Metal Arms is the definition of a great B-title on its respective consoles. It was a loony-ass game with robots killing each other, which meant loads of creative weapons, a variety of robots to murder (WITH LIMB DAMAGE), and a wildly comedic story with a lot of twists and turns and setpieces to go through. It was a 2000s-ass game down to the swearing robots.

The only real critiques I have of the game is the modicum of rust on the game being somewhat janky and running like garbage on anything that isn't an Xbox. It's also a game with inconsistent difficulty; some of it is genuinely challenging and will put your skills to the test, other cases you're rolling the dice with how jank or poorly-designed some set-pieces are.

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System has a sort of cult status at this point, for good reason. It's just a well-made game that's also infamous for its cliffhanger ending and loads of unexplored lore before Swingin' Ape studios went on to make their last game checks notes oh god Starcraft Ghost

Metal Arms is one of the most unique hidden gems in the gaming industry! Considering this game was released all the way back in 2003, it was well before it's time. Unfortunately, due to a lack of marketing and proper funding, the game never received the appraisal it rightfully deserved.

In terms of shooters, Metal Arms had EVERYTHING you could hope for in this genre. Limb damage, extremely unique weapons/equipment/vehicles, varying types of enemies, a catchy soundtrack, parkour (kind of), boss fights, a comedic story, and to top it all off, mind controlled mechs! Just imagine a less serious Titanfall 2, but without the same degree of high level of movement. Even the multiplayer, though it was limited to local split screen, was amazing. In order to unlock some of the multiplayer maps, you had to find the data chips scattered throughout the story missions, which gave real meaning to the collectible experience.

I'm a bit biased due to my nostalgia for this title, but I have truly never found a shooter game as good as this (warranting a few outdated graphics, controls, and FPS issues due to it's age). This game is a true masterpiece! If you have somehow stumbled across this review and any of the above sounds even remotely interesting, I encourage you to give this game a shot. Download a Dolphin Gamecube Emulator, find a copy of the Metal Arms ROM file, and enjoy the next best shooter in your gaming library. It won't even cost you anything!

This took me sometime to beat. I started playing it in December, went on hiatus because of school, then came back to it sometime in April. I think it's pretty good, but I do have some mixed feelings about it. I really like the writing and voice acting. Satire is always inviting in video games. The settings are nice and I like the shooting and platforming mechanics. Some weapons get useless towards the end of the game, unless you run out of ammo then you use every you have. I really like taking control of the other robots. Towards the later half, when you get this ability, it kind of becomes a stealth game. The best looking stage is easily Morbot City. However, the driving stages are horrible and the levels can get monotonous. Even if it's not a driving stage, anytime a tank is use it's difficult to control. There's a "sameness" to some of the level designs that makes it easy to get lost. The difficulty level is inconsistent. In general, this is a hard game without even selecting some of the game's advanced difficulty modes, including nuts of steel. Some parts feel like a complete Battle Royale. The reviving aliens are whack and those flying assholes that fire green beams can go screw themselves. There's a mission that involves pretending to be an ally (I think) that's the most unique of all them. It's got a "last-man-standing" shooting part, a Simon Say's knockoff, and some great puzzle solving. It almost felt like a different team made that section of the game. It's worth playing, but prepared to get a bit frustrated.

Best Parts:
• Mission: Unhandled Exception
• Morbot City
• Watchtower shooting stages that are like Missile Command

Replay It? - Not sure