Cybermorph (1993)
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Cybermorph was a 3D shooter for the Atari Jaguar that was originally the pack-in game for that system. It received mixed but generally positive reviews. I’m not sure the above commercial would have inspired me to buy a Jaguar or play Cybermorph though…
The game reminds me a bit of StarFox on the SNES but more open ended. It was a pretty good game and does a descent job showcasing some of the capabilities of the Jaguar. However, it wasn’t a system defining game like Super Mario World for the SNES or Sonic for the Genesis. Pack-in games have tended to matter a lot less as time has gone by and when the PlayStation was released, it was released without one. Cybermorph didn’t hurt Jaguar popularity but it probably didn’t do a lot to sell the system either.
Interestingly, there were two versions of this game. The first was the 1993 release and was 2 MB in size. The second was released in 1994 and was 1 MB in size. It cut out some of the animation sequences and voice samples. No doubt this was done as a cost savings measure.
Cybermorph received a sequel called Battlemorph on the Jaguar CD.