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1993 · Bit Managers · Fighting · Science

Metal Masters

Nintendo console exclusive

Metal Masters is a one vs. one fighting game released in 1991 by Infogrames.

Released
1 December 1993
Platforms
AmigaAtari STAtari ST/STEGame Boy
Genres
FightingScience
Developers
Bit Managers
Publishers
Electro Brain
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Country
Spain
Languages
English
Composers
Alberto Jose González

About

Metal Masters is a 2D fighting video game first released in 1991 for the Atari ST, IBM PC, and Amiga. It was ported to the Nintendo Game Boy in 1993.

Keywords

  • cyberpunk
  • robots
  • versus

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player starts out controlling a robot that is a very basic model. The player can add "improvements" to this robot with credits earned during gameplay. There are four areas that each robot is graded on, body, left arm, right arm, and legs. There are several different combinations of parts that can be added to the player's robot for optimum fighting status.

During a fight, each area mentioned above is represented by its own health meter. The objective of the player is to deplete the health meters of each area.

Story

The story starts with a villain called the Baron, the Baron is looking for the parts needed to construct the ultimate robot. The player's job is to destroy the robots, thus ruining the parts needed by the Baron.

Reception

The One reviewed the home computer versions of Metal Masters in 1991, praising the graphics as "impressively animated and colourful", and expressing Metal Masters is an "unusual" beat 'em up in that it's more enjoyable in two-player mode, furthermore calling it a game "for which a good deal of practice pays off." The One however, criticised the 'clanking' sound effects of robots walking as 'grating' and expressed that the game feels too slow. They concluded by stating that "Ultimately however, the slight slowness of robot maneuverability make what could have been a great battle merely a decent one."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Atari ST/STE31 December 1991Worldwide
Amiga31 December 1991Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Ported as
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