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''Metal Warrior 4'' V1v1.3 for Game Boy Advance (GBA)

<data table="Finnish games for download" template= "Infobox File Summary ">File =Metal Warrior 4 GBAVersion =1.3File size = 186 KBRelease date =Release year = 2012Type = Video gamePlatform = GBARequirements = Flashcart with at least 32kB SRAM saveLicense = FreewareDeveloper = CadaverPublisher = Covert BitopsOriginal release date = Original release year = 2006Genre = Action-adventureSubgenre = Side-scrollerSeries = Metal WarriorArticle = Metal Warrior 4 GBAWebsite = {{Link/Covert Bitops}}Screenshot = Metal_Warrior_4_GBA_Gameplay_screen.pngScreenshot2 = Metal_Warrior_4_GBA_Title_screen.pngLajityyppi = ToimintaseikkailuAlalajityyppi = Side-scrollerDownload = Mw4gba.zipMisc = Metal Warrior styleSee also =Katso =</data>

{{Infobox File||File = Metal Warrior (GBA)|Version = V1.3|File size README = 186 KB|Released = 2012 (originally released in 2006)|Type = GBA game|Operating system = Flashcart with at least 32kB SRAM save|License = Freeware|Article = [[Metal Warrior]]}}

 0. THE STORY SO FAR (Added for the GBA version. Warning: spoilers for the games Metal Warrior 1-3.This is intended as a quickstart so that one can jump directly to part 4 andhave some kind of idea what is going on and who the characters are.) In the violent near future, there existed a war/thrash metal band CYBERPRIEST,whose music brought strength and hope to the hessians struggling from day today. It consisted of these talented individuals: FAUSTUS (Bass/Vocals) - a natural leader and perceptive songwriterSADOK (Guitar) - an intolerable personality, whose buzzsaw-like playing anddedication more than made up for that (he joined the military for a time justto get war-metal writing inspiration, it appeared)PHANTASM (Guitar) - her more thoughtful playing and skillful leads broughtanother side to their musicGOAT (Drums) - an aspiring Nietzschean Over-Man, who pounded with equal ferocityboth his drums and anyone who dared to pick a fight with him Just as the band was starting to get notoriety outside their hometown SUB-CITY,SADOK was murdered in an manner very atypical to a metalhead: it appeared to bea job of professional hitmen. His best friend and novice guitarist IAN swore tofind those responsible, in the process joining CYBERPRIEST himself. It turned out that SADOK did not die for nothing: he had uncovered a twistedmilitary mass mind control project involving an insane scientist DR.ULTRASHRED.Then, it also turned out he was not dead at all. In the adventures that ensued IAN, PHANTASM and GOAT each took turns unravelingthe military's many conspiracies, and finally revealed and brought to justicethe mastermind behind them, GENERAL IRONFIST. But all this was not without a price: as IAN and PHANTASM fell in love aftertheir first adventure, CYBERPRIEST dissolved hatefully, and shortly afterwardsSADOK died for real during a raid to a supposedly abandoned installation. GOATwent to live in the woods, and FAUSTUS became disillusioned and simplydisappeared.  1. PROLOGUE Three weeks after the events depicted in 'Metal Warrior 3', two figures stand atthe gates of a deserted farm.. Led by a phone call consisting of ominous pig grunts & squeals, and thevoice of the maniacal bassist/vocalist LORD OBSKURIUS, they have been asked toarrive at this place for reasons unknown. They are IAN SMITH (artist name yet undecided) and JOAN ALDER (aka PHANTASM)who were, on several occasions in the past, drawn into violent conflict witha powerful military conspiracy. With the conspiracy revealed and brought into justice, they should now be free tolive together in peace, wielding their axes only in symbolic combat against theevils of the future world. But things are about to get weird.. The Agents of Metal are about to enter thepicture.  2. INITIATION You are asked to assume the control of IAN on his journey to the unknown. As the game begins he is his usual self but an initiation and transformation into Agent form awaits..  3. CONTROLS LEFT - Move leftRIGHT - Move rightUP - Climb upDOWN - Crouch/climb down/Pick upA + LEFT - Jump leftA + RIGHT - Jump rightB + Direction - AttackB + DOWN or L - Use current itemB + UP or R - Interact/Drop itemSTART - Enter/exit game menu There are 6 possible attack directions: left, right, up-left, up-right,down-left and down-right. However not all weapons can attack behind anddiagonally.  3.2 SPECIAL MANEUVERS To go up stairs instead of down, hold UP direction while moving. To jump away from a ladder, press A + LEFT or A + RIGHT. To perform a 'wall-flip' while jumping, press A and the direction opposite toyour motion (LEFT or RIGHT) at the moment you hit the wall.  3.3 ITEM MANIPULATION To pick up an item, crouch at it (press DOWN - you are near enough whenthe item's name is displayed). If you cannot pick up an item, you likely havereached your carrying capacity. See the STATUS SCREEN if this is the case. To 'use' the currently selected item, press B + DOWN, or L button. Examples ofitems that can be used are first aid kits, armor rechargers, and the 'Agentgear' you receive soon after game start. Firearms are also reloaded this way. To drop an unnecessary item, select it from the inventory and hold B + UP, orR button for 1 second. If the screen is already full of items you must gosomewhere else. When a firearm is dropped, any ammunition held in it is moved tothe ammunition reserve. Note that when you move to another area, any dropped weapons, ammunition andsupplies will disappear (stolen?) But if you drop them into a closet or ontoa storage shelf (1 item max. per closet or shelf) they will remain.  4. INGAME STATUS DISPLAY The bottom left part of the screen shows your score, current weapon/item selectedand ammunition remaining. For firearms, the ammunition display is split in two. Left side shows rounds inmagazine and right side shows number of magazines remaining. For melee weapons, INF (infinite) is displayed. The top part of the screen shows your health (H) and armor power (A) meters. Keep an eye on the health meter; when it falls to zero you are defeated and thegame is over. The armor power meter will fill only after receiving and activating your 'Agentgear'. The armor will take most of the damage as long as it has some power left. To replenish health, use first aid kits. To replenish armor power, use armorrechargers. You will also automatically regain health up to 1/3 of the meterafter taking near-fatal damage.  5. MENU SYSTEM Press START to pause and access the game main menu. The main menu is divided into 3 subscreens: GAME MENU, INVENTORY and STATUS.To move between them, push LEFT/RIGHT. To move within a subscreen, pushUP/DOWN. To activate a menu item, press the A button. Press B or START to cancel a menu choice and return to the previous menu orcontinue the game.  5.1 GAME MENU Before a game is started, only the GAME MENU is accessible. NEW GAME- Start a new game. You are presented with a difficulty level selection: EASY - Less player damage & enemies, carrying capacity 25kg NORMAL - Normal player damage & number of enemies, carrying capacity 20kg HARD - More player damage & enemies, carrying capacity 15kg LOAD GAME- Load an existing game. 1-6 are manual save slots and A is the autosave, saved on each level change. SAVE GAME- Save the current game. Select a slot between 1-6. Note that the autosave is overwritten for each new game, so it is recommended to also save manually. QUIT GAME- End game and return to title screen. You are asked to confirm. MUSIC Y/N- Toggles whether music will be played. With music off you will hear more sound effects, such as footsteps. SOUND Y/N- Toggles whether sound effects will be played.  5.2 INVENTORY Here you can select the current item (weapons, first aid kits etc.) in use.Press A, B or START to confirm & return to game.  5.3 STATUS SCREEN The STATUS SCREEN displays your total game time, weight of items carried, andthree status bars: VIT - VitalitySTR - StrengthARMOR - Armorsystem class With higher vitality, the health bar will deplete slower from damage. Higher strength increases your carrying capacity, so that more weapons andsupplies can be carried at a time. Your melee attacks and thrown weaponsalso become more powerful. A higher armorsystem class means that the armor can stop more damage beforerequiring to be recharged. Vitality & strength upgrades can be found in enemy installations. UseSurgical Units to install these. Armor upgrades can also be found; these can beinstalled simply by selecting from the inventory and using (B + DOWN, or Lbutton).  6. INTERACTION There are several ways to interact with the game world. All of them areactivated by pressing B + UP, or R button (the 'interact' control).  6.1 CONVERSATION You need to stand near and face the person you wish to talk to, and holdthe 'interact' control for about 1/4 seconds. If no conversation begins, this means simply that there's nothing important tosay at the moment - you might want to come back later. Also, if the person isengaged in combat, you must wait. Press A, B, L or R to proceed to the next dialogue text display. At times you are able to choose your reply from multiple choices; this isindicated by arrows in the message window and a question mark above yourcharacter's head. Press UP/DOWN to see the choices and A button to select. Sometimes conversations are also triggered automatically when you arenear a person.  6.2 GAME WORLD OBJECTS When you're standing at an object that can be interacted with, an arrow willflash at your character's feet.  6.2.1 DOORS, SWITCHES, CLOSETS To enter a door, stand in front of it and hold the 'interact' control forabout 1/4 seconds. Some doors need to be opened or unlocked first by using anearby switch or keycard lock. To operate a switch or lock, you need to stand in front of it. Any itemrequired will be inserted automatically. Closets might contain ammunition, weapons or other useful items.  6.2.2 COMPUTER TERMINALS The contents of a computer terminal screen are displayed either in the maingame screen or in the message window. Sometimes you are also be presented witha control interface similar to the game menu.  6.2.3 RECHARGERS AND SURGICAL UNITS These fixed units can be used to regain lost armor power or health. The surgicalunit presents you with a menu interface: HEAL - Restore all healthVIT - Install vitality upgradeSTR - Install strength upgradeEXIT - Return to game  6.2.4 ELEVATORS To go up on an elevator, interact while standing on its left half. To go down,interact while standing on the right half. An elevator call button canusually be found next to an elevator shaft.  7. THE MAP SCREEN When you exit an area you are presented with a map screen to choose your nextdestination. Use UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT to move and A button to select. New locations are added to the map as you learn of their existence. Note thatyou need to locate and use the ground level exit of each enemy installationbefore you can return to it simply via the map screen.  8. WEAPONS & AMMUNITION There are 21 different kinds of weapons in the game, and of course your trustyfists to fall back upon. Note that by picking up every weapon you encounter you will likely reach yourcarrying capacity quickly. Common ammunition types and uses: 9mm - Pistols, Submachine gun.44 - .44 Magnum pistol5.56 - Automatic rifles7.62 - Sniper rifle12 gauge - ShotgunsDarts - Dart gunBatteries - Electronic stun gun Any experimental weapons that you encounter might require their own kindsof ammunition. The weapons with non-lethal effect are: - Fists- Baton- Dart gun- Electronic stun gun Some weapons (such as the dart gun) have a prolonged damage effect, that thearmor does not protect against. You will notice this when the health bar startsto decrease even if you have armor left, and your character flashes. Using afirst aid kit stops this.  9. AGENT HINTS & TACTICS Enemies detect you by sight and sound. When you crouch-walk (sneak), they willnot hear you. Enemies might be expecting you when there has been gunfire or other loud noises just before. It might be beneficial to let things calm down before proceeding. Reloading in the middle of combat can prove fatal. Therefore it is often wiseto ensure beforehand (use B + DOWN, or L button to reload) that you have afresh magazine. A damage bonus is added to surprise attacks from behind (for example, a guardmight go down with one blow of the Baton). An Agent might not necessarily have to kill; double points are awarded for non-lethal defeat of an enemy. Good luck on your adventure!  10. CREDITS & COPYRIGHT Agent concept:LIONEL GENDRE & LASSE ÖÖRNI Programming, graphics, sound:LASSE ÖÖRNI Music:HARRI AHOLA,LIONEL GENDRE,PAAVO HÄRKÖNEN,JUHA JAAKKOLA,ANSSI JÄÄSKELÄINEN,ANTTIKIVILAHTI,BAS KOOY,JUHO KOTILA,DENNIS MOTT,DANIEL WUIS,LASSE ÖÖRNI Concept of the Gas-Fist (Kaasunyrkki):SULTAN Ending quotes:AGENT METAL Copyright (C) 2002-2012 by the authors.All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or withoutmodification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIEDWARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OFMERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NOEVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHERIN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THEPOSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  11. THANKS FOR AGENT EVIDENCE Betatesting:MAT ALLEN,RICHARD BAYLISS,ROMAN CHLEBEC,JÖRG DRÖGE,MICHAEL DURRER,MATHIEU FAES,ANDREW FISHER,JOHAN FORSLÖF,LIONEL GENDRE,PAAVO HÄRKÖNEN,JOHAN IJZERMAN,MILO MUNDT,KARL-JOHAN NILSSON,SIMON QUERNHORST,LAZE RISTOSKI,LUIGI VICARI Fastloaders/drivecoding (C64 only):MARKO MÄKELA,KRZYSZTOF MATULA,MAGNUS LIND,NATHAN SMITH,GUNNAR RUTHENBERG,KOVACS BALAZS,WOLFRAM SANG,CHRISTOPH THELEN Exomizer (C64 only):MAGNUS LIND SuperCPU programming (C64 only):STEFAN GUTSCH Extra RAM programming (C64 only):WOLFRAM SANG 6510 emulation (GBA only):VICE TEAM Discussions & suggestions:BRIAN BAGNALL,RICHARD BAYLISS,JAN BÖTTCHER,ROMAN CHLEBEC,JÖRG DRÖGE,MICHAEL DURRER,PAAVO HÄRKÖNEN,JASON KELK,KALLE NIEMITALO,OLLI NIEMITALO +many more Primary Agent inspiration:AGENT STEEL (the band)DEUS EX (the game) Special thanks to all betatesters, without whom many infernal bugs wouldhave remained. Greetings to all C64 users, sceners, artists & webmasters etc. and to everyonein the GBA homebrew community. You rule the world!  12. CONTACT INFO Covert Bitops homepage: http://covertbitops.c64.org Tracked Metalscene (home of the guys who did music):http://www.trackedaggression.com Agent Metal:http://agentmetal.free.fr  13. GBA VERSION HISTORY V1.0- Original release, based on C64 version 1.1 V1.1 - Added autosave on level change- Added automatic health regain up to 1/3 health after taking near-fatal damage- Fixed actor lower part getting displayed only partially when overlapping the bottom border- Fixed actor animation while reloading the flamethrower & moving V1.2- When autosaving, duration of continuous damage is reduced if it would be fatal V1.3- Gameplay balance adjustments- Mutant enemy replaced with the classic variant from MW1-3</pre> == Similar games == {{Metal Warrior style}} [[Category:Metal Warrior 4 GBA games for download]]