BIOMETAL (SUPER NINTENDO SNES)

BioMetal is a single-player side-scrolling shooter released on June 1, 1993 for the Super NES (SNES).

The game features six different weapons to fight the BioMetals, an alien race bent on destroying the human race. Gameplay is very similar to that of the R-Type series, with the final boss looking and even behaving similarly to that series' iconic boss, the enemy Dobkeratops. BioMetal is unique in that its soundtrack for the European and North American releases was created entirely by techno group 2 Unlimited (the selections used for BioMetal were remixes of songs from their 1991 album, Get Ready!). The Japanese version of the game featured an entirely different soundtrack.

A sequel called BioMetal Gust was released for Sega Saturn in 1997, included with the Dezaemon 2 pack.