Gun Metal (video game)
| Gun Metal | |
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| Developer | Rage Games |
| Publishers | Xbox Windows
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| Producer | Phil Wilson |
| Designer | Phil Wilson |
| Programmer | Mark Featherstone |
| Artist | Nick Tipping |
| Composers | Stephen Lord Andrew Diey Darren Lambourne |
| Platforms | Xbox, Windows |
| Release | Xbox Windows |
| Genres | Shooting, flight simulator |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gun Metal is a 2002 shooting video game for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows where the player takes control of a transformable prototype combat vehicle. It was developed by the now defunct Rage Games.
Story
[edit]The setting revolves around a war (sometime in the future) on a planet called Helios, where humans have settled. Enemy spacecraft have followed them from Earth and are attempting to exterminate the colony. Project Gunmetal is a massive operation which oversaw the creation of a supremely powerful war machine. In its primary form, a walking "humanoid" mech many dozens of feet high, it possesses a range of 24 weapons and an electronic shield. At the push of a button, it transforms into an advanced fighter jet (reminiscent of a modern fighter jet).
Gameplay
[edit]Gun Metal allows players to pilot a futuristic mech (named the Havoc Suit) which can transform into a plane (the Havoc Jet). The mech (and plane) can use various weapons in their loadout, about 4 can be used for both the mech and plane independently (8 in total). It possesses a total of 24 weapons to use, ranging from napalm, pulse cannons, harpoons and rockets.
Gun Metal contains 14 missions, each with various objectives that must be completed in order to advance. As the player progresses through the game, additional weapons are unlocked, allowing for multiple loadout options, thus providing more replayability and alternative combat engagement.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 63/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame | 3.5/5[5] |
| Edge | 6/10[6] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5/10[7] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[8] |
| GamePro | 4/5[9] |
| GameSpot | 6.4/10[10] |
| GameZone | 6.8/10[11] |
| IGN | 6.7/10[12] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 7.9/10[13] |
| X-Play | 2/5[14] |
The Xbox version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gun Metal Ships Today - XboxAddict News". xboxaddict.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Gun Metal reborn on the PC". Eurogamer.net. September 8, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Strategy First - Press - Gun Metal Ships". March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on March 28, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- 1 2 "Gun Metal for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ House, Michael L. "Gun Metal (Xbox) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ Edge staff (June 2002). "Gun Metal (Xbox)". Edge. No. 111. Future plc.
- ↑ "Gun Metal". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 159. Ziff Davis. October 2002. p. 204.
- ↑ Helgeson, Matt (October 2002). "Gun Metal (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 114. GameStop. p. 91. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ The Man in Black (July 31, 2002). "GunMetal Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (August 30, 2002). "Gun Metal Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ McElfish, Carlos (August 27, 2002). "Gun Metal Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ Simmons, Todd (August 8, 2002). "Gun Metal Review (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Gun Metal". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. September 2002. p. 90.
- ↑ Keil, Matt (September 30, 2002). "'Gun Metal' (Xbox) Review". X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2019.