Galactic Warrior Rats
| Industry | Video games |
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| Products | Galactic Warrior Rats |
Galactic Warrior Rats is a platform game created by Mikev Design and released by Summit Software in 1992 for the Amiga system, followed by a DOS version in 1993. It was subsequently featured in the 1994 compilation titled Famous Collection.
Gameplay
Players choose from three Galactic Warrior Rats who operate a biosphere vehicle. This vehicle can be enhanced through credits earned during gameplay, improving attributes such as speed, weaponry, ammunition capacity, and maneuverability. The goal involves navigating complex maze-like stages while shooting enemies in eight different directions to accumulate credits. Contact with foes diminishes the player's health; losing one rat requires selecting another to continue. The game concludes once all three rats have been defeated.
Plot
The story centers on three laboratory rats named Einstein, Newton, and Darwin, who crash-land on the contaminated world of Smeaton Five. After undergoing mutation into humanoid Galactic Warrior Rats, they must journey through perilous terrains to destroy defense robots and deactivate the planet’s central computer in order to rescue both themselves and the environment.
Reception
Critical response was mixed to favorable, with PC Zone and CU Amiga awarding 75%, Amiga Power giving 64%, and The One rating it at 80%.