[10] Cyber Sled involves maneuvering a hovercraft style tank through a futuristic arena and fighting to eliminate an opponent (either another player or the computer).

The finger trigger releases a steady stream of bullets, but if held down will overheat and stop working for a short period of time.

[23] Play Meter listed it to be the twenty-second most-popular arcade game at the time in North America during December 1993.

[9] Upon release on consoles in 1995, Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) scored the PlayStation version of the game a 29 out of 40,[16] giving it an 8 out of 10 in their Reader Cross Review.

[17] GamePro criticized it for its lack of originality and unimpressive graphics, saying it "looks like something you could've played on a 16-bit system", but concluded that "it's fine, fast-paced fun, especially in two-player mode".

[18] Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and wrote that "this title didn't need to come home at all, but if you're an absolute die-hard fan of the original coin-op, the one-player mode is a close match".