A LucasArts 2D mecha shooter with excellent coop, demanding and stylish. A lesser known gem to try absolutely in duo.
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Action1 player12+
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Mecha pilot action game with a unique two-player split-screen mode, one of Super Nintendo's finest. Published by Konami, released in the USA in 1995. Five mechas with distinct armaments, side-scrolling combat, unique split-screen two-player mode and titanic bosses. An underrated action gem on Super Nintendo.
Metal Warriors review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
The five pilotable frames are told apart by silhouette before any stat sheet: one squat and armoured, another a climbing spider, another still cut for flight. Around them the bases and caverns are drawn in industrial tones, and the option to eject the pilot, tiny on foot in a setting built for machines, produces striking images.
The soundtrack bets on metallic percussion and heavy bass, with synthetic guitar riffs closer to television science fiction than to a grand space fresco. Each zone gets a short hammered figure, and the fights against enemy frames shift to a faster tempo without changing instrumentation.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A 1995 US SNES LucasArts/Konami release, North-American-exclusive, a 2D mecha-action often compared to Cybernator. The US cart was distributed in very limited quantities and stands as one of the rarest US SNES titles in the action/mecha segment. Boxed CIB in an intact box with manual has become a grail for LucasArts SNES collectors, and graded sealed prices climb hard, sustained by extreme physical scarcity and by the title's cult aura.
An underrated gem
Frantic mecha action where you hop from one robot to another, on foot as much as at the controls, with a surprisingly rich two-player split-screen mode. Printed in few copies and never distributed outside America, it became confidential. Its versatile gameplay and frenzied duels make it a treasure for fans of robotic action.
Is Metal Warriors still worth playing in 2026?
Metal Warriors, signed by LucasArts and Konami, is a 2D mecha title with a surprisingly rich local co op touch. The pilot can leave the robot, run on foot to another mech and resume play with a new class. The two player versus mode delivers real tactical depth, namely a 16 bit mecha Smash Bros before its time. The solo campaign is more measured but stays coherent. Absolutely recommended to 2D mecha fans and retro duos looking for an original, demanding versus.
