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Vivendi's adventurous shooter is the little robot that could, with varied and entertaining gameplay worthy of a true hit. Read Review
Set to the backdrop of a distant universe inhabited exclusively by robots, Glitch is on an adventure to save his home planet Iron Star from the evil General Corrosive and his various mechanical minions. You take control of the colorful machine -- think of him as a mini-mech -- who seems innocent enough but in actuality is armed to the teeth with various weapons and unique abilities. The setup results in an experience that approaches perpetual carnage, and it's all paced along and broken apart by some witty banter, too. But the real draw is the character's ability to sneak up behind robot foes equipped with open rear data panels and hack into and take control of them. Add to that split-screen multiplayer battles, and you've got total robot destruction, third-person-shooter-style.
What is it about the PS2 that makes the console a breeding ground for cute characters? After years of recent platform/action games that work the cute and approachable angle, it's shocking to find one that's actually challenging. Not to say that Glitch, the diminutive robotic hero, isn't cute and approachable, but his story is a far cry from the typical mold. Bolstered by great level and character design, Metal Arms: Glitch In The System is frantic and twitchy, but eminently satisfying and one of the best action entries on the PS2 this year. Read More »
Game Stats Platform: GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Game Type: Action / Platform Developer: Swinging Ape Studios Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games Release Date: Q4 2003 ESRB: Teen Full Game Information (GCN) Full Game Information (PS2) Full Game Information (Xbox) All Screenshots... Talk About it in the Forums! Compare Prices Metal Arms: Glitch in the System GameCube Lowest current price: $26.99 Compare Prices Metal Arms (PS2) Lowest current price: $23.25Much like Hollywood, so many game pitches these days can be summed up in trite little phrases like, "It's like [Game A] meets [Game B]." This is also usually a worrisome thing, given the amount of crap this process has churned out. Metal Arms is like Halo meets Ratchet and Clank, only it bucks the cross-pollination trend and seems, well, to not be crap. In fact, so far it looks like Metal Arms might very well turn out to be good. There's a lot of difference between the two aforementioned games, yet Swinging Ape Studios seems to be on track to skillfully blend the two play styles and create a unique and entertaining hybrid. Read More »
You may not have heard of Swingin' Ape Studios -- in fact, unless you live near the small Southern California town of Aliso Viejo, it is pretty much guaranteed that Swingin' Ape is not in your vocabulary. Later this year it will be. Founded by three former Midway employees in mid-2000, Swingin' Ape was shrouded in secrecy until last week when it unveiled a playable version of its first game at a Vivendi pre-E3 event. If what we saw is any indication, this little game is going to rock. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Publisher: Vivendi Games
T for Teen Strong Language181 KB
1 DVD
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