This action-adventure game sees players control
Iron Man and X-O Manowar as they team up to combat a league of supervillains. Players journey across various locations, battling enemies and completing objectives to thwart the villains' plans for world domination.
STORY
The world we see is an illusion. Parallel worlds and other dimensions exist, and mastery of them would confer enormous power and riches. The Masters of Evil, including Baron Zemo, General Krytos, and Mistress Crescendo, seek this conquest and destruction. No single hero can combat these threats alone. The combined power of these villains is too great for any one hero, no matter how mighty.
To meet this threat, Iron Man and Acclaim's ancient warrior X-0 Manowar join forces. Their combined strengths and weaknesses complement each other, but they must battle to find out if it's enough. They journey across the planet and beyond, driven by the hope of defeating their determined enemies. STARTING UP...
LOADING:
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Make sure the power switch is OFF.
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Insert the Iron Man™ / X-0™ Manowar: Heavy Metal Game Pak as described in your NINTENDO GAME BOY® instruction manual. •
Turn the power switch ON.
You will see the Heavy Metal title screen with three choices: START GAME, OPTIONS, and PASSWORD. Highlight your choice and press the START BUTTON to access it.
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START GAME To begin game play.
RAINFOREST
Mistress Crescendo's admission sends you to a rainforest in South America. The mystery deepens with the deployment of an elite Armorine squadron in an area associated with top-secret government interest in aliens. The possibility of Dromak forces being involved makes the questions decidedly sinister. You must destroy all enemy forces and find that drill-bit!
LIVING CASTLE
After a daunting series of battles, you still haven't found the drill. You learn that Baron Zemo is on the Isle of Exiles, the site of Arnim Zola's Living Castle. Few have left there sane and alive. You must free a group of top scientists Zola has taken hostage before you can discover his evil plan.
TRANS COM SCREEN
Before each mission, you will receive a transmission alerting you to the situation and your next objectives. You will also see a display of known threats.
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Toggle the display by pressing UP or DOWN on the CONTROL PAD.
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When you're through, press the START BUTTON to get to the PLAYER SELECT screen.
PLAYER SELECTION
Before each mission, you will see the Player Select screen, where you must choose which hero, Iron Man or X-0 Manowar, to play as. Your remaining lives are also displayed (you begin the game with 3). Different missions can best be completed by selecting the hero with the best skills and talents for that level. Experiment to learn who fares best in which situations!
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To select a hero, press LEFT or RIGHT on the CONTROL PAD to highlight the desired one.
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Then press the START BUTTON to bring him into battle!
GAME FEATURES
ENERGY METERS
On the upper left side of the screen are two vertical meters. The bottom meter measures your current energy level. This level is replenished automatically when your character is not using energy.
Certain actions like flying and using the chest blast weapon use up a lot of energy, and should be done or used sparingly.
DAMAGE METERS
Iron Man and X-0 Manowar each have different sources of power. This is measured in the top meter. Depending on which character you are controlling, the meter means different (opposite!) things. •
Danger to Iron Man is indicated when the top meter decreases, indicating that his power level is diminishing. When the meter is empty, —BLAM! Iron Man loses a try! •
X-0 Manowar is in danger when the top meter increases, indicating potential overload. When it's full, BLAM! X-0 Manowar explodes, and you lose a try. MISSION CHECKPOINT
At certain points in the game, you will get an update on your progress via the Mission Checkpoint Screen, which gives you vital statistics on your mission performance. This includes the percentages of items collected, enemies defeated, and health remaining. Your elapsed time will also be displayed, along with a password.