Run Saber

Did You Know?

• A third Saber named Kurtz, aligned with fire, appears as an enemy the player must fight several times.
• The game received criticism for its short length and easy difficulty; Super Pro noted it could be finished within an hour on the easiest setting.

Gameplay

Players choose between Allen, who has a lightning affinity, or Sheena, who has an ice affinity. Allen's slash attack strikes forward, while Sheena's strikes upward. The player can also perform a mid-air kick, use a Hyper Bomb power-up, climb walls, hang from ceilings, and execute a power jump similar to the Screw Attack from Super Metroid. The five levels—Taj Base, Tong City, Jodvalley, Grey Fac, and Bruford—each contain multiple minor bosses and a final boss, announced by an on-screen alert. Between boss fights, the player fights enemy hordes and collects health pickups and weapon enhancers.

Plot

In a future where Earth is heavily polluted and resources are scarce, a scientist creates a chemical meant to reverse the pollution. When launched into the atmosphere, the chemical instead mutates any humans it infects, and the scientist uses the mutated people as soldiers to rule Earth. Humanity's hope lies in Project Saber, three genetically enhanced cyborgs. The first Saber, Kurtz, malfunctions and escapes to Earth before completion. The remaining Sabers, Allen and Sheena, are sent to eliminate the scientist and his mutant army, and to neutralize Kurtz if possible.