$39.99Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Grind, paint, outrun the cops
Chain tricks through a colorful cyberpunk city and claim its walls for your crew, one tag at a time.
Is Bomb Rush Cyberfunk worth it?
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is worth it if…
- you want a stunt game about flow and style more than strict difficulty
- you like cruising a colorful city at speed with a funk soundtrack behind it
- you enjoy score chasing, since full completion takes real skill even when the story does not
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Tricks that keep the combo alive
Movement is the whole point. You switch between skateboard, inline skates and BMX, grind rails, manual to keep a combo from breaking, and stack Boost Tricks for bigger scores. Leaning into corners gives you a speed boost on top of your boostpack, so the fastest way across town is also the most stylish one. Long combos earn boost power, which sends you higher and further, which starts longer combos. The trick system stays simple on purpose: fewer inputs to sweat over, more time spent actually flowing through the city. Once it clicks, grinding rails and chaining grabs is fun long after the story is done.
Taking over New Amsterdam, one tag at a time
The city has five boroughs, and each one is a playground of graffiti spots. Paint over rival tags to earn REP, then spend it to challenge that borough's crew to a two-minute Crew Battle where the highest score wins. Painting raises your heat, and the militarized police scale up with it: robots, snipers, and mechs with skater-seeking missiles. Around the city you also find new crew members, fresh graffiti pieces, outfit colors and music for your flip phone. High fives unlock combo challenges, and dancing in specific zones lets you swap which crew member you play as.
What should you know before playing?
How hard is it?
The story is on the easy side: the police are more of a chase than a real threat, and several people agree the main campaign asks little of you. The challenge lives in the score chasing instead. Getting high scores, clearing every challenge and fully completing a borough takes actual practice, so how demanding the game feels depends a lot on how far past the story you want to go.
Do you need to know Jet Set Radio?
No. The game wears its inspiration openly, and people who loved that series tend to adore it, but it stands on its own. The story is self-contained, the tutorial teaches everything, and one person who never played the original still called it one of their favorite games in years. Knowing the classics adds flavor, not requirement.
How long is it?
The story is fairly short, and some find it runs out quickly. What stretches the game is everything around it: hunting graffiti pieces, outfit colors and music across the boroughs, chasing scores, and unlocking rival crews' dance moves after beating them. If you play for completion and high scores rather than the credits, the hours add up fast.
