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.
Metal Mech
- Date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Jaleco
- Genre
- action game · science fiction video game
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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.
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• Title — Metal Mech: Man & Machine • Developer — Sculptured Software • Publisher — Jaleco • Platforms — Nintendo Entertainment System • Composer — Paul Webb • Designer — Joe Hitchens • Programmer — Ken Grant • Genre — Action • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Playing on the first level of Metal Mech. The player controls the driver of a vehicle that is similar to the ED-209 of the RoboCop franchise. The player must clear levels filled with randomly generated enemies in an unnamed city in order to survive. Items that can upgrade the firepower and defense of the vehicle are hidden in crates. 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. They must also leave the mecha to climb ladders that lead to necessary items and to advance the game's storyline. The game was noted to have a few similarities to Blaster Master. 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. Players have to collect radiation symbols around the city.
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Metal Mech was released in Japan for the Family Computer on December 14, 1990. Ichiro Tezuka of Hippon Super! described the game as monotonous.
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