While open world action games are a dime a dozen these days, Horizon Zero Dawn manages to stand out due to its unique setting and enemy design. Kicking off our look at the game’s unique robotic dinosaurs, Guerrilla Games has released two videos showcasing the “machines.”
Check out the Horizon Zero Dawn videos below which give us an overview of the “Snapmaw” and “Thunderjaw” enemies.

Snapmaw
Overview

Type: Acquisition
Habitat: Water Regions
Challenge Level: 20
Combat Weaponry: Freeze Burst
Combat Melee: Lunging Jaw Bite

Jumping Jaw Bite
Snap Bite
Tail Strike

Special Ability: Resource Processing
Vulnerabilities:

Cryo Sac
Fire Damage

Tactics: Blowing Up Cryo Sac

An acquisition-class machine, the Snapmaw is frequently found basking in or near bodies of water, where it gathers valuable minerals from the sediment. It can move with surprising ferocity when alerted, lashing out with an array of melee attacks that include powerful lunge bites and tail swipes. For ranged attacks, it fires off cryo mortars that freeze the target on impact.
Thunderjaw
Overview

Type: Combat
Habitat: All Terrain ? Open Areas
Challenge Level: 27
Combat Weaponry:

Machine Guns
Disc Launchers
Mouth Laser

Combat Melee:

Bite Attack
Rushing Bite Attack
Charge Attack
Foot Stomp
Tail Slam
Tail Swipe

Special Ability: Radar Scan ? to find hidden threats
Vulnerabilities:

Heart Core
Brain Core

Tactics: Remove disc launcher to use against it

The combat...