{"id":25303,"date":"2025-01-20T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=25303"},"modified":"2025-01-01T12:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:26:53","slug":"the-legend-of-cyber-cowboy-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/20\/the-legend-of-cyber-cowboy-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Cyber Cowboy (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/cowboy_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-25301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_BOX-150x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_BOX-150x132.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>You are a cyborg cowboy out to shoot all the robot baddies in a wild west setting.\u00a0 The Legend of Cyber Cowboy is a twin stick shooter that reminds me a bit of Smash TV.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>In each level, you travel from room to room and shoot all the enemies there to open the next room.\u00a0 Sometimes there are multiple paths.\u00a0 Move with the L stick and aim with the R stick.\u00a0 Fire your gun with the R trigger button and dash quickly out of the way with the L trigger button.\u00a0 Defeated enemies leave coins behind, and some rooms have shops where you can buy weapons with those coins.\u00a0 Some guns you can buy give you rapid fire, or a short range spread shot.\u00a0 But they have limited use.\u00a0 At the end of each stage is a boss.<\/p>\n<p>My main problem with the game is the imbalance in difficulty.\u00a0 The enemies in the rooms move slowly and barely shoot at you, and then the boss is bullet hell mayhem.\u00a0 And the bullets are fat and hard to avoid.\u00a0 Plus I would\u2019ve liked to have known what the weapons did before I bought them.\u00a0 I\u2019d rather just play Smash TV instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/cowboy_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25302 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/COWBOY_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Legend of Cyber Cowboy is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence, Alcohol Reference, and Mild Blood.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t notice any blood but you do shoot all sorts of robots, and one of the stages is in a saloon with bottles you can break.\u00a0 Reading skill isn\u2019t needed but because of the high difficulty, I\u2019d say this one\u2019s best for older kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are a cyborg cowboy out to shoot all the robot baddies in a wild west setting.\u00a0 The Legend of Cyber Cowboy is a twin stick shooter that reminds me a bit of Smash TV.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. 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