Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Is the Jet Set Radio Revival You've Been Dreaming Of

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by Sammy Barker Wed 22nd Jul 2020

JET SET RADIOOO! Okay, it’s not a new Jet Set Radio game, but it also kinda is. Lethal League developer Team Reptile has announced Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and, well, we’ll just let you watch the embedded video for yourself.

The title’s currently live on Steam, but there’s no release date. “Start your own cypher and dance, paint, trick, face off with the cops, and stake your claim to the extrusions and cavities of a sprawling metropolis in an alternate future set to the musical brainwaves of Hideki Naganuma,” the summary reads.

There’s no word on a PlayStation 5 version, but it’s hard to imagine this not hitting Sony’s next-gen system at some point in the future. Expect more information in the hopefully not-too distant future.

[source twitter.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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nessisonett
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

Oh man, Jet Set Radio is one of my favourite games ever so if this is good, it’ll be like finally getting another entry. With Hideki Naganuma on board, the music should be great too. I feel like Sega surely have a case to sue though, it’s rather similar.

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Quintumply
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

I'm in.

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Tedikuma
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

This is a dream come true. I'm sold after 14 seconds of footage.

Indies do what Sega... won't?

4
Shinishii
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

I thought Hover was a decent attempt at a successor to JSR, but this has really nailed it so far! Getting Hideki Naganuma is a win, and with graffiti back I'm 95% sold. I wanna see cops and how they work but it looks like they know exactly what they're doing, so I have high hopes!

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sajoey
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

If you would like to support this company and let them know they have a community on PS4, I suggest buying Lethal League Blaze! It's one of my absolute favorite games of this gen.

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Saucymonk
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

I'll be avin a bit of that!

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Broosh
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

PushSquare should have reviewed Hover, the game kickstarted to be a JSR spiritual successor.

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Agramonte
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

Oh wow. I'll need to buy this just because they must love JetSet as much as I do! 😀

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Nei
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

WHAT?! And with Hideki Naganuma! JSR is my favorite game ever 😍😍😍

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Mafia_Man19
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

SEGA should be embarrassed they let an indie studio blatantly rip off the Jet Set Radio IP.

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themcnoisy
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

It's funny really. Both entries of JSR were a financial flop but all of us have played and loved it. Great character design, music and Tony Hawk lite gameplay.

@get2sammyb props for the tagline. Aisle 10 Is a great track.

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NathanUC
Wed 22nd Jul 2020

@Broosh It really wasn't really a spiritual successor though. It was inspired by Jet Set Radio, but shares very little in terms of similarities. Hover was still enjoyable for its own merits. Just somewhat glitchy/buggy and weird difficulty spikes.