In Zoids Assault years of festering cold war tensions between the Republic of Helic and the Guylos Empire have bubbled over into a full-on military assault, and gamers join the fray by climbing into the cockpits of animalistic, biomechanical robots. Players can choose from the aptly named C-Wolf, S-Liger, R-Horn, S-Tiger, and D-Bison, and then outfit their Zoids with weapons such as rockets, machine guns, and cannons. The combat unfolds in a turn-based manner, but to survive, gamers must also make use of squad-based tactics commands for support fire and electromagnetic attacks.