Heavy Metal Thunder

Unfortunately for Denki, his father has gone and entered him into the world's most prestigious Robot Wrestling tournament with a brand new high-spec robot.

Denki must now give everything he has to win the tournament and become stronger, prove himself to the girl he loves, and finally show up his father.

Heavy Metal Thunder is a turn-based robot fighting simulation game.

On each turn, each player selects a command for their robot, which will counteract each other similar to a match of Rock, Paper, Scissors .

However, making things more interesting, certain combinations will build the robots' heat and synchro gauges.

The higher the heat gauge is, the stronger that robot's attack, but if it fills completely, it becomes unable to attack.

The synchro gauge, on the other hand, will allow for different special attacks depending on what level it reaches.

The goal of each round is to knock out the other player's robot.

Between battles, the player can visit a shop to purchase and upgrade parts for their robot.

Apart from the main story mode, there is also a straight ranking battle mode where the player must defeat multiple opponents in succession, as well as a versus battle mode where two players can pit their robots against each other.

However, neither mode becomes available until the story mode is completed.

Heavy Metal Thunder for PlayStation 2 is currently worth €39.47 loose, €20.14 complete in box, and €34.52 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Heavy Metal Thunder has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Heavy Metal Thunder, loose is €39.47 and CIB is €20.14 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.