Template:Infobox Astro Warrior is a video game developed and manufactured by Sega for the Master System in 1986.
The game was released as a stand-alone game, as a Combo Cartridge with Hang-On and a Combo Cartridge with Pit Pot. There are no differences in gameplay between them, except the game ends after you beat Belzebul the third time on the Hang-On/Astro Warrior double cart. The other versions cycle infinitely.
In Brazil, Tec Toy released the game as Sapo Xulé: S.O.S. Lagoa Poluida (translated as "Smeely Feet Frog: S.O.S. Poisoned Lagoon"), where the player's ship was altered to look like a cartoon ship piloted by Sapo Xulé (a Brazilian comic/cartoon frog character), and the background was recolored green so that the levels resembled a swamp. The game was released in 1995.
The game is a basic top down shooter that was common at the time, similar to Zanac for the NES. The game plays through three levels with a boss at the end of each. Astro Warrior's three levels each have many different kinds of enemies that attack in various patterns. The stages themselves have no obstacles. Like most shooters, learning the enemies' patterns and how best to deal with them is the key to success. Also as important is collecting power-ups, which can be accomplished by shooting at targets on the ground. These power-ups are vital to the game, as it is almost unplayable without them, especially the speed-ups. Without speed-ups, your ship moves far too slowly to avoid enemy fire. The other power-ups include a stronger laser weapon and two Gradius-style options.
At the end of each stage is one of three large bosses, whose names are Zanoni, Nebiros, and Belzebul.
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The Astro Warrior / Hang-On Combo Cartrdige.
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The Astro Warrior / Pit Pot Combo Cartridge.
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The Astro Warrior / Pit Pot select screen.
