisher=[[SoftBank Creative]]|date=November 27, 1992|page=18|language=ja}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Super Gamer'' | rev6Score = 86%<ref name="SuperGamerC">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/super-gamer-01/page/n121/mode/1up|title=A-Z of Games - Nintendo Games Index: Super NES|magazine=Super Gamer|issue=1|publisher=[[Paragon Publishing]]|date=April 1994|pages=122–124}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Super Pro'' | rev7Score = 86/100<ref name="SuperProSFCasv">{{cite magazine|last=Wynne|first=Stuart|url=https://archive.org/details/super-pro-03/page/n35/mode/2up|title=Import Review: Assault Suit Valken|magazine=Super Pro|issue=3|publisher=[[Paragon Publishing]]|date=February 1993|pages=36–37}}</ref> }} {{Expand section|date=July 2025}} According to ''[[Famitsu]]'', ''Assault Suits Valken'' sold 10,782 copies during its lifetime in Japan.<ref name="GDL">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|title=Game Search|website=Game Data Library|access-date=2025-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614221917/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|archive-date=2025-06-14|url-status=live}}</ref> The game received generally favorable reception from critics.<ref name="EGMc">{{cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|last4=Williams|first4=Ken|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_042/page/n25/mode/1up|title=Review Crew: Cybernator|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=42|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=January 1993|page=26}}</ref><ref name="GameProC">{{cite magazine|last=Neves|first=Lawrence|url=https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-42-january-1993/page/86/mode/2up|title=Super NES ProReview: Cybernator|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=42|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=January 1993|pages=86–87}}</ref><ref name="NPc">{{cite magazine|title=Now Playing: Cybernator|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|volume=45|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=February 1993|pages=103, 106}}</ref> ''[[GameFan]]''{{'}}s [[Dave Halverson]] and Greg Off deemed it one of the best games for the SNES, lauding its audiovisual department and story.<ref name="GameFanC">{{cite magazine|last1=Halverson|first1=Dave|author-link1=Dave Halverson|last2=Off|first2=Greg|title=Viewpoint: Cybernator; Planet SNES - Super NES Review: Cybernator|magazine=[[GameFan]]|volume=1|issue=2|publisher=DieHard Gamers Club|date=December 1992|pages=[https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_1_Issue_02/page/n7/mode/1up 8], [https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_1_Issue_02/page/n31/mode/2up 32–35]}}</ref> ''Super Gamer'' praised the game's graphics, gameplay, and atmosphere.<ref name="SuperGamerC"/>
The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave mixed opinions if the game was too easy or too hard, while all praised the games graphics, with two reviewers saying it showed the capabilities of the SNES hardware.<ref name="egm_snes_rev" />
===Retrospective=== {{Video game reviews | title = Retrospective reception | SNES = true | WII = true | WIIU = true | GR_SNES = 74% (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588266-cybernator/index.html|title=Cybernator Review Score|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503120832/https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588266-cybernator/index.html|archive-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> | Allgame_SNES = 3.5/5<ref name="AllgameC">{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Brett Alan|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=320&tab=review|title=Cybernator - Review|work=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|date=1998|access-date=2025-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115014148/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=320&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> | EuroG_WII = 6/10<ref name="EuroG"/> | IGN_WII = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN"/> | NLife_WII = 8/10<ref name="Wii"/> | NLife_WIIU = 8/10<ref name="WiiU"/> }}
In 1996, ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' stated that ''Cybernator'' "was the game that introduced many U.S. gamers to classically Japanese design values - not only because it was a class title looks-wise, but also because it overflowed with action and atmosphere."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=NG Alphas: Assault Suits Leinos{{sic}} 2 |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=22 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=October 1996|page=143}}</ref> The April 1996 issue of ''[[Super Play]]'' magazine listed Cybernator as the 19th best Super NES title.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 1996|title=The Super Play All Time Top 100 SNES Games|journal=[[Super Play]]|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|issue=42|pages=38}}</ref> In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' ranked the game 86th on their Top 100 SNES Games stating: "Another good solid blaster for fans to get their teeth into. Well worth the effort."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=July 1995|title=Top 100 SNES Games|url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n47/mode/2up|journal=Total!|issue=43|pages=48|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>
The Wii and Wii U re-releases received mixed-to-positive reviews. ''[[Eurogamer]]'' (UK) reviewed and gave it a score of 6/10.<ref name="EuroG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vcroundup_081207|title=Virtual Console Roundup|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|date=2007-12-08|website=Eurogamer|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219131224/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vcroundup_081207|archive-date=2019-02-19|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' gave it a 7.5/10.<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/03/cybernator-review|title=Cybernator Review|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|date=2008-01-02|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003125744/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/03/cybernator-review|archive-date=2015-10-03|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Nintendo Life]]'' reviewed the game twice, once in 2007 giving the Wii Virtual Console version an 8/10,<ref name="Wii">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/vc/cybernator_snes|title=Review: Cybernator (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)|date=2007-12-08|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215210352/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/vc/cybernator_snes|archive-date=2019-02-15|url-status=live}}</ref> and again in 2014 also giving an 8/10 for the Wii U eShop version.<ref name="WiiU">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/cybernator_snes|title=Review: Cybernator (Wii U eShop / SNES)|date=2014-08-17|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215205210/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/cybernator_snes|archive-date=2019-02-15|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' * ''[[Armored Hunter Gunhound EX]]'' * ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]'' * ''[[Metal Warriors]]''
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{moby game|id=/cybernator|name=''Cybernator''}} * [http://superfamicom.org/info/assault-suits-valken/ ''Assault Suits Valken''] at superfamicom.org * [http://www.super-famicom.jp/data/si/valken.html ''重装機兵ヴァルケン / Assault Suits Valken''] at super-famicom.jp {{in lang|ja}}
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