Nanotek Warrior

Here is quite a late game released on the playstation in 1997 as a budget title.

As a budget title it lacks any in game story and pretty much just kicks off with gameplay much like any classic 80s/ early 90s game which adds to its charm. The gameplay is pretty simple. You are on rails travellingalong a tube and you need to rotate around it and dodge obstacles and enemy fire. After you have destroyed the mini boss in each tunnel, you get to take on the main boss.

I play on hard making the levels quite long and dangerous as it seems like you fight everything twice. its only 8 levels but it could get tiresome after a while, but thankfully a good track keeps it interesting.

After completing the game, I use the password it gives to play a second loop with the unlocked ship you get at the end of the game. This mode is more like a cheat mode as there is no ending and no highscore input. However the game is much playable as you get a much more powerful weapon and special ability. Sadly I didn't realise until a few levels in that the special weapon does not add to the Hit/Miss ratio so I get a very low rating on the first few levels and and overall low rating at the end of the game. Also the last 2 bosses need you to use your bullets so alot of misses happen at the end of the game. I think i may have had max rating if i did better on the first few levels. Oh well.

00:00:00 Main game
01:04:45 Second play with unlocked ship (Cheat mode?)

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If you insert the game disc into a computer, you can actually read a text version of the actual story to the game.

In the year 2005, scientists created the first simple nano-machines. At first,
these molecular sized machines were nothing more than a marvel of modern
technology, but as nano-machines and nano-robots became increasingly
sophisticated, their usefulness became limited only by humanity's
imagination. As the weapon of choice to attack many of mankind's persistent
problems, scientists began creating colonies of various nano-robots
and machines to work together to conquer any challenge facing humanity. Disease
and sickness were wiped out as colonies of medical nano-robots were created
to repair damaged and aging cells in the human body. World hunger and famine
quickly came to an end as environmental and food production nano-machine colonies
were successfully deployed.

As time progressed, all but a few rogue scientists began to ignore, and even
forget, the tiny nano-robots that permeated and supported the entire existence of
humanity. With nano-technology taking care of all their material needs and their life
spans "nano-technically" enhanced to nearly 300 years, humanity turned inward on
itself and began focusing on higher intellectual and artistic pursuits. Life on
earth became idyllic and humans as a species became vulnerable. That's when
disaster chose to strike.

Sudden and catastrophic failures hit on a planet wide scale. The loss of human
life was staggering as hunger and famine spread like wild fire across the continents.
Previously controlled habitats became inhospitable to humans as diseases unheard
of for centuries took their toll. Chaos ruled the world and at the heart of the
chaos was man's own creation staring back at him. Nano-robots had gained sentience
and were attacking their creators.

Analyzing the pattern of the attacks, the remaining few scientists began
formulating a targeted response to the onslaught. Transmitted deactivation codes
neutralized 80% of the nano-scopic attack force and more were wiped out by the
steady broadcast of intense magnetic pulses. Each time humans brought the situation
under control, the nano-colonies would come back with a vengeance, creating more
aggressive nano-machines to attack humanity while at the same time, better protecting
the intelligent core of each colony.

The real solution to the war became obvious. Only a controlled strategic strike to
the core of each nano-colony would preserve the human race. Scientists quickly created
the ultimate in nano-weaponry, a new class of human controllable nano-war machines
designed to penetrate any defense and strike at the brains of each colony, the "nano-boss".

With a sophisticated array of offensive weapons, ranging from lasers to homing missiles,
as well as impressive maneuverability, these remote controlled nano-scopic war
machines (each called a "NanoTek Warrior" ) and their human controllers are the last
hope of humanity.