Metal Warriors

Metal Warriors is a 1995 action platformer video game developed by LucasArts and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was released exclusively in North America in February 1995.

Gameplay

Much of the game mechanics fall in line with a platform game. In addition to the regular single player game, there is a 2 player split screen versus mode. Each selectable robot has their own melee weapons in the game.

The player is able to pilot six different types of assault suits, and can use different suits in the same stage. At any time, the player can abandon their assault suit and attempt to find a new one, allowing the player to remain in the game even if their assault suit is destroyed. Instead of a health bar, the mechs all show progressive battle damage as they take on enemy fire. The six different suit types are the Nitro, the Havoc, the Prometheus, the Spider, the Ballistic, and the Drache.

Each suit is also equipped with a backpack unit that can use backpack power-ups. These backpack power-ups are rocket launcher, grenade launcher, mine layer, and gravity inverter. Like the suit's ranged gun, the backpack unit may be disabled if the suit takes significant damage. Other power-ups suits can use are health power-ups (instantly restoring a damaged suit to full health), and various upgrades for the suit's primary gun.