Cyberball 2107

Cyberball 2107 is a fanonical sports game developed by Double Cabinet Productions and published by Warner Bros. Games.

It is a new title in the Cyberball series for modern day platforms, released in 2024 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original game's release in the arcade.

Gameplay
As with the original game and the 1989 updated version Cyberball 2072, Cyberball 2107 is based around a simplified form of seven-man American football played by robots in the far future, where the standard downs system is replaced by an explosive ball that progresses from "cool" to "warm", "hot", and "critical" status as it is used. It can be defused back to the "cool" status by crossing the 50 yard line or by change of possession through touchdown, interception, or fumble.

The robot football players also have finite durability, wearing down over time as they take hits from opposing robots, before finally issuing smoke and then flames. A flaming robot will explode when hit, resulting in a fumble. A robot can also explode if they are hit by an opposing unit while carrying a ball that is in critical status. In the Advanced Cyberball and Game Breakers modes, the player can earn cash bonuses while playing to upgrade their robots with faster and more durable units.

When on offense, the player can choose from a selection of run, pass, or option plays presented to them by the computer. On defense, the player can pick from a choice of short, medium, or long defensive plays and then choose the formation. During a defensive play, a defending robot controlled by the player has a turbo boost function that could only be used once per play, and can be used to determine whether the opponent's play resulted in a missed pass, an interception, a long gain, or a score.

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