Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

The gameplay of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk involves the player traversing the fictional city of New Amsterdam on either a skateboard, inline skates, or BMX bike, and performing tricks. The player character also receives a superpowered backpack which can be used for faster traversal. Players will grind around the fictional city while placing graffiti on buildings to increase their gang's reputation (denoted in the game as REP). By increasing their REP, the player can challenge rival gangs to take control of each of the five boroughs of New Amsterdam.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk takes place in the fictional city of New Amsterdam, where human implant technology has advanced to the point where humans are capable of switching body parts, both organically and cybernetically, at will. The city is famous for its writers (a term for graffiti artists), who perform various vandalism acts in a race to become All City (a term for an individual or group who has successfully painted over all five boroughs of New Amsterdam, making their name "known through all city"), opposed by the police force who uses all means necessary to apprehend them.

Before the start of the story, three of the best writers in New Amsterdam, known as the "Big 3", ruled over the city. They are DJ Cyber, the city's best DJ; Faux, who is infamous for having a clean criminal record despite his various vandalism acts; and Felix, who is famous for being the only writer who never used a boostpack. Among the three, Felix is known as the only person who has become All City, but shortly after, he's mysteriously killed, leaving a power vacuum and causing chaos in the city, as all five crews raced to become All City themselves.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk was developed by Team Reptile, a Dutch Independent studio formed in 2011 by Tim Remmers and Dion Koster. The studio previously developed and published Megabyte Punch, Lethal League, and its sequel Lethal League Blaze.

Team Reptile sought to create a game that could serve as a modern expression of street culture, featuring skating, graffiti, break dancing, hip-hop, and a futuristic aesthetic. Game Director and co-director of Team Reptile, Dion Koster, grew up immersed in a world of street culture, skating, graffiti, and break dancing, and these interest became very prominent influences in the direction of Team Reptile's work. Koster even stated that he always wanted to create a game that had these aspects before the creation of Team Reptile. So this influence was even more so for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk as Koster sought to make what he described as a "Street Culture Symphony" that would incorporate all aspects of street culture that he would like to see in a game.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. The game was praised for its gameplay, visual style and soundtrack. Critics were divided on its similarity to Jet Set Radio, with some viewing its similarities as a faithful continuation of its inspirations, and others criticizing it as being unoriginal. Its combat system and tricking mechanics also received some criticism from reviewers.

Lucas White of Shacknews praised the variety of the skating trick system, calling it "tons of fun", but also criticized it as he felt its simplicity encouraged button mashing. White additionally criticized the "awkward" combat, but praised the story, saying it "goes to some strange places" and helped to distinguish the game from Jet Set Radio with its themes. By contrast, Blake Hester of Game Informer, said the gameplay was fun, but considered Bomb Rush Cyberfunk overly derivative and repetitive, calling it a "blatant copycat" and criticizing its similarity to Jet Set Radio, as well as its perceived lack of originality. In The Guardian, Luke Winkie also criticized the trick system and combat while acknowledging the game's quality of life improvements over Jet Set Radio, and also praised the "luscious" visuals and soundtrack, but overall deemed the game "a throwback, for better or worse."