Reception
Reviews for Cyberia were generally mixed. For the most part, the game's cinematic, prerendered visuals were lauded; Philip Jong of Adventure Classic Gaming comments that "Cyberia is one of the first game titles to combine computer animations and Hollywood film technique to form visually stunning graphics and cut scenes." Similarly, IGN states that the "use of multiple camera angles, eerie soundtrack, detailed light-sourcing, and short, effective cut-sequences realy pulls the player into the game."
Despite the praise over the game's aesthetics, reviewers found shortcomings in Cyberia's linear gameplay. In his review, Jong goes on to criticize the game's "weak puzzles ... not well integrated into the story or gameplay." He concludes by saying that Cyberia is "a classic example of beauty but no substance." In IGN's words, "gameplay does tend to suffer in graphic adventures, which usually consists of doing things over and over until you do it right."
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