Assault Suits Valken

Assault Suits Valken[a], also known as Cybernator, is a 2D mecha action game developed by Masaya and released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The story follows Jake Brain who pilots a giant mecha and fights in a war engulfing the entire world.

It is equipped with a variety of weapons and other special accessories, giving it full land and minor air capabilities.

Jake and his platoon, which operate from the warship Versis are tasked with destruction of Bildvorg, the most powerful mech of the Axis forces.

Ironically in that mission the player saves an enemy suit entering the Earth's atmosphere, whereas Beldark kills Jake's ally Apollo soon after.

In Assault Suits Valken 2, Jake makes a cameo appearance as a 30-year-old veteran soldier who assists in battles as an NPC.

There is also a scene absent in which the president of the enemy forces, whose banner is that of the European Union, after realizing that his nation has been defeated, commits suicide.

Also some written dialog is taken out, which shows the soldier rescued in the fourth level being in the robot fought before the final boss.

[6] The game received a port to the PlayStation 2 in 2004 in Europe, Australia and Japan, under the title Assault Suits Valken.

[12] On February 20, 2023, developer M2 announced Assault Suits Valken Declassified, an updated re-release of the game for Nintendo Switch.

The game features a new English translation without the censorship present in Cybernator as well as new artwork by character designer Satoshi Urushihara, a digital recreation and translation of the official 80-page Japanese guidebook, interviews with the designers, exclusive pre-production artwork, save states, unlockable cheats, and an option to switch between the original and newly arranged soundtracks, along with other additional features.

"[14] Super Gamer gave an overall 86% score, stating: "You're in a giant armored suit stompin' and shootin' and flyin' through seven and tough levels.