Software:Metal Mech
| Metal Mech: Man & Machine | |
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 Japanese cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Sculptured Software[1][2] |
| Publisher(s) | Jaleco[1][2] |
| Designer(s) | Joe Hitchens |
| Programmer(s) | Ken Grant |
| Composer(s) | Paul Webb |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action[3] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player[3] |
Metal Mech: Man & Machine is a 1990 action video game developed by Sculptured Software and published by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
In May 2023, the game was included via the Piko Interactive Collection 3 compilation for the Evercade by Blaze Entertainment.[citation needed]
Gameplay
The player controls the driver of a vehicle that is similar to the ED-209 of the RoboCop franchise.[4]
The player must clear levels filled with randomly generated enemies in an unnamed city in order to survive.[4] Items that can upgrade the firepower and defense of the vehicle are hidden in crates.[4] Players must spend as much time outside of the armored unit as they do inside because the mecha fighter is a bigger (but tougher) target.[4] They must also leave the mecha to climb ladders that lead to necessary items and to advance the game's storyline.[4] The game was noted to have a few similarities to Blaster Master.[5] The "little person" has a virtually identical appearance to Jason in the Blaster Master video game. Controlling the person is easier than controlling the mech.[5] Players have to collect radiation symbols around the city.[5]
Reception
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Metal Mech was released in Japan for the Family Computer on December 14, 1990.[3]
Ichiro Tezuka of Hippon Super! (jp) described the game as monotonous.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Metal Mech at GameFAQs[better source needed]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metal Flame PsyBuster at Famicom World[unreliable source?]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Tezuka, Ichiro (January 1991). "FC" (in Japanese). Hippon Super! (JICC).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Metal Mech at MobyGames
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Metal Mech vs Blaster Master at Flying Omelette[unreliable source?]
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