Outfly,outshoot,andoutwityourenemiesasanoutlawcyborgontherun!You'reacyborgcopyofYpsilantiRowe,theinterstellaroutlaw,whoseenemies(andexes)aregunningforyou.Canyouupgradeyourbrainandpullonelastheist?
"I,Cyborg"isa300,000-wordinteractivescience-fictionnovelbyTracyCanfield.It'sentirelytext-based,withoutgraphicsorsoundeffects,andfueledbythevast,unstoppablepowerofyourimagination.
BeingacyborgcopyofthefamousoutlawYpsilantiRowecomeswithplentyofadvantages.Butwhenyourcyberneticbrainbeginstofailonlyarareandobsoletepartcanmakeyoursystemsfunctionagain.Journeyacrossthegalaxyasyouhuntdownthemissingpiece.Alongthewayyou'llshootdownenemyships,orjamtheirsensorssotheyneverknowyou'rethere;seduceYpsilanti'soldflames—orjuststayoutoftheirgunsights;dogfightbeneathhigh-gravitystormcloudsandracepiratesthroughamined-outasteroid'srockytunnels.
WhenYpsilantiturnsupintheoriginalflesh,willthetwoofyoumaketheperfectteam?Oristhereonlyroominthisgalaxyforoneofyou?
•Playasmaleorfemale;gay,straight,bisexual,orasexual.
•Boostyourskillswithcyberneticupgrades:you'reacyborg!
•Ambushaweaponsshipmentaboveagasgiant'srings.
•Smugglealienpets,penetratethewallsofacometprison,andbefriendanintelligentstarship.
•Workforthelocalcrimelords,setthemateachothers'throats,orratthemouttotheIntersolarPolice.
•Infiltratethehallsofpowerandstealtop-secretdatawithatouchofyouraugmentedfingertips.
•Choosetofavoryourhumaninstincts,yourcustomsoftware,orabalancebetweenthetwo.