<s>
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
confused	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cybernator	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
NCS	O
Corporation	O
and	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1992	O
on	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
shooting	O
mixed	O
with	O
mission-based	O
exploration	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
seven-button	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
at	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
including	O
designer	O
Mike	O
Ebert	O
and	O
programmer	O
Dean	O
Sharpe	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
immediately	O
approved	O
by	O
Kelly	O
Flock	O
after	O
release	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
took	O
influence	O
from	O
various	O
mecha	O
anime	O
series	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Cybernator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
first-party	O
title	O
during	O
Christmas	O
amid	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
era	I-Application
before	O
publishing	O
duties	O
were	O
ultimately	O
handled	O
by	O
Konami	O
instead	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
copies	O
in	O
total	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
but	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
passwords	O
for	O
game	O
saves	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
also	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Cybernator	B-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
referred	O
by	O
publications	O
like	O
IGN	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
with	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
Cybernator	B-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Mech	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
lieutenant	O
Stone	O
from	O
the	O
titular	O
freedom-fighting	O
group	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
nine	O
missions	O
as	O
attempts	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
Dark	O
Axis	O
forces	O
led	O
by	O
dictator	O
Venkar	O
Amon	O
and	O
end	O
the	O
three-year	O
war	O
against	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
ejected	O
from	O
the	O
suit	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Stone	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
pistol	O
that	O
is	O
useless	O
against	O
all	O
mechanical	O
enemies	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
soldiers	O
and	O
scientists	O
lacking	O
armor	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
jetpack	B-Application
that	O
enables	O
him	O
to	O
fly	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
Nitro	O
but	O
slower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
every	O
action	B-Application
is	O
visually	O
represented	O
;	O
All	O
of	O
the	O
mech	O
suits	O
show	O
progressive	O
battle	O
damage	O
when	O
they	O
take	O
on	O
enemy	O
fire	O
,	O
while	O
Stone	O
displays	O
how	O
many	O
hit	O
points	O
he	O
has	O
remaining	O
after	O
taking	O
shots	O
from	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
before	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2102	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
United	O
Earth	O
Government	O
is	O
under	O
siege	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
Axis	O
military	O
force	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
dictator	O
Venkar	O
Amon	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
waged	O
a	O
war	O
against	O
them	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
titular	O
freedom-fighting	O
group	O
equipped	O
with	O
robotic	O
combat	O
suits	O
are	O
the	O
few	O
remaining	O
people	O
defending	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
headed	O
by	O
Mike	O
Ebert	O
and	O
Dean	O
Sharpe	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
at	O
the	O
American	O
studio	O
LucasArts.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Ebert	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
mecha	O
anime	O
series	O
like	O
Gundam	O
and	O
Armored	O
Trooper	O
Votoms	O
,	O
whose	O
fascination	O
with	O
said	O
genre	O
would	O
eventually	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
anime-focused	O
magazine	O
Animag	O
:	O
The	O
Magazine	O
of	O
Japanese	O
Animation	O
before	O
venturing	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
and	O
influenced	O
his	O
decision	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
mecha-themed	O
game	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Kelly	O
Flock	O
immediately	O
greenlighted	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
went	O
smoothly	O
without	O
major	O
issues	O
and	O
the	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
it	O
garnered	O
,	O
with	O
Ebert	O
himself	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
surprised	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
decision.Metal	O
Warriors	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
written	O
by	O
former	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
technical	O
director	O
Toshiyasu	O
Morita	O
as	O
with	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
modified	O
and	O
improved	O
upon	O
its	O
previous	O
iteration	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
its	O
creation	O
process	O
to	O
go	O
fast	O
and	O
smoothly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
several	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
most	O
notably	O
Cybernator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ebert	O
has	O
explained	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
originally	O
desired	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
split-screen	O
two-player	O
co-op	O
mode	O
in	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
not	O
being	O
fast	O
enough	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
was	O
previewed	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
in	O
their	O
July	O
1994	O
issue	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Battledroids	O
,	O
which	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
obtain	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
an	O
official	O
terminology	O
from	O
George	O
Lucas	O
 '	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
requested	O
the	O
team	O
several	O
features	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
before	O
release	O
but	O
Ebert	O
stated	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
subsequent	O
decrease	O
in	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
market	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
titles	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
terminating	O
all	O
upcoming	O
Christmas	O
releases	O
under	O
their	O
brand	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
requested	O
features	O
were	O
later	O
scrapped	O
,	O
however	O
there	O
were	O
rumors	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
dropping	O
the	O
deal	O
due	O
to	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Cybernator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
quickly	O
rushed	O
to	O
completion	O
and	O
publishing	O
duties	O
were	O
instead	O
handled	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
who	O
requested	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
renamed	O
as	O
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
and	O
produced	O
an	O
estimated	O
run	O
of	O
50,000	O
copies	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
although	O
Sharpe	O
has	O
stated	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
happy	O
in	O
getting	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
store	O
shelves	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
events.Metal	O
Warriors	O
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
during	O
Winter	O
CES	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
confused	O
for	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cybernator	B-Application
by	O
many	O
people	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
bears	O
some	O
similarities	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
both	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharpe	O
has	O
since	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
possible	O
without	O
his	O
involvement	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
programming	O
tricks	O
used	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
before	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
project	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
was	O
published	O
in	O
stores	O
,	O
both	O
Sharpe	O
and	O
Ebert	O
would	O
depart	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
because	O
of	O
internal	O
issues	O
that	O
occurred	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
with	O
Flock	O
's	O
departure	O
to	O
form	O
their	O
own	O
studio	O
,	O
Big	O
Ape	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
animator	O
Leonard	O
Robel	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
without	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
internal	O
conflicts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
was	O
positively	O
received	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
earning	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
two-player	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
,	O
diverse	O
selection	O
of	O
playable	O
mechs	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
leave	O
one	O
's	O
mech	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
IGN	O
placed	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
list	O
at	O
#33	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
originality	O
and	O
two-player	O
versus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
most	O
vehement	O
about	O
this	O
complaint	O
,	O
nonetheless	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
is	O
still	O
a	O
white-hot	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
applauded	O
it	O
for	O
giving	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
leeway	O
"	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
stages	O
and	O
engage	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
typically	O
did	O
not	O
lower	O
their	O
opinion	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Cybernator	B-Application
,	O
but	O
judged	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
outstanding	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
heavy	O
challenge	O
and	O
simple	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
Cybernator	B-Application
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
detailed	O
and	O
uncluttered	O
graphics	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
fun	O
of	O
blowing	O
up	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
