You'll have a few tricks up your sleeves that will both increase your firepower
and save you a little walking. There are three vehicles that you'll have
the opportunity to control at various points of the game, either to dish out
punishment and reach inaccessible areas or in one case to chase down a fleeing
robot. The vehicles provide for a bit of a change of pace, but aren't one
of the more interesting aspects of play. The really cool twist on gameplay
comes from your ability to hijack other robots. You'll have the chance to
hack into the control systems of other robots giving you complete control over
their actions. When you take over an enemy robot you can move among the
enemy without getting a second glance - until you start blowing them apart with
their own weapons that is. Since you're using somebody else's metal skin,
you're free to be very aggressive in your attacks to the point of being
suicidal. You'll get to control a variety of other robots, even a gigantic
one that can literally crush your enemies.
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| Glitch goes in with a couple of friends. |
Metal Arms is a linear game, but most of the areas that you'll visit are pretty
large. You'll often have plenty of room to maneuver and explore, which is
a good thing considering that the game tends to throw large numbers of enemies
at you. Exploration is rewarding because the game has a good amount of
hidden areas and items. While this is rewarding for gamers who enjoy
searching everywhere for every last secret, several multiplayer maps can only be
unlocked by finding secret circuit chips hidden in the single player missions.
I don't think multiplayer gamers who purchase the game should be allowed to play
any map that they want.
The action that makes Metal Arms fun to play can also make it frustrating at
times. You'll face a lot of enemies, more often than not in large groups,
and many of them are faster and can take a lot more punishment than Glitch.
You'll be forced to replay several of the missions over and over again until you
can figure out where all of the enemies are coming from and work out a plan to
get through the level alive. This difficulty is compounded by the fact
that the game will only save your progress at set points in the levels, leaving
you to sometimes face a stretch of long battles that will need to be replayed
from the beginning each time that you fail.
Metal Arms is certainly an action-packed platform game. For some gamers
it may be too action-packed as it can be pretty difficult at times due to the
number of enemies and the difficulty in aiming your weapons. If you're
looking for a third-person shooter and are a patient gamer, then you'll have a
good time with Metal Arms. If instead you're just looking for a platform
game along the lines of Ratchet & Clank, then you may want to pass on this one
as it can prove to be frustrating.
In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated:
86%. A little robot with a lot of firepower delivers plenty of action
in Metal Arms.
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