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Metal Max

Post-apocalyptic RPG series known for open-ended vehicle combat.

Players can choose character classes like mechanic or soldier, fight in turn-based battles on foot or using customizable tanks, and alter the ending through their actions.[1][2] The Metal Max franchise stands as an early illustration of open-world, non-linear role-playing games, where players are not forced along a fixed narrative.[1]

Quick Facts

Developer
  • Crea-Tech
  • Data East
  • Kuusoukagaku
  • Success
  • Cattle Call
  • 24Frame
Publisher
  • Data East
  • Success
  • Enterbrain
  • Kadokawa Games
  • Cygames
Genre
Role-playing game
Creator
Hiroshi Miyaoka
Artist
Atsuji Yamamoto
Composer
Satoshi Kadokura
First release date
May 24, 1991
Latest release version
Metal Dogs

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

In 2005, Success developed and published Metal Saga for the PlayStation 2, the first 3D title of the series.[3][4] Hiroshi Miyaoka, who established Crea-Tech in 1988, is the creator behind every Metal Max game and several Metal Saga titles.[5] The initial Metal Max title launched for the Famicom on 24 May 1991, having been delayed beyond the Super Famicom's debut.[6] A TV spot for the game promoted it with the phrase "We've had enough of dragon-slaying".[7]

Between 1996 and 2005, the series saw no new Metal Max releases.[8] Metal Max 4: Gekkō no Diva came out for the Nintendo 3DS in November 2013.[9]

What the cited sources add

A gamebook of the original Metal Max, written by Shin Murakami, was published in 1991 as part of Mandarake's adventure gamebook series.[10] Metal Max 2 is the best-seller of the series, with more than 250,000 copies sold.[11] Crea-Tech announced in 1999 a Dreamcast sequel initially called Metal Max Overdrive, later retitled Metal Max: Wild Eyes, but the project was ultimately canceled.[12] Satoshi Kadokura wrote the music for Metal Max.[13]

Famitsu awarded the first Metal Max a score of 29 out of 40, and the game sold over 120,000 units within Japan.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Metal Max (Translation), Virtual Console, Nintendo; Metal Max (Translation), Crea-Tech; Metal Max (Translation), Crea-Tech; Metal Saga - Impression , RPGamer, Spring 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Metal Max (Translation), Virtual Console, Nintendo; Metal Max (Translation), Crea-Tech; Metal Max 2 (Translation), Virtual Console, Nintendo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 投稿数：9, "総勢100名以上の"ハンター"たちが阿佐ヶ谷地下に集結！ 苦節17年の苦労話を開発陣が語る「メタルマックス・トークライブ 〜メタルマックスを創った男たち〜」レポート", 4Gamer.net, 2010-07-29 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Metaru sāga bijuaru fan bukku.", Ichijinsha, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yūji, "Nijiiro dippu suitchi", 1990, p. 28; "有限会社クレアテック｜会社案内", Crea-tech.net; 投稿数：9, "総勢100名以上の"ハンター"たちが阿佐ヶ谷地下に集結！ 苦節17年の苦労話を開発陣が語る「メタルマックス・トークライブ 〜メタルマックスを創った男たち〜」レポート", 4Gamer.net, 2010-07-29 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 投稿数：9, "総勢100名以上の"ハンター"たちが阿佐ヶ谷地下に集結！ 苦節17年の苦労話を開発陣が語る「メタルマックス・トークライブ 〜メタルマックスを創った男たち〜」レポート", 4Gamer.net, 2010-07-29; "戦車と人間のRPG「メタルマックス2」がバーチャルコンソールで配信！G-Renda", G-renda.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 株式会社インプレス, "DSゲームレビュー「メタルマックス3」- GAME Watch", Game.watch.impress.co.jp, 24 August 2010; "戦車と人間のRPG「メタルマックス2」がバーチャルコンソールで配信！G-Renda", G-renda.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "戦車と人間のRPG「メタルマックス2」がバーチャルコンソールで配信！G-Renda", G-renda.com; "『メタルマックス3』の開発者、宮岡寛氏と田内智樹氏のインタビュー完全版を公開！ - ファミ通.com", Famitsu.com, 2010-09-02; hen, "Supa rogo dezain", Gurafikkusha, 2000, p. 105; 投稿数：9, "総勢100名以上の"ハンター"たちが阿佐ヶ谷地下に集結！ 苦節17年の苦労話を開発陣が語る「メタルマックス・トークライブ 〜メタルマックスを創った男たち〜」レポート", 4Gamer.net, 2010-07-29 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Get Ready For a Vehicle Combat RPG, Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva is Coming", Siliconera, 18 June 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "まんだらけ | 双葉社「冒険ゲームブック」シリーズ買取強化表", Mandarake.co.jp; Shin, "Metaru makkusu", 1991; 北沢蒼, 1993; "Loading", Crea-tech.net; "Loading", Crea-tech.net (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: zzpanke, "MM系列FAMI通评论", Steel Rally, 2009-08-15; 滝沢修, "角川ゲームス、DS「メタルマックス3」 名作RPGの最新作が当時のスタッフを再集結して17年ぶりに登場", Impress Watch, 8 March 2010; zzpanke, "MM系列FAMI通评论", Steel Rally, 2009-08-15; 滝沢修, "角川ゲームス、DS「メタルマックス3」 名作RPGの最新作が当時のスタッフを再集結して17年ぶりに登場", Impress Watch, 8 March 2010; zzpanke, "MM系列FAMI通评论", Steel Rally, 2009-08-15; "GID 1156 - Metal Max 2 break - GBA - Garaph", Garaph.info; "戦車と人間のRPG「メタルマックス2」がバーチャルコンソールで配信！G-Renda", G-renda.com; "★PS2ゲームレビュー★「メタルサーガ ～砂塵の鎖～」", Game.watch.impress.co.jp (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Metal Max Comes to the Dreamcast", IGN, 30 September 1999; "METAL MAX WILD EYES [BETA SEGA Dreamcast]", Sega.prv.pl; 投稿数：9, "総勢100名以上の"ハンター"たちが阿佐ヶ谷地下に集結！ 苦節17年の苦労話を開発陣が語る「メタルマックス・トークライブ 〜メタルマックスを創った男たち〜」レポート", 4Gamer.net, 2010-07-29; "Loading", Crea-tech.net; 投稿数：9, "総勢100名以上の"ハンター"たちが阿佐ヶ谷地下に集結！ 苦節17年の苦労話を開発陣が語る「メタルマックス・トークライブ 〜メタルマックスを創った男たち〜」レポート", 4Gamer.net, 2010-07-29; "戦車と人間のRPG「メタルマックス2」がバーチャルコンソールで配信！G-Renda", G-renda.com; "MetalMax概要４", Crea-Tech (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Wikipedia, "Metal Max" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "スーパーファミコンマガジン Vol.7 特別付録", Tokuma Shoten Publishing, 1993; Famitsu.com, 2013-10-08; "メタルサーガ~砂塵の鎖~オリジナルサウンドトラック", Ooparts for INH, 2005; "メタルマックス3 オリジナルサウンドトラック", Enterbrain, 2010; "メタルマックス2：リローデッド オリジナルサウンドトラック", Enterbrain, 2011; "『メタルマックス3』 ファミ通DXパック｜ファミ通.com", Famitsu.com; "『メタルマックス2：リローデッド』 数量限定購入特典の内容が明らかに！【動画有り】- ファミ通.com", Famitsu.com, 13 October 2011; "『メタルマックス3』、『ダライアスバースト』ライブの開催が決定 - ファミ通.com", Famitsu.com, 2011-02-05 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Metal Max (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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