Cyber West: Hidden Object Games - Western

Review

The small town of Red Hook has recently suffered a tremendous blow. The town has been robbed of its treasury, and the sheriff seems to have been kidnapped in the process. Your name is Richard Mosby, a detective from the famous Pinkerton agency, and you have been assigned to resolve the case. The Dalton gang appears to be the culprit based on the early information you’ve gathered by talking with the locals. Strangely enough, a famous bounty hunter named Pat Garret, who appears in town after the robbery, doesn’t seem happy to see you around Red Hook. But as one of the best detectives of the well-known agency, you swear to see it through, in Cyber West: Hidden Object Games - Western.   

Cyber West: Hidden Object Games – Western is a colourful cyberpunk western hidden object game developed and self-published by Crip App Studio on the 28^th of January 2023 on the Steam platform.

The game consists of 21 levels divided into five locations. Unfortunately, out of the 21 levels, only one will be a 360° panoramic level, which is a bit of a shame as panoramic levels are some of my favourite stages for this game genre. The other downside is that the game is short, about one hour and 30 minutes from start to finish.

Despite these downfalls, the game shows some positive aspects. The Western cyberpunk theme is pretty fun, and the story is decent. All the levels are colourful with nice graphics, and you can replay each of the levels more than five times and still be entertained. As with most of the games of the genre, you do have a hint button that will show you an object that you haven’t yet found on the picture, or you can press the photo hint first, then select the word of the object and a picture of the object will appear to show you what it looks like. 

Each of the levels has four tasks to complete, but you don’t have to complete all tasks to unlock the next stage. The first task is to play the stage for the first time. Replaying the level is the second task, while the third task is completing the level in under 45 seconds. The last task is reaching the third golden star out of five, and that is based on the multiplication point system that the game offers. There is also a leaderboard which will display the position you can achieve on your best run, which is quite cool if you are competitive.

The graphics are good, and the music theme is really adequate for the game, as it is an awesome country theme. The Western Cyberpunk aspect is a novelty for me for that genre, but I would like more levels, especially the 360° panoramic ones. It is a short game, but I must admit it is really well-priced.

Review written by THE CPT FROGGY for Zeepond.com

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