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MetalMech: Man & Machine

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Also known as
Mechanoids: Man & Machine Metal Flame: Psybuster Metal Mech メタルフレーム サイバスター

Control a pilot who can exit his armored mech to navigate tight spaces, fighting through randomized enemies to reach each level's exit.

Metal Mech: Man & Machine was released for the NES in 1991 by Jaleco; the legacy year 1990 is incorrect for this platform version.


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Released
1991
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Size
256.02 KB
Rating
0 votes

About MetalMech: Man & Machine

Metal Mech - Man & Machine is a game where the player alternates between controlling a pilot and a large robotic vehicle. The mech offers superior protection but its size prevents it from navigating certain environmental features like ladders, forcing the pilot to proceed on foot at times.

Gameplay involves traversing levels from left to right, engaging enemies that appear dynamically. The player can attack in most directions, though a downward fire option is not available. Scattered throughout the stages are containers hiding power-ups, which are essential for progression.

The core objective is to successfully navigate through each area, overcoming its hostile inhabitants, to advance to the next stage. This creates a challenging dynamic as the player must strategically switch between the two forms to overcome different obstacles.

MetalMech: Man & Machine Screenshots

10 images
Title Screen
LET'S DO IT MECH !!!
Somewhere in Level 1
Your Mech's Control Panel (Select Key)
Swarmed by enemies
Ejecting the man from the machine
Follow the Dog... er... Robot... Thing...
As always, it's fun to watch a mech jump
These ladders are much too big for the mech. So the pilot must eject to climb them
Some kind of underground passageway