Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Masterpiece 1995~2001 Review | PS4/PS5

[@ChexGuy]

The most unfortunate thing about this collection is how it was basically a swan song for the series, as the main producer left SEGA about a year and a half after its release.

[@goukigod]

I didn't know that. Dang!

[@jamesiewalters2360]

Bugger, I was hoping to see a new installment.....

[@bloodedge1528]

@@jamesiewalters2360 Well from what I read on Wikipedia, Sega had discontinued the series after MARZ. And no, A Certain Magical Cyber Trooper doesn't count.

[@fungcorgicon3517]

I really appreciate your effort in making this video. I was a huge fan of this game when I was small in the arcade centre and never knew its name. After years I have finally come across this game in the internet and get to play this game again. Thank you brother.

[@goukigod]

I do what I can!

[@franciscor390]

Thank you for covering such a classic gem.

[@goukigod]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@freedomkirax1020a]

Finally, a recent non-japanese review of this imperfect gem.!!!

[@goukigod]

I was pretty surprised about that too. It's partially the reason I reviewed it.

[@sneakingelephant]

Hey man, that was a great overview of the series and I loved the video. I really appreciate that the algorithm pushed this to me because I was just recently trying to look for a physical copy of the game and couldn't find it on eBay. The results kept pulling up that weird crossover game only. It makes sense now that I know it's digital only after watching your video. I might still give it a shot on ps5 and jump through those hoops for it. I'm planning on making a video on CT too one day (but mainly just on the Saturn and PS2 version). It'll be interesting to see how it feels and stacks up against the masterpiece collection.

[@goukigod]

Thanks! I hadn't played the Saturn version in over 20 years and although it doesn't hold up as well as I remember in the visual department it's still as smooth as butter to play.

[@cmac3530]

Thank you for this. I played this game once in a tiny little arcade at one of my Brother's hockey games as a kid and it had such an impact on me that I remembered it to this day, over 20 years later, despite never having known it's name. I am thrilled to hear it's still being played today and now I'm looking into ways to get back into the game I thought I lost all those years ago.

[@goukigod]

Glad to hear it. If you're after a blast of nostalgia, this should hit the spot!

[@CelesteHendrix]

God I remember playing this game in a Nickle City in California. I dream of the game every so often

[@goukigod]

It holds up as good as you remember!

[@IvanPonce-zx4jk]

Awesome! Thank for your hard work on this review. Im sharing it on several media as Reviews of this collection are rare, if theres even any. You think you can make reviews of the other 2 games left? I mean they are kinda bad, but also very unique on themselves.

[@goukigod]

Do you mean Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz and A Certain Magical Virtual-On?

[@IvanPonce-zx4jk]

@@goukigod Indeed you Cultured sir.

[@goukigod]

@@IvanPonce-zx4jk Possibly. I haven't played either although I'm curious to try the PS2 game.

[@IvanPonce-zx4jk]

​@@goukigod Hope you can. I own the Japanese MARZ on disc. For the most Hardcore players is garbage, but for me as a Lore enthusiast its a nice addition to the World Building. That said, the USA dub is atrocious... typical early 2000 game dubs LOL Regarding a Toaru Magical V-O... its weird, not exactly bad but weird...

[@bloodedge1528]

I'm starting to get the feeling Sega has become another Harmony Gold with the Virtual-On series since they're obviously not allowed to release any of their games outside of Japan.

[@goukigod]

I can't imaging it's a licensing thing but who knows. Seems to me like Sega just don't think there's a market for these games in the west.

[@ohmywingz]

I'm surprised we didn't get virtual on marz on here. Yes the game is not the best but it is a classic

[@goukigod]

From what I understand it's kind of a pseudo-sequel to VOF. It never came out for the arcade and didn't review particularly well so I understand the reasons for not including it. But I agree, not having this been a complete collection of all the games feels like a missed opportunity

[@vitriumGTS]

Wish we got it released here in North America

[@goukigod]

It would have been nice if it was released anywhere outside of Japan/Korea but setting up a Japanese account isn't that hard.

[@KyleMcintoshMAC316]

I have all the games finally. Virtual-On: Cyber Troopers (SEGA Saturn), Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram (SEGA Dreamcast & Xbox 360), Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force (Xbox 360), Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MARZ (PlayStation 2) and the spinoff game A Certain Magical Virtual-On (PlayStation 4)

[@goukigod]

I've been tempted to pick up A Certain Magical Virtual-On simply out of curiosity. What's it like?

[@sneakingelephant]

Hey there, had a quick question. Does the collection feature any sort of LAN play option?

[@goukigod]

Unfortunately no. I think the Xbox 360 versions did though.

[@johanliebert9400]

Better than armored core series?

[@goukigod]

Not really the same kind of games. These are about as arcadey as it gets

[@ColossalCrib]

I was never a fan of mech games. This looks fun tho

[@goukigod]

I love the idea of mech games but I'm yet to find one that really clicks. Virtual-on is the closest yet. Actually, Cyberbots is my favourite but arguably isn't a proper mech game.

[@vilomaxus2463]

@@goukigod Check Votoms for PS2, another one japan only game

[@ed00r]

I loved this game