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Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).

Firsts and onlys (6)

The only large-scale ground-combat AS to be developed experimentally.

As it is the only one whose development number is "T", it is presumed that Bergard had only just entered the field of mobile weapon development.

It is the first port to another platform, but the settings are not consistent, with the position of the launch catapult changing from stage to stage and cartridge cases falling even in zero gravity, and some of the presentation from the SFC version was simplified. These points drew criticism, and it is hard to call it well received.

Japanese Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Notes on the main platform versions"

In 2009 there was Takara Tomy Arts' capsule toy Video Game Robotics (hereafter VGR), which, together with Leynos, achieved what was in effect the first mass-produced merchandising.

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.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Development"

In 1996, 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.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Retrospective"

Numbers (3)

Assault Suits Valken 2 received 7, 6, 7 and 6 in the Famitsu Cross Review, for 26 points.

Valken, Jake and Clair joined the 2nd title of Senko no Ronde, a competitive shooting game released by G.rev, as DLC.

According to Famitsu, Assault Suits Valken sold 10,782 copies during its lifetime in Japan.

People (3)

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.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Development"

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.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Development"

In 1996, 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.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Retrospective"

Changed from the original (2)

The overseas version was retitled CYBERNATOR and released by Konami (now Konami Digital Entertainment).

Japanese Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Differences from the Overseas Version"

For the character design, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko of Mobile Suit Gundam was engaged at first, and the early announcement pamphlets handed out at events and the promotional video released at the time carried coloured illustrations by Yasuhiko of Uraga, Jake and other characters, and characters from the previous game such as Clair were also to appear.

Japanese Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Assault Suits Valken2"

Differences overseas (2)

The overseas version was retitled CYBERNATOR and released by Konami (now Konami Digital Entertainment).

Japanese Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Differences from the Overseas Version"

The game was localized and published overseas by Konami.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Introduction"

Disputes (2)

Joseph Chou, CEO of Rainmaker Productions, which released the Nintendo Switch port in 2023, has made a comment to the effect that heavy censorship and editing were applied to Cybernator (that version), and that game fans in the English-speaking world were unable to taste the original fun of the game.

Japanese Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Differences from the Overseas Version"

The April 1996 issue of Super Play magazine listed Cybernator as the 19th best Super NES title.

(English)English Wikipedia"Assault Suits Valken"from "Retrospective"

Reception (2)

Super Gamer praised the game's graphics, gameplay, and atmosphere.

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.

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