Metal Mech
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| Metal Mech: Man & Machine | |
|---|---|
 Japanese cover art | |
| Developer | Sculptured Software[1][2] |
| Publisher | Jaleco[1][2] |
| Designer | Joe Hitchens |
| Programmer | Ken Grant |
| Composer | Paul Webb |
| Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | |
| Genre | Action[3] |
| Mode | 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
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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
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Hippon Super! | 4/10 (FC)[3] |
Metal Mech was released in Japan for the Family Computer on December 14, 1990.[3]
Ichiro Tezuka of Hippon Super! described the game as monotonous.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Metal Mech at GameFAQs[better source needed]
- 1 2 Metal Flame PsyBuster at Famicom World[unreliable source?]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tezuka, Ichiro (January 1991). "FC". Hippon Super! (in Japanese). JICC. p. 32.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Metal Mech at MobyGames[better source needed]
- 1 2 3 Metal Mech vs Blaster Master at Flying Omelette[unreliable source?]