Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero

Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero (Japanese: 改造町人シュビビンマン零, Hepburn: Kaizou Chōjin Shubibinman Zero) is a 1997 game for the Satellaview addon for the Super Famicom. It is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up developed by Masaya and published by NCS.^[1] It is the fourth and final game in the Cyber Citizen Shockman series, and the first on the SFC.^[2] The previous entries in the series were for the PC-Engine.

Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero
Cover art for the 2017 re-release
Developer(s)	Masaya Games
Publisher(s)	NCS Corporation Columbus Circle Ratalaika Games Retro-Bit
Platform(s)	Satellaview Super NES Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Release	Satellaview JP: March 20, 1997 Super NES JP: June 30, 2017 WW: March 2025 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S WW: July 5, 2024
Genre(s)	Side scrolling action game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Plot

The game is not a direct sequel to previous Shockman games, and instead features two new protagonists: Raita and Azuki.^[2]

Gameplay

Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero is a side scrolling action game, where the player can make use of both fighting techniques and beam attacks.^[3] Players take control of either Raita or Azuki. Raita fights like a boxer, using physical attacks, and Azuki, fights with a sword and together they can use combo attacks.^[4] It features two player co-operative play.^[5]

Release

Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero was originally intended for a 1994 Super Famicom release, before being released on the Satellaview in 1997.^[2][6] Thus the game didn't have a physical release, making the game rare and hard to find for collectors.^[7]

In 2014, the company Extreme gained the copyright for the game from Nippon Computer Systems.^[6][8]

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the game's release, Columbus Circle gave the game a Japan-only limited release on a physical Super Famicom cartridge.^[5][6][9] It was released on June 30, 2017 where it retailed for 6,998 yen and was distributed via Amazon.^[1][3]

It was released worldwide by Ratalaika Games for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on July 5, 2024^[10] and was announced for the SNES cartridge by Retro-Bit for late 2024,^[11] with pre-orders arriving by March 2025.^[12] The re-release used an uncredited 2023 fan translation by Svambo.^[13]