Industrial music
The game combined concepts inspired by a range of aesthetics and ideas. Elements include: song lyrics from David Bowie and the Industrial music scene, cyberpunk fiction (including "Blade Runner" and "Max Headroom"), anime / manga (including "Akira", "Appleseed", "Bubblegum Crisis", and "Trigun"), and the growing cultural obsession with the media (including 24-hour news services and the "Gladiator" TV Show).