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Instruction booklet · April 1995

Metal Warriors

ShooterPlatform1 playerESRB E

The story

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 April of 1995. Its gameplay mainly consists of action and shooting mixed with mission-based exploration using a main seven-button configuration.

Specifications

Released: April 1995
Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: Konami
Players: 1
Genre: Shooter · Platform
Rating: ESRB E
Themes: Action · Science fiction
View: Side view

What the magazines said

7.5

EGM · four reviewers

Players: 80/100 (15 ratings)
Game Informer: 9/10, 8.75/10
GP: 74%
GameFan: 80/100, 71/100, 77/100
Next Generation: 3/5
Official Nintendo Magazine: 83/100
Total!: 2+
Flux: A
VideoGames: 8/10

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