Tube Warriors
Tube Warriors is a versus fighting game exclusive to AGA-based Amigas. It
is set in a Japanese undergound network, where each station and its
surrounding area are controlled by a local street gang. The player must defeat
the leaders of all the rival gangs and take over their territories, working
their way up to Kyosci, the “King of the tubes”. Gang leaders include: Kenju,
a martial artist; Mitzuko, the only female gang leader; Mako, a baseball
player; Ghork, a street punk; Satoru, a sumo fighter; Ranza, a restaurant
chef; and Robby, a kid controlling a robot similarly to Baby Head from
Captain Commando. Initially only Kenju is selectable in single player mode,
however every street thug joins the player’s gang once defeated and becomes
selectable from that moment on.
The basic control scheme is very similar to that of Body Blows , in that
most attacks, as well as blocking, are performed by moving the joystick in one
of the eight directions with the fire button pressed, with one special attack
requiring the player to hold the fire button while remaining still. Another
gameplay feature, this time lifted from Fatal Fury , is the ability to jump
between the foreground and the background, with the sprites being considerably
scaled down in the latter case.
A competitive two-player mode is also available, allowing each player to
choose from all the fighters including Kyosci. Matches can be fought in best-
of-three or best-of-five, though these options are only accessible at the
beginning and selecting another mode requires a reboot.
Tube Warriors