Customer Reviews
best game I' ve played! 
2006-10-23
okay I first knew about this game in a ps2 magazine, played it and loved it. I first hand reccomend you buy this game although it has a bit of challenge okay not the "through disc out window" challenge but a more unique challeng plus the graphics rock, sound is beautiful and when you get hit you start to rust and spark. the weaapons sound like somebody next to you is firing it also multi player rocks! and I mean rocks.overall this game is awsome and much more . buy this game ,I bought it and loved it exept for occaisional foul languege :p
best game I' ve played! 2006-10-23
okay I first knew about this game in a ps2 magazine, played it and loved it. I first hand reccomend you buy this game although it has a bit of challenge okay not the "through disc out window" challenge but a more unique challeng plus the graphics rock, sound is beautiful and when you get hit you start to rust and spark. the weaapons sound like somebody next to you is firing it also multi player rocks! and I mean rocks.overall this game is awsome and much more . buy this game ,I bought it and loved it exept for occaisional foul languege :p
Really excellent game - I swear! 2006-07-26
I don't know why this game is not better known than it appears to be. I loved it. My wife loved. My nephews loved it.
It was on a par, as one reviewer noted, with Halo, as far as shooters go. And, this one is quite funny! (Imagine: locating bad guys by listening for their farts around a corner.)
Buy a used copy of this game and play it -- I promise you'll love it.
I hope they do a sequel and don't change too much.
Great Shooter 2006-03-14
I Got this game after playing the demo on an Xbox magazine CD. I liked it so much I got it for myself on Christmas. Every thing about this game is fun including the weapons, vehicles,levels and characters. What saved it from being a mature rated game was the fact it's just robots shooting at robots with some occasional language which is beeped out anyway. Great Game. Hoping for a sequel
5 stars at last 2004-11-24
This is one of the few (and I mean few) games on the Xbox that I would actually give 5 stars. I am a very harsh critic of games, esepcially those that end up on the Xbox that are over-hyped and don't live up to expectations. I grabbed this from a bargain-bin on impulse and man, I truly enjoyed it. The game is not meant to be taken serious, so has nothing to try and live up to. It is simply based on being fun - remember when games were just fun? You play a small robot with no real advantages and nothing special about you, but you have a great assortment of really interesting weapons that are all fun to use. You can even hack into other robots and control them for added fun.
With nothing to complain about I will keep my review short - if you haven't tried this game, do it.
Pay no attention to Gefferey Sandene.... 
2004-08-05
Defiant. Determined. Destructive. Blast your way to victory as Glitch, the gun-slinging, half-ton menacing bot of Droid City. Found as scrap metal, but transformed into destructive machinery, Glitch is determined to free his people from the evil clutches of General Corrosive and his maniacal army of Mil bots. Unleash a world of pain as you annihilate the General's sinister plan to dominate the world, and salvage the robot race!
metal arms:the best game ever 2004-07-30
this game was one of my favorites because cool weapons good graphics and not just one of those simple to beat games. i think everyone should buy this game because if you liked halo you are definitly going to like this game
Heavy metal thunder 2004-07-15
I caught this one at the discount bin at work, and figured I'd give it a try. Even if it proved to be disappointing, it wasn't like I was dropping fifty bucks on it. Well, it would have been worth fifty (or more).
This is one of the best titles I've ever played for the Xbox (or any other system). It has great action, incredible gameplay, and some truly innovative ideas. The story is pretty simple: You're Glitch, a re-assembled mining robot who's out to save his fellow robots from the nefarious schemes of General Corrosive and his legions of evil Mil bots. This game is basically a combination of a third-person shooter (with a trouble-free camera setup, a definite plus) and a platformer. It's mission-based: Go from point A to point B, kill anything that gets in your way, go to the next level. That's par for the course with most platformers. What makes this game stand out, however, is intense action and the unique elements incorporated into its gameplay. You can hijack enemy robots either through terminals scattered about the game (looking much like arcade consoles) or using a control tether (awarded about halfway through the game). Sometimes this is required in order to advance; there are some security checkpoints that only enemy bots can pass. Other times, you're allowed to just wreak havoc; at one point, you control a giant Titan robot, a "weapon of mass destruction" if there ever was one. If you're careful, you can sneak up on an enemy, hijack him, and have him take out a number of enemies before he's destroyed (or goes out of range). Another way to take control of an enemy is to use a Recruitment Grenade. Use that, and he'll fight for you until he's dead or you release him.
--A tip: When you're finished using an enemy bot, have him destroy himself (jump into water or a chasm, for example). Otherwise, that's another enemy you'll have to deal with.
You begin with some basic weapons, gaining more powerful ones as the game progresses. Additionally, most of the weapons can be upgraded, either with upgrades found at random points in the game, or by buying them from two shopkeeping robots (with loads of attitude, natch) that you encounter here and there. You buy upgrades using washers that dead enemies sometimes leave behind.
--A couple of hints: An easy way to get extra washers is to shoot enemy computer terminals and machines. Also, don't be too quick to buy upgrades, and don't upgrade every weapon. Some are worth it, and some aren't. The game will give you some upgrades (for example, you get one at the beginning of "Enter the Trenches," and another is hidden behind a large rock in a trench). Definitely upgrade the rocket launcher (your best defense against Titans), the SPEW (a machine-gun, basically), the Rivet Gun (fire explosive rivets, and has good range) and the Scatter Blaster (devastating at close range). Don't bother to spend the extra rivets on the Mining Laser (weak, even at maximum power) or the Ripper (ditto).
You also have a steady supply of Coring Charges (the game's equivalent of grenades) and special thrown weapons. There's the EMP grenade, which casts an electromagnetic pulse that disables enemies for a few moments, long enough for you to destroy or hijack them. Be careful: Though you have some shielding from the EMP effect, it can disorient you if you get too close. Magma grenades cast a lethally intense pool of liquid fire, very effective against Titans or closely-clustered enemies.
Scattered throughout the game are gold chips. Collect enough of them, and you'll unlock multiplayer levels. Also, you can gain speed chips by finishing a level in a certain amount of time.
Graphically, this title really shines on the XBox. The game features great particle effects; when you destroy an enemy, he tends to explode in stages (usually from the top down), shedding wires, gears, and shrapnel in every direction. The larger the enemy, the more impressive his demise. Lighting and environmental effects are realistically rendered, and Glitch himself is well-designed and moves easily and smoothly. Controls are simple and uncomplicated. Double-handed attacks (for example, with the SPEW and a coring charge) are very effective against large groups of enemies. A single rocket shot combined with a Coring Charge directed at a Titan can be devastating.
What else can I say? First-rate all the way, full of action, humor, and excellent gameplay. Definitely recommended to fans of action games and shooters.
--Christian Wheeler
HALO fans will love this game! 2004-05-31
An outstanding Third Person Shooter with excellent graphics, sound , and gameplay! It truly feels like playing a light-hearted version of HALO, complete with awesome vehicle use and melee attacks! Also it has a great story with excellent voice work.
I try very hard to take shooters on their own merits, but the similarites to HALO are uncanny. This game is chalked full of spastic running and gunning against various butt-kicking, smart enemy A.I. that works together well. But don't worry because you'll have help from friendly A.I. fighting beside you. However you must either keep yourself as a fast moving target or use the cover provided by the large, beautiful levels (or maybe alittle of both) to stay alive. The vehicles are original and handle well. This is a very challenging and entertaining shooter. The multi-player format (like HALO) provides for hours of replay. For it's bargain price you really don't have a good reason to, at the very least, not rent or buy this game. Metal Arms is one of the most enjoyable shooters I have ever played!
Fun Game 2004-05-25
It took me awhile to get into this game but once I did it became one of my favorite titles. Not as good as HALO but it is a great way to divert yourself while you wait for HALO 2.
